Selective inhibitor of histone deacetylase 6 (tubastatin A) suppresses proliferation of hepatitis C virus replicon in culture of human hepatocytes

Acetylation of α-tubulin was studied in cultures of human hepatocytes under the influence of selective inhibitors of histone deacetylases HDAC6 and SIRT-2 - tubastatin A and 2-(3-phenethoxyphenylamino)benzamide, respectively. It was found that in hepatocyte cell line HepG2 acetylated α-tubulin is accumulated preferentially on inhibition of HDAC6 but not of SIRT-2. Under the same conditions, no acetylation of α-tubulin was observed in hepatocyte cell line Huh7. However, the inhibition of HDAC6 with tubastatin A led to hyperacetylation of α-tubulin and simultaneously to decrease in viral RNA concentration in hepatocyte cell line Huh7-luc/neo, which supports propagation of the full genome replicon of hepatitis C virus. The correlation between these two processes points to HDAC6 as a promising cellular target for therapy of hepatitis C. © 2014 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Baby MIND: A magnetised spectrometer for the WAGASCI experiment

The WAGASCI experiment being built at the J-PARC neutrino beam line will measure the difference in cross sections from neutrinos interacting with a water and scintillator targets, in order to constrain neutrino cross sections, essential for the T2K neutrino oscillation measurements. A prototype Magnetised Iron Neutrino Detector (MIND), called Baby MIND, is being constructed at CERN to act as a magnetic spectrometer behind the main WAGASCI target to be able to measure the charge and momentum of the outgoing muon from neutrino charged current interactions.Comment: Poster presented at NuPhys2016 (London, 12-14 December 2016). Title + 4 pages, LaTeX, 6 figure

Synchronization of the Distributed Readout Frontend Electronics of the Baby MIND Detector

Baby MIND is a new downstream muon range detector for the WGASCI experiment. This article discusses the distributed readout system and its timing requirements. The paper presents the design of the synchronization subsystem and the results of its test

Baby MIND Experiment Construction Status

Baby MIND is a magnetized iron neutrino detector, with novel design features, and is planned to serve as a downstream magnetized muon spectrometer for the WAGASCI experiment on the T2K neutrino beam line in Japan. One of the main goals of this experiment is to reduce systematic uncertainties relevant to CP-violation searches, by measuring the neutrino contamination in the anti-neutrino beam mode of T2K. Baby MIND is currently being constructed at CERN, and is planned to be operational in Japan in October 2017.Comment: Poster presented at NuPhys2016 (London, 12-14 December 2016). 4 pages, LaTeX, 7 figure

Baby MIND: A magnetized segmented neutrino detector for the WAGASCI experiment

T2K (Tokai-to-Kamioka) is a long-baseline neutrino experiment in Japan designed to study various parameters of neutrino oscillations. A near detector complex (ND280) is located 280~m downstream of the production target and measures neutrino beam parameters before any oscillations occur. ND280's measurements are used to predict the number and spectra of neutrinos in the Super-Kamiokande detector at the distance of 295~km. The difference in the target material between the far (water) and near (scintillator, hydrocarbon) detectors leads to the main non-cancelling systematic uncertainty for the oscillation analysis. In order to reduce this uncertainty a new WAter-Grid-And-SCintillator detector (WAGASCI) has been developed. A magnetized iron neutrino detector (Baby MIND) will be used to measure momentum and charge identification of the outgoing muons from charged current interactions. The Baby MIND modules are composed of magnetized iron plates and long plastic scintillator bars read out at the both ends with wavelength shifting fibers and silicon photomultipliers. The front-end electronics board has been developed to perform the readout and digitization of the signals from the scintillator bars. Detector elements were tested with cosmic rays and in the PS beam at CERN. The obtained results are presented in this paper.Comment: In new version: modified both plots of Fig.1 and added one sentence in the introduction part explaining Baby MIND role in WAGASCI experiment, added information for the affiliation

The possibility to decrease biological activity of chrysotile-asbestos

The paper presents a study of natural chrysotile and 15 samples modified using different temperature and pressure. The morphology, dimensions, chemical composition, crystalline structure, and technologic characteristics of the samples studied were similar. The numbers of negatively charged centers on the surface of fibers were about the same in all the samples. In two modified asbestos samples the number of positively charged centers was less than in the native one. In these samples the energy of interaction of charged centers with macromolecules of rodamin and eozin was also less than in the sample of natural chrysotile. It directly correlated with cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of them. The principal possibility to decrease the biological activity of asbestos has been discussed

Determination of the actual value of the resistance of the heat transduction to the controlling construction on the basis of the results of the national experiment

To improve the thermal protection of buildings, multilayered enclosing structures are currently used. In connection with this, the question of determining the thermophysical properties is topical. The paper presents the results of a full-scale experiment, the purpose of which is to determine the actual value of the resistance to heat transfer. During the research, the heat flow through the enclosing structure was determined, and the necessary air and wall temperatures were removed. Based on the results of the studies, the experimental value of the resistance to heat transfer is obtained and compared with the calculated value.Для повышения тепловой защиты зданий в настоящее время применяют многослойные ограждающие конструкции. В связи с этим вопрос определения теплофизических свойств является актуальным. В работе представлены результаты натурного эксперимента, целью которого является определение фактического значения сопротивления теплопередаче. В ходе экспериментального исследования были определены плотность теплового потока через ограждающую конструкцию, температуры воздуха и поверхности стен. По результатам исследований получено экспериментальное значение сопротивления теплопередаче, сопоставлено с расчетным

Application of systems of hinged ventilated facades in different climatic conditions of Russia

A study of ventilated facades has been carried out to determine the effect of the dependence of the diffusion transfer of water vapor on the thermal and moisture properties of the enclosing structures in the three climatic zones of Russia.Проведено исследование вентилируемых фасадов с целью установить влияние зависимости фактора диффузионного переноса водяного пара на тепловлажностные свойства ограждающих конструкций в трех климатический зонах России

The Baby MIND spectrometer for the J-PARC T59(WAGASCI) experiment

The Baby MIND spectrometer is designed to measure the momentum and charge of muons from neutrino interactions in water and hydrocarbon targets at the J-PARC T59 (WAGASCI) experiment. The WAGASCI experiment will measure the ratio of neutrino charged current interaction cross-sections on water and hydrocarbon aiming at reducing systematic errors in neutrino oscillation analyses at T2K. Construction of the Baby MIND detector within the CERN Neutrino Platform framework was completed in June 2017, where it underwent full commissioning and characterization on a charged particle beam line at the Proton Synchrotron experimental hall

The Baby MIND spectrometer for the J-PARC T59(WAGASCI) experiment

The Baby MIND spectrometer is designed to measure the momentum and charge of muons from neutrino interactions in water and hydrocarbon targets at the J-PARC T59 (WAGASCI) experiment. The WAGASCI experiment will measure the ratio of neutrino charged current interaction cross-sections on water and hydrocarbon aiming at reducing systematic errors in neutrino oscillation analyses at T2K. Construction of the Baby MIND detector within the CERN Neutrino Platform framework was completed in June 2017, where it underwent full commissioning and characterization on a charged particle beam line at the Proton Synchrotron experimental hall