Andrew Lang, verilerin grafiksel yardım takdir edilmektedir. Deneysel çalışmaları yürütmek üzere ekipman ve malzeme sağlanması için Mettler-Toledo için teşekkür ederiz.

Giriş Ugi reaksiyon bileşiklerin çeşitli kütüphanelerde (1-3) hızlı bir şekilde oluşturmak için uygun bir yol olduğu kanıtlanmıştır. Bir amin reaksiyon, bir aldehit, bir karboksilik asit ve oda sıcaklığında genellikle bir isonitrile metanol içerir. Ugi reaksiyon genellikle farmakolojik olarak aktif moleküllerin sentezi bir araç olarak kullanılır olmuştur ve biz, hızlı bir şekilde yeni bir anti-sıtma ajanlar (4) için arama bileşikler erişmek için istismar var. Ugi ürünler bazen reaksiyon karışımı (1,5) saf şeklinde çökelti görülmüştür. Bu reaksiyon gibi kromatografisi gibi masraflı arıtma işlemleri gerektirmeden kolayca ölçeklendirilebilir yana çok şanslı bir sonucudur. Bu gibi daha ileri tedavi olmadan reaksiyon karışımı filtreleme doğrudan elde edilen Ugi ürün verimi optimize etmek için en faydalı olacaktır. Bu amaçla filtreleme tüpleri ile donatılmış bir 48-yuvası Mettler-Toledo MiniBlock (6) kullanılmıştır. Mettler-Toledo MiniMapper (7) otomatik sıvı işleyici, reaktifler ve solvent teslim etmek için kullanılır oldu. Konsantrasyonu, çözücü bileşimi ve bazı reaktifler fazla ilgi parametreler. Deneysel Ek çözücü, furfurylamine (metanol içinde 2M), benzaldehit (metanol içinde 2M), Boc-glisin (metanol içinde 2M): MiniMapper otomatik sıvı işleyici aşağıdaki sırayla 48-pozisyonu MiniBlock boş filtre tüplere sıvı verecek şekilde programlandı ve t-butylisocyanide (metanol içinde 2M). Varsayılan ek hacim 100 mikrolitre oldu. Bir reaktifin aşan ilave olarak not ise, 120 mikrolitre teslim edildi. MiniBlock sonra ev vakum kullanarak filtre edilmeden önce 16 saat boyunca bir çalkalayıcı yerleştirildi. İki yıkar, metanol (1 ml), kapalı filtreleme önce sallayarak 15 dakika takip her tüpe ekleyerek yapılmaktadır. Tüpleri en az 30 dakika sonra bir desikatöre yüksek vakum altında kurutuldu. Verimi filtre tüpleri ağırlık artış hesaplandı. Saflık, her çözücü sistem ve konsantrasyonun bir örnek için H NMR ile değerlendirildi. Reaksiyonları üç nüsha çalıştırmak (8-10) ve ortalama verimleri Tablo 1&#39;de rapor edilmiştir. Ugi ürün karakterizasyonu <a href="http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.21106059.html">tert-butil (2 - {[2 - (tert-butylamino)-2-oxo-1-feniletil] (furan-2-ylmethyl) amino}-2-oxoethyl) karbamat</a> : beyaz katı; mp (11) 202-204 C 1H-NMR (12, <a href="http://showme.physics.drexel.edu/mirza/Software/JCAMP/Exp203A11-HNMR.html">spektrum</a> ) (500MHz, δppm, CDCl3) 1.33 (s, 9H), 1.45 (s, 9H), 4.21 (m, 2H), 4.49 (d, J = 18Hz, 1H), 4.50 ( d, J = 18Hz, 1H), 5.47 (s, 1H), 5.60 (s, 1H), 5.62 (s, 1H), 5.89 (s, 1H), 6.10 (s, 1H), 7.19 (s, 1H) , fenil 7,21-7,37 (m, 5H); 13C NMR (13, <a href="http://showme.physics.drexel.edu/mirza/Software/JCAMP/Exp02060822080933CNMR.html">spektrum</a> ) (500MHz, δppm, CDCl3) 28.3, 28.6, 42.3, 42.8, 51.7, 62.9, 79.5, 107,7, 110,4, 128,5, 128,7, 129,6, 134,7 141,9, 149,8, 155,7, 168,4 170,2; IR (14, <a href="http://showme.physics.drexel.edu/mirza/Software/JCAMP/ugiproductpaper03IR.html">spektrum</a> ) (Ʋmax cm-1 ATR): 1645,1673,1699, 3331; FAB-HRMS (15, <a href="http://showme.physics.drexel.edu/mirza/Exp099Chighres.JPG">spektrum</a> ) (C24H33N3O5 için hesaplanan m / z 444,2498 [M + H], 444,2517 aldı.) Veri Analizi Çökelti verimi verileri tek faktör veya iki faktörlü (çoğaltır) Microsoft Excel&#39;de kullanılabilen varyans (ANOVA) araçlarının analizi kullanılarak analiz edildi. (16), bu değişkenler için ANOVA analizi istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu, Fisher En önemli fark (LSD) testi Ugi çökelti verim (17) önemli farklılıklar sergileyen özel deneysel ayarlarını belirlemek için kullanılmıştır. Tüm anlam testleri% 95 güven düzeyinde yapılmıştır. Sonuçlar ve Tartışma Şekil 1 çözücü bileşimi Ugi çökelti verimi üzerine etkisini özetlemektedir. Bir tek faktörlü ANOVA bir reaktif konsantrasyonu 0.2 M okudu dört çözücüler için ortalama verim önemli bir fark gösterir. Fisher LSD testi metanol ve etanol elde edilen çökelti verimi% 95 güven düzeyinde (rakam solvent isimleri üzerinde bar anlamına) istatistiksel olarak farklı değildir. Olduğunu gösterir; Ugi çökelti verim etanol ve metanol önemli ölçüde daha fazla THF içinde daha da anlamlı olarak daha fazla asetonitril daha. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/942_2008_9_26_0/942_Figure-01.png" alt="Şekil 1" /> Şekil 1: Özet Ugi verim solvent kompozisyon etkisi bir reage çökeleknt 0.2 M, konsantrasyon. Listelenen çözücüler bu konsantrasyonda% 40 metanol içerir. Reaktif konsantrasyonunun etkisi göz önüne alındığında, Tablo 1&#39;de veri, 0,2 M dan 0.07M solvent olarak metanol, etanol ve asetonitril kullanarak giderken verim sarp bir düşüş tespit edildi; verimi 0,2 M metanol karşılaştırılabilir ve 0.4 M konsantrasyonları. Ugi reaksiyonlar genellikle 0.5-2M aralığı (2) çalıştırmak olduğunu unutmayın. Ancak, otomatik bir sıvı işleyici kullanırken, böylece yaklaşık 0,5 M final konsantrasyon pratik bir üst sınır koyarak çok daha konsantre 2M daha reaktif çözümleri ile başlatmak için zor olabilir. Non-lineer etkiler oyun görünüşte beri bu optimizasyon çalışması sonuçları, başarı ya da başarısızlık 0,2 M altındaki Ugi reaksiyonlar yorumlarken dikkatli öneririz. Şekil 2, bir reaktif konsantrasyonu 0.2 M Ugi çökelti verim solvent bileşimi ve reaktif fazla etkisini özetlemektedir. Iki faktörlü ANOVA sonuçları istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir çözücü ve reaktif fazla etkisi gösterir. Buna ek olarak, iki değişken arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkileşim vardır. Etkileşim Detayları çökelti verim kullanılan solvent etkilendiğini gösteren Şekil 2&#39;de ortaya çıkartılmıştır. Yine Şekilde faktörler üzerinde bar verimi% 95 güven düzeyinde istatistiksel olarak farklı değildir unutmayın. Asetonitril, belirgin bir biçimde iyileştirilmiş sonuçlar aşan amin, aldehit veya isonitrile hem etanol ve metanol için en iyi verim elde edilir iken, aşırı imin veya isonitrile ile elde edilir. Tablo 1&#39;de sonuçları tartışma, yukarıda da belirtildiği gibi, genel verim çökelti çözücü olarak THF için düşük ve imin sadece aşırı çökelti verim istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir iyileşme sağlar. Bu farklı desenler dört çözücüler için geliştirilmiş verim istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkileşim yol açar ve Ugi ürün farklı çözücüler ile farklı etkileşim bir göstergesi olabilir. Tablo 1 de sayısal sonuçları en iyi verimi fazla imin 1.2 benzerleri, 0.2 M asetonitril / metanol ve aynı zamanda önemli verim sağlanan 0,2 M etanol / metanol karışımları ile 0.4M metanol elde edildi gösterse de. Özellikle bütün 0,2 M THF / metanol karışımları çok kötü sonuçlar verdiğini unutmayın. Ugi reaksiyon THF (2) de dahil olmak üzere, çeşitli çözücüler başarıyla yapılmıştır. Burada düşük verim Ugi reaksiyon bir çökelti oluşmuş değildi sadece o THF karışımlarda yer almayan yaptığı anlamına gelmez unutmayın. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/942_2008_10_13_5/942_Figure-02.png" alt="Şekil 2" width="335" height="325" /> Şekil 2: Ugi verim çözücü bileşimi ve reaktif fazla etkisi Özeti 0,2 M Reaktif konsantrasyonda hızlandırabilir. Listelenen çözücüler bu konsantrasyonda% 40 metanol içerir. Şekil 3 solvent olarak metanol kullanarak çökelek Ugi verim reaktif konsantrasyonu ve reaktif fazla etkisini özetlemektedir. Iki faktörlü ANOVA sonuçları istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir konsantrasyon ve reaktif fazla etkisi gösterir. Yukarıda açıklandığı gibi, 0,2 M ve 0.4M, 0.07M az önemli derecede daha fazla. Reaktif konsantrasyonlarda çökelti verimi (ama birbirinden farklı değildir). Buna ek olarak, çalışma kapsamında iki değişken arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkileşim vardır. Aşırı reaktif kimliği ile çökelti verimi iyileştirme model, daha yüksek reaktif konsantrasyonlarda genel olarak aynı olduğunu unutmayın. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/942_2008_9_26_2/942_Figure-03.png" alt="Şekil 3" width="384" height="255" /> Şekil 3: Ugi verim konsantrasyon ve reaktif fazla etkisi Özeti metanol çözücü hızlandırabilir. Genel olarak, 2 ve 3 rakamları açıklanan sonuçlar, çözücü seçimi, reaktif konsantrasyonu ve aşırı reaktif kimlik arasındaki etkileşimleri olduğunu göstermektedir, ancak genel olarak bu düz solvent ve konsantrasyon etkileri daha ince. Ugi reaksiyonu (18) optimize Diğerleri benzer sonuçlar bulduk. Sonuç Optimizasyon denemesi eq ile 1.2, 0.4 M metanol% 66 olarak en yüksek verimi 48 çalışır bulundu. imin,. Bu ilk tepki, metanol 0.4 M ekimolar konsantrasyonu altında elde edilen% 49 verimi önemli ölçüde üzerindedir. Çökelti veriminin iyi tekrarlanabilirlik, bu çoğaltma deneylerinde olumlu tespit edilmesi ince etkileşim efektleri için izin alındı.

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optimization of the ugi reaction using parallel synthesis and automated liquid handling

Ugi reaksiyon furfurylamine, benzaldehit, Boc-glisin ve t-butylisocyanide karıştırma içeren bir optimizasyon açıklanmıştır. Konsantrasyon, solvent ve bazı reaktifler fazla değişen üç nüsha rapor, 48 paralel deneylerin çalışır. Basit bir filtrasyon ve yıkama işlemi ürünün izolasyonu sağlandı. 1.2 eq ile 0.4 M metanol elde edilen en yüksek verimi% 66 idi. imin,. Bu ilk tepki, metanol 0.4 M ekimolar konsantrasyonu altında elde edilen% 49 verimi önemli ölçüde üzerindedir. 0.07M tüm solvent sistemleri kötü bir performans 0.4M ya da 0,2 M reaktif konsantrasyonları ile Metanol çözümleri üstün verim verdi. THF / metanol (60/40) zayıftı ve asetonitril / metanol (60/40) orta iken, 0.2 M, metanol ve etanol / metanol (60/40) karışımları istatistiksel olarak eşit derecede iyi. Çökelti veriminin iyi tekrarlanabilirlik, bu çoğaltma deneylerinde olumlu tespit edilmesi ince etkileşim efektleri için izin alındı.

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Optimization of the Ugi Reaction Using Parallel Synthesis and Automated Liquid Handling

Ugi reaksiyon hızlı bileşiklerin çeşitli kütüphane oluşturmak için uygun bir yol olduğu kanıtlanmıştır. Bir amin reaksiyon, bir aldehit, bir karboksilik asit ve oda sıcaklığında genellikle bir isonitrile metanol içerir. Bu video, filtrasyon tüpleri ve bir Mettler-Toledo MiniMapper otomatik sıvı işleyici reaktifler ve solvent teslim etmek için kullanılan ile donatılmış bir 48-yuvası Mettler-Toledo MiniBlock kullanmaktadır. Konsantrasyonu, çözücü bileşimi ve bazı reaktifler fazla ilgi parametreler.

Paralel Sentezi ve Otomatik Liquid Handling kullanma Ugi Reaksiyon optimizasyonu

The optimization of a Ugi reaction involving the mixing of furfurylamine, benzaldehyde, boc-glycine and t-butylisocyanide is described.  Triplicate runs ...

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16.3K Görüntüleme.  Drexel University. Ugi reaksiyon hızlı bileşiklerin çeşitli kütüphane oluşturmak için uygun bir yol olduğu kanıtlanmıştır. Bir amin reaksiyon, bir aldehit, bir karboksilik asit ve oda sıcaklığında genellikle bir isonitrile metanol içerir. Bu video, filtrasyon tüpleri ve bir Mettler-Toledo MiniMapper otomatik sıvı işleyici reaktifler ve solvent teslim etmek için kullanılan ile donatılmış bir 48-yuvası Mettler-Toledo MiniBlock kullanmaktadır. Konsantrasyonu, çö...

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Semi-automated Optical Heartbeat Analysis of Small Hearts

We have developed a method for analyzing high speed optical recordings from Drosophila, zebrafish and embryonic mouse hearts (Fink, et. al., 2009). Our Semi-automatic Optical Heartbeat Analysis (SOHA) uses a novel movement detection algorithm that is able to detect cardiac movements associated with individual contractile and relaxation events. The program provides a host of physiologically relevant readouts including systolic and diastolic intervals, heart rate, as well as qualitative and quantitative measures of heartbeat arrhythmicity. The program also calculates heart diameter measurements during both diastole and systole from which fractional shortening and fractional area changes are calculated. Output is provided as a digital file compatible with most spreadsheet programs. Measurements are made for every heartbeat in a record increasing the statistical power of the output. We demonstrate each of the steps where user input is required and show the application of our methodology to the analysis of heart function in all three genetically tractable heart models.

We have developed a Semi-automated Optical Heartbeat Analysis method (SOHA) for analyzing high speed optical recordings from Drosophila, zebrafish and embryonic mouse hearts. We demonstrate the application of our methodology to the analysis of heart function in fruit fly and embryonic mouse hearts.

Küçük Kalpler Yarı-otomatik Optik Heartbeat Analizi

We have developed a method for analyzing high speed optical recordings from Drosophila, zebrafish and embryonic mouse hearts (Fink, et. al., 2009). Our ...

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Using the GELFREE 8100 Fractionation System for Molecular Weight-Based Fractionation with Liquid Phase Recovery

The GELFREE 8100 Fractionation System is a novel protein fractionation system designed to maximize protein recovery during molecular weight based fractionation. The system is comprised of single-use, 8-sample capacity cartridges and a benchtop GELFREE Fractionation Instrument. During separation, a constant voltage is applied between the anode and cathode reservoirs, and each protein mixture is electrophoretically driven from a loading chamber into a specially designed gel column gel. Proteins are concentrated into a tight band in a stacking gel, and separated based on their respective electrophoretic mobilities in a resolving gel. As proteins elute from the column, they are trapped and concentrated in liquid phase in the collection chamber, free of the gel. The instrument is then paused at specific time intervals, and fractions are collected using a pipette. This process is repeated until all desired fractions have been collected. If fewer than 8 samples are run on a cartridge, any unused chambers can be used in subsequent separations.
This novel technology facilitates the quick and simple separation of up to 8 complex protein mixtures simultaneously, and offers several advantages when compared to previously available fractionation methods. This system is capable of fractionating up to 1mg of total protein per channel, for a total of 8mg per cartridge. Intact proteins over a broad mass range are separated on the basis of molecular weight, retaining important physiochemical properties of the analyte. The liquid phase entrapment provides for high recovery while eliminating the need for band or spot cutting, making the fractionation process highly reproducible1.

The accompanying video describes the use of the GELFREE 8100 Fractionation System, which partitions complex protein samples on the basis of molecular weight and recovers the fractions in liquid phase. The video describes how the technology works, how it is used, and provides resultant data, with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of fractionated bovine liver homogenate.

Sıvı Faz Kurtarma Moleküler Ağırlık Tabanlı Fraksiyonu GELFREE 8100 Fraksiyonu Sisteminin Kullanılması

The GELFREE 8100 Fractionation System is a novel protein fractionation system designed to maximize protein recovery during molecular weight based ...

Determination of Mammalian Cell Counts, Cell Size and Cell Health Using the Moxi Z Mini Automated Cell Counter

Particle and cell counting is used for a variety of applications including routine cell culture, hematological analysis, and industrial controls1-5. A critical breakthrough in cell/particle counting technologies was the development of the Coulter technique by Wallace Coulter over 50 years ago. The technique involves the application of an electric field across a micron-sized aperture and hydrodynamically focusing single particles through the aperture. The resulting occlusion of the aperture by the particles yields a measurable change in electric impedance that can be directly and precisely correlated to cell size/volume. The recognition of the approach as the benchmark in cell/particle counting stems from the extraordinary precision and accuracy of its particle sizing and counts, particularly as compared to manual and imaging based technologies (accuracies on the order of 98% for Coulter counters versus 75-80% for manual and vision-based systems). This can be attributed to the fact that, unlike imaging-based approaches to cell counting, the Coulter Technique makes a true three-dimensional (3-D) measurement of cells/particles which dramatically reduces count interference from debris and clustering by calculating precise volumetric information about the cells/particles. Overall this provides a means for enumerating and sizing cells in a more accurate, less tedious, less time-consuming, and less subjective means than other counting techniques6.
Despite the prominence of the Coulter technique in cell counting, its widespread use in routine biological studies has been prohibitive due to the cost and size of traditional instruments. Although a less expensive Coulter-based instrument has been produced, it has limitations as compared to its more expensive counterparts in the correction for "coincidence events" in which two or more cells pass through the aperture and are measured simultaneously. Another limitation with existing Coulter technologies is the lack of metrics on the overall health of cell samples. Consequently, additional techniques must often be used in conjunction with Coulter counting to assess cell viability. This extends experimental setup time and cost since the traditional methods of viability assessment require cell staining and/or use of expensive and cumbersome equipment such as a flow cytometer.
The Moxi Z mini automated cell counter, described here, is an ultra-small benchtop instrument that combines the accuracy of the Coulter Principle with a thin-film sensor technology to enable precise sizing and counting of particles ranging from 3-25 microns, depending on the cell counting cassette used. The M type cassette can be used to count particles from with average diameters of 4 - 25 microns (dynamic range 2 - 34 microns), and the Type S cassette can be used to count particles with and average diameter of 3 - 20 microns (dynamic range 2 - 26 microns). Since the system uses a volumetric measurement method, the 4-25 microns corresponds to a cell volume range of 34 - 8,180 fL and the 3 - 20 microns corresponds to a cell volume range of 14 - 4200 fL, which is relevant when non-spherical particles are being measured. To perform mammalian cell counts using the Moxi Z, the cells to be counted are first diluted with ORFLO or similar diluent. A cell counting cassette is inserted into the instrument, and the sample is loaded into the port of the cassette. Thousands of cells are pulled, single-file through a "Cell Sensing Zone" (CSZ) in the thin-film membrane over 8-15 seconds. Following the run, the instrument uses proprietary curve-fitting in conjunction with a proprietary software algorithm to provide coincidence event correction along with an assessment of overall culture health by determining the ratio of the number of cells in the population of interest to the total number of particles. The total particle counts include shrunken and broken down dead cells, as well as other debris and contaminants. The results are presented in histogram format with an automatic curve fit, with gates that can be adjusted manually as needed.
Ultimately, the Moxi Z enables counting with a precision and accuracy comparable to a Coulter Z2, the current gold standard, while providing additional culture health information. Furthermore it achieves these results in less time, with a smaller footprint, with significantly easier operation and maintenance, and at a fraction of the cost of comparable technologies.

The Moxi Z miniature automated cell counter is a novel instrument that combines the Coulter Principle with patented thin-film sensor technology and a proprietary software algorithm to perform sizing and counting of a broad size range of particles as well as to determine the overall health of monodisperse mammalian cell cultures. This protocol describes the use of this instrument for counting and assessing the health of cell cultures.

Moxi Z Mini Otomatik Hücre Sayacı Kullanımı Memeli Hücre Sayımı, Hücre Boyutu ve Hücre Sağlık Belirlenmesi

Particle and cell counting is used for a variety of applications including routine cell culture, hematological analysis, and industrial controls1-5. A ...

Polymerase Chain Reaction: Basic Protocol Plus Troubleshooting and Optimization Strategies

In the biological sciences there have been technological advances that catapult the discipline into golden ages of discovery. For example, the field of microbiology was transformed with the advent of Anton van Leeuwenhoek&#39;s microscope, which allowed scientists to visualize prokaryotes for the first time. The development of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is one of those innovations that changed the course of molecular science with its impact spanning countless subdisciplines in biology. The theoretical process was outlined by Keppe and coworkers in 1971; however, it was another 14 years until the complete PCR procedure was described and experimentally applied by Kary Mullis while at Cetus Corporation in 1985. Automation and refinement of this technique progressed with the introduction of a thermal stable DNA polymerase from the bacterium Thermus aquaticus, consequently the name Taq DNA polymerase.
PCR is a powerful amplification technique that can generate an ample supply of a specific segment of DNA (i.e., an amplicon) from only a small amount of starting material (i.e., DNA template or target sequence). While straightforward and generally trouble-free, there are pitfalls that complicate the reaction producing spurious results. When PCR fails it can lead to many non-specific DNA products of varying sizes that appear as a ladder or smear of bands on agarose gels. Sometimes no products form at all. Another potential problem occurs when mutations are unintentionally introduced in the amplicons, resulting in a heterogeneous population of PCR products. PCR failures can become frustrating unless patience and careful troubleshooting are employed to sort out and solve the problem(s). This protocol outlines the basic principles of PCR, provides a methodology that will result in amplification of most target sequences, and presents strategies for optimizing a reaction. By following this PCR guide, students should be able to: 
 
&#9679; Set up reactions and thermal cycling conditions for a conventional PCR experiment 
&#9679; Understand the function of various reaction components and their overall effect on a PCR experiment 
&#9679; Design and optimize a PCR experiment for any DNA template 
&#9679; Troubleshoot failed PCR experiments

PCR has emerged as a common technique in many molecular biology laboratories. Provided here is a quick guide to several conventional PCR protocols. Because each reaction is a unique experiment, optimal conditions required to generate a product vary. Understanding the variables in a reaction will greatly enhance troubleshooting efficiency, thereby increasing the chance to obtain the desired result.

Polimeraz Zincir Reaksiyonu: Temel Protokol Plus, Sorun ve Optimizasyon Stratejileri

In the biological sciences there have been technological advances that catapult the discipline into golden ages of discovery. For example, the field of ...

Spatial Multiobjective Optimization of Agricultural Conservation Practices using a SWAT Model and an Evolutionary Algorithm

Finding the cost-efficient (i.e., lowest-cost) ways of targeting conservation practice investments for the achievement of specific water quality goals across the landscape is of primary importance in watershed management. Traditional economics methods of finding the lowest-cost solution in the watershed context (e.g.,5,12,20) assume that off-site impacts can be accurately described as a proportion of on-site pollution generated. Such approaches are unlikely to be representative of the actual pollution process in a watershed, where the impacts of polluting sources are often determined by complex biophysical processes. The use of modern physically-based, spatially distributed hydrologic simulation models allows for a greater degree of realism in terms of process representation but requires a development of a simulation-optimization framework where the model becomes an integral part of optimization.
Evolutionary algorithms appear to be a particularly useful optimization tool, able to deal with the combinatorial nature of a watershed simulation-optimization problem and allowing the use of the full water quality model. Evolutionary algorithms treat a particular spatial allocation of conservation practices in a watershed as a candidate solution and utilize sets (populations) of candidate solutions iteratively applying stochastic operators of selection, recombination, and mutation to find improvements with respect to the optimization objectives. The optimization objectives in this case are to minimize nonpoint-source pollution in the watershed, simultaneously minimizing the cost of conservation practices. A recent and expanding set of research is attempting to use similar methods and integrates water quality models with broadly defined evolutionary optimization methods3,4,9,10,13-15,17-19,22,23,25. In this application, we demonstrate a program which follows Rabotyagov et al.'s approach and integrates a modern and commonly used SWAT water quality model7 with a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm SPEA226, and user-specified set of conservation practices and their costs to search for the complete tradeoff frontiers between costs of conservation practices and user-specified water quality objectives. The frontiers quantify the tradeoffs faced by the watershed managers by presenting the full range of costs associated with various water quality improvement goals. The program allows for a selection of watershed configurations achieving specified water quality improvement goals and a production of maps of optimized placement of conservation practices.

This work demonstrates an integration of a water quality model with an optimization component utilizing evolutionary algorithms to solve for optimal (lowest-cost) placement of agricultural conservation practices for a specified set of water quality improvement objectives. The solutions are generated using a multi-objective approach, allowing for explicit quantification of tradeoffs.

SWAT modeli kullanarak Tarım Koruma Uygulamalarının Mekansal Çok Amaçlı Optimizasyon ve Evrimsel Algoritma

Finding the cost-efficient (i.e., lowest-cost) ways of targeting conservation practice investments for the achievement of specific water quality goals ...

Culturing of Human Nasal Epithelial Cells at the Air Liquid Interface

In vitro models using human primary epithelial cells are essential in understanding key functions of the respiratory epithelium in the context of microbial infections or inhaled agents. Direct comparisons of cells obtained from diseased populations allow us to characterize different phenotypes and dissect the underlying mechanisms mediating changes in epithelial cell function. Culturing epithelial cells from the human tracheobronchial region has been well documented, but is limited by the availability of human lung tissue or invasiveness associated with obtaining the bronchial brushes biopsies. Nasal epithelial cells are obtained through much less invasive superficial nasal scrape biopsies and subjects can be biopsied multiple times with no significant side effects. Additionally, the nose is the entry point to the respiratory system and therefore one of the first sites to be exposed to any kind of air-borne stressor, such as microbial agents, pollutants, or allergens. 
Briefly, nasal epithelial cells obtained from human volunteers are expanded on coated tissue culture plates, and then transferred onto cell culture inserts. Upon reaching confluency, cells continue to be cultured at the air-liquid interface (ALI), for several weeks, which creates more physiologically relevant conditions. The ALI culture condition uses defined media leading to a differentiated epithelium that exhibits morphological and functional characteristics similar to the human nasal epithelium, with both ciliated and mucus producing cells. Tissue culture inserts with differentiated nasal epithelial cells can be manipulated in a variety of ways depending on the research questions (treatment with pharmacological agents, transduction with lentiviral vectors, exposure to gases, or infection with microbial agents) and analyzed for numerous different endpoints ranging from cellular and molecular pathways, functional changes, morphology, etc. 
In vitro models of differentiated human nasal epithelial cells will enable investigators to address novel and important research questions by using organotypic experimental models that largely mimic the nasal epithelium in vivo.

Nasal epithelial cells, obtained through superficial scrape biopsy of human volunteers, are expanded and transferred onto tissue culture inserts. Upon reaching confluency, cells are grown at air liquid interface, yielding cultures of ciliated and non-ciliated cells. Differentiated nasal epithelial cell cultures provide viable experimental models for studying the respiratory mucosa.

Hava Sıvı Arayüz İnsan Burun Epitel Hücrelerinin ekimi

In vitro models using human primary  epithelial cells are essential in understanding key functions of the respiratory  epithelium in the context of ...

Automated Quantification and Analysis of Cell Counting Procedures Using ImageJ Plugins

The National Institute of Health&#39;s ImageJ is a powerful, freely available image processing software suite. ImageJ has comprehensive particle analysis algorithms which can be used effectively to count various biological particles. When counting large numbers of cell samples, the hemocytometer presents a bottleneck with regards to time. Likewise, counting membranes from migration/invasion assays with the ImageJ plugin Cell Counter, although accurate, is exceptionally labor intensive, subjective, and infamous for causing wrist pain. To address this need, we developed two plugins within ImageJ for the sole task of automated hemocytometer (or known volume) and migration/invasion cell counting. Both plugins rely on the ability to acquire high quality micrographs with minimal background. They are easy to use and optimized for quick counting and analysis of large sample sizes with built-in analysis tools to help calibration of counts. By combining the core principles of Cell Counter with an automated counting algorithm and post-counting analysis, this greatly increases the ease with which migration assays can be processed without any loss of accuracy.

This paper describes the quantification of hemocytometer and migration/invasion micrographs through two new open-source ImageJ plugins Cell Concentration Calculator and migration assay Counter. Furthermore, it describes image acquisition and calibration protocols as well as discusses in detail the input requirements of the plugins.

ImageJ Eklentileri Kullanma Hücre Sayım Usul Otomatik Niceleme ve Analizi

The National Institute of Health&#39;s ImageJ is a powerful, freely available image processing software suite. ImageJ has comprehensive particle analysis ...

Procedure and Key Optimization Strategies for an Automated Capillary Electrophoretic-based Immunoassay Method

New technologies that utilize capillary-based immunoassays promise faster and more quantitative protein assessment compared to traditional immunoassays. However, similar to other antibody-based protein assays, optimization of capillary-based immunoassay parameters, such as protein concentration, antibody dilution, and exposure time is an important prerequisite to the generation of meaningful and reliable data. Measurements must fall within the linear range of the assay where changes in signal are directly proportional to changes in lysate concentration. The process of choosing appropriate lysate concentrations, antibody dilutions, and exposure times in the human bronchial epithelial cell line, BEAS-2B, is demonstrated here. Assay linearity is shown over a range of whole cell extract protein concentrations with p53 and &#945;-tubulin antibodies. An example of signal burnout is seen at the highest concentrations with long exposure times, and an &#945;-tubulin antibody dilution curve is shown demonstrating saturation. In addition, example experimental results are reported for doxorubicin-treated cells using optimized parameters.

A capillary-based immunoassay using a commercial platform to measure target proteins from total protein preparations is demonstrated. In addition, assay parameters of exposure time, protein concentration, and antibody dilution are optimized for a cell culture model system.

Yordam ve anahtar optimizasyon stratejileri için bir otomatik Kapiler elektroforetik tabanlı Immunoassay yöntemi

New technologies that utilize capillary-based immunoassays promise faster and more quantitative protein assessment compared to traditional immunoassays. ...

The Ingestion of Fluorescent, Magnetic Nanoparticles for Determining Fluid-uptake Abilities in Insects

Fluid-feeding insects ingest a variety of liquids, which are present in the environment as pools, films, or confined to small pores. Studies of liquid acquisition require assessing mouthpart structure and function relationships; however, fluid uptake mechanisms are historically inferred from observations of structural architecture, sometimes unaccompanied with experimental evidence. Here, we report a novel method for assessing fluid-uptake abilities with butterflies (Lepidoptera) and flies (Diptera) using small amounts of liquids. Insects are fed with a 20% sucrose solution mixed with fluorescent, magnetic nanoparticles from filter papers of specific pore sizes. The crop (internal structure used for storing fluids) is removed from the insect and placed on a confocal microscope. A magnet is waved by the crop to determine the presence of nanoparticles, which indicate if the insects are able to ingest fluids. This methodology is used to reveal a widespread feeding mechanism (capillary action and liquid bridge formation) that is potentially shared among Lepidoptera and Diptera when feeding from porous surfaces. In addition, this method can be used for studies of feeding mechanisms among a variety of fluid-feeding insects, including those important in disease transmission and biomimetics, and potentially other studies that involve nano- or micro-sized conduits where liquid transport requires verification.

Fluid-feeding insects have the ability to acquire minute quantities of liquids from porous surfaces. This protocol describes a method to directly determine the ability for insects to ingest liquids from porous surfaces using feeding solutions with fluorescent, magnetic nanoparticles.

Floresan, sindirim böceklerde sıvı alımını yeteneklerini belirlemek için manyetik nano tanecikleri

Fluid-feeding insects ingest a variety of liquids, which are present in the environment as pools, films, or confined to small pores. Studies of liquid ...

Measuring the Confluence of iPSCs Using an Automated Imaging System

This study focuses on understanding how growing iPSCs on different ECM coating substrates can affect cell confluence. A protocol to assess iPSC confluence in real time has been established without the need to count cells in single cell suspension to avoid any growth perturbation. A high-content image analysis system was used to assess iPCS confluence on 4 different ECMs over time in an automated manner. Different analysis settings were used to assess cell confluence of adherent iPSCs and only a slight difference (at 24 and 48 hours with laminin) has been observed whether a 60, 80 or 100% mask was applied. We also show that laminin lead to the best confluence compared to Matrigel, vitronectin and fibronectin.

The goal of the protocol is to compare different extracellular matrix (ECM) coating conditions to assess how differential coating affects the growth rate of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). In particular, we aim to set up conditions to obtain optimal growth of iPSC cultures.

Otomatik Görüntüleme Sistemi kullanarak iPSC'lerin Birleşme Noktasının Ölçülmesi.

This study focuses on understanding how growing iPSCs on different ECM coating substrates can affect cell confluence. A protocol to assess iPSC confluence ...