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Eugene Wigner, nuclear engineer [PDF]

Acta Physica Hungarica A) Heavy Ion Physics, 1995
Wigner led the design of the Hanford nuclear reactors and founded a school to teach reactor physics to people working in industry.
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Sequence determinants of RNA G‐quadruplex unfolding by Arg‐rich regions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We show that Arg‐rich peptides selectively unfold RNA G‐quadruplexes, but not RNA stem‐loops or DNA/RNA duplexes. This length‐dependent activity is inhibited by acidic residues and is conserved among SR and SR‐related proteins (SRSF1, SRSF3, SRSF9, U1‐70K, and U2AF1).
Naiduwadura Ivon Upekala De Silva, Puspa Kunwar, Md Ibnul Rifat Rahman, Joanna Koryo Kwao, Nathan Lehman, Zihan Zhang, Trenton Paul, Claire Cheng, Nicholas Truex, Hui‐Ting Lee, Jun Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural instability impairs function of the UDP‐xylose synthase 1 Ile181Asn variant associated with short‐stature genetic syndrome in humans

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li, Pedro A. Sánchez‐Murcia, Bernd Nidetzky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three-dimensional model of DEMO-FNS facility considering neutronics and radiation shield problems

Heliyon, 2019
Recent neutronics studies of blankets for tokamak-based demonstration fusion neutron source (DEMO-FNS) showed a crucial influence of coolant composition on the transmutation rate of transuranic elements and tritium breeding in the system.
A.V. Zhirkin, B.V. Kuteev
doaj   +1 more source

Inhibiting stearoyl‐CoA desaturase suppresses bone metastatic prostate cancer by modulating cellular stress, mTOR signaling, and DNA damage response

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Bone metastasis in prostate cancer (PCa) patients is a clinical hurdle due to the poor understanding of the supportive bone microenvironment. Here, we identify stearoyl‐CoA desaturase (SCD) as a tumor‐promoting enzyme and potential therapeutic target in bone metastatic PCa.
Alexis Wilson, Mackenzie K Herroon, Shane Mecca, Laimar C Garmo, Jacob Lindquist, Shrila Rajendran, Steve M. Patrick, Izabela Podgorski   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the nuclear engineering field perform worse in utilizing women? Evidence from South Korea

Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Despite its remarkable socioeconomic development, South Korea underperforms in terms of female labor force participation and women in leadership positions.
Jihye Kam, Sungyeol Choi, Soohyung Lee
doaj   +1 more source

The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

Resilient design in nuclear energy: Critical lessons from a cross-disciplinary analysis of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident

iScience
Summary: This paper presents a multidisciplinary analysis of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Along with the latest observations and simulation studies, we synthesize the time-series and event progressions during the accident across ...
Ali Ayoub, Haruko M. Wainwright, Giovanni Sansavini, Randall Gauntt, Kimiaki Saito   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of the degree of grain refinement in irradiated U-Mo fuels

Heliyon, 2018
A simple, repeatable method for determination of the degree of grain refinement in irradiated Uranium-Molybdenum fuels has been developed. This method involves mechanical potting and polishing of samples along with examination using a scanning electron ...
Andrew M. Casella, Douglas E. Burkes, Paul J. MacFarlan, Edgar C. Buck   +3 more
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