Here, I address the function of the carboxy-terminal hydrophobic helix of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax. There has been considerable controversy as to whether this sequence is required for the targeting and insertion of Bax into the mitochondrial...
Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a clinical condition affecting over 27 million Americans. There is no known cure for OA other than replacing the diseased joint with a joint prosthesis, total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Purpose: This study...
Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are devices to convert wind energy into electricity. Unlike horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) where the main rotor shaft is set horizontally, VAWTs use vertical rotor shaft. Unlike HAWTs, VAWTs can be...
Computer vision; Pattern recognition systems; Human face recognition (Computer science)
Humans have the uncanny ability to perceive the world in three dimensions (3D), otherwise known as depth perception. The amazing thing about this ability to determine distances is that it depends only on a simple two-dimensional (2D) image in the...
Reconstruction of the Oval in front of Grawemeyer Hall. This work included replacing the grass on the lawn in the center of the Oval, repaving the Oval, and replacing the Logan Battery, a cannon.
New Salt River Bridge, Taylorsville, Kentucky. The New Salt River Bridge was dedicated July 18, 1933 (replacing the 100-year-old Old Salt River Bridge). Here, it is packed on one side with cars crossing and people getting out of the cars.
New Salt River Bridge, Taylorsville, Kentucky. Pedestrians walk the bridge and cars are parked at the bridge entrance. The New Salt River Bridge was dedicated July 18, 1933 (replacing the 100-year-old Old Salt River Bridge). On back of image:...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
INDIANA, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (285 ft. x 45 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1900. Owned by Louisville & Cincinnati Packet Co., INDIANA operated on the Ohio River between Louisville and Cincinnati, replacing the City of...
Hospitals; Health care facilities; Buildings; Aerial photographs
Aerial view of Louisville City Hospital on July 17, 1941 (date handwritten on back of mounted print). Image used in "The Encyclopedia of Louisville" edited by John E. Kleber (University Press of Kentucky, 2001), with caption: "City...
“Truth or consequence and believe-it-or-not notions umbrella Colescott’s work. Whether replacing Old Master work subjects with Black images or revealing the fantasies held about Black men and women, the subtext is race and sex and the power...
"Sometime around 530 BCE a young man named Kroisos died a hero's death in battle, and his grave at Anavysos, not far from Athens, was marked by a kouros statue. The inscribed base invites visitors to 'stay and mourn at the tomb of dead...
