Mblk-1/E93, an ecdysone related-transcription factor, targets synaptic plasticity-related genes in the honey bee mushroom bodies

Abstract Among hymenopteran insects, aculeate species such as bees, ants, and wasps have enlarged and morphologically elaborate mushroom bodies (MBs), a higher-order brain center in the insect, implying their relationship with the advanced behavioral traits of aculeate species.The Coffee Table molecular bases leading to the acquisition of complicat

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Effects of Aluminum Incorporation in Tobermorite Structure on Chloride Diffusion: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

In this paper, the effects of different aluminum to silicon ratios in silicate chains of calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) are evaluated on the diffusion coefficient of chloride ions by molecular dynamics method.Tobermorite is a crystalline phase that is used for studying C-S-H properties in nano scale, because of its analogous chemical composition

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An Experimental Study on Starved Grease Lubricated Contacts

The film thickness of a ball-on-disc contact lubricated with four greases of different formulations was measured under different operating conditions until starvation.Two polymer-thickened greases and two lithium-thickened greases, formulated with base oils of different nature and/or viscosity, were tested.The central film thickness was measured un

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