Abstract In the present study, gas tungsten arc welding was employed to weld Ti-stabilized 439 ferritic stainless steel using 308L austenitic filler electrode with varying heat input, i.e., low input (LHI) and high (HHI). The optical microstructure revealed formation of retained austenite (RA) ferrite in zone (WZ), whereas peppery structure consisting chromium-rich carbides were observed heat-a...

mulberry (morus spp.) is a perennial tree cultivated for its foliage to rear the domesticated silkworm, bombyx mori l. mulberry has improved through conventional breeding in general aims to improve the quantity and quality of leaf yield, which have direct bearing on silk productivity. leaf senescence is one of the major constraints, which restricts the quantity of quality leaf availability for ...

The analysis of three pulse echo peak shift (3PEPS) data for LHI of Rhodobacter sphaeroides is discussed in comparison with that of the B820 subunit of Rhodospirillum rubrum. We report also ab initio molecular orbital (CIS/6-3IG*) calculations of electronic couplings for supermolecule subunits of the light harvesting 2 complex (LH2) of Rhodopseudomonas acidophila.

The early identification of patients with large hemisphere infarctions (LHIs) at risk of fatal brain edema may result in better outcomes. A quantitative model using parameters obtained at admission may be a predictor of in-hospital mortality from LHI.This prospective study enrolled all patients with LHI involving >50% of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) admitted to our neurological intensive ca...

Like many oceanic islands, World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island (LHI), 760 km north-east of Sydney (Australia), has populations of invasive rodents. The house mouse (Mus musculus) probably arrived around 1860, and the ship rat (Rattus rattus) in 1918. Both species have significantly reduced the island’s biodiversity. Rats are implicated in the extinction of at least 20 species (or subspecies)...

Extensive ongoing degradation of coral reef habitats worldwide has lead to declines in abundance of coral reef fishes and local extinction of some species. Those most vulnerable are ecological specialists and endemic species. Determining connectivity between locations is vital to understanding recovery and long-term persistence of these species following local extinction. This study explored po...

Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21), a novel metabolic factor in obesity and fasting metabolism, has been shown to be regulated by supraphysiological levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) under hyperinsulinemic conditions. Interestingly, it is still unclear whether the observed effects of FFAs on FGF-21 are relevant under physiological conditions, and the relative functions of FFAs and insulin wit...

Abstract Background The effect of hypothermia on large hemispheric infarction (LHI) remains controversial. Our study aimed to explore the therapeutic outcomes decompressive craniectomy (DC) combined with LHI. Methods Patients were randomly divided into three groups: DC group, plus head surface cooling (DCSC) group and endovascular (DCEH) group. was maintained normothermia. DCSC received 24-h ic...

Corals at the world's southernmost coral reef of Lord Howe Island (LHI) experience large temperature and light fluctuations and need to deal with periods of cold temperature (<18°C), but few studies have investigated how corals are able to cope with these conditions. Our study characterized the response of key photophysiological parameters, as well as photoacclimatory and photoprotective pigmen...