In this paper, we evaluate the potential for extracting the “photochemical reflectance index” (PRI; previously called the “physiological reflectance index”) from AVIRIS data. This index, which is derived from narrow-band reflectanceat531 and 570 nm, has proven to be a useful indicator of photosynthetic function at the leaf and canopy scales (Gamon and Field 1992, Gamon et al. 1992, Pcfiuelas et...

OBJECTIVE Patients who are recovering from a first-episode psychosis face specific and complex issues that are related to their illness and treatment experiences, such as the appraisal of the extent of their recovery and the risk of relapse. Currently, no instrument provides a comprehensive assessment of these related attitudes. A novel self-administered rating scale for the measurement of key ...

Characterizations of Nash equilibrium, correlated equilibrium, and rationalizability in terms of common knowledge of rationality are well known [Aumann 1987; Brandenburger and Dekel 1987]. We show how to get analogous characterizations of sequential equilibrium and (trembling hand) perfect equilibrium, as a consequence of recent results of Halpern [2009]. Arguably the major goal of epistemic ga...

background : reflexology is one of the non-pharmacological pain relief methods, and since it is a non-invasive, inexpensive and applicable technique, it can be used by a skilled and trained midwife. this study aimed to review the effect of reflexology on the pain and outcomes of the labor. methods : in this quasi-experimental study, 88 primiparous mothers referred to selected hospitals of isfah...

Abstract Protein arginine methyltransferase-1 (PRMT1) is an important epigenetic regulator of cell function and contributes to inflammation remodeling in asthma a type–specific manner. Disease-specific expression patterns microRNAs (miRNA) are associated with chronic inflammatory lung diseases, including asthma. The de novo synthesis miRNA depends on the transcription primary (pri-miRNA) transc...

The Microprocessor complex consisting of DROSHA (a type III ribonuclease) and DGCR8 (DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 8-encoded RNA binding protein) recognizes and cleaves the precursor microRNA hairpin (pre-miRNA) from the primary microRNA transcript (pri-miRNA). The Abelson tyrosine kinase 1 (ABL) phosphorylates DGCR8 to stimulate the cleavage of a subset of pro-apoptotic pri-miRNAs, th...