Random Positioning Machines (RPMs) have been used since many years as a ground-based model to simulate microgravity. In this review we discuss several aspects of the RPM. Recent technological development has expanded the operative range of the RPM substantially. New possibilities of live cell imaging and partial gravity simulations, for example, are of particular interest. For obtaining valuabl...

Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation is one of the biomineralization types closely dependent on the parameters of the microenvironment. Minerals are precipitated as a product of environmental and bacterial cell interactions, however, this system has very little control via microorganisms. The aim of research was to determine the influence of abiotic factors (pH, temperature, agit...

Male green anoles possess two copulatory organs (hemipenes), which are independently controlled by bilateral muscles: the transversus penis (TPN) and retractor penis magnus (RPM). Adult females do not possess hemipenes or either of the two related muscles. Motoneurons projecting to the TPN lie in spinal segments trunk 17 and sacral 1 (T17-S1). Overall, motoneurons in this region are larger and ...

Heme plays key regulatory roles in numerous molecular and cellular processes for systems that sense or use oxygen. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, oxygen sensing and heme signaling are mediated by heme activator protein 1 (Hap1). Hap1 contains seven heme-responsive motifs (HRMs): six are clustered in the heme domain, and a seventh is near the activation domain. To determine the functiona...

Biometric authentication is a rapidly growing trend that gaining increasing attention in the last decades. It achieves safe access to systems using biometrics instead of traditional passwords. The utilization biometric its original format makes it usable only once. Therefore, cancelable template should be used, so can replaced when attacked. Cancelable aims enhance security and privacy authenti...

The present study aims at investigating effectiveness of the quadruple (early-pilot-main-after [epMa]) injection strategy over three different triple [early-main-after (eMa), early-pilot-main (epM) and pilot-main-after (pMa)] scheduling in terms emissions, performance [brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), torque, brake thermal efficiency (BTE) economy] noise. experimentation was carried out ...

Animation is one of the most significant cinematic genres that date back to invention cinema, appealing both children and adults. a notable example how feminist discourse created through female characters. Much like in other film genres, this phenomenological study explored experiences, coping strategies, insights feminism childrens animated films as perspectives on characterization by Filipino...

In light of the fact that L2 pronunciation errors are often caused by the transfer of well-established L1 sound systems, this paper examines some of the outstanding phonological differences between Persian and English. Comparing segmental and supra-segmental aspects of both languages, this study also discusses several problematic areas of pronunciation facing Iranian learners of English. To rea...

The School of Electronics and Physical Sciences has developed and deployed a Linux-based Desktop solution with thousands of users across many hundreds of machines. We have successfully delivered this solution across the whole range of staff and students within a large organization. It has reduced per-desktop support issues to a minimum and given a stable, reliable, up-to-date and flexible envir...

Employees involved in various occupational environments that include vibration machines and any kind of vehicles are adversely subjected to multiple source noise. Thus, the corresponding noise frequencies (and mainly infrasound ones) present high interest, especially from viewpoint sustainability, due potential effects on human safety health (H_S&H) sustainable engineering projects. Moreove...