Regional geologic mapping and gravity data reveal a variety of characteristics that must be accounted for in models for the formation and evolution of Western Ishtar Terra and Lakshmi Planurn, including: 1) high elevation, 2) plateau-shaped profile, 3) abnormally steep bounding slopes, 4) foredeeps, 5) polygonal outline, 6) adjacent orogenic belts, 7) volcanic plains, 8) plains emplaced synchro...

INTRODUCTION The dream of eternal youth, exemplified throughout history by several examples such as the Epic of Gilgamesh in ancient Sumeria (Figure 1) in which the King of Uruk searches for a plant to restore youth, and the story of Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde’s classical novel (Figure 2), has captured the imagination of mankind, and continues to be a major target for research. This is stimulat...

In the Drosophila visual system, photoreceptor neurons (R cells) extend axons towards glial cells located at the posterior edge of the eye disc. In gilgamesh (gish) mutants, glial cells invade anterior regions of the eye disc prior to R cell differentiation and R cell axons extend anteriorly along these cells. gish encodes casein kinase Igamma. gish, sine oculis, eyeless, and hedgehog (hh) act ...

Starting from an anecdotal story connected with St Macarius the Great, paper offers a review of theological understanding concept desert monkhood, searching for its relevance in modern times. The specific selected storyline is evident through comparison images hell offered by some other, mostly infernal suffering, described Gilgamesh to Dante. starting point was assumption that writer's more th...

Some of the earliest writings to which we have access introduce myth a human child raised by wolves. Enkidu is “wild” friend Gilgamesh in eponymous Sumerian epic; Romulus and Remus Rome are infants who suckle from she-wolf Lupa; Mowgli's story has been told ever since he was conceived Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book. While this wolf might seem imagine friendly way living with other-than-human b...

Materials and core components for the next generation power reactors technologies require testing that can be performed in existing research reactors. Such experiments employ devices dedicated to reflect relevant thermal neutron parameters simulating conditions present in, example, but not limited to, HTGR A novel thermostatic irradiation device named ISHTAR (Irradiation System High-Temperature...