The placenta is a unique organ with dual blood circulation, functioning throughout foetal development. Placental trophoblasts express and produce coagulation components, participating not only in haemostasis but also in placental vascular development and differentiation1. The earlier insight into this organ comes from drawing from illustrators such as Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564). The designati...

The synaptonemal complex (SC) is an ultrastructurally conserved proteinaceous structure that holds homologous chromosomes together and is required for the stabilization of pairing interactions and the completion of crossover (CO) formation between homologs during meiosis I. Here, we identify a novel role for a central region component of the SC, SYP-4, in negatively regulating formation of reco...

Bales of cotton were classified by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) code regulations as a flammable solid (Class 4.1), which required hazardous goods papers to accompany waterborne shipments. Various scientific investigations were conducted to evaluate the flammability hazard of bales of cotton to determine if this hazardous designation was valid. Cigarette (NFPA 261/ ASTM E1352), ...

0.9Ba(Ti 1−x Mg x )O 3−x -0.1NaNbO 3 (BTNN-100xMg) solid solutions are investigated with a view to developing Bi, Pb, and rare earth free, high voltage multilayer ceramic capacitors. doping on the B-site significantly reduced electronic conductivity resulted in ceramics that could withstand pulsed unipolar field of >300 kV/cm (E max ) give recoverable energy density 3.4 J/cm at 82.6% efficie...

We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for the southern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus), pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We designate 16 specific areas as critical habitat within the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The designated areas are a combina...