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- Tuskan, G A, et al.
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The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray).
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In: Science. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 1095-9203 .- 0036-8075. ; 313:5793, s. 1596-604
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report the draft genome of the black cottonwood tree, Populus trichocarpa. Integration of shotgun sequence assembly with genetic mapping enabled chromosome-scale reconstruction of the genome. More than 45,000 putative protein-coding genes were identified. Analysis of the assembled genome revealed a whole-genome duplication event; about 8000 pairs of duplicated genes from that event survived in the Populus genome. A second, older duplication event is indistinguishably coincident with the divergence of the Populus and Arabidopsis lineages. Nucleotide substitution, tandem gene duplication, and gross chromosomal rearrangement appear to proceed substantially more slowly in Populus than in Arabidopsis. Populus has more protein-coding genes than Arabidopsis, ranging on average from 1.4 to 1.6 putative Populus homologs for each Arabidopsis gene. However, the relative frequency of protein domains in the two genomes is similar. Overrepresented exceptions in Populus include genes associated with lignocellulosic wall biosynthesis, meristem development, disease resistance, and metabolite transport.
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- Ray, A. K., et al.
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Damage resistance of a thermal barrier coated superalloy used in aero turbine blade under accelerated creep condition
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In: High Temperature Materials and Processes. - 0334-6455 .- 2191-0324. ; 28:1-2, s. 35-53
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper highlights the hot tensile and accelerated creep properties of a thermal barrier coated (TBC) AE 437A alloy used as a candidate blade material in aero engines. Acoustic emission technique has been utilised to characterise the ductile-brittle transition temperature of the bond coat. Results revealed that the DBTT (ductile to brittle transition temperature) of this bond coat is around 923 K, which is in close proximity to the value reported for NiCoCrAlY type of bond coat. Finite element technique used for analysing the equivalent stresses in the bond coat well within the elastic limit, revealed highest order of equivalent stress at 1073 K as the bond coat is ductile above 923 K. The lifetime of the TBC coated superai loy was superior to that of the bare substrate and that oxidation is likely the cause of the reduced life of the bare substrate as compared to the coated substrate while stress rupture or accelerated creep experiments are carried out in an oxidizing environment.. Delamination of the bond coat and that of the TBC at high stresses during accelerated creep was evident. During accelerated creep, the mode of fracture in the substrate at very high stresses was transgranular whereas that at low stresses was intergranular.
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- Sundararajan, G., et al.
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Thermal spraying in India : Status and prospects
- 2009
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In: Proceedings of the International Thermal Spray Conference. ; , s. 511-516
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Notwithstanding the fact that the thermal spray technologies have globally proliferated into virtually all major industry segments, the acceptance of these processes by the Indian industry had been historically sluggish. However, the scenario in the country with respect to the thermal spray technologies is rapidly changing. A meaningful indicator of the obvious growth of thermal spraying is the spurt in the number of job shops, equipped with the latest thermal spray variants and sophisticated job-handling capabilities, that can now offer coating service. The number of captive units meeting in-house coating needs has also increased markedly in recent years. The non-availability of indigenous sources for thermal spray equipment as well as feedstock materials had been one of the key factors hampering growth of the thermal spray industry in India. The increasing adoption of thermal spraying by the Indian industry has been spurred by the fact that home-grown Indian companies are manufacturing spray systems, handling equipment and performance evaluation test rigs that are already being exported to foreign countries. Research on frontier areas like Cold Gas Dynamic Spraying and Solution Precursor Plasma Spraying is also active in the country. The above factors, along with the healthy growth trends observed recently, suggest a very bright future for thermal spray technologies in India. This paper provides an overview of the country status, charting the growth of thermal spray coatings in India in recent times. Copyright © 2009 ASM International® All rights reserved.
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- Wihlborg, Anna-Karin, et al.
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Positive inotropic effects by uridine triphosphate (UTP) and uridine diphosphate (UDP) via P2Y(2) and P2Y(6) receptors on cardiomyocytes and release of UTP in man during myocardial infarction
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In: Circulation Research. - 0009-7330. ; 98:7, s. 970-976
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine a possible role for extracellular pyrimidines as inotropic factors for the heart. First, nucleotide plasma levels were measured to evaluate whether UTP is released in patients with coronary heart disease. Then, inotropic effects of pyrimidines were examined in isolated mouse cardiomyocytes. Finally, expression of pyrimidine-selective receptors ( a subgroup of the P2 receptors) was studied in human and mouse heart, using real time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. Venous plasma levels of UTP were increased (57%) in patients with myocardial infarction. In electrically stimulated cardiomyocytes the stable P2Y(2/4) agonist UTP gamma S increased contraction by 52%, similar to beta(1)-adrenergic stimulation with isoproterenol (65%). The P2Y(6)-agonist UDP gamma S also increased cardiomyocyte contraction (35%), an effect abolished by the P2Y(6)-blocker MRS2578. The phospholipase C inhibitor U73122 inhibited both the UDP beta S and the UTP gamma S-induced inotropic effect, indicating an IP3-mediated effect via P2Y(6) receptors. The P2Y(14) agonist UDP-glucose was without effect. Quantification of mRNA with real time polymerase chain reaction revealed P2Y(2) as the most abundant pyrimidine receptor expressed in cardiomyocytes from man. Presence of P2Y(6) receptor mRNA was detected in both species and confirmed at protein level with Western blot and immunohistochemistry in man. In conclusion, UTP levels are increased in humans during myocardial infarction, giving the first evidence for UTP release in man. UTP is a cardiac inotropic factor most likely by activation of P2Y(2) receptors in man. For the first time we demonstrate inotropic effects of UDP, mediated by P2Y(6) receptors via an IP3-dependent pathway. Thus, the extracellular pyrimidines ( UTP and UDP) could be important inotropic factors involved in the development of cardiac disease.
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