AN IN SILICO HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREEN IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL SELECTIVE INHIBITORS FOR THE NON-RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE PYK2

An in silico high-throughput screen identifies potential selective inhibitors for the non-receptor tyrosine kinase Pyk2

Tomer Meirson, Abraham O Socks Samson, Hava Gil-Henn Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel Abstract: The non-receptor tyrosine kinase proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (Pyk2) is a critical mediator of signaling from cell surface growth factor and adhesion receptors to cell migration, proliferation, and survival.Emergin

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Towards the Extraction of Radioactive Cesium-137 from Water via Graphene/CNT and Nanostructured Prussian Blue Hybrid Nanocomposites: A Review

Cesium is a radioactive fission product generated in nuclear power plants and is disposed of as liquid waste.The recent catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan has increased the 137Cs and 134Cs concentrations in air, soil and water to lethal levels.137Cs has a half-life of 30.4 years, while the half-life of 134Cs is around two y

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Distribution and species composition of zooplankton (rotifers and crustaceans) in the Basin of the Middle Volga River, Russia

The presented dataset contains information on the distribution and species composition of zooplankton (rotifers and crustaceans) registered in the Basin of the Middle Volga River, Russia.The studies have been performed in the Kuibyshev Reservoir (Samara Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan), the Saratov Reservoir (Samara Oblast), in several lakes (

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Truck Drivers And Risk Of STDs Including HIV

Research Question: Whether long distance truck drivers are at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting STDs including HIV? Objectives: i) To study the degree of knowledge of HIV and AIDS among long- distance truck drivers.ii) Assess their sexual behaviour including condom use.iii) Explore their prevailing social influences and substance abuse

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