In searches for planetary transits in the field, well over half of the survey stars are typically giants or other stars that are too large to permit straightforward detection of planets. For all-sky searches of bright V 11 stars, the fraction is ∼ 90%. We show that the great majority of these contaminants can be removed from the sample by analyzing their reduced proper motions (RPMs): giants ha...

In local reef fish communities, species richness increases with increasing reef area. At Ishigaki Island, Japan, species richness is much lower on large reefs in the shallow back reef than that expected from random placement model simulations (RPMS). As three aggressive territorial herbivorous damselfish, Stegastes nigricans, Stegastes lividus and Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon, coexist only on ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cyclic strain on Notch signaling in endothelial cells. METHODS AND RESULTS Exposure of human endothelial cells (ECs) to cyclic strain (10%) resulted in temporal upregulation of Notch receptors (1 and 4) at the mRNA and protein level. Cyclic strain significantly increased EC network formation on Matrigel (an index of angiogenes...

In searches for planetary transits in the field, well over half of the survey stars are typically giants or other stars that are too large to permit straightforward detection of planets. For all-sky searches of bright Vd11 stars, the fraction is 90%. We show that the great majority of these contaminants can be removed from the sample by analyzing their reduced proper motions (RPMs); giants have...

Abstract M.H2 k/bmice are identical to MA/My parent strain aside from a C57L-derived region within the MHC, which causes these mice develop significant splenic tissue damage during acute murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection. To understand how MCMV infection leads induction of damage, we probed immunological differences between k/band over time. Using imaging and flow cytometry, observed incr...

Random Positioning Machines (RPMs) are widely used as tools to simulate microgravity on ground. They consist of two gimbal mounted frames, which constantly rotate biological samples around two perpendicular axes and thus distribute the Earth's gravity vector in all directions over time. In recent years, the RPM is increasingly becoming appreciated as a laboratory instrument also in non-space-re...

The behavior of chromosomes during meiosis has been likened to a middle school dance, where partners find one another, form couples that move about and trade information, and then separate to opposite sides of the dance hall. With chromosomes, as with the dancers, forming exclusive couples often is difficult—individuals can be attracted to more than one partner or find themselves trapped behind...

ITE JOURNAL / AUGUST 2001 BACKGROUND High speeds and rapidly increasing vehicle volumes characterize many of America’s rural, two-lane highways. These features, combined with midto shortradius horizontal curves and limited sight distances, can create hazardous road conditions for the motoring public. These highways may or may not exhibit high accident numbers or rates but are often described by...

We apply density functional theory to study adsorption of ions, treated in the framework of the restricted primitive model (RPM), on surfaces modified by tethered polyampholytes. The residual electrostatic contribution to the free energy functional is approximated by using the approach proposed by Wang et al. [J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23, 175002 (2011)] for simple nonuniform RPMs systems. Our ...