A new fossiliferous locality is discovered from the upper Eocene Aydim Formation, in Dhofar, Southern Sultanate of Oman. A left ulna of rsinoitherium is described, and cranial and postcranial specimens found in close proximity are referred to the same taxon. The locality is romising for the recovery of additional fossil specimens. Moreover, the presence of Arsinoitherium in Oman is of biogeogra...

carbonate successions of the sarvak formation (late albian? to mid-turonian) together with the carbonate of the ilam formation formed the second important hydrocarbon reservoirs in sw iran and persian gulf. facies analyses were carried out on the upper parts of the sarvak formation in western part of the ahwaz oilfield (az-63 well) to interpret depositional environment. lithologically, the uppe...

A 74-year-old man was hospitalized due to hematemesis. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a very large and dark red mass in the cardiac region of the stomach that extended from the upper esophagus. A biopsy specimen showed hemorrhagic tissue and no malignant cells. The tumor-like region ulcerated at 5 days after the administration of intravenous lansoprazole at a dose of 30 mg twice a da...

The poster is composed of three panels, which represent the three major protein families required for the journey of cargo through the exocytic pathway. These families are the ARF and Sar1 family GTPases, which are involved in vesicle formation (left panel), Rab family GTPases, which are involved in vesicle targeting (middle panel) and SNARE family proteins, which participate in vesicle fusion ...

Intensive sampling at the coastal waters of the central Red Sea during a period of thermal stratification, prior to the main seasonal bloom during winter, showed that vertical patches of prokaryotes and microplankton developed and persisted for several days within the apparently density uniform upper layer. These vertical structures were most likely the result of in situ growth and mortality (e...

The upper elevational limits of tree species are thought to be controlled by abiotic factors such as temperature and the soil and atmospheric conditions affecting plant water status. We measured relative water contents (RWC), water potentials (Psi) and cuticular conductances (g(c)) of shoots of four conifer species-eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.), eastern white pine (Pinus strobus...

Very deep near-infrared observations in the Faint InfraRed Extragalactic Survey (FIRES) have recently uncovered a significant population of red galaxies at redshifts z > 2. These distant red galaxies (DRGs) are efficiently selected by the criterion Js−Ks > 2.3. We use Chandra data to examine the X-ray emission from DRGs in the 5×5 FIRES MS 1054–03 field. Two of 40 DRGs with Ks < 22 are detected...

Very deep near-infrared observations in the Faint InfraRed Extragalactic Survey (FIRES) have recently uncovered a significant population of red galaxies at redshifts . These distant red galaxies (DRGs) are efficiently z 1 2 selected by the criterion . We use Chandra data to examine the X-ray emission from DRGs in the J K 1 2.3 s s FIRES MS 1054 03 field. Two of 40 DRGs with are detected by Chan...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate three methods for detection of biofilm formation in staphylococci. METHODS For detection of biofilm formation, 152 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus spp. were screened by tissue culture plate (TCP), Tube method (TM) and Congo red agar (CRA) method. RESULTS Of the 152 Staphylococcus spp. 88(57.8%) displayed a biofilm-positive phenotype unde...