Introduction Compressed Sensing (CS) (e.g. [1]) is a novel approach to reconstruct sparse undersampled datasets. Several papers (e.g. [2]) have demonstrated the benefit of CS in the field of MRI. Nonconvex CS [3] is a more recent development which allows for even higher acceleration factors and is easy to implement. A first application for dynamic cardiac imaging has been demonstrated [4]. Howe...

[1] It is widely recognized that a significant negative excursion in carbon isotopic (dC) differences between planktic and benthic foraminiferal tests occurred at the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) boundary. We applied parametric and nonparametric breakpoint tests and statistical comparisons of different recovery models to assess the timing and pattern of recovery from this negative excursion at Sou...

This is a report of couple with abnormal hematological indices who were investigated for α & β-thalassemia mutations. Based on CBC and capillary hemoglobin electrophoresis results, the male female subjects β α-thalassemia carriers, respectively. Multiplex-Gap-PCR Sanger sequencing techniques used identification mutations β-globin genes. The DNA test showed presence c.315 + 1 G > A mutati...

A one-dimensional coupled physical–ecosystem model identifies factors causing blooms of the coccolithophore Emilania huxleyi in the Black Sea, regularly observed during the early summer periods. The model specifically applies for a more idealized ecosystem of the interior basin, away from the coastal zone. It is represented in the form of four groups of phytoplankton (diatoms, dinoflagellates, ...

Alteromonas macleodii is a marine gammaproteobacterium with widespread distribution in temperate or tropical waters. We describe three genomes of isolates from surface waters around Europe (Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea) and compare them with a previously described deep Mediterranean isolate (AltDE) that belongs to a widely divergent clade. The surface isolates are quite similar, the mo...

Generating power is of great importance in today’s world. Due to the pending exhaustion of fossil fuels and to their environmental impact it is crucial to develop clean renewable energy sources. Ocean energy is one of the candidates being a huge, yet unexploited renewable energy source on our planet. Preliminary surveys show that marine power has a potential to supply a significant part of the ...

The optimal spectral decomposition (OSD) method is used to reconstruct seasonal variability of the Black Sea horizontally averaged chlorophyll-a concentration from data collected during the NATO SfP-971818 Black Sea Project in 1980–1995. During the reconstruction, quality control is conducted to reduce errors caused by measurement accuracy, sampling strategy, and irregular data distribution in ...