Sentences with phrase «small precursor»

However, observations this month indicate that OJ 287 faded back to its normal brightness, so it is also possible that the recent out - burst was only a small precursor of a larger one that will be seen soon.

If all these bodies accreted from multitudes of small precursors, Brown says, they should all have densities representing the average composition of the protoplanetary nebula in which they formed.

Rather than growing incrementally from small precursors, as has been conventionally believed, he argues the largest Kuiper belt objects formed in a series of collisions between objects of roughly equal size — a process Brown describes as «pyramidal growth.»

Not exact matches

While breast milk doesn't usually come in until the third or fourth day postpartum, your breasts will produce small amounts of colostrum (a thick, yellowish precursor to breast milk) immediately after you give birth.

The suggestion is that a small number of such cells within tumours may be the precursors to the other cancer cells in those tumours.

Adenomas are polyps (small growths in the lining of the colon) that can vary in their size and shape, but are potentially precursors to colon cancer.

H. sapiens and their precursors responded by foraging over larger areas with increasingly smaller tools, the researchers propose.

In the manufacturing process, the film is placed inside a small chamber and prepared by being treated with a «sticky» precursor layer.

As far as Lovejoy is concerned, Ardi is the perfectly logical precursor to Lucy, a small - bodied human ancestor that lived more than a million years after Ardi.

Aβ is created when gamma secretase cuts the amyloid precursor protein into smaller pieces.

Researchers have discovered two small dinosaurs together with a lagerpetid, a group of animals that are recognized as precursors of dinosaurs.

«In this study, for the first time, we determined these risk factors may also be indicative of early memory complaints, which are often precursors to more significant memory decline later in life,» said Small, who is also a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.

The smallest tRNA precursor that was cleaved efficiently retained only the domain of the amino acid acceptor stem and the T stem and loop.

Compact fluorescents, like their tubular fluorescent precursors, contain a small amount of mercury — typically around five milligrams.

When the team found that water binds strongly to the precursor lead oleate, to the point that less than half of it is removed during the synthesis and dehydration process, they had uncovered the source of small hydroxyl groups that bind to the lead between oleates.

A plaque is an accumulation of proteins that are primarily made up of Amyloid beta (A-beta), a small structure that splits off from the Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP).

A recent study detected the emergence of small - scale magnetic fields in the lower part of the sun's corona that may act as precursors to a flare.

But unlike DNA, which has a single job, RNA can play many parts — including acting as a precursor for small molecules that block the activity of genes.

The trick is to add excess organic precursor that initially «glues» the small perovskite crystals and helps them merge into larger ones during a heat - treatment, which then bakes away the excess precursor.

The research also details that aerodynamic structures in avian precursors were not limited to very small animals, and appear well adapted for the aerodynamic demands of larger animals, such as Changyuraptor.

The initial work identified the precursor to GS - 5734, a small - molecule antiviral agent, which led to the effort by Gilead and USAMRIID to further refine, develop and evaluate the compound.

So, Song has concluded that if BACE1 can be directed to chop up the precursor proteins into smaller strands, we can gain greater control over eliminating or delaying the disease.

Amyloid beta (Aβ) is a small peptide molecule generated from cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP).

In his study, Wang found that pups born to mother mice fed a triple dose of Vitamin A were born with more fat - burning brown fat cells, and had more small blood vessels in their adipose tissues, providing precursor cells for energy - burning beige adipocytes

These small molecules interact with the cell's molecular properties and guide it backwards in time — not to pluripotency, but to an intermediate, precursor state.

Another novel biomarker is proneurotensin, the precursor molecule of neurotensin, which is peripherally released from the endocrine - like N - cells of the small intestine after fat intake (49).

Small amounts of physical activity can offer health benefits that protect against insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes and can result from a high - fat diet.

Abbreviations: Aβ, amyloid β - peptide; AD, Alzheimer's disease; ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Ambra1, activating molecule in Beclin -1-regulated autophagy; AMPK, AMP - activated protein kinase; APP, amyloid precursor protein; AR, androgen receptor; Atg, autophagy - related; AV, autophagic vacuole; Bcl, B - cell lymphoma; BH3, Bcl - 2 homology 3; CaMKKβ, Ca2 + - dependent protein kinase kinase β; CHMP2B, charged multivesicular body protein 2B; CMA, chaperone - mediated autophagy; 2 ′ 5 ′ ddA, 2 ′, 5 ′ - dideoxyadenosine; deptor, DEP - domain containing mTOR - interacting protein; DRPLA, dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy; 4E - BP1, translation initiation factor 4E - binding protein - 1; Epac, exchange protein directly activated by cAMP; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; ERK1 / 2, extracellular - signal - regulated kinase 1/2; ESCRT, endosomal sorting complex required for transport; FAD, familial AD; FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; FIP200, focal adhesion kinase family - interacting protein of 200 kDa; FoxO3, forkhead box O3; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; FTD3, FTD linked to chromosome 3; GAP, GTPase - activating protein; GR, guanidine retinoid; GSK3, glycogen synthase kinase 3; HD, Huntington's disease; hiPSC, human induced pluripotent stem cell; hVps, mammalian vacuolar protein sorting homologue; IKK, inhibitor of nuclear factor κB kinase; IMPase, inositol monophosphatase; IP3R, Ins (1,4,5) P3 receptor; I1R, imidazoline - 1 receptor; JNK1, c - Jun N - terminal kinase 1; LC3, light chain 3; LD, Lafora disease; L - NAME, NG - nitro - L - arginine methyl ester; LRRK2, leucine - rich repeat kinase 2; MIPS, myo - inositol -1-phosphate synthase; mLST8, mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein 8; MND, motor neuron disease; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; mTORC, mTOR complex; MVB, multivesicular body; NAC, N - acetylcysteine; NBR1, neighbour of BRCA1 gene 1; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; p70S6K, ribosomal protein S6 kinase - 1; PD, Parkinson's disease; PDK1, phosphoinositide - dependent kinase 1; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3 - kinase; PI3KC1a, class Ia PI3K; PI3KC3, class III PI3K; PI3KK, PI3K - related protein kinase; PINK1, PTEN - induced kinase 1; PKA, protein kinase A; PLC, phospholipase C; polyQ, polyglutamine; PS, presenilin; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10; Rag, Ras - related GTP - binding protein; raptor, regulatory - associated protein of mTOR; Rheb, Ras homologue enriched in brain; rictor, rapamycin - insensitive companion of mTOR; SBMA, spinobulbar muscular atrophy; SCA, spinocerebellar ataxia; SLC, solute carrier; SMER, small - molecule enhancer of rapamycin; SMIR, small - molecule inhibitor of rapamycin; SNARE, N - ethylmaleimide - sensitive factor - attachment protein receptor; SOD1, copper / zinc superoxide dismutase 1; TFEB, transcription factor EB; TOR, target of rapamycin; TSC, tuberous sclerosis complex; ULK1, UNC -51-like kinase 1; UVRAG, UV irradiation resistance - associated gene; VAMP, vesicle - associated membrane protein; v - ATPase, vacuolar H + - ATPase; Vps, vacuolar protein sorting

Since it is the elongated forms of the essential fatty acids that are especially important — including AA, DHA, EPA, and dihomo - gammalinolenic acid (DGLA)-- and since the conversion of precursors in plant oils is inefficient, it makes sense to consume small amounts of these fatty acids preformed from animal foods so we can reduce the total amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) we need to obtain them.

Consume foods rich in omega - 3 fatty acids (cold water fish, big and small) and omega - 3 precursor foods such as flax seeds and walnuts.

When dietary PUFA are not available, the body produces a small amount of unsaturated fatty acid (Mead acids), but these do not activate cell systems in the same way that plant - derived PUFAs do, and they are the precursors for an entirely different group of prostaglandins.»

In addition to neurotransmitters and cortisol, the adrenals also produce small amounts of the sex hormones, estrogen and testosterone (and their precursors).

We now have GMO potatoes that make a small amount of a precursor to Vitamin A inside the potato.

Nevertheless, it does retain a small cult following, and can even be seen as a precursor of sorts to such films as the horror flick Event Horizon and Danny Boyle's dying sun thriller, Sunshine.

Other DGA nominees to consider are «Abacus: Small Enough to Jail» (though the branch sure hasn't been quick to nominated Steve James again) and the ever - timely «Icarus,» while «Faces Places» (co-directed by Angés Varda, one of last year's Honorary Oscar recipients) and «Strong Island» have shown strength in precursors as well.

As at Rocketship, aligning lessons to these standards is no small matter; School of One had veteran math teachers codify the precursors and dependencies for each skill.

SENIOR MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: I, too, sometimes walk a fine line with my opinion of the M3, Lime Rock Park Edition or otherwise, because as my colleagues note, it's a long way removed from the small, light and nimble precursors that forged its longstanding and outstanding reputation from the mid -»80s until the E90's introduction in 2007.

Even if it is a small amount, getting a legislature to agree with a concept on a small level is the precursor to getting it to agree for big money.

The therapeutic dotential of dietary precursor modulation by a fish - oil - supplemented diet (n - 3 fatty acids), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (C20: 5,n - 3) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22: 6,n - 3) in the therapy of ulcerative colitis has been shown to result in a 35 % to 50 % decrease in neutrophil production of LTB4.28 Significant improvement in symptoms and histologic appearance of the rectal mucosa has been observed in several small series of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis given fish oil at 3 to 4 g daily for 2 to 6 months in uncontrolled studies.29 However, a larger, randomized, double - blind trial comprising 96 patients with ulcerative colitis failed to reveal any benefit in remission maintenance or treatment of relapse on 4.5 g of eicosapentaenoic acid daily, despite a significant reduction in LTB4 synthesis by blood peripheral polymorphonuclear cells.30 It should be emphasized, however, that the anti-inflammatory actions of the fish oils, in addition to inhibition of LTB4, include suppression of IL - 1 and platelet activating factor synthesis and scavenging of free oxygen radicals.30 The impact of increased lipid peroxidation after fish oil supplementation should be considered when altering the n - 6: n - 3 fatty acid ratio.31 Antioxidant supplementation may be able to counteract the potentially adverse effects of n - 3 fatty acids.

When the fluid volume in the central canal increases a small amount, it is called hydromyelia and is believed by some to be a precursor to syrinx formation (Fig 2c).

Excellent PSP spin - off Daxter was drenched tiny, egg - shaped precursor orbs, and overall, these small tidbits regularly keep players coming back for more, increasing the completion of that save file by picking up every last piece of the puzzle.

Also on view are several early non-ballpoint works; an early lithograph Untitled (1979); a drypoint etching Untitled (1980); two small crayon and oil on paper works Untitled B (1980) and Untitled R (1980); an acrylic and oil on board Untitled 84 - 6 (1984); and Untitled 82 - A (1982), a stunning example of an early painting drawn with a sharp nail and a precursor to his recent acrylic and oil paintings.

Elsewhere Costa has deployed coloured polythene bags (rubbish and recycling sacks from different London boroughs) to create geometrical wall pieces akin to Constructivist paintings; while in a series of small - scale paintings, he combines the methods and motifs of embroidery, collage and cartoons Quoting artistic precursors in seemingly degraded materials or formats, Costa playfully interrogates the «real value» of works of art, addressing the question of how unspectacular or even desultory materials might transmute into an art object and vice versa.

T1938 - 31 (1938) a small painting on wood could be seen as a precursor to Jackson Pollock's mature paintings — black tempera is dripped and brushed on a white ground.

We show that a small (~ 25 m) sea - level lowering was associated with the precursor EOT - 1 increase, suggesting that the δ18O increase primarily reflected 1 — 2 °C of cooling.

Whether hormone, hormone antagonist, hormone controller, hormone inhibitor, hormone precursor, hormone promotor, or hormone regulator for plants in the wider literature, it all amounts to the same for our purposes: distinct from fertilizers or nutrients, more impact from smaller changes, changes that affect physiology and gross anatomy.

I'm stymied in my search for elegance - coming up with a way to utilize the syngas precursor that the woody feedstock to charcoal torrefaction process produces that's practical at the technology level of charcoal used for cooking, space heating, and «craft style» metal working and also operates well over a dispersed area with many small charcoal production operations.

Small to medium business owners are gravitating towards owning their own office space — a clear precursor to the market turning, however, a number of external variables can delay or accelerate the upturn.