Ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss have been caused by economic booms in developing countries over recent decades. In response, ecosystem restoration projects advanced some but the effectiveness of different approaches indicators at large spatio-temporal scales (i.e., whole catchments) remains poorly understood. This study assessed a diverse array 440 aquatic including wastewater treat...

Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is a neurologic disorder characterized by clinical symptoms, such as nystagmus, ataxia, and mental confusion. Hypothermia in patients with WE is a rare complication, and its pathogenic mechanism and therapy are yet to be ascertained. Herein, we presented a case of a 61-year-old man who was diagnosed with WE 3 months earlier. We investigated the cause of hypothermia ...

Brain-computer interface design relies upon mitigating human performance. Recent attempts have focused mainly on real-time cognitive processing. This paper will consider biological rhythms as a longer-term and more dynamic factor for determining human performance in such systems. To characterize the contribution of such neurobiological phenomena to human performance, biological rhythms will be ...

INTRODUCTION The Russian Revolution of October 1917 resulted in a transfer of power from the autocratic Tsar Nicholas II to the Bolshevik Party and the subsequent establishment of the world's first socialist state. The victorious revolutionaries inherited from the Tsarist regime a politically, culturally, and linguistically complex situation, with over 100 million citizens speaking no less than...

With a significant economic value, pepper (Capsicum annuum L., Solanaceae) represents major vegetable crop worldwide. Simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers and expressed tags (EST-SSR) are powerful tools for genetic studies the breeding of pepper. In this study, variability among local species was assessed by using 8 EST/SSR markers. The varieties were collected locally, based on old sorts, hyb...

Turbo-generators can be subjected to negatively damped subsynchronous frequency oscillations caused by the interactions between the generator and the external network. This phenomena is termed as subsynchronous resonance(SSR) and it is well known that series compensated ac lines are the major contributors. In recent years, it has been established that HVDC systems with converter controllers can...