abstract           introduction: genetic variations in the gene encoding endothelial nitric oxide synthase (enos) enzyme affect the susceptibility to cardiovascular disease. identification of the way these changes affect enos structure and function in laboratory conditions is difficult and time-consuming. thus, it seems essential to perform bioinformatics studies prior to laboratory studies to ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of PCSO-524®, a marine oil lipid and n-3 LC PUFA blend, derived from New Zealand green- lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus), on markers of muscle damage and inflammation following muscle damaging exercise in untrained men. METHODS Thirty two untrained male subjects were randomly assigned to consume 1200 mg/d of PCSO- 524® (...

In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on the role of theory in organizational behavior (OB) research. Authors are strongly encouraged to develop “theory” in their manuscripts and to make “theoretical contributions.” This trend is in stark contrast to the process used in other fields of science. Our counterparts in those fields follow the scientific method and define theory as a...

One of the submissions to the CAESAR competition for the design of a new authenticated encryption scheme is Offset Merkle-Damg̊ard (OMD). At FSE 2015, Reyhanitabar et al. introduced p-OMD, an improvement of OMD that processes the associated data almost for free. As an extra benefit, p-OMD was claimed to offer integrity against nonce-misusing adversaries, a property that OMD does not have. In thi...

A neural network is developed to diagnose which circulations detected by the National Severe Storms Laboratory's (NSSL) Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm (MDA) yield damaging wind. In particular, 23 variables characterizing the circulations are selected to be used as the input nodes of a feed-forward, supervised neural network. The outputs of the network represent the existence/nonexistence of da...

Ryegrass is the probably the most damaging weed to winter wheat over a large part of the high rainfall area in the central, north and east Texas. Economic losses in wheat occur through reduced grain yield, quality, foreign matter, and harvest efficiency. Yield loss can exceed 90% in heavy infestations. In addition to yield reduction, reduced harvest efficiency results in lower test weight, high...