Search Results - "Okafor, C. C."

Science and technology of ammonia combustion by Kobayashi, Hideaki, Hayakawa, Akihiro, Somarathne, K.D. Kunkuma A., Okafor, Ekenechukwu C.

“…This paper focuses on the potential use of ammonia as a carbon-free fuel, and covers recent advances in the development of ammonia combustion technology and…”
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Bile acids and the gut microbiota: metabolic interactions and impacts on disease by Collins, Stephanie L., Stine, Jonathan G., Bisanz, Jordan E., Okafor, C. Denise, Patterson, Andrew D.

“…Despite decades of bile acid research, diverse biological roles for bile acids have been discovered recently due to developments in understanding the human…”
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Experimental and numerical study of the laminar burning velocity of CH4–NH3–air premixed flames by Okafor, Ekenechukwu C., Naito, Yuji, Colson, Sophie, Ichikawa, Akinori, Kudo, Taku, Hayakawa, Akihiro, Kobayashi, Hideaki

“…With the renewed interest in ammonia as a carbon-neutral fuel, mixtures of ammonia and methane are also being considered as fuel. In order to develop gas…”
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Emission characteristics of turbulent non-premixed ammonia/air and methane/air swirl flames through a rich-lean combustor under various wall thermal boundary conditions at high pressure by Somarathne, Kapuruge Don Kunkuma Amila, C. Okafor, Ekenechukwu, Hayakawa, Akihiro, Kudo, Taku, Kurata, Osamu, Iki, Norihiko, Kobayashi, Hideaki

“…This study is dedicated to understanding the combustion and emission characteristics of turbulent non-premixed ammonia (NH3)/air and methane (CH4)/air swirl…”
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Towards the development of an efficient low-NOx ammonia combustor for a micro gas turbine by Okafor, Ekenechukwu C., Somarathne, K.D. Kunkuma A., Hayakawa, Akihiro, Kudo, Taku, Kurata, Osamu, Iki, Norihiko, Kobayashi, Hideaki

“…Recent studies have demonstrated stable generation of power from pure ammonia combustion in a micro gas turbine (MGT) with a high combustion efficiency, thus…”
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How nuclear receptors transition between active and inactive forms: An energetic perspective by Hazarika, Saurov, Fehrle, Matthew, Okafor, C Denise

“…Nuclear receptors regulate transcriptional programs in response to the binding of natural and synthetic ligands. These ligands modulate the receptor by…”
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Correlation Between the Clinical Diagnosis and Sonographic Diagnosis in Women with First-Trimester Vaginal Bleeding by Anajuba, O C, Okafor, C O, Nwosu, C S, Okafor, C I, Nwabunike, M O, Emegoakor, A C, Azubuike, C G, Uzukwu, I O, Aguwamba, U A, Okoye, K U, Eze, K C

“…Vaginal bleeding is the most common cause of presentation at the emergency department in the first trimester. Clinical presentation helps determine the likely…”
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Inhibitors of ApiAP2 protein DNA binding exhibit multistage activity against Plasmodium parasites by Russell, Timothy James, De Silva, Erandi K, Crowley, Valerie M, Shaw-Saliba, Kathryn, Dube, Namita, Josling, Gabrielle, Pasaje, Charisse Flerida A, Kouskoumvekaki, Irene, Panagiotou, Gianni, Niles, Jacquin C, Jacobs-Lorena, Marcelo, Denise Okafor, C, Gamo, Francisco-Javier, Llinás, Manuel

“…Plasmodium parasites are reliant on the Apicomplexan AP2 (ApiAP2) transcription factor family to regulate gene expression programs. AP2 DNA binding domains…”
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Illuminating ligand-induced dynamics in nuclear receptors through MD simulations by Yu, Tracy, Sudhakar, Nishanti, Okafor, C. Denise

“…Nuclear receptors (NRs) regulate gene expression in critical physiological processes, with their functionality finely tuned by ligand-induced conformational…”
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Nuclear Receptor Interdomain Communication is Mediated by the Hinge with Ligand Specificity by Hazarika, Saurov, Yu, Tracy, Biswas, Arumay, Dube, Namita, Villalona, Priscilla, Okafor, C. Denise

“…[Display omitted] •In this work, we seek to understand interdomain communication in a nuclear receptor.•Simulations reveal ligand-induced interdomain contact…”
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Structure and assembly of the diiron cofactor in the heme-oxygenase–like domain of the N-nitrosourea–producing enzyme SznF by McBride, Molly J., Pope, Sarah R., Hu, Kai, Okafor, C. Denise, Balskus, Emily P., Bollinger, J. Martin, Boal, Amie K.

“…In biosynthesis of the pancreatic cancer drug streptozotocin, the tridomain nonheme-iron oxygenase SznF hydroxylates N δ and N ω′ of N ω-methyl-L-arginine…”
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Identification of an Evolutionarily Conserved Allosteric Network in Steroid Receptors by Dube, Namita, Khan, Sabab Hasan, Sasse, Riley, Okafor, C. Denise

“…Allosteric pathways in proteins describe networks comprising amino acid residues which may facilitate the propagation of signals between distant sites. Through…”
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Interactions governing transcriptional activity of nuclear receptors by Khan, Sabab Hasan, Okafor, C Denise

“…The key players in transcriptional regulation are transcription factors (TFs), proteins that bind specific DNA sequences. Several mechanisms exist to turn TFs…”
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Effects of hydrogen concentration on premixed laminar flames of hydrogen–methane–air by Okafor, Ekenechukwu C., Hayakawa, Akihiro, Nagano, Yukihide, Kitagawa, Toshiaki

“…The unstretched laminar burning velocities and Markstein numbers of spherically propagating hydrogen–methane–air flames were studied at a mixture pressure of…”
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Comparative evaluation of biogas production from Poultry droppings, Cow dung and Lemon grass by ALFA, I. M, DAHUNSI, S. O, IORHEMEN, O. T, OKAFOR, C. C, AJAYI, S. A

“…The study explored the production of biogas from Lemon grass, Cow dung and Poultry droppings. The three substrates were pre-fermented according to standard…”
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Ancestral sequence reconstruction for evolutionary characterization of proteins by Dube, Namita, Khan, Sabab H., Okafor, C. Denise

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The nuclear receptor LRH-1 discriminates between ligands using distinct allosteric signaling circuits by Mays, Suzanne G, Hercules, David, Ortlund, Eric A, Okafor, C Denise

“…Nuclear receptors (NRs) are transcription factors that regulate essential biological processes in response to cognate ligands. An important part of NR function…”
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Analysis of bacterial communities of three cassava‐based traditionally fermented Nigerian foods (abacha, fufu and garri) by Dike, K.S., Okafor, C.P., Ohabughiro, B.N., Maduwuba, M.C., Ezeokoli, O.T., Ayeni, K.I., Okafor, C.M., Ezekiel, C.N.

“…Globally, cassava is an important food crop that contributes significantly to food security. In Nigeria, cassava can be traditionally processed into abacha…”
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The first crystal structure of a DNA-free nuclear receptor DNA binding domain sheds light on DNA-driven allostery in the glucocorticoid receptor by Frank, Filipp, Okafor, C. Denise, Ortlund, Eric A.

“…The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a steroid hormone receptor of the nuclear receptor family that regulates gene expression in response to glucocorticoid…”
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Associations between meniscal tears and various degrees of osteoarthritis among dogs undergoing TPLO for cranial cruciate ligament rupture by Fung, Canny, Ficklin, Michael, Okafor, Chika C

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between meniscal lesions and severity of osteoarthritis (OA) among dogs that underwent Tibial Plateau…”
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