To determine the role of NT3 in the postnatal maturation of Merkel cell (MC) sensory neurite complexes (touch domes), we examined the development of their neural and end-organ components in wild-type and transgenic mice that overexpress NT3 (NT3-OE). Touch domes are sensory complexes of the skin that contain specialized MCs innervated by slowly adapting type 1 (SA1) neurons. Touch domes are dep...

[1] The two large low shear velocity provinces (LLSVPs) at the base of the lower mantle are prominent features in all shear wave tomography models. Various lines of evidence suggest that the LLSVPs are thermochemical and are stable on the order of hundreds of million years. Hot spots and large igneous province eruption sites tend to cluster around the edges of LLSVPs. With 3‐D global spherical ...

The author describes the use of implants with exteriorized injection domes for patients undergoing breast augmentation. Domes were exteriorized for 1 to 5 days to allow the implant volume to be altered in the early postoperative period. Thirty-three patients were treated without any infections.

The diameters of many domes on Venus imaged by the Magellan synthetic aperture radar (aAR) are an order of magnitude larger than terrestrial subaerial domes; however, surveys of the seafloor using sonar imaging systems such as GLORIA (Geological Long Range Inclined Asdic) and SeaBEAM have revealed flat-topped volcanic features with similar diameters, volumes and slope angles. Suggested analogie...

I discuss the symmetry of fullerenes, viruses and geodesic domes within a unified framework of icosadeltahedral representation of these objects. The icosadeltahedral symmetry is explained in details by examination of all of these structures. Using Euler’s theorem on polyhedra, it is shown how to calculate the number of vertices, edges, and faces in domes, and number of atoms, bonds and pentagon...

In the architecture of the mosque, the light entering into the dome is a functional necessity and due to the structure, the weight of the dome and its one or more shells has caused limitations in any kind of skylights to be encumbered. The research main question is that due to the mechanism of the dome parts, how the creation and the entering of skylights to the dome were done. The research met...

The status of transparent SiC for short wave (3–5 μm) windows and domes is reviewed. Transparent β-SiC was fabricated by the pyrolysis of methyltrichlorosilane in the presence of excess H2 and argon in a hot wall, chemical vapor deposition reactor. Characterization of the material indicates that the transparent SiC is a theoretically dense, void free, highly pure (99.9996%) cubic material posse...

Like other structures, shallow domes have imperfections from the prescribed values obtained by specifications during the construction process. Specifications define some tolerance values for imperfections. Despite consideration of these values, the critical load of a dome varies for each imperfection pattern. So the reliability plays an important role in domes safety. Theoretical evaluation pro...