INTRODUCTION: In this contribution radio-frequency cardiography (rf-CG) is proposed as a method to derive physiological cardiac information non-invasively and without the need to attach an electric to the human skin. Information about the cardiac cycle is in particular desired during cardiac MRI in order to reduce artifacts related to cardiac wall motion. In the past, several approaches were su...

at the soil surface (namely net radiation, sensible heat flux, and soil heat flux) (e.g., Brutsaert and Sugita, 1994; The time evolution of evaporation from a bare soil, over a 9-d Crago, 1996). Recently, Brutsaert and Chen (1996) properiod following irrigation, is described by a combination of daily and hourly drying patterns. From the second day, the daily evaporation posed a simple model to ...

Sequestration and storage of carbon (C) by agricultural soils has been cited as one potential part of the solution to soil degradation and global climate change. However, C sequestration in soils is a slow and dynamic process. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of crop rotation and N fertilizer management on soil organic C (SOC) levels at several points in time during 18 yr...

Acacia koa (koa), among the most prominent overstory species of native Hawaiian forests, is affected by a number of diseases, including those caused by rust fungi, wood-rotting fungi, root-infecting fungi, and diseases categorized as seedling blights, foliar infections, and vascular wilts. A number of fungi occurring saprophytically on koa substrates are also known. Symptoms of other apparent d...

Individual trees of giant sequoia (Sequoia gigantea [Lindl.] Decne.) have demonstrated a capacity to attain both a long life and very large size. It is not uncommon to find old-growth giant sequoia trees in their native range that are 1,500 years old and over 15 feet in diameter at breast height. The ability of individual giant sequoia trees to survive over such long periods of time has often b...

We show that IL-36α induced maturation of human MDDCs and stimulated differentiation of IFN-γ producing (Type 1) CD3+ lymphocytes but was not as effective as IL-36β in doing so. For the first time, we also show that IL-36α induced expression of CD14 by MDDCs and this was highly potentiated by co-cultured with IFN-γ. In contrast, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) did not increase CD14 expression by MDDCs...

Crop residues are among the cellulosic feedstocks expected to provide renewable energy. The availability of crop species and residue availability varies across the United States. Estimates of harvestable residues must consider all the residues produced during the entire rotation. Inclusion of fallow or low residue producing crops requires that less feedstock be harvested. A re-occurring theme a...