Mining of diverse short non-coding RNAs from transcriptome of milk somatic cells of Murrah buffalo

The non-coding RNAs (ncRNA) are known to regulate expression of genes at the transcription, translation and processing levels. The present study was conducted to identify diverse short ncRNAs from milk somatic cells of lactating Murrah buffaloes. Elucidating the molecular drivers of lactation in dairy animals will help understand the process of lactation, eventually leading to improvement in milk production and quality. In order to discover the ncRNA, the transcriptome data of 12 samples of somatic cells from buffalo milk were analyzed. A web based pipeline, exceRpt was used to perform the analysis. The most abundant short ncRNA molecules discovered in buffalo milk were the miRNAs, followed by snRNAs. Least number of rRNAs was discovered in the investigated samples. The total number of rRNAs, tRNAs, snRNAs, snoRNAs and miRNAs were 12, 23, 72, 51 and 229 respectively, in the entire dataset. On matching with miRBase v22.1, a total of 1724, 897, 211 and 4 miRNAs were observed to be common to human, bovine, caprine and ovine genomes. The results provide information on the bioavailability of short ncRNAs in buffalo milk somatic cells, most of which are largely uncharacterized. The generated information is a step towards developing a database for ncRNAs in buffalo species

Luminescence of Cadmium Selenide and Cadmium-Sulfide and the Influence of Defects

177 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1972.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD

Luminescence of CdSe and CdS and the Influence of Defects

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The Influence of Gas Composition and of Signal Waveform on Properties of the Plasma Display

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Luminescence of CdSe and CdS and the Influence of Defects

Coordinated Science Laboratory was formerly known as Control Systems LaboratoryJoint Services Electronics Command / DAAB-07-67-C-0199Air Force Systems Command / AF-F33615-69-C-1251U of I OnlyRestricted to UIUC communit

The Influence of Gas Composition and of Signal Waveform on Properties of the Plasma Display

Coordinated Science Laboratory was formerly known as Control Systems LaboratoryJoint Services Electronics Program / DAAB-07-67-C-0199U of I OnlyRestricted to UIUC communit

Efficacy and safety of escitalopram versus desvenlafaxine in the treatment of major depression: A preliminary 1-year prospective randomized open label comparative trial

Aim and Objective: To compare efficacy and safety of escitalopram with desvenlafaxine in the treatment of major depression.Materials and Methods: A total of 60 patients of depression were randomized into two groups after meeting inclusion criterion. In the first 3 weeks, escitalopram 10 mg/day was given and then 20 mg/day for the next 3 weeks in group 1 (n = 30). Desvenlafaxine in the first 3 weeks was given 50 mg/day and 100 mg/day for the next 3 weeks in group 2 (n = 30). The parameters evaluated during the study were efficacy assessments byHamilton Scale of Rating Depression (HAM-D), Hamilton Rating Scale of Anxiety (HAM-A), and Clinical Global Impression (CGI). Safety assessments were done by UKU-scale. Results: Escitalopram and desvenlafaxine significantly (P < 0.001), reduced HAM-D, HAM-A, and CGI scores from their respective base lines. However, on comparison failed show any statistical difference at 3 and 6 weeks of treatment. Escitalopram and desvenlafaxine were both found to be safe and well-tolerated and there was not much difference between the two groups as evident from UKU Scale and their effect on various biochemical parameters. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated similar efficacy and safety in reducing depression and anxiety with both escitalopram and desvenlafaxine, but clinical superiority of one drug over the other cannot be concluded due to limitations of the small sample size

The use of ferrofluids in the forensic examination of magnetic recordings

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A critical analysis on the role of back surface passivation for a-Si/c-Si heterojunction solar cells

Back surface passivation is a well-known method to reduce carrier recombination and hence improves the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells. In this manuscript, we critically analyze the role of this process for a-Si/c-Si heterojunction solar cells through a combination of device fabrication, multiple characterization techniques, and modeling. Curiously, our experimental results indicate that dark current characteristics of these devices do not scale in accordance with the improvements in carrier lifetime achieved through back surface passivation. Our results indicate these puzzling experimental results could be due to the possibility that carrier injection from crystalline silicon base significantly contributes to the dark current of these devices. This result has obvious and significant implications towards understanding the device physics and efficiency optimization of a-Si/c-Si heterojunction devices.Peer Reviewe