Baseflow is an essential component of river runoff. Accurate measurements and analyses of baseflow change are challenging in permafrost-covered regions. In this paper, the upper reaches of the Shule River were selected as the study area, in which to study the baseflow change regulation and causes. The variable infiltration capacity (VIC) model, based on the ARNO baseflow formulation, was used t...

Synaptic vesicle exocytosis relies on the tethering of release ready vesicles close to voltage-gated Ca2+ channels and specific lipids at the future site of fusion. This enables rapid and efficient neurotransmitter secretion during presynaptic depolarization by an action potential. Extensive research has revealed that this tethering is mediated by an active zone, a protein dense structure that ...

A Ca2+-dependent synaptic vesicle-recycling pathway emanating from the plasma membrane adjacent to the dense body at the active zone has been demonstrated by blocking pinch-off of recycling membrane by using the Drosophila mutant, shibire. Exposure of wild-type Drosophila synapses to low Ca2+/high Mg2+ saline is shown here to block this active zone recycling pathway at the stage in which invagi...

INTRODUCTION HIV infection and its therapy which can affect their aerobic capacity and health-related quality of life of patients. OBJECTIVE We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine if aerobic capacity and health related quality of life was decreased in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy and comparing patients with and without lipodystrophy. RESEAR...

With an increasing incidence, individuals are undergoing total joint arthroplasty at a younger age. This study evaluated the likelihood of return to duty and deployment to the combat zone after major joint arthroplasty and their relationship to functional outcome. Retrospectively, service members having undergone major joint arthroplasty completed the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment a...

OBJECTIVE Compare the capacity of the PSA density (PSAD), Free PSA percentage (%FPSA) and PSA transition zone density (PSATZ) in improving the sensitivity and specificity of the PSA to detect prostate cancer (PCa) in men with a PSA between 4 and 10 ng/mL. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and forty five men with PSA between 4 and 10 ng/mL were prospectively studied. Blood collection for the t...