The Nutrient-Responsive Molecular Chaperone Hsp90 Supports Growth and Development in .

Animals can sense internal nutrients, such as amino acids/proteins, and are able to modify their developmental programs in accordance with their nutrient status. In the fruit fly, , amino acid/protein is sensed by the fat body, an insect adipose tissue, through a nutrient sensor, target of rapamycin (TOR) complex 1 (TORC1). TORC1 promotes the secretion of various peptide hormones from the fat body in an amino acid/protein-dependent manner.

Interactive volume manipulation for supporting preoperative planning.

This paper presents a volume manipulation framework by which surgeons can interactively manipulate soft models like through surgical tools. The framework robustly simulates common surgical manipulations such as grasping, holding, cutting and retraction. We simulate cutting based on FEM formulation by replacing vertices and eliminating elements, without subdividing elements or adding new vertices.

Developmental changes in craniofacial morphology in subjects with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Lateral cephalometric radiographs of 35 Japanese male patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) were taken longitudinally from 10 to 20 years of age. Eighteen landmarks were placed and 15 angles and four linear distances calculated. Profile diagrams (profilograms) were produced to analyse changes in craniofacial morphological growth in the DMD subjects.