Finite element modeling of active cracking in actively reinforced concrete pavement slab exposed to fluctuating temperature.

The continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) system grapples with challenges such as non-uniform transverse crack patterns and the need for substantial reinforcement. Field research on the Belgian CRCP sections along motorway E313 indicates that active cracking induced by partial surface saw-cuts consistently leads to transverse crack patterns. This study introduces an innovative modification to the CRCP: the actively reinforced concrete pavement design (ARCP).

Cell-type-specific transcriptomics uncovers spatial regulatory networks in bioenergy sorghum stems.

Bioenergy sorghum is a low-input, drought-resilient, deep-rooting annual crop that has high biomass yield potential enabling the sustainable production of biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts. Bioenergy sorghum's 4-5 m stems account for ~80% of the harvested biomass. Stems accumulate high levels of sucrose that could be used to synthesize bioethanol and useful biopolymers if information about cell-type gene expression and regulation in stems was available to enable engineering.

Optimization-Based Economical Flexural Design of Singly Reinforced Concrete Beams: A Parametric Study.

In the past, many studies have been conducted on the optimization of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. These studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of different optimization techniques to obtain an economical design. However, the use of optimization techniques to an obtain economical design is not so practical due to the difficulty in applying most of the optimization techniques to achieve an optimal solution.

MAPPS: A Web-Based Tool for Metabolic Pathway Prediction and Network Analysis in the Postgenomic Era.

Comparative and evolutionary analyses of metabolic networks have a wide range of applications, ranging from research into metabolic evolution through to practical applications in drug development, synthetic biology, and biodegradation. We present MAPPS: Metabolic network Analysis and Pathway Prediction Server (https://mapps.lums.

Structural and functional studies of BapC protein of Bordetella pertussis.

Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, attaches to mucosal surface in upper respiratory tract, where it produces a variety of surface associated and secreted autotransporter molecules among others. In this study we have cloned newly identified member of autotransporter family BapC (B. pertussis autotransporter protein C); expressed it in Escherichia coli and characterized it for its different properties.