Response patterns resulting from repetitive mechanical stimulation of the corpuscle depend on (1) the time course of recovery of the generator potential, on (2) the recovery of critical firing height, and on (3) the stimulus strength/generator potential function. By either augmenting stimulus frequency at constant strength, or by reducing strength at constant frequency, a sequence of propagated...

any defects in street trees may cause injuries to human, vehicles and buildings. this research was investigated in the babol city, mazandaran province, in the northern state of iran.used the perfect inventory methods and measured the diameter at breathe height (dbh), height and hazardous criteria (dead woods, cracks or seams, decay, wound or cankers, root problems, weak branch unions and skew f...

A calibrated automated thrombogram is not affected by the turbidity of platelet and cell preparations because the measurement is based on fluorescence. To examine conditions that mimic the physiological state, we investigated thrombograms that show thrombin generation on tissue factor (TF)-bearing cells. An increase in the number of J82 cells did not affect the endogenous thrombin potential (ET...

A Kolmogorov-type competition model featuring species allocation profiles, gain functions, and cost parameters is examined. For plant species that compete for sunlight according to the Canopy Partitioning Model (R.R. Vance and A.L. Nevai, J. Theor. Biol. 245 (2007) 210–219), the allocation profiles describe vertical leaf placement, the gain functions represent rates of leaf photosynthesis at di...

This note updates a previous study that utilized a baseline climatology of soundings associated with large hail, significant tornadoes, and 10 or more cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1992. Expanding on the earlier analysis, it is shown that three modified forecast parameters have more value in distinguishing between environments that favor significant tornadoes and those that favor large...

BACKGROUND X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) is characterized by rickets, disproportionate short stature, and impaired renal phosphate reabsorption and vitamin D metabolism. Despite oral phosphate and vitamin D treatment, most children with XLH demonstrate reduced adult height. OBJECTIVE To determine the beneficial effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy on body propo...