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This Week in Ford Racing April 15, 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft Taurus, captured the first of his 23 NASCAR Winston Cup victories at Riverside International Raceway on June 5, 1983. With the next series...
This Week in Ford Racing
April 15, 2003
NASCAR Winston Cup
Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft Taurus, captured the first of his 23 NASCAR Winston Cup victories at Riverside International Raceway on June 5, 1983. With the next series stop scheduled for April 27 at nearby California Speedway in Fontana, Rudd reminisced about that first win almost 20 years ago during a speedway-sponsored teleconference Tuesday afternoon.
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WHAT DO YOU RECALL ABOUT THAT INITIAL WIN AT RIVERSIDE? "I remember right much about it because it was my first Winston Cup win. I'm not really sure how the race unfolded or how we won it. I remember driving Richard Childress' car out there and that was Richard's first win as a car owner also, so it was a big day for us. I remember, just to show you how far things have come, there really wasn't an official Victory Lane. We were trying to do the Victory Lane stuff and TV was trying to get there, but they didn't have enough cable to get down where they had Victory Lane set up, so that gives you an idea of how much things have changed since then. It was a big day for us. I've always liked going to California and racing. As a kid, we raced go-karts but primarily raced them on the east coast, so I was real excited when we got a chance to race in California the first time. That was actually back at the old Ontario Speedway in '77, but the win came at Riverside in '83 and that really changed my whole career after that."
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COME TO THIS MARKET? "From more of a driver's perspective, to me, as a kid when we raced out in California it was always a fun time. I guess maybe just traveling across to the other side of the country and racing was why, but when I came up through go-karts a lot of our stuff was built out in California so I knew some people out there when we would head west. A lot of the real famous motorcycle racers came from that area, so, I don't know, I always enjoyed going out there and racing. Plus, we started gathering a lot of fan support out there in that area. So, to me, especially being a road course, it was sort of a break from the regular routine of running ovals every week. I always had a lot of fun and enjoyed going there. I know that at the time I came along probably 70 percent of the drivers didn't do well on road courses, so they didn't enjoy going to them. Then you had the other 30 percent that did well and had fun on them and, I guess, I was in that 30 percent crowd."
YOU'RE LOWER IN THE POINTS STANDINGS NOW THAN YOU WERE AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. ARE YOUR DISAPPOINTED AT WHERE YOU ARE? "I'm kind of with a new situation this year with the Wood Brothers and Motorcraft and the Air Force. We took a big hit at Talladega. We were actually as high as ninth in the points going into Talladega and came out 19th or so, and then we finished 11th this past week at Martinsville. But that 41st-place finish two weeks ago at Talladega where we were in that big 27-car wreck, that's when we took the big hit in the points. It's gonna take us a little while to dig back out of it, but we feel like we're somewhere in a top-10 or late top-10 type car. Our performance needs to be a little bit better, but the reason we're back in 19th is that the DNF at Talladega really killed us. Certainly, we'd love to be sitting here talking about leading the championship right now, but it's not that way so we just sort of work on our weaknesses and staying out of wrecks is probably our biggest problem."
HAS CARBON MONOXIDE ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THIS SPORT OR NOT? "I can say that over the years you've always sort of been aware that inside the driver's cockpit you try to make sure you keep all the heat out that you can. I didn't really realize that, I guess, keeping the heat out was keeping a lot of carbon monoxide coming in the car from all the exhaust smoke. I know some tracks seem to be worse than others and I guess it's supposed to be a colorless, odorless gas but, to me, I can smell exhaust smoke because I've been around it so long. You can sense it and smell it. After all the races, when I first got going, after every race it was always common to have headache. I just thought it was from the stress and everything else. I guess we weren't smart enough to figure out that it might be carbon monoxide that's taken its toll on us, but over the years the air-conditioned helmets have come into play. I used to run a filter on my helmet. I thought it was a carbon monoxide filter and I understand that filter really wasn't doing much good, but I think a key is that the air we breathe in the race cars now through the cool system is much cooler now. I don't know if that has something to do with it or not, but when I get out of the car now after the race I feel like I could run another 500 laps. Whereas, going back in the early part of my career I felt like they had to drag me out of the car. Somebody would drag you and put you in a cold shower and turn the spigot on and wake you up. Then you could come back to life again and go on, but I haven't experienced that since the air-conditioned helmets have come along. So, I guess to answer your question, I'm not saying it's not a problem. Obviously, it affected Rick Mast and it has ended his driving career, but they say it's something that accumulates over time and gets worse, but, personally, I haven't really experienced problems with it."
YOU THINK THE COOL AIR THROUGH THE HELMET HELPS? "I think the helmet systems and the cool air is better. I'm not a doctor or a medical field expert, but I'm thinking it maybe has something to do with the cooler air that we breathe - maybe it doesn't get as saturated with the carbon monoxide as bad. The last 10-15 years, to me, if I had to go out and run another 500 miles when the race was over, I'd be able to do that today. Ten or 15 years ago, I couldn't have done it. I would time myself just to get to the end of the race, especially in the hot summer time, and feel pretty well used up. If I didn't feel used up and didn't have a headache after the race, then I felt like maybe I didn't drive hard enough. So I would have to say just the awareness in recent years of carbon monoxide being a problem has helped. I know the crews work real hard sealing the race cars off. The exhaust system, I know NASCAR polices the length of the exhaust pipes - things of that nature - to make sure the carbon monoxide and the exhaust smoke doesn't come inside the car. All of that works pretty good until you have a little fender-bender or something and now you've knocked the crush panels back, which separates the engine bay from the driver. Then you start to get heated up and start noticing the exhaust smoke. But, all in all, the last several years I haven't really felt like I've had a problem even though it's out there."
YOU HAVE A WEEKEND OFF HERE. IS IT GOOD TO HAVE AN EXTRA WEEK IN THE PROCESS OF COMING OUT WEST? "For the drivers it's not as hard on us as it is for the crews and the timing of it all. It really is about planning ahead. The teams have a lot more personnel and most all of the teams have a completely different test rig than they do from their race transporter, so that tends to free up a lot of time. But, really, with the bigger sponsors and more people and better organizations, it doesn't seem to cause the problems like it used to."
HOW WAS IT TO RACE AT MARTINSVILLE REPRESENTING A VIRGINIA-BASED OPERATION LIKE THE WOOD BROTHERS? "It's really meaningful, plus the U.S. Air Force is on the hood so we load those colors into every town, but when you roll into Martinsville, Virginia, you can't help but think of the Wood Brothers shop being just up the road from the race track and all the success they've had. Plus, they have a lot of family that comes out there, so there's a lot of pressure to do well at Martinsville. We try to live up to it, but you definitely know you're in Wood Brothers country when you get to Martinsville."
WHAT HAS THE TRANSITION BEEN LIKE GOING FROM A MULTI-CAR TEAM LIKE YATES TO A SINGLE-CAR TEAM? "When I was with the Yates organization, even though there were two teams, they pretty much operated independently. They were actually in separate towns from one another and it really wasn't a smart usage of the team concept. As much as the two drivers wanted to work together or help each other, nothing really applied. Jarrett had cars that were built in their shop and we had store-bought chassis. I understand now that Doug Yates has stepped in more and seen a lot of the weaknesses and fixed a lot of the problems they had. They've got both teams operating out of the same shop and with the same chassis, so when you do compare notebooks it does mean something. I sort of felt like we operated as a single-car team in the past and now we have a lot of the benefits from sharing with the Roush camp. That's where our chassis and motors come from and there is information available - so much so that it can overwhelm you sometimes with too much information. But I feel like maybe now we actually have more of a team concept going than we did before. We certainly aren't where we need to be, we're playing catch-up. I think today our best finish has been a fourth at Bristol, so we need to get more consistent. There are some reasons for that, like just-getting-to-know-your-new-team blues and stuff like that, but we're working through it. Hopefully, by the midpoint in the season we can talk more about the positive things."
ARE THERE ANY CHALLENGES BEING A ONE-CAR TEAM? "I would say if we were a true single-car team you would be tremendously handicapped. But after every Winston Cup practice on Saturday, Mark Martin and his crew chief, Ben Leslie, sit down with Pat Tryson and myself and we sit down as a group and talk about what we've got, where we're at and what we're planning on changing overnight. We kind of compare notebooks and I know it's been beneficial to us. Hopefully, it's helped Mark some, but that's been a big asset."
TWENTY YEARS AFTER YOUR FIRST WIN, DO YOU FEEL LIKE A DINOSAUR WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND THE GARAGE AND SEE ALL OF THE YOUNG GUYS AND THE NEW TECHNOLOGY? "Talking about the age thing, I'll be honest with you, I started racing competitively when I was nine years old and I raced against guys that were 20 and 30 years old who were shipyard workers. They were a pretty tough bunch of guys racing go-karts for money, but it seemed like when we got in those go-karts and put our helmets on, you didn't really notice ages. It was how well you drove your car and equipment. Definitely I would say that time seems to have flown by. You look around the garage area and, not only from the driver's standpoint, but you look at a lot of the faces that were there when I came into it and there are very few faces left that were around the same time I got started. Things change so gradually over the years that you really don't notice the big changes. You just sort of wake up one day and look around and things are quite a bit different. There's no doubt that NASCAR is a different series than it was even five years ago. There is a lot of young talent out there that's doing a good job and they've got great equipment. Times are changing. I'm not saying it's for the worst, I just see it changing and you've got to be flexible to roll with it to be able to hang around and be as competitive as somebody like Bill Elliott has been, and we've had some success over the years, but you've got to be flexible to roll with it."
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT RACING BACK TO THE CAUTION? "I guess I'm kind of old school. You race a guy all day long and race the wheels off of him to try to keep him a lap down. I mean, that's part of the purpose and, hopefully, nobody has trouble but cars develop problems during the day and sometimes it eliminates your best competition. To turn around and hand that lap back to them, I don't think the driver should have that responsibility to do that. I think the rule is wrong. I think it's been wrong for twenty-some years. I think it needs to be changed, but I don't think a driver needs to have that responsibility because you've got to think about what's happening. If you happen to fortunate enough to be leading the race and, all of a sudden, the caution comes out as you're going into turn one, you've got three-fourths of the race track to drive back to the finish line again. You've got to make decisions like, 'OK, here comes somebody,' and all the spotters are busy saying, 'Let our guy back in.' To me, that's not part of racing. It doesn't need to be a part of it and with the team concept you've got today, it can work out to be unfair advantages for the multi-car teams. It's not a safe situation to have happen. I think you're bringing up the Texas incident where we received our lap back, along with Kurt Busch, but I benefited because I was ahead of Kurt Busch when the caution came out. Kenseth was trying to let Busch back on the lead lap, so I benefited from that. I didn't quite understand it at the time as to how we got our lap back, but I think NASCAR figured out something because about two cautions later I spun out through the grass to miss a spinning Jimmy Spencer and went through the start-finish line, through the caution flag - got on the other side of the caution flag and cranked up and started going. Well, the leader had passed me under the caution and I learned that you can lose a position under caution. So we had a gift at one moment and the next minute it was taken away. That's neither here nor there. That rule at this day and time, I don't think has a place in racing."
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT RACING TWICE AT CALIFORINIA? "Certainly, we would love to be out there. The facility is second to none and it's beautiful. I enjoy it out there, but, not so much the drivers, but from the crew side and turning cars around to get out there - certainly they can do it because they've been doing it all along - but if you keep adding dates without taking one off, I think that's where you run into problems. But California is certainly a facility that can handle two dates a year."
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Wow, I have been really neglectful of this blog, haven't I?
So let me remedy that with a quick post about my experience teaching a four session, very basic introductory class called Start Up Social Media at Rock Valley College. The class has run twice now, and I think the response has been positive from the 13 business people who have attended it.
I did not come to this class with a set curricula, with homework and assignments, and I am glad that I did not. Instead I asked the Continuing Education folks who had signed up and paid to attend what they would like to cover, and why this surprises me, I do not know, but each of them had a different need or desire.
So we structured the class around the conversations we had, which was very good in the short term, but I am not so sure we helped much with the long term planning and strategizing.
However, I am confident that everyone got some confidence in their ability to use social media tools more effectively.
I think one of the more effective sessions was the guest lecturer we had, Mike Crookshank, who uses Twitter (@mtcrookshank) to drive traffic to his Etsy store where he sells Boy Scout Kerchief slides that he makes in his workshop behind his house. Mike has been active in the Boy Scouts for a long time, and it is obviously a great passion of his.
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Another surprising experience for me was the number of folks who are well into middle age, and very adept at cell phone usage, for example, but had little experience on Social Media accounts, or whose social media usage was impacted by other family members who were disdainful of social media. One individual had older sisters who were calling Facebook a fad, and wanted nothing to do with using it to market even though their clients were reporting that they needed to be able to see the company services online. This same business reported that some parents were worried that pictures of their children enjoying the business could put the kids at risk, and made sure to place a high value on privacy, so no releases were signed.
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Sharma V.,Banasthali University
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants | Year: 2010
This study represents the agro-ecological zone wise surveys of molecular variation of important medicinal tree Syzygium cumini Linn. (Jamun) which is native to India. It is used world wide in treatment of diabetes. Despite of its diverse medicinal properties no molecular data is available about the pattern of variation in its natural range. Populations of S. cumini in India are located in different habitats which differ from each other with regard to ecological factors. In this study, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to detect inter and intra levels of genetic variations of sixteen S. cumini genotypes collected from three major agro-ecological zones of India. A total of 220 amplification products were scored of which 87.50 % were polymorphic. The level of polymorphism ranged from 47.69 % to 74.87 % polymorphic bands per population and was correlated with population size. Different measures of diversity: Shannon's index of phenotypic diversity (I) = 0.451 ± 0.230; Nei's genetic diversity (h) = 0.300 ± 0.172; effective number of alleles per locus (Ne) = 1.51 ± 0.347; total species diversity (Hsp) = 0.315 ± 0.031 and within population diversity (Hpop) = 0.158 ± 0.104 showed high genetic diversity at species level. Coefficient of genetic differentiation (Gst =0.498; Nm = 0.503) revealed significant genetic differentiation among the populations. Most of the genetic variations are contained among the populations. The results of cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) give only little evidence for an ecotypic differentiation of S. cumini populations. Present genetic structure of population suggests ex situ conservation in seed banks in which seeds from at least five populations need to collected and conserved. Secondly, our study provides practical information to herbal drugs manufactures who use Jamun as a raw material. © 2010 Prof. H.S. Srivastava Foundation for Science and Society.
Singh A.,University of California at Davis |
Singh A.,Navsari Agricultural University |
Liang Y.-C.,University of California at Davis |
Kumar P.,University of California at Davis |
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Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology | Year: 2012
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a powerful and rapid technique for the analysis of gene function during plant growth and development. We attempted to use VIGS for the functional analysis of genes associated with floral senescence and abscission in Four O'Clock plants (Mirabilis jalapa).Plants infected with a Tobacco Rattle Virus (TRV) vector containing a fragment of the phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene did not show the expected photo-bleaching phenotype. We hypothesised that the failure of VIGS in this species might be due to the presence of the Mirabilis antiviral protein (MAP) which is known to have potent activity in preventing viral infection. Plants infected with a TRV vector containing fragments of both the PDS and MAP genes showed the typical photo-bleaching phenotype in photosynthetic tissues, and this was accompanied by reductions in the abundance of PDS and MAP transcripts. We also demonstrated reduced transcript abundance (and the expected phenotypes) when VIGS with a TRV-MAP vector was used to silence the chlorata42 (Ch42) and the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) genes. Silencing of the 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine 5-glucosyl transferase (DOPA5GT) gene reduced pigmentation in stems, leaves, and flowers. This is the first direct demonstration of the role of an enzyme that has been proposed to be a key step in the synthesis of betalain pigments. Co-silencing of endogenous anti-viral proteins may increase the range of taxa that are amenable to the use of VIGS for functional gene analysis.
Kumar A.,University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences |
Choudhary A.K.,Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
Suri V.K.,University of Agriculture and Technology
Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences | Year: 2015
The current experiment was conducted at Palampur, India during 2009-11 in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)-pea (Pisum sativum L.) cropping system in RBD replicated thrice with 14 treatments comprising arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), applied-P (50, 75 and 100% recommended P dose) and irrigation regimes (40 and 80% available water holding capacity). At active growth period (50-100 DAS), AMF imbedded treatments exhibited 7 and 20% higher absolute growth rate (AGR) in okra and pea over non-AMF counterparts, while relative growth rate (RGR) both in okra and pea was not affected significantly by AMF application. Net assimilation rate (NAR) and crop growth rate (CGR) in okra were higher by 17 and 3%, respectively with AMF inoculation, though, effect on pea was inconspicuous. At both irrigation regimes, 'AMF + 75% soil-test based P dose' registered statistically similar okra fruit and pea pod yields as that obtained under '100% soil-test based P dose', thus, indicating an economy of about 25% soil-test based P dose. AMF inoculated plants also showed nominally higher succulence level (moisture) in okra fruits and pea pods at their picking stages compared to their non-AMF counterparts, again demonstrating a positive impact of AMF on quantitative vegetable freshness and plant water relations as well. AMF significantly enhanced the various indices of P-use efficiency in both crops. The increase in partial factor productivity (PFP), crop recovery efficiency (CRE) and % recovery (PR) of applied-P in okra under AMF inoculation was 9, 36 and 20%, respectively over non-AMF counterparts. In pea, AMF inoculation exhibited respective increase of 12, 61 and 27% in PFP, CRE and PR of applied-P over non-AMF counterparts. Production and monetary efficiencies in okra-pea cropping system were also enhanced by AMF inoculation. Overall, utilization of AMF in okra-pea cropping system indicated an economy of about 25% in soil-test based applied-P dose besides improved plant growth. AMF also revealed a tremendous potential in enhancing P-use efficiency, which otherwise is very low in acid Alfisol. Further, AMF inoculation may lead to improved fruit succulence to fetch better prices in market.
Singh S.,Sunbeam |
Singh T.N.,University of Agriculture and Technology |
Chauhan J.S.,Lml Post Graduate College
Journal of New Seeds | Year: 2010
Knowledge of the location and magnitude of resistance to water flow in a plant is fundamental for describing whole-plant response to water deficit as the water after absorption by roots has to pass through various magnitudes of resistance offered by the stem and leaf sheath tissues before reaching the transpiring surfaces, i.e., laminae. Therefore, the hydraulic resistance to water flux was studied in aboveground portions of excised rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) by incubating them with their cut ends under water. The findings suggest that the hydraulic resistance occurs in every organ of the plant, though in varying degrees, the order of its magnitude being greatest in the stem followed by leaf sheath and lamina in that order, i.e., stem > leaf sheath > lamina. Pressurization of water to force entry through the cut end into the detached plant was used to elucidate the temporal dynamics of shoot hydraulic properties in rice cultivars. For this, the time taken for unrolling of leaves that roll back following release of pneumatic pressure by "stop-flow" technique, i.e., pressure application and its release, was used as a yardstick for measuring shoot hydraulic resistance. Drought-adaptable cultivars 'N-22' and 'Baranideep' were found to have maximal shoot hydraulic resistance as they took the maximum time, i.e., 67 and 64 min respectively, for complete leaf unrolling on account of increased water status under pneumatic pressure. The cultivars 'Jal-priya' and 'Jal-lahari', suited to waterlogged ecosystem, took the least time (38 to 36 min) for leaf unrolling, indicating low hydraulic resistance thereof. The responses of cultivars 'NDRH-2' and 'NDR-359', suitable for irrigated conditions, were intermediate, which took 52 to 48 min for leaf unfolding under pressure. It was assumed that the more the time taken for leaf unrolling by a cultivar, the more was its shoot hydraulic resistance. Higher shoot resistance appears to be an important trait that could enhance the ability of plants to compete advantageously for stored moisture in the soil. It is suggested that this new stop-flow technique, a move meant for the beyond the confines of laboratory making a significant departure from other techniques of measuring shoot hydraulic resistance, could be used for screening large number of germplasm and breeding materials of rice to enable plant breeders to select and develop varieties having increased shoot hydraulic resistance, a water-saving trait, for sustainable crop production under reduced water supply ecosystem across the globe. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Singh N.P.,University of Agriculture and Technology |
Vaishali,University of Agriculture and Technology
Indian Journal of Agricultural Research | Year: 2016
Today, the ecological cycle is changing day by day due to some environmental changes, therfore, efficient efforts should be made to develop improved crops which can give better yield with good quality. Stay green trait is one of the major characters of the crop to sustain under abiotic stresses. The stay green trait directly maintain the longer photosynthetic period and chlorophyll content by delaying leaf senescence. In the present study, ten wheat varieties viz. HUW 510, C 306, Sonalika, HD 2135, HD 2177, VL 401, K 9162, RAJ 3765, K 68, K 7410 were collected to develop the stay green genotype. The seeds of these ten wheat varieties were treated with 1.25% EMS for 60 minutes. After EMS treatment, the two wheat varieties K 7410 and RAJ 3765, performed better in terms of yield components like seeds per spike, 1000 grain weight. The photosynthesis rate was found to be maintained or somewhat increased in K 7410 and RAJ 3765 from 24.43 to 26.00μmol/m2sec and from 22.57 to 24.57μmol/m2sec respectively after the treatment. So, the EMS treatment is found to be significant for developing stay green genotypes which may be resistant to abiotic stress like drought, high temperature etc.
Singh D.,University of Agriculture and Technology
Vegetos | Year: 2011
Pedigree method was adopted for development for Vallabh Basmati-22 and Vallabh Basmati-23, the varieties of specialty rice. The slow growing segregants of a cross P1121xType3 were selected on the basis of disease resistance and grain quality. As a consequence of evaluation of such selections in following generations the improved varieties of Basmati rice were developed. Introgression of genes for dwarfism and resistance against blast and blight diseases was evaluated in artificial epiphytotic condition followed by confirmation using respective molecular markers.
Jakhar M.S.,University of Agriculture and Technology |
Pathak S.,University of Agriculture and Technology
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology | Year: 2016
The present experiment was conducted to study the effect of pre-harvest bagging and spray of CaCl2 and K2SO4 on quality and shelf life of mango fruits cv. Amrapali during two succeeding years. Trees of Amrapali mango were sprayed three times at 30, 20, and10 days before harvesting and bagging with brown paper bag 20 days before harvesting of fruits. Harvested fruits were stored under the ambient temperature (storage at room temperature) and observations were taken at three days intervals upto 18 days. The results indicated that the pre-harvest treatment of 2% CaCl2+1% K2SO4+bagging was found superior to improve the quality of fruits in respect of highest fruits weight, firmness, TSS, ascorbic acid, total sugars, and β-carotene content with minimum black spotted fruits per cent and maintained it throughout the storage period upto 18 days. Fruits treated with 2% CaCl2+1% K2SO4+bagging showed shelf life up to 12 days with lowest weight loss and highest organoleptic quality as against 6 days of untreated fruits (control). © 2016, Tarbiat Modares University. All rights reserved.
Pandiaraj T.,University of Agriculture and Technology |
Selvaraj S.,University of Agriculture and Technology |
Ramu N.,University of Agriculture and Technology
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology | Year: 2015
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of addition of pulses in crop sequences, crop residue management, and application of fertilizer N on soil nitrogen content, soil organic carbon, nutrient uptake, and its consequences for wheat yields. The field experiments were carried out from 2009 to 2012 in the sub-humid and sub-tropical zone of northern India. The treatments were (i) crop residue retained (+Residue) or (ii) removed (-Residue), (iii) 120 kg N ha-1 applied to wheat, (iv) 150 kg N ha-1 to maize, and (v) a control with no nitrogen applied to either wheat or maize. The cropping systems consisted of a rotation of wheat and maize or wheat and green gram. Postharvest incorporation of crop residues significantly (P< 0.05) increased the wheat grain and straw yields during 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. On average, crop residues incorporation increased the wheat grain yield by a factor of 1.31 and straw yield by 1.38. The wheat crop also responded strongly to the previous legume (green gram); grain yield increased by a factor of 1.89 and straw yield by 2.05, compared to the control. Application of fertilizer N to the preceding maize crop exerted a strong carryover effect on grain (1.18) and straw yield (1.26) wheat. Application of N fertilizer to wheat increased grain and straw yields by, respectively, a factor of 1.69 and 1.79 on average. The overall conclusion is that an improved crop residue management, combined with application of fertilizer N or incorporation of legumes greatly improves the N economy of cereal cropping systems and enhances crop productivity in soils with a low N content on the short term. © 2015, Tarbiat Modares University. All rights reserved.
Kumari R.,Hindu College Moradabad |
Singh A.,Hindu College Moradabad |
Kumar P.,Hindu College Moradabad |
Kumar N.,University of Agriculture and Technology
Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences | Year: 2016
Soil salinity is a major restriction to crop production in many areas of the world. Crops growing in salt-affected soils may suffer from many physiological stress and ion toxicity which then lead to reduced growth and productivity. The present study was under taken on the effect of salinity and rhizobium inoculated seeds on plant growth and productivity of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-greacum L.) cultivars (NDM-17 and Pusa Kasauri). The pot experiment was conducted in completely randomized block design with three replicates. Two sets of pot trails were maintained in which one inoculated with effective rhizobium strain (Rhizobium meliloti) while other set was uninoculated. Both sets were irrigated with saline water of different electrical conductivities (0, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12 and 14 dS/m). Salinity stress registered the highest detrimental effects on growth and productivity. Present findings revealed that the inoculated seeds with effective rhizobium strain minimized the deleterious effect of salinity at all levels. The maximum growth and productivity was found in NDM-17 in both sets inoculated and uninoculated with rhizobium as compared to Pusa Kasauri.
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Type: Journal Article | Journal: Fish physiology and biochemistry | Year: 2013
Proteolytic activity of sea trout hatching liquid was examined towards casein and azocazein as a function of pH and temperature. The optimum pH for caseinolytic and azocaseinolytic activities were 9.4, and 9.0, respectively. At alkaline pH the enzyme was activated by low concentrations of Zn(2+) ions (10(-5) M). Maximum proteolytic activity of the hatching liquid was observed at 25C. Temperatures exceeding 30C caused a rapid reduction in enzyme activity. Proteolytic activity observed at 10C was approximately 50% of that observed at 25C. In general, a pseudo-Arrhenius plot indicated a Q10 of 1.6 between 6 and 25C.


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c1900 English Arts and Crafts copper coal box with pewter inlay to oak timber base. Height 36 cm, Length 43 cm, Depth 32 cm. $295 Shop 3
William IV ladys rosewood writing sewing jewellery box
c1840 William IV ladys rosewood combination writing, sewing, jewellery travelling box, extensive mother-of-pearl inlay (some repairs)....
The fronts of the three drawers feature restrained mother-of-pearl inlay, the bottom drawer is a slide out writing slope! Also internal tooled leather framed mirror under hinged lid plus upper trinket compartments with lids. No key...
This was the ultimate travelling companion for a lady of the early 19th century and the perfect gift for someone who has everything. Height 31.5 cm. $2,250 Shop 27
More of the William IV writing, sewing, jewellery box...
Above, the slide out bottom drawer writing slope in the fold-up position. Below, a close up of the upper trinket compartments and lids as well as the mirror. The rear of the mirror can be accessed for stationery storage.
Victorian tortoise shell cards case
c1870 Victorian cards case. Tortoise shell with mother of pearl inlay to both sides. $425 Shop 27
Art deco brass letter opener
c1920s art deco letter opener, cased. Brass with geometrical design to handle. Engraved CB beneath handle. Signed, indistinct but looks like BAUER. Probably German. Length of opener is 15.8 cm. $295 Shop 27
Victorian Coalbrookdale cast iron exhibition plate
c1860 mid Victorian cast iron exhibition plate by Coalbrookdale, England. Diameter 22 cm $895 Shop 27
Bone ink pen Stanhope
c1900 ink writing pen made of bone. Has a stanhope depicting the interior of Le St Sepulcre, Jerusalem. Length 20 cm. $195 Shop 27
1930s bakelite wall telephone with rotary dial
c1930s black bakelite 400 series wall telephone. Rotary dial and in full working condition. Comes with connection diagram. Height 28 cm. $285 Shop 27
French Zig Zag tire bouchon corkscrew
c1930 French Zig Zag tire bouchon corkscrew in original box. $225 Shop 22
Mother of pearl cigarettes case lighter combo
c1930. Uncommon combo of cigarettes case and lighter in one! Mother of pearl, pauau shell and chrome. 11.3 cm x 8 cm. $395 Shop 27
Pair French sterling silver enamel bookmarks
c. early 20thc French Rouen silver 935 standard (superior to 925 sterling) guilloche enamel bible bookmarks. One each for the New and Old Testaments. Length 3 cm. $118 pair. Shop 5
1970s timber rocking horse
c1970s painted timber rocking horse. Good patina, reupholstered seat. Height 68 cm, Length 92 cm. $145 Shop 6
1970s pogo stick
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Victorian brass monkey vesta
c1870 Victorian brass monkey novelty vesta. The monkey's cap is hinged which snaps shut, functioning as a lid. Length 6 cm. $385 Shop 27
1940s/50s set of bakelite canisters
Set six 1940s-1950s "Duperite" bakelite canisters by Moulded Products (Australasia) Ltd, Melbourne. Speckled green colourway. A/f, minor crack to mouth of second largest canister, minor loss to inside rim of some lids. Largest canister Height 22.5 cm, Diameter 18.5 cm $145 set. Shop 6
1969 Prince Charles Investiture chair
Official chair for the 1969 (impressed mark under seat) Investiture of Prince Charles at Caernarfon Castle (Wales). Prince of Wales feathers design on the backrest, original Welsh wool fabric, foam replaced. Design by Anthony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowden), husband of the late Princess Margaret. The dark mark on the upper right is a shadow (don't think I'll ever get a gig as a real photographer!) Height 78 cm, Width 54.5 cm, Depth 53 cm. $895 Shop 3
Samuel Lewis art deco nude figure
RARE c1930 art deco nude figure by Samuel Lewis, New York, USA. Original cold paint on round bakelite base. Diameter of base 9 cm, Height 12.5 cm. $220 Shop 24
Set of six c1960s "Metal Petal" drink holders
Set of six c.1960s "Metal Petal" drink holders, by Rainsfords or Tudor, Adelaide. Original condition, some wear to finish (a/f, blue 'flower' has been re-welded to stem), with optional timber display block. Diameter 11 cm diameter, Height 53 cm. $225 set. Shop 6
Post art deco floor mirror/firescreen
c1940 post art deco floor mirror/firescreen. Chrome frame (some pitting), leaping gazelle motif on glass. Height 63 cm, Length 78.5 cm. $295 Shop 27
Pre war German Hohner accordion
Key of C. Vintage single row 10 button plus 4 bass button German made Hohner accordion or Melodeon. Ornate gold stencilling (some wear) on black patinated wood, orange bellows and a pierced chrome plated grille. Clean, fully functional and LOUD! Straps and bellows in excellent condition. Also comes with original EeasyZ instructions booklet. $295 Shop 27
Vintage Motoring magazines
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Georgian mahogany knives box
c1780 Georgian mahogany knives box. Like many of these boxes, was converted to a stationery box. Inlaid boxwood cameo to exterior of hinged lid, further inlays to interior, as shown in smaller pic below, boxwood stringing to exterior edges. Handles long removed. No key. Height 41 cm. $1,195 Shop 27
c1910 Sessions cottage clock
c1910 Sessions (USA) cottage clock. Carved oak frame, seven day strike. Working well. Height 57 cm. $495 Shop 27
Victorian art nouveau cast iron fireplace
c1890 late Victorian cast iron art nouveau tiled fireplace. Original tiles (one small tile cracked). 96 x 96 cm. $1,295 Shop 27
c1930 set of six graduated enamel canisters
c1930 set of six graduated enamel canisters. Cream with blue trim, flour, sugar, tea, rice, sago, coffee. Largest (flour) canister height is 25 cm. $625 set. Shop 22
19th century mahogany wall clock
Mid 19th century 12 inch dropdial eight day wall clock. Mahogany case with 'grape and vine' carvings to the sides, painted dial with Roman numerals, spade hands, key. Keeping excellent time. Height 71 cm. $1,995 Shop 27
Multicoloured enamel vase
Multicoloured swirls enamel vase with red rim and white interior. Height 13.5 cm $125 Shop 27
Vintage vinyl 12" LP records and 45s
Always a good selection available of LP records from the 1950s through to the 80s. Also a terrific range of 45 rpm singles covering a huge range from the 1950s til the 90s. Prices vary. Shops 6 and 27
1930s Crown Devon musical potty!
c1930s earthenware novelty chamber pot by Crown Devon, England. Crown Devon specialised in musical novelties including mugs, cigarette boxes, jugs, tankards, flasks etc. All were made with Swiss movement musical mechanisms which played a tune appropriate with the unique design of each novelty. For example, this chamber pot, when lifted, plays "In The Still Of The Night"! The text and images on this potty pretty much speak for themselves! Scarce. Diameter of bowl 22 cm. Height 12 cm. $395 Shop 27
Antique solid brass pie crust crimper. Length 15 cm. $75 Shop 27
Marine ivory hand carved figure of an oriental gentleman on a wooden plinth. Height of figure is 10 cm. $175 Shop 27
Bakelite chocolate egg mould
c1930s solid bakelite chocolate egg mould. 17 x 11 cm. Two available. $88 each Shop 5
Geo V oak wall barometer
George V carved English oak aneroid wall barometer. Includes thermometer gauge in Fahrenheit and beveled glass. Sold by Melbourne retailer Kilpatrick and Co. (indicated towards the bottom of the dial) and presented in 1918 as a retirement gift to Joseph M. Reed (retiring Victoria State Secretary For Lands). This is clearly engraved in a shield shaped plaque at the base of the barometer (see pic below). Working well. Height 73 cm. $795 Shop 27
English gilt brass carriage clock
c1960 precision eight day clock in uncommon oval shape by Morrell & Hilton of Huntingdon, England. Gold gilt brass case with (eleven) jeweled platform escapement. All glass panels are beveled, the dial is enameled white and with Roman numerals and with the original key. Height (including handle) is 15 cm. Fully serviced, keeping excellent time and comes with a 12 months warranty. $995 Shop 27
Rear of carriage clock
Selection Lea Stein buttons
Most collectors know of French designer Lea Stein for her unique, stylised brooches. But did you know that in the 1970s, Lea Stein also produced a range of distinctive buttons? Here are a selection of those buttons, ranging in price from $10 - $35 each. Shop 5
Stone bowl with art deco bronze figure
c1930s stone shallow bowl with art deco bronze female nude on shoulder. Diameter of bowl 12 cm. $145 Shop 27
Art deco lady liqueur glasses stand
c1930 art deco lady liqueur glasses stand. Six French glasses with horizontal platinum stripes on a chrome circular stand with the central handle in the form of a scantily clad lady, Farberware, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Diameter of stand is 15.5 cm, Height of lady is 13 cm. $220 Shop 24
Set of three c1960s "Metal Petal" drink holders
Set of three c1960s "Metal Petal" drink holders, by Rainsfords or Tudor, Adelaide. Good original condition, with optional timber display block. Diameter 11 cm, Height 53 cm. $165 set Shop 6


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For a year now, major media channels such as the BBC and the New York Times have been publishing news on instant messaging channels such as WhatsApp and Snapchat. Readers might find this incursion of content into their private space intrusive, but it represents a major traffic-generation strategy for the media. WhatsApp has no fewer than 800 million active users throughout the world, compared with 200 million active users for Snapchat.
To be able to publish its content on WhatsApp, a media outlet must first provide a call number. All the reader has to do is send a message to this number – via Whatsapp – to obtain the news published by that particular media channel on the platform. This approach involves more effort than a simple click on a 'Follow us' button on Facebook, as Barbara Chazelle points out in Méta-Media.
The BBC was the first media channel to use these platforms, particularly WhatsApp. In 2014, Trushar Barot, Mobile Editor for the BBC World Service, decided to use this application to cover the elections in India. At the same time, there was a spike in the number of people using WhatsApp, which was a sign of public interest in this type of coverage.
Subsequently, other media have followed in its steps. Readers have played their part too, and news sent via these platforms has even given rise to a record engagement level of between 15 and 20%. NRCQ, a Dutch business news site, has also seen a conversion rate of 15.5%, 'a much higher rate than we could get by Facebook or LinkedIn!' according to its chief editor, Freek Staps, when he spoke at the Digital Media Strategies forum.
As well as increasing engagement levels, these applications are becoming effective participation tools allowing readers to give their own opinions. Trushar Barot, Mobile Editor for the BBC World Service, made that particular point during a WAN-IFRA webinar. During various catastrophes, particularly the Ebola epidemic in Africa and the earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015, the BBC used WhatsApp to put together a database of subscribers present on the ground. Their participation was a genuine success, as 70% of subscribers were people directly affected by the catastrophe who were sharing news, photos and videos.
These applications create a form of direct communication between the media and the public. They enable an exchange of information, an instantaneous contribution by readers and, in return, create a warning service for the general public, as the spokeswoman for Snapchat has pointed out: 'Discover is a platform for publishers to tell great stories.'
Just now, people are experimenting with the opportunities this offers – how much content to post each day? At what time? The media are still feeling their way, but their incursions into Snapchat et al. are well under way. During the US 2016 presidential elections, Snapchat may even become the leading communication tool of the campaign. In comparison with its competitors, this platform has the advantage that it is favoured by young people: Jill Hazelbaker of The Washington Post, notes that 'more than 60 % of 18-34 year olds who have a smartphone in the United States are 'Snapchatters'. So if candidates want to speak to a young electorate, this platform will be an essential tool. On 10 August, Hillary Clinton posted her first photo on Snapchat.


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Desktop Dungeons - a game for the Android platform in the genre of RPG Developer Finji, who strongly wants to recall the existence of role-playing games, because today the classic role-playing games recede into the background, they displace more simple and beautiful game.
In role-play must be the story. The game Desktop Dungeons it next. Bloodthirsty monsters attacked the defenseless traders, many killed and those who survived founded his kingdom-state, which you have to develop, using a single opportunity to earn in these parts - away wealth that once belonged to your colleagues. In the bowels of the earth a lot of gold and other useful and, at times, interesting minerals that can be mined, shells getter accordingly.
The game has about twenty actors, which can be opened, to build the city. Advanced gameplay is the main feature of the game. It involves not just walk into the underground, but also the construction of the city, for the survival of which you will fight for the development of which you will gain resources.
Key features of the game Desktop Dungeons:
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- A huge number of puzzles, quests and puzzles
- Exceptional randomly generated dungeons
- The perfect musical accompaniment
- About twenty actors
- The possibility to build the city
- Seven different tactics
- The possibility of leveling the kingdom-state
- The ability to play with friends
- Optimized for smartphones
Negative characteristics of the game Desktop Dungeons:
- The game fee - it costs $ 10
- Graphics leave much to be desired
- Imperfect interface
Summary: Of course, the choice to pay or not to pay only for you. If you are a big fan of RPG, you have the chance to fully immerse themselves in the role if you are not having fun on the games in this genre, you probably should not spend money and time because time - money, too.
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I am researching to know the performance impact of using a clob column/XML columns in tables.
What are the situations wherein we should consider using a clob column ? What are the performance impacts of using a clob column if i want to use such a column in where condition or join conditions ? What are other implications that we should consider before designing such a table ? I know that clob objects create a subtable and it needs to be accessed to get the data for the clob column.
If you can give me some pointers to links/materials giving some details on this, then it will be very helpful.
I am reposting to bigger audiance then the connetivity section.
Hi. I was writing a post on my blog about this topic. Basically, CLOBs are not stored in the base table but in a sub table. Depending if you select the CLOB column or not this may have an performance impact:
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Conceived and designed the experiments: TA MJB. Performed the experiments: TA MJB. Analyzed the data: TA DS CT MJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TA DS MJB. Wrote the paper: TA DS CT MJB.
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Alpha-helix based protein networks as they appear in intermediate filaments in the cell's cytoskeleton and the nuclear membrane robustly withstand large deformation of up to several hundred percent strain, despite the presence of structural imperfections or flaws. This performance is not achieved by most synthetic materials, which typically fail at much smaller deformation and show a great sensitivity to the existence of structural flaws. Here we report a series of molecular dynamics simulations with a simple coarse-grained multi-scale model of alpha-helical protein domains, explaining the structural and mechanistic basis for this observed behavior. We find that the characteristic properties of alpha-helix based protein networks are due to the particular nanomechanical properties of their protein constituents, enabling the formation of large dissipative yield regions around structural flaws, effectively protecting the protein network against catastrophic failure. We show that the key for these self protecting properties is a geometric transformation of the crack shape that significantly reduces the stress concentration at corners. Specifically, our analysis demonstrates that the failure strain of alpha-helix based protein networks is insensitive to the presence of structural flaws in the protein network, only marginally affecting their overall strength. Our findings may help to explain the ability of cells to undergo large deformation without catastrophic failure while providing significant mechanical resistance.
Catastrophic phenomena that afflict millions of lives, ranging from the failure of the Earth's crust in earthquakes, to the collapse of buildings, to the failure of bones due to injuries, all have one common underlying theme: the breakdown of the basic constituents of any material ultimately leads to the failure of its overall structure and intended function. The failure and deformation of engineering materials has been studied extensively and has impacted our world by enabling the design of complex structures and advanced devices. However, the mechanisms of failure in biological systems are not well understood yet, thus presenting an opportunity to generate novel concepts to initiate a new paradigm of materials science. In order to provide a bottom-up description of materials behavior from a fundamental perspective, here we apply an atomistic multi-scale simulation approach that considers the structure-process-property paradigm of materials science and the architecture of proteins from the atomistic level up to the overall structure.
The cell's cytoskeleton plays a crucial role in determining the overall cellular mechanical and biological properties. It consists of three major protein networks, actin, microtubules and intermediate filaments (IFs). Thereby, actin filaments and microtubules, both built from globular proteins, are responsible for cell dynamics and motility as well as particle transport
Due to the superior mechanical response to large deformation and stress, it has been suggested in the biological literature that intermediate filaments play the role of cells' "security belts" by providing structural support under rapid, large and severe deformation
Subplot A shows a schematic of the coarse-graining procedure, replacing a full atomistic representation of an alpha helical protein domain by a mesoscale bead model with bead distance
The cells were grown on collagen-coated silastic membranes and stretched using a custom cell stretcher that was mounted on a confocal microscope. Cells were fixed and stained for immunofluorescence (red = keratin IFs, blue = DNA). Subplot A: Control cells were processed on a relaxed silastic membrane. Subplot B: Stretched cells were fixed, stained and imaged on membranes that were held in the stretched state. The approximate uniaxial strain in stretched cells is 75%. Scale bar is approximately 25 µm. Images reprinted with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. from reference
The focus of this paper is on understanding the role of the alpha-helical protein motif under mechanical deformation of larger-scale protein networks, without and with structural (geometric) imperfections. To achieve this, we consider the deformation and rupture behavior of a simple model of an alpha-helix based protein network, as shown in
The plot shows a schematic of five levels of hierarchies (H0..H4). Intrabackbone H-bonds provide the basic structural building block (H0). A cluster of 3–4 H-bonds stabilize the basic building block of alpha-helices, a alpha-helical convolution (H1). The linear arrangement of many convolutions leads to an alpha-helix filament (H2). The squared arrangement of several alpha-helix filament (H3) provides the basic structure of the network level (H4). The structure at the network level (H4) may also contain structural defects, as illustrated in
In the literature, alpha-helical protein materials have been studied either from a macroscale perspective or from a single-molecule level, but not from an intermediate "mesoscale" viewpoint. For example, alpha-helix based intermediate filament networks have been investigated through shear experiments of protein gels
Up until now the properties of alpha-helical protein networks specifically at the mesoscale have not yet been investigated, and no analysis of the rupture behavior of these networks was reported, despite their widely accepted significance of the mechanical performance and integrity. This has thus far hindered the formulation of bottom-up models that describe the structure-property relationships in protein networks under large deformation, which may explain their characteristic mechanical behavior. In particular, it remains unknown what the mechanism is by which these protein networks can sustain such large deformation of several hundred percent without catastrophic failure. This is an intriguing question since protein networks typically feature structural irregularities and flaws in their network makeup, as highlighted in
We begin our analysis with carrying a tensile deformation test of an alpha-helical protein network, by using the geometry and loading condition as shown in
The graph shows stress-strain curves of a protein network, with and without a crack, as well as for two different crack sizes. The relative crack size is given as ratio of crack length
We stretch both systems by displacing the outermost rows of the protein network and measure the stress-strain response of this material, until failure occurs.
Panel A: Systematic analysis of the failure strain of the system, showing the failure strain over the relative crack size
To explain this behavior, we carry out a detailed analysis of the deformation mechanism, as shown in
Panel A shows a schematic of the characteristic force-extension curve of a single alpha helix (consisting of three regimes) to provide the color code for the snapshots shown below. Panel B shows snapshots of the network with crack at different laterally applied strains (snapshot numbering refers to points shown in
Panel A shows results associated with
In comparison with conventional materials, the protein based material considered here features intriguing fracture properties. To facilitate a systematic analysis we first calculate the fracture surface energy, an important quantity used to quantify the resistance of materials against failure
According to Griffith's theory (also referred to as the "Linear Elastic Fracture Model", LEFM) – a model often applied to describe fracture of conventional solids – the failure strain for a "central panel" through thickness crack inside a homogeneous material as the one considered here is given by
Furthermore, in conventional solids, the occurrence of singular stress concentrations is the reason for rapid catastrophic failure under deformation, as chemical bonds at the corners of cracks are stretched significantly and immensely exceed the deformation and stress imposed at the boundaries of the system. This type of behavior is not observed in the alpha-helical protein network. This is because each of the filaments is able to dissipate a significant amount of energy while they are able to independently stretch without affecting neighboring bonds, as illustrated in
In addition to the particular geometric arrangement in open networks, the properties of individual alpha-helical protein domains are decisive to explain this behavior. The high energy dissipation ability of individual alpha-helical protein filaments is achieved through the particular structure of alpha-helical proteins in combining a large array of small groups of H-bonds, which unfold concurrently in groups of 3–4 at relatively small force levels
We proceed with an analysis of the results in light of fracture models.
The behavior of the failure stress on the crack size is investigated further considering earlier solutions for cracks in elastomers
To overcome this limitation we present a simple analysis specific to our case, used here to develop a failure criterion for the alpha-helix protein network. The starting point is the observation that the crack shape significantly changes under the applied load and forms an elliptical geometry before the final stage of deformation associated with the higher stiffness, leading to an elliptical crack shape with a blunted crack tip (
Panel A shows shape of the initial crack (an elliptical geometry where the length in the
In eq. (3),
Equation (3) can be used to make a few interesting points. The equation provides a simple model for the reduction of stress magnification at corners due to structural transformation as discussed above. For an ellipsoidal crack shape where the longest axis points in the
We may also use eq. (3) to develop a simple model to predict the failure stress as a function of the crack size, accounting for crack blunting. The parameters
Equation (6) is a similar scaling law as proposed in eq. (2), but features an unknown parameter
It is noted that the definition of "failure" as considered here involves breaking of strong backbone bonds in the network. Under typical physiological conditions this may not occur, since deformation is largely limited to reversible processes at smaller stresses. However, the analysis put forth here provides a worst case scenario to identify the limit of mechanical deformation, which shows that even at modest stresses extremely large deformation can be accommodated without causing any harm to the network integrity. Further, failure modes that may be observed in other systems entail intermolecular sliding of filaments
The main result put forth in this paper is that it is due to the particular structure and properties of alpha-helical protein constituents that enable the formation of large dissipative yield regions and a severe structural transformation of the crack shape, which effectively protects alpha-helical protein network against catastrophic failure (
The comparison with the scaling behavior predicted from conventional fracture models as summarized in
Initially, the system is loaded in mode I (tensile load), with the load applied vertically to the long axis of the crack. In solids, this represents the most critical mode of loading with respect to inducing high local stresses in the vicinity of the crack tip.
As load is applied, the protein filaments start to unfold, as H-bonds begin to rupture and the alpha-helical proteins uncoil (see blowups shown in
The system elongates in the loading direction, and the shape (morphology) of the crack undergoes a dramatic transformation from mode I, to a circular hole, to finally an elongated crack aligned with the direction of loading (see schematic depicted in
As discussed in the crack blunting model shown in
The almost identical strain at fracture (
|Hierarchy level H
|Key mechanism(s)
|Level of chemistry; Intrabackbone H-bond; Basic chemical bonding, enabled by particular polypeptide structure
|H-bonds form at moderate temperatures; Drive self-assembly of alpha-helices
|Alpha-helix turn defined by cluster of 3–4 H-bonds; Basic building block of alpha-helix filament
|Clusters of 3–4 H-bonds provide optimal resistance against mechanical failure
|Alpha-helix filament; Basic building block of square lattice
|Particular geometry with linear array of turns provides structural basis for large extensibility of >150% strain via repeated rupture of turns (see
|Square lattice unit cell; Microstructural geometry of network level
|Distance between filaments provides structural basis to independently stretch without affecting neighboring bonds, since there are no immediate interactions between individual filaments in the network that prevent microscopic rotations and shear (see
|Network; Macroscopic functional scale (e.g. nuclear envelope for mechanical integrity)
|Structural transformation of crack-like defects (see
To the best of our knowledge, the studies reported here for alpha-helical protein networks are the first of its kind, providing insight into the fundamental deformation and failure mechanisms of an abundant class of biological materials that feature networks of similar protein filaments. Our results may further explain the ability of cells to undergo very large deformation (see, e.g.
Further investigation could be carried out to provide a more realistic description of the protein network. Our approach does not precisely reflect the specific nanostructure in lamin intermediate filaments as it was designed to provide a rather simple, generic description (see
Studies of the mechanical performance of alpha-helical based protein networks as reported here are crucial for advancing our understanding about the deformability, strength and failure behavior of protein materials in general, as well as for our ability to create
In summary, our analysis, together with earlier studies of single molecule behavior of alpha-helical proteins, improves our understanding of deformation and failure mechanisms of structurally flawed protein networks by providing an integrative model to bring together single molecule properties and larger-scale material behavior through an integrated, consistent multi-scale perspective. A computational approach as put forth here is a promising method that complements experimental investigations. It can also be used to enable a systematic design of materials, by systematically expanding the structural levels shown in
The field of genomics is concerned with the study of genes and their effects on macroscopic functions, and has led to considerable medical advances. Genomics, however, does not elucidate material properties, nor the mechanistic relation of hierarchical multi-scale structures and their resulting properties. The multi-scale behavior of protein assemblies with the goal of elucidating the relation between structure and material properties represents a grand challenge at the interface of materials science and biology. This gap in understanding can be closed by systematically studying the material properties of hierarchical protein structures and their effect on the macroscopic properties, an approach part of a larger effort to study the role of materials in biology, referred to as materiomics
The basis for the network model is a coarse-grained description of an alpha-helical protein structure, referred to as a mesoscale bead model. In our model, the entire sequence of amino acids that makes up the alpha-helix structure is replaced by a collection of beads (see schematic in
All parameters in the mesoscale bead model are determined from full atomistic simulation results and theoretical studies, based on careful studies reported in earlier publications that involve experimental validation
|Parameter and units
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|Equilibrium bead distance
|Critical distances
|5.30, 11.50, 13.0
|Tensile stiffness parameters
|9.70, 0.56, 32.20, 54.60
|Bond breaking distance
|Equilibrium angle
|Bending stiffness parameter
|Mass of each mesoscale particle (in amu)
We create a network with a mesh side length of 12 nm (in square shape), which equals to 24 beads since
To model the crack-like inclusion, protein filaments across the crack surface are not connected from the beginning of the simulation (and can not reform). This approach effectively models the existence of a structural imperfection in the protein network through the existence of an elliptical flaw. By controlling how many protein filaments are broken at the beginning of the simulation we control the size of the crack.
For calculation of stress the virial stress approach was applied
The mesoscale simulations following an MD scheme are implemented in the simulation package LAMMPS (Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator)