Sarah E. Barchinger, Sahand Pirbadian, Christine Sambles, Carol S. Baker, Kar Man Leung, 5 Nigel J. Burroughs, Mohamed Y. El-Naggar , John H. Golbeck # 6 7 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 8 University Park, PA, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern 9 California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; School of Biosciences, Universit...

In this essay, Sahand Shaibani employs a Freudian psychoanalytic approach to discuss the influence of irrational and emotive forces in the American judicial process. He argues that the adversarial legal process serves the important psychological function of sublimating aggression, and that trial courts present a forum for the recreation of the Oedipal triangle, wherein the judge is unconsciousl...

Introduction Different barley varieties have been shown to affect in vitro dry-matter digestibility (IVDMD), ruminal starch digestion and animal performance (Boss and Bowman, 1996). Some of these differences may be due to differences in site and extent of nutrient digestion among barley varieties. Little information is available on digestive characteristics of different barley varieties and sev...

almond is one of the most important prunus species. most almond cultivars and genotypes are self-incompatible and some others are cross-incompatible. however, recently self-incompatible cultivars developed by breeding are available. therefore self-incompatible cultivars for pollination, fertilization and production require compatible pollen of other cultivars. in this regard the study of pollen...

The subalpine zones on the mountains south of the Tohoku mountains in the Japanese Islands are normally occupied by coniferous forests dominated by Abies mariesii, A. veitchii, Picea jezoensis var. hondoensis and Tsuga diversifolia. But there are many mountains where the subalpine coniferous forest does not exist; the thermometrical subalpine zones on such mountains are replaced by subalpine an...

Background. Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are one of the essential causes mortality;therefore, it is crucial to investigate influencing factors. Studies indicate that drivers with attention deficit disorder have weaker driving performance than others. Therefore, vital evaluate their in various circumstances, given distinctive patterns. Methods. In this methodological study, a total 62 individua...

The Tienshan Mountains, with its status as "water tower", is the main water source and ecological barrier in Central Asia. The rapid warming affected precipitation amounts and fraction as well as the original glacier/snowmelt water processes, thereby affecting the runoff and water storage. The ratio of snowfall to precipitation (S/P) experienced a downward trend, along with a shift from snow to...

Mountains are among the most prominent of geographic features (Smith and Mark, 2001). They also have social and emotional significance, serving as objects of worship in many cultures and as landmarks in many more. And, of course, mountains provide challenges to adventurers and scientists alike. Thus it should come as no surprise that geomorphologists and other environmental scientists have been...