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Instances of combinatorial optimization problems: complexity and generation
(2015-05-22)
La optimización combinatoria considera problemas donde el objetivo es hallar el punto que maximiza o minimiza una función y donde el espacio de búsqueda es nito o innito numerable. La resolución de estos problemas es de ...
Functional diversity of the mechanism of winter photoinhibition across the Plant Kingdom
(2016-01-29)
Muchos organismos vegetales tienen que enfrentarse a las duras condiciones invernales, sobreviviendo a la combinación de bajas temperaturas y alta irradiación. Para evitar daños en el aparato fotosintético, deben presentar ...
The Classical Hero’s Journey in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
(2017-11-24)
Although several academic studies have extensively analyzed J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, there might not be many studies examining the traits of the classical hero’s journey in this specific ...
Simple Sequence Repeat Allelic Diversity in Zoysiagrass Released from 1910 to 2016
(2017-01-10)
[EN] Z. japonica know as Zoysiagrass has been cultivated in China, Japan and Korea for centuries. 11 different species have been found to be part of Zoysiagrass but when it comes to commercial varieties Zoysia japonica ...
Calpain-Mediated Processing of Adenylate Cyclase Toxin Generates a Cytosolic Soluble Catalytically Active N-Terminal Domain
(Public Library Publishing, 2013-06)
Bordetella pertussis, the whooping cough pathogen, secretes several virulence factors among which adenylate cyclase toxin (ACT) is essential for establishment of the disease in the respiratory tract. ACT weakens host ...
GABA release by hippocampal astrocytes
(Frontiers Res Found, 2012-08-17)
Astrocytes can directly influence neuronal activity through the release of various transmitters acting on membrane receptors expressed by neurons. However, in contrast to glutamate and ATP for instance, the release of GABA ...
Contributions to the efficient use of general purpose coprocessors: kernel density estimation as case study
(2015-06-19)
The high performance computing landscape is shifting from assemblies of homogeneous nodes towards heterogeneous systems, in which nodes consist of a combination of traditional out-of-order execution cores and accelerator ...
On the Dynamics of the Adenylate Energy System: Homeorhesis vs Homeostasis
(Public Library Science, 2014-10-10)
Biochemical energy is the fundamental element that maintains both the adequate turnover of the biomolecular structures and the functional metabolic viability of unicellular organisms. The levels of ATP, ADP and AMP reflect ...
Advantages and Versatility of Fluorescence-Based Methodology to Characterize the Functionality of LDLR and Class Mutation Assignment
(Public Library Science, 2014-11-11)
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal codominant disease with a frequency of 1:500 individuals in its heterozygous form. The genetic basis of FH is most commonly mutations within the LDLR gene. Assessing ...
Changes in social inequalities in disability-free life expectancy in Southern Europe: the case of the Basque Country
(Biomed Central, 2014-09-20)
Background: Health expectancy is a useful tool to monitor health inequalities. The evidence about the recent changes in social inequalities in healthy expectancy is relatively scarce and inconclusive, and most studies have ...