PURPOSE In crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN), the development of cellular bridges between podocytes and parietal epithelial cells (PECs) triggers glomerular crescent formation. However, the sequential changes in glomerular ultrastructure in CGN are not well defined. This study investigated the time course of glomerular ultrastructure in experimental CGN. METHODS Transmission electron micros...

The frequency locked-loop (FLL) has received new attention for modern Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers, especially for its performance under severe noise interference and high dynamic environments. It has been shown that an FLL is more robust to interference and dynamics than a phase locked-loop (PLL). Therefore, it is beneficial to use an FLL as a fallback tracking loop whe...

The model legume Lotus japonicus was demonstrated to be amenable to classical and molecular genetic analysis, providing the basis for the genetic dissection of the plant processes underlying nodulation and nitrogen fixation. We have developed an efficient method for the sexual hybridization of L. japonicus and obtained F1 progeny derived from a cross of L. japonicus B-129-S9 Gifu x B-581 Funaku...

One proves the existence and uniqueness of a generalized (mild) solution for nonlinear Fokker–Planck equation (FPE) u t ? ? ( ? ) + div D x b = 0 , ? ? R d ? 2 ? in where L 1 C is nondecreasing function, bounded, ? ; with strictly increasing, if not constant. Moreover, ? semigroup contractions which leaves invariant set probability density functions . If ? r | ? ? 3 then m > extends to initial ...

We have studied the dynamical properties of finite N -unit FitzHugh-Nagumo (FN) ensembles subjected to additive and/or multiplicative noises, reformulating the augmented moment method (AMM) with the Fokker-Planck equation (FPE) method [H. Hasegawa, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 75, 033001 (2006)]. In the AMM, original 2N -dimensional stochastic equations are transformed to eight-dimensional deterministic ...

In this paper we analyze whether regional economic integration across US states conditions local labor-market adjustment. We examine the mechanisms through which states absorb changes in labor supplies and whether industry production techniques are similar across states. There are two main findings. Firstly, states absorb changes in employment primarily through changes in production techniques ...