Gene length as a regulator for ribosome recruitment and protein synthesis : theoretical insights

The authors would like to acknowledge the funding provided by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme [FP7/2007–2013] (NICHE; grant agreement 289384) (LDF). LDF also acknowledges the funding provided by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP - grant #2015/26989-4). AM was partially funded by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BBSRC), through grant BB/N015711/1. LC would like to acknowledge Maria Carmen Romano, Jean Hausser, Marco Cosentino Lagomarsino, Jean-Charles Walter and Norbert Kern for early discussions on this work, and the CNRS for having granted him a “demi-délégation” (2017–18). We would like to dedicate this work in memory of Maxime Clusel and Vladimir Lorman.Peer reviewedPublisher PDFPublisher PD

Analytical and Monte Carlo study of two antidots in magnetic nanodisks with vortex-like magnetization

How stable vortex-like magnetization in magnetic nanodisks with small aspect ratio ($L/R<<1$) is affected by two antidots is investigated analytically and by Monte Carlo simulations. For suitable ranges of the physical parameters this vortex presents bistable states when pinned around the antidots. The hysteresis loop obtained shows a central loop associated to the pinning mechanism of the vortex at the antidots. Our results agree qualitatively well with those provided by experiments and micromagnetic simulations.Comment: 11 pages, 4 eps figures. Accepted in Journal of Applied Physic

Evaluation of wood basic density as an indirect measurement of the volume of wood raw material

The manufacturing process of wood agglomerate integrates distinct unit that transforms wood raw material into wood agglomerate. The yield of wood agglomerate produced is influenced by the density and the quality of the initial raw material. This work has compared two distinct methodologies aimed at defining the yield of the process through an indirect measurement at the precursor material. Samples (logs of differentiated sizes) were collected immediately at the industry entrance and several parameters were measured. The logs basic density and the moisture content was annotated, through analysis of the corresponding dry and wet mass. Log bark percentage has estimated also at the level of dry and wet basis. These parameters were used to determine the wood volume from different provenance and species in the beginning of the industrial process. The results indicated that wasn’t a great difference between the two different methods to determine the wood basic density and the wood volume in m3. Principal components analysis was used to investigate the differences between different provenances and different species for the wood basic density, and we conclude there is a great variability in wood basic density for the hardwood species than the observed for the softwood and there isn’t a great variability between different provenances. We study too the difference off wood moisture that could be occurring before the evaluation of wood basic density

Cooperative response and clustering : Consequences of membrane-mediated interactions among mechanosensitive channels

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