We prove that, in any fine structural extender model with Jensen’s λ-indexing, there is a (κ)-sequence if and only if there is a pair of stationary subsets of κ ∩ cof(< κ) without common reflection point of cofinality < κ which, in turn, is equivalent to the existence of a family of size < κ of stationary subsets of κ ∩ cof(< κ) without common reflection point of cofinality < κ. By a result of ...

Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key plant hormone involved in diverse physiological and developmental processes, including abiotic stress responses and the regulation of stomatal aperture and seed germination. Abscisic acid glucosyl ester (ABA-GE) is a hydrolyzable ABA conjugate that accumulates in the vacuole and presumably also in the endoplasmic reticulum. Deconjugation of ABA-GE by the endoplasmic...

Most American colleges and universities offer gateway biology courses to meet the needs of three undergraduate audiences: biology and related science majors, many of whom will become biomedical researchers; premedical students meeting medical school requirements and preparing for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT); and students completing general education (GE) graduation requirements. ...

We report the discovery of Ge III λ1088.46 in the planetary nebulae (PNe) SwSt 1, BD+303639, NGC 3132, and IC 4593, observed with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer. This is the first astronomical detection of this line and the first measurement of Ge (Z = 32) in PNe. We estimate Ge abundances using S and Fe as reference elements, for a range of assumptions about gas-phase depletions. T...

Through the use of the new tools of genetic engineering, genes can be introduced into the same plant or animal species or into plants or animals that are not sexually compatible-the latter is a distinction with classical breeding. This technology has led to the commercial production of genetically engineered (GE) crops on approximately 250 million acres worldwide. These crops generally are herb...

Genetic engineering provides a means to introduce genes into plants via mechanisms that are different in some respects from classical breeding. A number of commercialized, genetically engineered (GE) varieties, most notably canola, cotton, maize and soybean, were created using this technology, and at present the traits introduced are herbicide and/or pest tolerance. In 2007 these GE crops were ...

Amorphous Ge nanoparticles with the particle size of approximately 10 nm were prepared by capping butyl groups and were characterized using XAS, TEM, FT-IR reflectance, and electrochemical cycling. The XAS results for the first-cycle Ge nanoparticles exhibited either a little particle aggregation after reformation of the Ge-Ge metallic bond or reformation of Ge-Ge metallic bond followed by a li...

This study was aimed to determine the effect of a freezing extender developed for Mesopotamian spiny eel (Mastacembelus mastacembelus Banks & Solander, 1794). Mesopotamian spiny eel was caught from May to July 2017 in the Atatürk Dam Lake and Euphrates Basin (meridians) in Şanliurfa, Turkey. During the study, the animals (n=10; 8 males, 2 females) were caught with gill nets (22 mm×22 mm, mesh s...

Uses the algebraic approach in the queuing theory to derive the M/G/1 equilibrium solution for the number of jobs in the system when the probability distribution function representing the general distribution is the generalized exponential (GE-type). Similarly the GE/M/1 system is solved. Furthermore, it has been shown that as expected the solutions are equivalent to the maximum entropy solutio...

M. Milanesi, T. K. Foo, L. Marinelli, C. J. Hardy, D. W. Rettmann, W. Sun, S. Garnier, E. Bayram, P. Masci, V. Positano, L. Landini, and M. Lombardi "G. Monasterio" Foundation, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Global Research Center, General Electric, Niskayuna, NY, United States, Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Rochester, MN, United States, GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Department ...