Two biologically active fragments have been isolated from plasmic digests of human pituitary growth hormone. It was shown that these two fragments were derived from the cleavage of the Arg-Thr (positions 134-135) and the Lys-Gln (positions 140-141) bonds of the hormone: one has 134 amino acids and the other 51 amino acids, respectively. The two fragments were active in the rat tibia and pigeon ...

In this paper, the transverse vibration of cracked nano-beam has been studied based on modified couple stress theory. Crack is modeled by a rotational spring that creates a discontinuity. Frequency equations of cracked nano-beam with some typical boundary conditions are derived and the frequency parameter for different crack positions, crack parameter and length scale parameters value are calcu...

Personal financial decision making plays an important role in modern finance. Decision problems about consumption and insurance are modelled in a continuous-time multi-state Markovian framework. The optimal solution is derived and studied. The model, the problem, and its solution are exemplified by two special cases: In one model the individual takes optimal positions against the risk of dying;...

Standard SAR-processing methods are based upon the assumption of a static scene. If targets are moving, their positions in the SAR-image are translated in azimuth and defocusing may occur. In this paper, some methods for the detection and imaging of moving targets and the estimation of their real positions are discussed, such as monopulse and DPCA. Experimental results are shown on correction o...

To evaluate the performance of spacecraft angle measurement in jamming, a method of TT&C (Telemetry, Tracking, and Control) monopulse system analysis is proposed in the condition that antenna keeps tracking the target. First, a geometric model of large aperture parabolic antenna is established, and the antenna patterns of sum, azimuth difference and elevation difference channel are derived thro...

Animal-derived and plant-derived dairy products will soon be joined by produced using fermentation-derived cellular agriculture. Most agriculture literature focuses on “cultured meats,” but are likely to reach consumer markets earlier as the technological barriers much lower. An analysis of broader suggests several adoption, including acceptance technology, cultural capital associated with anim...

We previously found that Curcuma plants and drugs derived from Curcuma longa, C. phaeocaulis, C. zedoaria, and C. aromatica could be identified by the nucleotide differences at two sites and the existence of a 4-base indel on trnK gene. In this paper, based on species-specific nucleotide sequences, the application of a new method, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis was investigated t...