Freshwater mussels of the order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and services. Unfortunately, some previously widespread species are now seriously endangered. To restore the historical range of the population of Unio crassus in the Biała River, southern Poland, the species was reintroduced into a series of 'stepping stones' joining two remnant populations. During the first phase o...

Here we investigated on the role of the calcium activated K(+)-channels(BKCa) on the regulation of the neuronal viability. Recordings of the K(+)-channel current were performed using patch-clamp technique in human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) in parallel with measurements of the cell viability in the absence or presence of the BKCa channel blockers iberiotoxin(IbTX) and tetraethylammonium (TEA...

Abstract Intruding slope water is a major source of nutrients to sustain the high biological productivity in Gulf Maine (GoM). Slope intrusion into GoM affected by Stream warm-core rings (WCRs) impinging onto nearby shelf edge. This study combines long-term mooring measurements, satellite remote sensing data, an idealized numerical ocean model, and linear coastal-trapped wave (CTW) model examin...

The aim of the study is to confirm the importance of discriminate different types of slope movements for a better landslide susceptibility evaluation. The study was applied to the sample area of Calhandriz (11.3 km2) in the area North of Lisbon. Sixty shallow translational slides, 23 deeper translational movements and 19 rotational movements were selected for statistical analysis. Landslide sus...

Palaeohydraulic modelling is presented for Athabasca Vallis, the youngest known catastrophic flood channel on Mars. This modelling incorporates three significant advantages over previous modelling of Martian channels: a step -backwater hydraulic model; more accurate topography; and improved flood height indicators. The maximum modelled palaeodischarge is between 1 × 10 and 2 × 10 m s 1 dependin...

This paper derives upper and lower bounds on the capacity of the multipleinput single-output free-space optical intensity channel with signal-independent additive Gaussian noise subject to both an average-intensity and a peak-intensity constraint. In the limit where the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) tends to infinity, the asymptotic capacity is specified, while in the limit where the SNR tends to...

ALD high-κ dielectrics and TiN metal-gate were successfully incorporated in both Si and Si0.7Ge0.3 surface-channel pMOSFETs. The high-κ gate dielectrics used included Al2O3 /HfAlOx /Al2O3, Al2O3 /HfO2 /Al2O3 and Al2O3. The Si transistors with Al2O3 /HfAlOx /Al2O3 showed a sub-threshold slope of 75 mV/dec. and a density of interface states of 3×10 cmeV. No obvious degradation of the Si channel h...

Compact models of short channel effect in symmetric and asymmetric double gate MOSFETs are developed by solving two-dimensional (2-D) Poisson’s equation as a boundary value problem in the subthreshold region. The subthreshold current is obtained through the 2-D analytic potential distribution function. Threshold voltage rolloff, drain induced barrier lowering (DIBL) and subthreshold slope degra...