The complete computational study of the methyldopa drug and its derivatives prodrug 1-4(methyldopa-cellulose (Ce), methyldopa-carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC), methyldopa-maleic anhydride cellulose (MAC)and methyldopa-hydroxypropyl cellulose(HPC)) was performed by Density Function theory method with Becker’s three parameter hybrid functional (B3LYP) 6-31G++ (d, p) basis set using Gaussian 09 progra...

In the full version of this paper [3] we propose DESYDE: a decentralized approach for coordinating the radio activity of wireless sensor nodes. Inspired by the win-stay lose-shift strategy from game theory, our approach allows individual nodes to schedule their radio transmission, reception and sleeping periods without any form of explicit coordination. We implement DESYDE in the OMNeT++ sensor...

Absmzc-Dwelopmrat of rffidcot medlum ~ C C D I I eootml ( M A C ) protomb lr a fnadmentnl researeh h u e la high-speed wireless IM! area oecNoI*. (LANr). In thlr paper, XI foema on tho thmughpmt clficicoey of mcdiom access algorithms for highspeed wireless LANs which use Carrier Sense MltlUplr AcrordCoUkion Awidiarr(CSMA/CA). We ‘propow an efficient dWbotrd mitention-hmed MAC pmtoeol for wiml‘s...

PyEPL (the Python Experiment-Programming Library) is a Python library which allows cross-platform and object-oriented coding of behavioral experiments. It provides functions for displaying text and images onscreen, as well as playing and recording sound, and is capable of rendering 3-D virtual environments forspatial-navigation tasks. It is currently tested for Mac OS X and Linux. It interfaces...

Adherence of lymphocytes to the fungus is the first step in the direct lymphocyte-mediated antifungal effect against Candida albicans. In this study we identified macrophage-1 antigen (Mac-1) (CD11b/CD18, alpha(M)/beta(2)) as the lymphocyte surface structure responsible for the adhesion of activated lymphocytes to the hyphal form of the fungus. Antibodies specific for epitopes of the alpha-subu...

The present study aimed to elucidate risk factors for nonimmunocompromised pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. Epidemiological data and variations of candidate genes for mycobacterial diseases were analysed in 111 patients with pulmonary MAC infection. Four polymorphisms of the human natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP)1 gene, the 5'(GT)n, 469+14 G/C, D543...