Different types of sediment trap have been introduced so far to be used in erosion measuring stations, each with its own advantages and disadvantages in trapping aeolian particles. These traps have different collection and retention efficiency due to aerodynamic conditions. Some characteristics such as isokinetic feature of the trap, collection efficiency, time needed to download sediment, capa...

We propose a novel approach to self-regenerating continuously-operating systems. Such systems provide best-case solutions in security surveillance or decision making centers. We introduce HADES, a self-regenerating system whose agents acknowledge their “citizenship” or faithfulness to the good of the system and are able to monitor their environment. When agents of HADES find irregularity in the...

TAG-1, a glycosylphosphatidyl inositol (GPI)-anchored protein of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily, exhibits an unusual spatiotemporal expression pattern in the fish visual pathway. Using in situ hybridization and new antibodies (Abs) against fish TAG-1 we show that TAG-1 mRNA and anti-TAG-1 staining is restricted to nasal retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in 24- to 72-h-old zebrafish embryos and...

F-spondin, an extracellular matrix protein, is an important player in embryonic morphogenesis and CNS development, but its presence and role later in life remains largely unknown. We generated a transgenic zebrafish in which GFP is expressed under the control of the F-spondin (spon1b) promoter, and used it in combination with complementary techniques to undertake a detailed characterization of ...

Human plasminogen-derived angiostatin is one of the most potent antiangiogenic agents currently known. However, it is unclear whether angiostatin is also effective against accelerated tumor growth induced by local up-regulation of growth factors, including angiogenesis stimulators, such as in regenerating liver. Prior to addressing this question, we tested, in mice, whether continuous administr...

Inner ear epithelia of mature birds regenerate hair cells after ototoxic or acoustic insult. The lack of markers that selectively label cells in regenerating epithelia and of culture systems composed primarily of progenitor cells has hampered the identification of cellular and molecular interactions that regulate hair cell regeneration. In control basilar papillae, we identified two markers tha...

aim : the aim of the present study was to determine the species and genotypes of cryptosporidium spp. among children with diarrhea by pcr- rflp using the trap-c2 gene. background : cryptosporidium is a globally distributed protozoan parasite and one of the most common causes of infection and diarrhea in humans. patients and methods : four hundred and sixty nine stool samples were collected from...

b a ckground: bait-trapping appears to be a generally useful method of studying fly populations. the aim of this study was to construct a new adult flytrap by some modifications in former versions and to evaluate its applicability in a subtropical zone in southern iran. m e t hods: the traps were constructed with modification by adding some equipment to a polyethylene container (18×20× 33 cm) w...

Measurements of the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron bound in hydrogen-like ions with spinless nuclei have proven to be highly-sensitive tests of corresponding calculations based on bound-state quantum electrodynamics (BS-QED). The calculations of the g-factors of the electron bound to hydrogen-like carbon and oxygen and their corresponding measurements performed by the collaboration o...

The paper is devoted to the mathematical modelling of a beam injected into an open magnetic trap in diamagnetic mode. two-dimensional axially symmetric hybrid numerical model with kinetic approximation for ion component plasma and MHD magnetized electrons used. In experiments, possibility formation cavity field was shown. A detailed study evolution continuously done, dependencies on time, momen...