In pathogenic as well as in beneficial fungi an important structural building block of the cell wall is chitin, a well-known elicitor of immune responses in plants5. Over the past 10 years, several plant receptors for chitin have been identified and characterized as have different microbial ...
In order to measure the possible local detachments at the frame to infill interface, 2 potentiometric displace- ment transducers (per side) were positioned at the infill corners. For the measurement of shortenings/exten- sions of the two diagonals, 4 transducers (per side) were installed. For...
Hsieh et al.11 and Wang et al.12 employed an array type of microheater with an active compensation unit. This is in contrast with the conventional block heater employed to achieve constant wall tem- perature for PCR application. Persat and Santiago13 employed an unconventional way of chemical...
Secondly, ore block size should be strictly controlled to prevent collapses in the shaft wall caused by large ore blocks. This work provides technical support for the long-term safe operation of high-depth inclined ore passes. Keywords: deep metal mine; high-depth inclined ore-pass; shaft wall...
sustainability Review Application of Wall and Insulation Materials on Green Building: A Review Hao Wang 1,2 , Pen-Chi Chiang 3, Yanpeng Cai 1,2,4,*, Chunhui Li 5 , Xuan Wang 2,5, Tse-Lun Chen 3, Shiming Wei 6,7 and Qian Huang 8 1 State Key Laboratory of Water Environment ...
The security specifications and transaction validation process on networks such as the Bitcoin blockchain, via proof-of-work, were devised to protect unknown and untrusted participants that trade and interact in a specific environment. Banks and other institutions trading financial products do so with ...
Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) today reported FY2024 adjusted net profit of S$525.9 million, 4.5% higher from the previous year (S$503.2 million). Adjusted EBITDA was up at S$711.6 million (S$688.6 million), while adjusted earnings per share was 49.2 cents (47.1 cents). Revenue increased ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed concerns that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine could escalate into a third world war if Russian aggression is not restrained with the support of Western allies, The Independent reported. During an interview with the German state broadcaster ARD, ...
Danny Ecker of Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting that Ken Griffin’s Citadel is cutting ties with developer Sterling Bay in the development of its Miami office tower. Citadel also has plans for a Manhattan office tower and has moved some of its real estate development work in-house, Crai...
sustainability Article Prediction of the Heights of the Water-Conducting Fracture Zone in the Overlying Strata of Shortwall Block Mining Beneath Aquifers in Western China Yun Zhang 1,*, Shenggen Cao 1,*, Rui Gao 1 ID , Shuai Guo 2 and Lixin Lan 1 1 State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources...