Dpb11 is required for the loading of DNA polymerases alpha and epsilon on to DNA in chromosomal DNA replication and interacts with the DNA damage checkpoint protein Ddc1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The interaction between the homologs of Dpb11 and Ddc1 in human cells and fission yeast is thought to reflect their involvement in the checkpoint response. Here we show that dpb11-1 cells, carrying ...

Discontinuous Long Fibre (DLF) composites, composed of randomly-oriented strands chopped unidirectional pre-impregnated tape, have been used in the aerospace industry to produce intricate, net-shape parts with complex features – replacing complicated metallic brackets single, lightweight parts. Carbon/PEEK DLF composites suffer from warpage problems driven by several factors including their hig...

The objective of the work was to investigate statistical analysis of fracture toughness of the glass fiber reinforced composites at different stacking sequences, strain rate and crack length. The glass reinforced vinylester composites prepared by hand layup technique with stacking sequences of 0/90, 45/-45 and chopped strand orientations. 3point bending for fracture toughness test for various n...

A wood-based prepreg was formed using vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) and a low viscosity thermoplastic resin. Wood strands were assembled to make porous mat for injection. The filled most of the cavities inside wood cells resulting in void volume fraction 7%. Young’s modulus strength saturated 38% 124% higher, respectively, than those prior infusion. Flat laminates produced by t...

The application of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs) for automotive mass production is attracting increasing attention from researchers and engineers in related fields. This article presents recent developments CFRTPs focusing on the systematic development lightweight CFRTP applications production. Additionally, a national project Japan conducted at University Tokyo also introduce...

Voltammetric detection of biological molecules was carried out using chopped carbon fibers produced from carbon fiber reinforced plastics that are biocompatible and inexpensive. Because chopped carbon fibers normally are covered with a sizing agent, they are difficult to use as an electrode. However, when the surface of a chopped carbon fiber was treated with ethanol and hydrochloric acid, it b...

Tires that were either crudely chopped or more finely processed into shreds contained viable eggs. Field-collected remnants of 2-3 chopped tires contained viable Aedes albopictus eggs. After shredding tires seeded with mosquito eggs, 34 (4.6%) of an estimated 746 Ae. albopictus eggs and 21 (2.7%) of an estimated 774 Aedes triseriatus eggs survived. Chopped and shredded tire remnants may serve a...

Straw provided as a substrate allows pigs to use it as a recreational substrate, as a nutritional substrate and as a bedding material and, because of this, has been reported to improve the welfare of pigs. The aim of this study was to investigate whether different lengths of chopped straw bedding would achieve similar enhancements in pig welfare as those achieved by unchopped, full-length straw...

introduction the aim of this study was toinvestigate the sterilization potential of atmospheric pressure plasma jet (appj) and interactions of this technology with double-stranded dna using the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and single-strand conformation polymorphism (sscp) techniques. materials and methods the plasma jet was produced through a high voltage sinusoidal power supplyusing a mixt...