PURPOSE To explore pacing behavior and tactical positioning during the shorter 500- and 1000-m short-track competitions. METHODS Lap times and intermediate rankings of elite 500- and 1000-m short-track-skating competitors were collected over the 2012-13 season. First, lap times were analyzed using a MANOVA, and for each lap, differences between sex, race type, final ranking, and stage of comp...

We examined how butterfly species richness is affected by human impact and elevation, and how species ranges are distributed along the elevational gradient (200-2700 m) in the Isère Department (French Alps). A total of 35,724 butterfly observations gathered in summer (May-September) between 1995 and 2015 were analyzed. The number of estimated species per 100-m elevational band was fitted to the...

Detailed information about irrigation timing and water use at a high spatial resolution is critical for monitoring improving agricultural efficiency. However, neither statistical surveys nor remote sensing-based approaches can currently accommodate this need. To address gap, we propose novel approach based on the TU Wien Sentinel-1 Surface Soil Moisture product, characterized by sampling of 500...

the jirds, meriones persicus and m. libycus are two widespread species in iran. meriones libycus can be found in low lands of deserts and semi desert areas, but meriones persicus in high rocky regions of khorasan. in this research 190 skulls belonging to meriones persicus and meriones libycus of northeast of iran were at first identified on the basis of morphologic characters, and then were div...

Several Mycobacterium-like organisms related to the Mycobacterium terrae complex have been isolated from clinical samples. In the clinical microbiology laboratory, partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing (approximately the first 500 bp) rather than full 16S rRNA gene sequencing is often used to identify Mycobacterium species. Partial 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed 100 % similarity between 65...

Bulk micromachining in silicon and glass wafers and subsequent silicon-to-glass anodic bonding have been used for the realization of an electrostatic rms-to-dc converter. A suspended membrane has been designed for: large dynamic operating range (detection limit by minimum mechanical-thermal noise and high value of the pull-in voltage), maximum bandwidth (low series resistance, high second harmo...

Radio halos are diffuse synchrotron sources observed in dynamically unrelaxed galaxy clusters. Current observations and models suggest that trace turbulent regions the intracluster medium where mildly relativistic particles reaccelerated during cluster mergers. Due to higher luminosities detection rates with increasing mass, radio have been mainly massive systems ( ). Here, we report discovery ...