SNR0540-69 is a supernova remnant in the LMC, harbouring a young (τ ∼ 1600 yrs) radio/optical/X-ray pulsar (P=50 ms). Ground based Hα imaging of the region has shown a unique spiral-like structure centered around the pulsar. In narrow band HST imaging, the feature seems resolved in a ring-like structure, probably ejected by the progenitor star in a pre-supernova phase (≥ 10 yrs ago).

Thermal denaturation of protonated polynucleotides is accompanied by a change in protonation [l-5] . The thermal transition at a given pH can thus be directly related to the pk’ of the proton-induced structural transition at a given temperature. For poly (A’).poly (A+) a strict relationship has been shown to hold over a large range of conditions [4-61. In fig. 1 the results in the literature an...

In this study, the cytogenetic effects of a sulphonylurea group herbicide Logran (effective substance; Triasulfuron) were investigated in human peripheral blood lymphocyte culture. The cultures were treated with 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256 mg/ml concentrations of Logran for 24 and 48 h. This compound increased chromosome aberrations (CA) in human lymphocyte culture. Logran decreased Mitot...

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cytochemical techniques at the fingertips of electron microscopists. Most available methods, however, are by no means routine, and the neophyte cytochemist is misled by the claim that the books were designed to "enable the worker to prepare his specimens without outside help." Regrettably, Vol. III does not live up to the standard of its predecessors. Nevertheless, numerous gems of advice can b...

We propose two axioms that introduce lower bounds into resource monotonicity requirements for rules for the problem of adjudicating conflicting claims. Suppose the amount to divide increases. The first axiom requires that two claimants whose lower bound changes equally experience an equal change in awards. The second axiom requires that extra resources are divided only among those claimants who...

Introduction: Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is the most common type of diabetes. Genetic factors, lipid profi les, hypertension are potential risk factors for diabetes mellitus. Adenosine binding cassette transporter proteins 1 (ABCA1) plays a role in cholesterol metabolism, especially high density lipoprotein (HDL-cholesterol). There are multiple mechanisms by which HDL-cholesterol c...

Retroposition is a shot-gun strategy of the genome to achieve evolutionary diversities by mixing and matching coding sequences with novel regulatory elements. We have identified 69 retroposons in the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) genome by a computational approach. Most of them were derivatives of mature mRNAs, and 20 genes contained relics of the reverse transcription process, such as tru...