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We study the aggregation of calcium silicate hydrate nanoplatelets on a surface by means of Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations at thermodynamic equilibrium. Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is the main component formed in cement and is responsible for the strength of the material. The hydrate is formed in early cement paste and grows to form platelets on the nanoscale, which aggregate
We model an interface layer connecting two parts of a solid body by N parallel elastic springs connecting two rigid blocks. We load the system by a shear force acting on the top side. The springs have equal stiffness but are ruptured randomly when the load reaches a critical value. For the considered system, we calculate the shear modulus G as a function of the order parameter phi describing the s
We studied sediments from the ca. 1400 million-year-old Xiamaling Formation from the North China block. The upper unit of this formation (unit 1) deposited mostly below storm wave base and contains alternating black and green-gray shales with very distinct geochemical characteristics. The black shales are enriched in redox-sensitive trace metals, have high concentrations of total organic carbon (T
An implicit water all-atom model is used to study folding, aggregation and mechanical unfolding of small proteins. Physically reasonable results obtained for a variety of applications indicate healthy global properties of the interaction potential.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of group-based diabetes dialogue meetings (DDMs) on diabetes distress, perceived competence and glycaemic control.METHODS: Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) were invited to DDMs with peers and healthcare professionals. The impact of participation was evaluated by change in diabetes distress measured by Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID), diabetes competence measur
Depending upon the cellular and physiologic context, the overexpression of the MYC proto-oncogene results in rapid cell growth, proliferation, induction of apoptosis and/or proliferative arrest. What determines the precise consequences upon MYC activation is not clear. We have found that cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) is required by MYC to induce apoptosis. MYC-induced apoptosis was suppressed i
It has long been believed that Cdk2 and its activator cyclin E play essential roles in the progression of the mitotic cell cycle. However, recent studies using knockout mouse models revealed that neither Cdk2 nor cyclin E are essential in vivo. The purpose of this Perspective is to compare both Cdk2 and cyclin E knockout mice models and to discuss potential mechanisms driving the cell cycle in the
We mapped the distribution of CB1 and CB2 receptor messenger RNAs in the developing rat to gain insight into how cannabinoids may affect embryogenesis. In situ hybridization histochemistry studies were done using riboprobes specific for CB1 or CB2 receptor messenger RNAs. We found that CB1 and CB2 receptor messenger RNAs are expressed in the placental cone and in the smooth muscle of the maternal
It has been suggested that autochthonous (internally produced) organic carbon and allochthonous (externally produced) organic carbon are utilized by phylogenetically different bacterioplankton. We examined the relationship between the source of organic matter and the structure and function of lake bacterial communities. Differences and seasonal changes in bacterial community composition in two lak
The prevailing attitudes regarding diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in patients with polycythaemia vera (PV) among Swedish haematologists were surveyed by way of a mailed questionnaire in August 2002. Among diagnostic procedures frequent use is reported for arterial O-2 saturation, spleen size determination, bone marrow histology, serum erythropoietin, serum cobalamins and leukocyte alkaline
After crossing an initial barrier to break the first base-pair (bp) in double-stranded DNA, the disruption of further bps is characterized by free energies up to a few kBT. Thermal motion within the DNA double strand therefore causes the opening of intermittent single-stranded denaturation zones, the DNA bubbles. The unzipping and zipping dynamics of bps at the two zipper forks of a bubble, where
