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Protein Engineering
Site-directed mutagenesis of a gene allows the sequence of the encoded protein to be altered, and thereby its functions. The technology of making mutants and engineering new properties in proteins will be revi...
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Advertising tracking for retailers: hel** retailers assess advertising performance
Retailers are increasingly turning towards using advertising to affect long-term image. Thus measuring short-term sales increases or decreases is no real indicator of whether the advertising works or not as in...
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Book reviews
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Abstracts of Interest
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Dewatering
Groundwater is without doubt the greatest natural cause of problems in civil engineering construction. Dewatering is therefore a very common requirement. It is needed in particular for temporary works, such as...
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Applications for Escherichia coli-Derived Humanized Fab’ Fragments: Efficient Construction of Bispecific Antibodies
The potential benefits of bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) for the diagnosis and therapy of human disease have long been appreciated (reviewed by Clark et al. 1988; Songsivilai and Lachmann 1990; Nolan and O’Kennedy
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Expression of the SU glycoprotein of maedi visna virusin baculovirus
The envelope glycoprotein, gp 135, of the ovine lentivirus maedi visna virus is the main target for a specific antibody response in vivo, however, little is known about the specific regions of gp 135 which eli...
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Battery Degradation and Ageing
Batteries are subject to degradation in storage due to a variety of chemical mechanisms, such as limited thermal stability of materials in storage, e.g. silver oxide in silver - zinc batteries, or corrosion of...
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Rapid Growth of SiO2 Nanofibers on Silicon-Bearing Alloys
Exposure of Ni–Si and Co–Si alloys to Ar–CO2 and Ar–CO–CO2 gases at 1130°C led to rapid growth of crystalline SiO2 nanofibers from the alloy surfaces. The fibers were circular in cross section, of diameter about ...
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Food consumption and body composition in mice selected for high wheel-running activity
The effects of genetic selection for high wheel running (13th generation) and prolonged access (8 weeks) to running wheels on food consumption and body composition were studied in house mice (Mus domesticus). Mi...
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Temporal evolution of the electric field accelerating electrons away from the auroral ionosphere
The bright night-time aurorae that are visible to the unaided eye are caused by electrons accelerated towards Earth by an upward-pointing electric field1,2,3. On adjacent geomagnetic field lines the reverse proce...
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Polynitroxylated Starch/TPL Attenuates Cachexia and Increased Epithelial Permeability Associated with TNBS Colitis
Free radicals play an important role in the initiation and progression of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therefore, the reduction or elimination of adverse oxidant effects can provide novel therapy for IBD....
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A small regulatory element from chromosome 19 enhances liver-specific gene expression
Tissue-specific promoters for gene therapy are typically too big for adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors; thus, the exploration of small effective non-viral regulatory elements is of particular interest. Wild...
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Sequence optimization in longwall coal mining
BHP Billiton’s Illawarra Coal operates several longwall coal extraction systems in the Bulli and Wongawilli coal seams in the Southern Coalfields of the Sydney Basin, Australia. IC has applied a proprietary mi...
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Fruit and vegetable intake and the association with glucose parameters: a cross-sectional analysis of the Let’s Prevent Diabetes Study
Dietary recommendations for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus include the message to consume 400 g fruit and vegetables per day. Measurement of habitual diet is inherently difficult, yet errors due to...
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Electroproduction of K+ Λ at JLab Hall-C
A Λ hypernuclear spectroscopic experiment, JLab E05-115 was performed at JLab Hall-C in 2009 by the (e, e′K+) reaction. Data of Λ hypernuclei with mass numbers from A = 7 to A = 52 were successfully taken, and th...
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The effects of supervised exercise training 12–24 months after bariatric surgery on physical function and body composition: a randomised controlled trial
Bariatric surgery is effective for the treatment of stage II and III obesity and its related diseases, although increasing evidence is showing weight regain ~12–24 months postsurgery. Weight regain increases t...
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Open AccessA demonstration of using formal consensus methods within guideline development; a case study
Recommendations within guidelines are developed by synthesising the best available evidence; when limited evidence is identified recommendations are generally based on informal consensus. However, there are po...