i Abstract In the present study, the effect of the trees in windbreaks on the leeward airflow is investigated, for the first time, employing numerical models. Different arrangements of windbreaks have been considered: (i) a single row of cypress trees, (ii) two rows of cypress trees and (iii) two rows of cypress trees with a low hedge that represent shrubs in the first row. The RANS equations h...

Na+-glucose cotransporter (SGLT1) expression and the role of actin in epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced alterations in glucose transport and brush-border surface area were examined in New Zealand White rabbit jejunal loops. In separate experiments, EGF or EGF concurrent with cytochalasin D, an inhibitor of actin polymerization, was administered to the experimental loop and compared with its...

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a medical treatment whose exact underlying biological mechanism is unknown. Yet, DBS is an established therapy in a number of neurological and mental disorders. Mathematical models aiming at a better understanding of DBS through the simulation of the electrical field in the brain have been developed in the past years. This study covers in silico optimization of t...

In the 1990s, while there was a large decline in property-related crime along the U.S.Mexico border, violent crime rates began to converge to the national average. At the same time, legal and illegal immigration from Mexico surged and border enforcement rose to unprecedented levels. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between border county crime rates, immigration and enforcement sin...

The diurnal pattern of phagocytosis and the movement of phagosomes was studied in the tapetal retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of the opossum, Didelphis virginiana. The opossum was chosen because of its rod-dominated retina and large tapetal RPE cells (up to 100 micrometers in height), which are packed with reflective granules and contain little melanin. Thus phagosomes and their passage from a...

In the 1990s, while there was a large decline in property-related crime along the U.S.Mexico border, violent crime rates began to converge to the national average. At the same time, legal and illegal immigration from Mexico surged and border enforcement rose to unprecedented levels. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between border county crime rates, immigration and enforcement sin...