Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a powerful modulator of renal hemodynamic and fluid homeostasis. Up-regulation in components of intra-renal RAS occurs with ageing. Recently we reported that 2 year old uninephrectomised (uni-x) female sheep have low renin hypertension and reduced renal function. By 5 years of age, these uni-x sheep had augmented decrease in renal blood flow (RBF) compared to s...

D. C. S. G. OLIVEIRA, E. H. WINTERMUTE, W. J. ETGES, W. B. HEED, P. M. O’GRADY and R. DESALLE 1 Di ision of In ertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA. 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Uni ersity of Arkansas, Fayette ille, AR, USA. 3 Department of Ecology and E olutionary Biology, The Uni ersity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. 4 Department of Biology, Uni ersit...

Michael D. Jennions, School of Botany and Zoology, Australian National Uni ., Canberra, A.C.T. 0200, Australia. (michael.jennions@ anu.edu.au). – Anders P. Møller, Laboratoire Parasitologie E oluti e, CNRS UMR 7103, Uni . Pierre et Marie Curie, Bât. A, 7ème étage, 7 quai St. Bernard, Case 237, FR-75252 Paris Cedex 05, France. – John Hunt, School of Biological, Earth & En ironmental Sciences, Th...

A number of network configurations, in which pairs of nodes are connected by uni-directional links (UDLs), is increasing. For the QoS related reasons, it may be also advantageous to assume that a bi-directional link (BDL) is a set of two unidirectional links. Current routing protocols are designed for networks where all links are bi-directional. They fail to perform in networks with UDLs theref...

We give a general goal directed method for solving the E-uniication problem. Our inference system is a generalization of the inference rules for Syntactic Theories, except that our inference system is proved complete for any equational theory. We also show how to easily modify our inference system into a more restricted inference system for Syntactic Theories, and show that our completeness tec...

BACKGROUND Zambia's national HIV testing algorithm specifies use of two rapid blood based antibody assays, DetermineHIV-1/2 (Inverness Medical) and if positive then Uni-Gold Recombigen HIV-1/2 (Trinity Biotech). Little is known about the performance of oral fluid based HIV testing in Zambia. The aims of this study are two-fold: 1) to compare the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity)...

We have explored the localization of the uni chromosome (LG XIX) ofChlamydomonas reinhardtii using the technique of in situ hybridization. Using standardized methods of cell fixation together with large chromosome-specific probes we have studied the position of uni DNA sequences in metaphase and interphase cells. We find that in dividing cells uni probes identify a condensed metaphase chromosom...

With the gravity eld and steady-state ocean circulation explorer (GOCE) (preferably combined with the gravity eld and climate experiment (GRACE)) a new generation of geoid models will become available for use in height determination. These models will be globally consistent, accurate (<3 cm) and with a spatial resolution up to degree and order 200, when expressed in terms of a spherical harmoni...

Electroacupuncture stimulation (EAS) has been demonstrated effective for pain relief and treating other various diseases. However, the conventional way of EAS, the bi-acupoint method, is not suitable for basis study of acupoint specificity. Moreover, its operations are inconvenient and difficult to be persevered, especially for long-term, continuous and even imperative treatments. These disadva...