Due to the absence of commercially available fractional-order capacitors and inductors, their implementation can be performed using fractional-order differentiators and integrators, respectively, combined with a volta...
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Due to the absence of commercially available fractional-order capacitors and inductors, their implementation can be performed using fractional-order differentiators and integrators, respectively, combined with a voltage-to-current conversion stage. The transfer function of fractional-order differentiators and integrators can be approximated through the utilization of appropriate integer-order transfer functions. In order to achieve that, the continued Fraction Expansion as well as the Oustaloup’s approximations can be utilized. The accuracy, in terms of magnitude and phase response, of transfer functions of differentiators/integrators derived through the employment of the aforementioned approximations, is very important factor for achieving high performance approximation of the fractional-order elements. A comparative study of the accuracy offered by the continued Fraction Expansion and the Oustaloup’s approximation is performed in this paper. As a next step, the corresponding implementations of the emulators of the fractional-order elements, derived using fundamental active cells such as operational amplifiers, operational transconductance amplifiers, current conveyors, and current feedback operational amplifiers realized in commercially available discrete-component Ic form, are compared in terms of the most important performance characteristics. The most suitable of them are further compared using the OrcAD PSpice software.
Neurodegenerative diseases are distinguished by characteristic protein aggregates initiated by disease-specific seed' proteins;however, roles of other co-aggregated proteins remain largely unexplored. compact hipp...
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Neurodegenerative diseases are distinguished by characteristic protein aggregates initiated by disease-specific seed' proteins;however, roles of other co-aggregated proteins remain largely unexplored. compact hippocampal aggregates were purified from Alzheimer's and control-subject pools using magnetic-bead immunoaffinity pulldowns. Their components were fractionated by electrophoretic mobility and analyzed by high-resolution proteomics. Although total detergent-insoluble aggregates from Alzheimer's and controls had similar protein content, within the fractions isolated by tau or A(1-42) pulldown, the protein constituents of Alzheimer-derived aggregates were more abundant, diverse, and post-translationally modified than those from controls. Tau- and A-containing aggregates were distinguished by multiple components, and yet shared >90% of their protein constituents, implying similar accretion mechanisms. Alzheimer-specific protein enrichment in tau-containing aggregates was corroborated for individuals by three analyses. Five proteins inferred to co-aggregate with tau were confirmed by precise insitu methods, including proximity ligation amplification that requires co-localization within 40nm. Nematode orthologs of 21 proteins, which showed Alzheimer-specific enrichment in tau-containing aggregates, were assessed for aggregation-promoting roles in *** by RNA-interference knockdown'. Fifteen knockdowns (71%) rescued paralysis of worms expressing muscle A, and 12 (57%) rescued chemotaxis disrupted by neuronal A expression. Proteins identified in compact human aggregates, bound by antibody to total tau, were thus shown to play causal roles in aggregation based on nematode models triggered by A(1-42). These observations imply shared mechanisms driving both types of aggregation, and/or aggregate-mediated cross-talk between tau and A. Knowledge of protein components that promote protein accrual in diverse aggregate types implicates common mechanisms and identifies no
AIM To assess the etiology of chronic liver diseases(cLD) from 1998 to 2014 at the outpatient clinic of Gastroenterology of the main hospital in Northwest of Italy among those dedicated to *** A random sample of chart...
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AIM To assess the etiology of chronic liver diseases(cLD) from 1998 to 2014 at the outpatient clinic of Gastroenterology of the main hospital in Northwest of Italy among those dedicated to *** A random sample of charts of patients referred to for increased liver enzymes between January 1998 and December 2006, and between January 2012 and December 2014 were reviewed. Etiology search included testing for hepatitis B virus(HBV), hepatitis c virus(HcV), autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, Wilson's disease and hereditary hemocromatosis. A risky alcohol consumption was also considered. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) was diagnosed in patients with histological and/or ultrasound evidence of steatosis/steatohepatitis, and without other causes of *** The number of patients included was 1163. Of them, 528(45%) had positivity for HcV and 85(7%) for HBV. Among the virus-free patients, 417(36%) had metabolic disorders whereas the remaining had history of alcohol abuse, less prevalent causes of cLD or concomitant conditions. In comparison to 1998-2000(41%), a reduction of HcV alone-related cases was detected during the periods 2001-2003(35%, OR = 0.75, 95%cI: 0.53-1.06), 2004-2006(33%, OR = 0.70, 95%cI: 0.50-0.97) and 2012-2014(31%, OR = 0.64, 95%cI: 0.46-0.91). On the contrary, in comparison to 1998-2000(31%), metabolic-alone disorders increased in the period 2004-2006(39%, OR = 1.37, 95%cI: 0.99-1.91) and 2012-2014(41%, OR = 1.53, 95%cI: 1.09-2.16). The other etiologies remained stable. The increase of incidence of metabolic-alone etiology during the period 2004-2006 and 2012-2014 tended to be higher in older patients(≥ 50 years) compared to younger(P = 0.058).cONcLUSION In the Northwest of Italy, during this study period, the prevalence of HcV infection decreased notably whereas that of NAFLD increased.
Mouse models of aggression have traditionally compared strains, most notably BALB/cJ and c57BL/6. However, these strains were not designed to study aggression despite differences in aggression-related traits and disti...
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Mouse models of aggression have traditionally compared strains, most notably BALB/cJ and c57BL/6. However, these strains were not designed to study aggression despite differences in aggression-related traits and distinct reactivity to stress. This study evaluated expression of genes differentially regulated in a stress (behavioral) mouse model of aggression with those from a recent genetic mouse model aggression. The study used a discovery-replication design using two independent mRNA studies from mouse brain tissue. The discovery study identified strain (BALB/cJ and c57BL/6J) x stress (chronic mild stress or control) interactions. Probe sets differentially regulated in the discovery set were intersected with those uncovered in the replication study, which evaluated differences between high and low aggressive animals from three strains specifically bred to study aggression. Network analysis was conducted on overlapping genes uncovered across both studies. A significant overlap was found with the genetic mouse study sharing 1,916 probe sets with the stress model. Fifty-one probe sets were found to be strongly dysregulated across both studies mapping to 50 known genes. Network analysis revealed two plausible pathways including one centered on the UBc gene hub which encodes ubiquitin, a protein well-known for protein degradation, and another on P38 MAPK. Findings from this study support the stress model of aggression, which showed remarkable molecular overlap with a genetic model. The study uncovered a set of candidate genes including the Erg2 gene, which has previously been implicated in different psychopathologies. The gene networks uncovered points at a Redox pathway as potentially being implicated in aggressive related behaviors. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
community-acquired pneumonia is caused by intra- and extracellular bacteria, with some of these bacteria also being linked to the pathogenesis of chronic lung diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmona...
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community-acquired pneumonia is caused by intra- and extracellular bacteria, with some of these bacteria also being linked to the pathogenesis of chronic lung diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. chlamydiapneumoniae is an obligate intracellular pathogen that is highly sensitive to micro-environmental conditions controlling both pathogen growth and host immune responses. The availability of nutrients, as well as changes in oxygen, pH and interferon- levels, have been shown to directly influence the chlamydial life cycle and clearance. Although the lung has been traditionally regarded as a sterile environment, sequencing approaches have enabled the identification of a large number of bacteria in healthy and diseased lungs. The influence of the lung microbiota on respiratory infections has not been extensively studied so far and data on chlamydial infections are currently unavailable. In the present study, we speculate on how lung microbiota might interfere with acute and chronic infections by focusing exemplarily on the obligate intracellular ***. Furthermore, we consider changes in the gut microbiota as an additional player in the control of lung infections, especially in view the increasing evidence suggesting the involvement of the gut microbiota in various immunological processes throughout the human body.
Kinesin-3 UNc-104(KIF1A) is the major axonal transporter of synaptic vesicles. Employing yeast two-hybrid and co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) assays, we characterized a LIN-2(cASK) binding site overlapping with that of...
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Kinesin-3 UNc-104(KIF1A) is the major axonal transporter of synaptic vesicles. Employing yeast two-hybrid and co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) assays, we characterized a LIN-2(cASK) binding site overlapping with that of reported UNc-104 activator protein SYD-2(Liprin-) on the motor's stalk domain. We identified the L27 and GUK domains of LIN-2 to be the most critical interaction domains for UNc-104. Further, we demonstrated that the L27 domain interacts with the sterile alpha motifs (SAM) domains of SYD-2, while the GUK domain is able to interact with both the coiled coils and SAM domains of SYD-2. LIN-2 and SYD-2 colocalize in caenorhabditis elegans neurons and display interactions in bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFc) assays. UNc-104 motor motility and Synaptobrevin-1 (SNB-1) cargo transport are largely diminished in neurons of LIN-2 knockout worms, which cannot be compensated by overexpressing SYD-2. The absence of the motor-activating function of LIN-2 results in increased motor clustering along axons, thus retaining SNB-1 cargo in cell bodies. LIN-2 and SYD-2 both positively affect the velocity of UNc-104, however, only LIN-2 is able to efficiently elevate the motor's run lengths. From our study, we conclude that LIN-2 and SYD-2 act in a functional complex to regulate the motor with LIN-2 being the more prominent activator.
AIM:To evaluate the clinical significance of cystatin c and renal resistive index for the determination of renal function in patients with liver ***:We conducted a study of 63 patients with liver cirrhosis.A control g...
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AIM:To evaluate the clinical significance of cystatin c and renal resistive index for the determination of renal function in patients with liver ***:We conducted a study of 63 patients with liver cirrhosis.A control group comprised of 30 age and gender-matched healthy *** cystatin c was determined in all study subjects and renal Doppler ultrasonography was *** glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine(GFRcr)and cystatin c(GFRcys)was ***:We confirmed significant differences in val-ues of cystatin c between patients with different stages of liver cirrhosis according to child-Pugh(P=0.01),and a significant correlation with model of end stage liver disease(MELD)score(rs=0.527,P<0.001).More patients with decreased glomerular filtration rate were identified based on GFRcys than on GFRcr(P<0.001).Significantly higher renal resistive index was noted in child-Pugh c than in A(P<0.001)and B stage(P=0.001).Also,a significant correlation between renal resistive index and MELD score was observed(rs=0.607,P<0.001).Renal resistive index correlated significantly with cystatin c(rs=0.283,P=0.028)and showed a negative correlation with GFRcys(rs=-0.31,P=0.016).cONcLUSION:cystatin c may be a more reliable marker for assessment of liver ***,cystatin c and renal resistive index represent sensitive indicators of renal dysfunction in patients with liver cirrhosis.
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