Requiem (REQ/DPF2) was originally identified as an apoptosis-inducing protein in mouse myeloid cells and belongs to the novel Krüppel-type zinc finger d4-protein family of proteins, which includes neuro-d4 (DPF1) and cer-d4 (DPF3). Interestingly, when a portion of the REQ messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) 3' untranslated region (3'UTR), referred to as G8, was overexpressed in K562 cells, β-glob...

OLAP systems remain difficult to develop for two primary reasons. The first reason is that the REQ analysis step is typically overlooked [1]. The second reason is that, even when attention is accorded to this step, REQ are described from a too technical perspective for decision makers to understand and validate [2]. However, the lack of user involvement in the specification can easily lead to t...

Cadmium (Cd) has received considerable attention because of its association with various human health problems. The behavior of adsorption-desorption of Cd at contaminated levels in two variable charge soils were investigated. The red soil (RAR) developed on the Arenaceous rock (clayey, mixed siliceous thermic typic Dystrochrept) adsorbed more Cd2+ than the red soil (REQ) derived from the Quate...

Adsorption desorption processes of Pb at contaminated levels in two variable charge soils were investigated. The red soil (RAR) developed on the Arenaceous rock (clayey, mixed siliceous thermic typic Dystrochrept) adsorbed more Pb2+ than the red soil (REQ) derived from the Quaternary red earths (clayey, kaolinitic thermic plinthite Aquult). The maximum adsorption values (Xm) that were obtained ...

ABSTRA CT Maintaining consistency between requirements and the design developed to satisfy them is both important and difficult. Maintaining consistency is important to satisfying stakeholders' desires, which the requirements express. Much of the difficulty of maintaining consistency stems from having redundant descriptions of requirements decisions—one in the requirements document and a sec...

Recurrent event queries (REQ) constitute a special class of search queries occurring at regular, predictable time intervals. The freshness of documents ranked for such queries is generally of critical importance. REQ forms a significant volume, as much as 6% of query traffic received by search engines. In this work, we develop an improved REQ classifier that could provide significant improvemen...

Using a characterization of stable models of logic programs P as satisfying valuations of a suitably chosen propositional theory, called the set of reduced defining equations rEq P , we show that the finitary character of that theory rEq P is equivalent to a certain continuity property of the Gelfond-Lifschitz operator GLP associated with the program P .

Background: Primordial germ cell (PGC) specification is a universal process across animals, but the molecular mechanisms specifying PGCs are remarkably diverse. In Drosophila, PGCs are specified bymaternally provided, asymmetrically localized cytoplasmic factors (germ plasm). In contrast, historical literature on most other arthropods reports that PGCs arise from mesoderm during midembryogenesi...

We investigated the validity of employing a fuzzy piecewise prediction equation (PW) [Gonzalez et al. J Appl Physiol 107: 379-388, 2009] defined by sweat rate (m(sw), g·m(-2)·h(-1)) = 147 + 1.527·(E(req)) - 0.87·(E(max)), which integrates evaporation required (E(req)) and the maximum evaporative capacity of the environment (E(max)). Heat exchange and physiological responses were determined thro...