The fall-winter surface current field off Oregon was determined
by analysis of ten years of drift bottle data. Computer programs were
developed for generating bottle tracks on a numerical grid, for interpolating
bottle velocity components to fill void grid points and for
smoothing irregularities in the velocity fields. Charts are...
In recent years, the general public has recognized the dangers of a high fat diet and
are demanding meat with lower fat content. This demand has stimulated research in the
growth and regulation of adipocytes. However, despite much effort, no adipocyte-specific
plasma membrane markers from any species are available as...
The incidence of obesity has increased in the U.S. until an obesity epidemic now exists. American consumers are acutely aware of the consequences of obesity and are increasingly associating the consumption of high-fat foods with having a negative impact upon their health. This has in turn forced producers to grow...
Respiratory infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), especially Mycobacterium avium, can lead to progressive, recurrent disease that is refractory to therapy. Bacterial biofilms are intrinsically resistant to a variety of stressors and pressures, including host killing mechanisms and antibiotic therapy. Though it is becoming increasingly evident that NTM biofilms are...
Calcium activated proteases, or calpains, are activated in cardiac muscles under conditions of ischemia/reperfusion and hypoxia. Their activity in skeletal muscle under similar conditions is poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that hypoxia elevates calpain-mediated proteolysis in isolated glycolytic (extensor digitorum longus, EDL) and oxidative (soleus, SOL) mouse muscles studied...
Aging and excessive weight appear to be problematic to lateral balance related to falls. Strong frontal plane hip muscle strength is needed to stabilize the hip statically during single leg stance or dynamically during lateral stepping; however, the length of single leg stance time and maximum hip abduction angle during...
Secure multi-party computation (MPC) is a conceptual framework in cryptography. It allows distrusting parties engage in a protocol to perform a computational task while still maintain some secure properties. Most existing approaches are required to interpret functions as a boolean circuit. With the recent state-of-art circuit garbling scheme, the performance...