Stimulation of p53 Transactivation Ability by Nicastrin in Mouse Fibroblasts
Nicastrin (NCSTN), a component of the γ-secretase complex, is involved in the p53-dependent apoptosis of neurons, although its mechanism remains unclear. We analyzed the effects of NCSTN transfection...
View ArticleA Novel Mutation in Lamin A/C Gene: Phenotype and Consequences on the Protein...
Laminopathies are a heterogeneous group of LMNA gene alteration-related disorders including muscular dystrophies, peripheral neuropathies, progeria, lipodystrophies, mandibuloacral dysplasia and...
View ArticleThe Declining Endangered Roan Antelope Population in Kenya: What Is the Way...
The roan antelope, endemic to Africa, is drastically declining in Kenya and most of its range throughout Africa. Extensive research on roans in South Africa has not provided effective remedial...
View ArticleUse of Poly (-Lysine) Dendrons: A Strategy Targeting Bacterial Quorum Sensing...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is recognised as a major aetiological agent of nosocomial infections, which are associated with multiple-antibiotic resistance. Among many of its important virulence factors is...
View ArticleThe Effect of UDMA/TEGDMA Mixtures and Bioglass Incorporation on the...
Incorporating Bioglass into dental composites may improve biocompatibility and aid tooth and bone tissue remineralisation. This study aimed to determine the impact of Bioglass and silica filler on the...
View ArticlePoly(vinyl alcohol): Physical Approaches to Designing Biomaterials for...
Poly(vinyl alcohol) is a non-toxic, biosynthetic polymer and biocompatible polymer that has the ability to form hydrogels either via chemical or physical crosslinking. Whilst chemical crosslinking...
View ArticleTravelling along the Clinical Roadmap: Developing Electrospun Scaffolds for...
Biopolymers, such as poly(ε-caprolactone), can be easily electrospun to create fibrous scaffolds. It is also possible to control the alignment of the emitted fibres and further manipulate these...
View ArticleUsing Feed Forward Neural Network to Solve Eigenvalue Problems
The aim of this paper is to presents a parallel processor technique for solving eigenvalue problem for ordinary differential equations using artificial neural networks. The proposed network is trained...
View ArticleSynthesis and Characterisation of Thin Films of Bismuth Triiodide for...
Bismuth iodide is a potentially active material for room temperature radiation detector, as it is well reported in the literature that it has both wide energy band gap and high atomic absorption...
View ArticleEffect of MgO and V2O5 Catalyst on the Sensing Behaviour of Tin Oxide Thin...
The present work shows the SO2 gas sensing property of SnO2 thin film based sensor prepared by using RF sputtering technique. Different catalysts (MgO and V2O5) in form of nanoclusters having diameter...
View ArticleOn the Issue of Radiation-Induced Instability in Binary Solid Solutions
The stability of a binary solid solution under irradiation has been studied. This has been done by performing linear stability analysis of a set of nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations under uniform...
View ArticleDynamic Assessment of Fibrinogen Adsorption and Secondary Structure Perturbation
Fibrinogen is a protein being of prime importance for the initiation of clotting and thrombus formation, readily adsorbed onto surfaces presenting both hydrophilic and hydrophobic nature. The mechanism...
View ArticleAntibacterial Activity of a Chitosan-PVA-Ag+-Tobermorite Composite for...
A polymer-mineral composite was prepared by solvent casting a mixture of chitosan, poly(vinyl alcohol), and Ag+-exchanged tobermorite in dilute acetic acid and characterised by scanning electron...
View ArticleOxidation State of a Polyurethane Membrane after Plasma Etching
Low moduli cell culture substrates can be used to apply dynamic mechanical strain to cells, by surface deformation. Understanding the surface interaction with cells is critical to improving cell...
View ArticleStudy of Magnetic Property of Sn Doped Ni-Zn-Fe Nanoparticles
The ( to ) samples were prepared by solution route technique. These samples were characterized by XRD and EPR spectra at X-band frequency (~9.2 GHz). The XRD spectra of these ferrites confirm the...
View ArticleHarnessing Solar Energy for Every Home: Energy Saving Applications
Most of the present day resources of energy are limited and irreplaceable. The next generation will face acute energy crisis if alternate resources of energy are not developed concurrently. Increasing...
View ArticleNO2 Sensing Properties of WO3 Thin Films Deposited by Rf-Magnetron Sputtering
Tungsten trioxide (WO3) thin films were deposited by Rf-magnetron sputtering onto Pt interdigital electrodes fabricated on corning glass substrates. NO2 gas sensing properties of the prepared WO3 thin...
View ArticleNear-Field Hot Spots in Gold Nanoplasmonic Templates and Their Use for...
Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is adapted to investigate near-field enhancement effects on plasmonic structures (patterned in gold film) such as concentric rings with small separation,...
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