Algae have recently gained attention as a potential source for biodiesel; however, much is still unknown about the biological triggers that cause the production of triacylglycerols. We used RNA-Seq as a tool for discovering genes responsible for triacylglycerol (TAG) production in Chlamydomonas and for the regulatory components that activate the pathway. Three genes encoding acyltransferases, D...

The methodology for deoxyribonucleic acid-mediated transformation of Spirillum lipoferum to resistance to various antimicrobial agents is reported.

Two different macrophage populations contribute to CNS neuroinflammation: CNS-resident microglia and CNS-infiltrating peripheral macrophages. Markers distinguishing these two populations in tissue sections have not been identified. Therefore, we compared gene expression between LPS (lipopolysaccharide)/interferon (IFN)gamma-treated microglia from neonatal mixed glial cultures and similarly trea...

This paper describes an approach to areas of FLIR target recognition; 1) target isolation 2) target classification. The method utilized for the isolation of potential target regions is based on localized texture information. The modality of the local gradient histogram is used to define both target regions and to segment these regions into subcomponents corresponding to the vehicle morphology (...

A field water balance model for efficient irrigation management of corn was developed using Excel VBA. The consists five sub-components or modules, namely, (1) a plant subcomponent, (2) an effective rainfall (3) evapotranspiration (4) soil dynamics subcomponent the modeling flow into and within layers, (5) estimation required amount timing irrigation. calibrated validated observed data from exp...

Events in a sequence may each be evaluated as good or bad. We propose that such good-bad evaluations evoke emotional responses that change current mood. A model of recurrent updating of current mood is developed and compared to a model of how a sequence of events evoking emotional responses is evaluated retrospectively. In Experiment 1, 149 undergraduates are presented sequences of lottery outc...