Essay over In Harm’s Way By Doug Stanton | Would captain Mcvay still be alive today if he hadn’t been convicted of failing to zigzag or sending out a distress signal? Would his life have been different? This essay will concentrate on what took place aboard the ship and the continuing debate on the guilt of Captain Charles Butler Mcvay III in the tragedy of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Mcvay was descended from a long line of navy men. He attended the Naval War College and completed
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS StandardS applied COSPAS-SARSAT T.001/T.007 class2 RTCM SC110 STD 11010.2 ETSI EN 302-152-1 AS/NZS 4280.2 NSS-PLB06 environmental Exterior Finish: Sealing: Temporary immersion to 10m (30 ft) for 5 mins. (IP 58‚ IPX7) Operating temperature: Class 2‚ -20°C to +55°C (-4°F to +131°F Storage temperature: Class 2‚ -30°C to +70°C (-22°F to +158°F) Altitude: MIL-STD-810E (10‚000 feet) Battery Battery Type: 6V Lithium Metal Battery storage: 5 years Battery replacement: By service
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g fgrowth factorTransforming growth factor beta From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is a protein that controls proliferation‚ cellular differentiation‚ and other functions in most cells. It is a type of cytokine which plays a role in immunity‚ cancer‚ heart disease‚ diabetes‚ Marfan syndrome‚ Loeys–Dietz syndrome‚ Parkinsons Disease and AIDS. TGF-β is a secreted protein that exists in at least three isoforms called TGF-β1‚ TGF-β2 and TGF-β3. It
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changes) Lecture 8 & 9 1. What are the components of signal transduction 2. What is the plant brassinosteroid pathway 3. What do phosphatases do 4. What is the abscisic acid pathway 5. What receptors are present in the a. b. Plasma membrane c. E.R. d. Cytoplasm e. Nucleus 6. 7. What does activation of phototropin and phytochrome do 8. What are the three diff interactions of signal transduction pathways 9. What is photomorphogenesis
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Cell Size Control David A Guertin‚ Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ USA David M Sabatini‚ Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ USA Growth in biological systems is defined as the accumulation of mass‚ which leads to an increase in size. In this article‚ we discuss how cells‚ organs‚ and organisms normally control growth‚ and how deregulated growth can lead to a variety of pathological conditions. Introductory article Article
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BIOLOGY 1406 REVIEW FOR EXAM II Chapter 6: A Tour of the Cell I. The microscope A. Differences between light microscope‚ scanning and transmission electron microscope B. Relationship between magnification‚ resolution and contrast II. Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells III. Know parts of the cells‚ their structure and function A. The nucleus B. Ribosomes C. Endomembrane system 1. Nuclear envelope 2. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) a. Rough ER-has
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What Is Scilab? There exist two categories of general scientific software: computer algebra systems that perform symbolic computations‚ and general purpose numerical systems performing numerical computations and designed specifically for scientific applications. The best-known examples in the first category are Maple‚ Mathematica‚ Maxima‚ Axiom‚ and MuPad. The second category represents a larger market dominated by MATLAB. Scilab belongs to this second category. Scilab is an interpreted language
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instead keep track of what otherwise is going on in cell ’s environment. They may be enzymes or serve to relay the occurrence of signal reception in other ways such as by opening up ion channels. Receptor proteins are often targets for drug action. These drugs either stimulate the receptors upon binding or‚ instead‚ block the binding of receptor to normal signals. There are four principle protein targets with which drugs can interact: enzymes‚ membrane carriers‚ ion channels and receptors.
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GDF15/MIC-1 is a product of macrophage activation‚ suggesting that it may be involved in chronic inflammatory processes (-). GDF15 is a stress-responsive member of the TGF-β superfamily and initially described as macrophage inhibitory cytokine (-). Although GDF15 has been described in many solid tumors for almost 10 years‚ the nature of its receptor is still unknown. There is some evidence of Smad signaling pathway activation‚ suggesting GDF15 may act through TGF-β receptor superfamily pathways (-)
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mosaic part of the model. Describe each of the two main categories: integral proteins peripheral proteins 8. Use Figure 7.9 to briefly describe major functions of membrane proteins. Function Description Transport Enzymatic activity Signal transduction Cell-cell recognition Intercellular joining Attachment to cytoskeleton and ECM 9. Membrane carbohydrates are important in cell-cell recognition. What are two examples of this? Distinguish between glycolipids and glycoproteins
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