An in situ observation technique by XAFS (X-ray Absorption Fine Structures) has been developed for observation of metal corrosion. XAFS spectra were obtained with a special electrochemical cell to elucidate pitting: change of concentrations and structures of ions near the interface of solution and metal. It has been successfully shown that the concentrations of Cr and Br are linearly dependent ...

We report here the first complete genome sequence of a South Korean isolate of Nectarine stem pitting-associated virus (NSPaV) from peach and compare it with previously described complete NSPaV genome sequences. The highest whole-genome nucleotide sequence identity was 95.3% with GenBank accession no. KT273409 (NSPaV) from the United States.

Models of Person X Situation influences on social behavior and judgement have invoked two distinct mechanisms: a personality disposition and a situational press. In this study we conceptualized both influences in terms of a single underlying mechanism, construct accessibility. We pitted the characteristic ways that individuals perceive others against situational influences on accessibility (i.e...

This paper develops the concept of reproductive governance as an analytic tool for tracing the shifting political rationalities of population and reproduction. As advanced here, the concept of reproductive governance refers to the mechanisms through which different historical configurations of actors - such as state, religious, and international financial institutions, NGOs, and social movement...

Weber's law is ubiquitous in position judgements. In a variety of position acuity tasks, the position threshold is proportional to the separation of the reference features. Recently, we (Klein & Levi, 1987; Levi, Klein & Yap, 1988) suggested that two sensory processes may serve to limit position acuity, and thus contribute to Weber's law for position. One is the target separation, and the other...

One of the most memorable and unsettling works of historical fiction to appear in the last 15 years is Louis de Bernières’ Birds without Wings, which tells the stories of the inhabitants of Eskibahçe, a fictional village in the Ottoman Empire, in the years before, during and after the First World War. At times, the book makes for harrowing reading, especially the chapters that deal with the exp...

Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting oedema (RS3PE) is a rare rheumatologic condition frequently missed but easily treated. We describe a case of RS3PE and explore the literature surrounding this arthritis.

PURPOSE Successful bonding of resins to teeth affected by amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) may be highly dependent on how the enamel responds to acid etching. The aim of this study was to determine, using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the types of etching pattern achieved with 37% phosphoric acid on dental enamel of 5 clinical variants of AI, namely, pitted hypoplastic, smooth hypoplastic, X-...

the present study investigates the effect of different exposure densities on third grade iranian junior high school (ijhs) students’ efl development and retention. it also attempts to explore whether there is any differential performance due to type of post-exposure assessment tasks (recognition vs. written production). performances of five groups of learners receiving equal amount of exposure ...