Precession driven flows are found in any rotating container filled with liquid, when the rotation axis itself rotates about a secondary axis that is fixed in an inertial frame of reference. Because of its relevance for planetary fluid layers, many works consider spheroidal containers, where the uniform vorticity component of the bulk flow is reliably given by the well-known equations obtained b...

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Mutations in ubiquitously expressed metabolic genes often lead to CNS-specific effects, presumably because of the high metabolic demands of neurons. However, mutations in omnipresent metabolic pathways can conceivably also result in cell type-specific effects because of cell-specific requirements for intermediate products. One such example is the zebrafish noir mutant, which we found to be muta...

The purpose of this study was to compare a technology-based system, an in-person behavioral weight loss intervention, and a combination of both over a 6-month period in overweight adults. Fifty-one subjects (age: 44.2 ± 8.7 years, BMI: 33.7 ± 3.6 kg/m(2)) participated in a 6-month behavioral weight loss program and were randomized to one of three groups: standard behavioral weight loss (SBWL), ...

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001, a patriotic narrative permeated all aspects US society. Planned and executed by George W. Bush administration reproduced media other social institutions, War on Terror society with little opposition. A few weeks after attacks, Congress passed Patriot Act, bill that redefined security surveillance in United States. The new act contributed to erosion civi...

a University of North Dakota, Management Department, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8377, United States b Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business, Area of Management, Texas Tech University, 15th Street and Flint Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409, United States c Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business, Area of Management, Texas Tech University, 15th Street and Flint Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409, ...