Antennal sensilla were compared in parthenogenetic females and bisexual adults of rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (coleoptera: curculionidae), using scanning electron micrographs. the antenna of parthenogenetic females and of both sexes of bisexual reproductive weevils consisted of the scape, pedicel, and 6 flagellar segments. females, regardless of mode of reproduction, ha...

The SCAPE chip, as an example of an associative processor array, is described; performance and algorithm details are given. The difficulties which were encountered when designing a SCAPE test-bed are stated and SCAPE is compared with a number of other image processing chips and system designs. The knowledge gained from this work is then used to suggest improvements in the design of VLSI associa...

This study was conducted to investigate the hair production and fleece characteristics of hairy goats according to the sex and age of animals. The material of the study consisted one total data of 73 hair goats, which were between more than one year-old and one year-old Lori goats from both sexes (26 males and 47 females). The overall fleece weight, fiber length, lock length, washing yield, hai...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of age and sex on the fleece characteristics of 40 Iranian indigenous Khorasan goats. Goats were divided into two different sex and age (kids and adults) groups. Fiber characteristics under study were: fleece weight, fiber length, lock length, fiber diameter, coefficient of fiber diameter, breaking load, resistance, elongation, hair percentage...

We report a new 3D microscopy technique that allows volumetric imaging of living samples at ultra-high speeds: Swept, confocally-aligned planar excitation (SCAPE) microscopy. While confocal and two-photon microscopy have revolutionized biomedical research, current implementations are costly, complex and limited in their ability to image 3D volumes at high speeds. Light-sheet microscopy techniqu...

Maintenance of garlic (Allium sativum L.) genetic resources has had a long tradition in the Czech Republic. The collection was founded in 1951 and its current holder is the Crop Research Institute, Department of Vegetables and Special Crops in Olomouc. The collection consists of 613 genotypes. The oldest genotype was acquired in 1954. The collection has been evaluated according to the Descripto...

This paper reviews current problems in intact stability criteria, including the development of new generation intact stability criteria at the IMO (International Maritime Organization), the activities of the ITTC(International Towing Tank Conference) ‘s Specialist Committee on Stability in Waves (SiW) and relevant international researches as the backgrounds of the SCAPE Committee (Strategic Res...