omites, the precursors of vertebrae, striated muscle, and dermis, are laid down in a timed sequence from anterior to posterior. Now, Alexander Aulehla, Bernhard Herrmann (Max-PlanckInstitut für Immunbiologie, Freiburg, Germany), and colleagues report that a gradient and two dueling molecular clocks, all driven directly or indirectly by Wnt3a, combine to create the striped pattern of somites. Th...

A 73-year-old man underwent colonoscopy for recurrent diffuse abdominal pain. Previous colonoscopy, routine laboratory tests, and a fecal occult blood test had all shown normal results. At retrograde ileoscopy, a 25-mm laterally spreading tumor, nongranular pseudodepressed type (LST-NG PD; type 0-IIa-IIc according to the Paris classification), was diagnosed 5cm proximal to the ileocecal valve (...

An inclined air-curtain (IAC) fume hood was developed and characterized using the laser-assisted smoke flow visualization technique and tracer-gas (sulphur hexafluoride) concentration detection method. The IAC fume hood features four innovative design elements: (i) an elongated suction slot installed at the hood roof with an offset towards the rear wall, (ii) an elongated up-blowing planar jet ...

To investigate the effects of vehicle impact velocity and front-end structure on the dynamic responses of child pedestrians, an extensive parametric study was carried out using two child mathematical models at 6 and 15 years old. The effect of the vehicle impact velocity was studied at 30, 40, and 50 km/h in terms of the head linear velocity, impact angle, and head angular velocity as well as v...

Measurement of energy expenditure in humans is required to assess metabolic needs, fuel utilisation, and the relative thermic effect of different food, drink, drug and emotional components. Indirect and direct calorimetric and non-calorimetric methods for measuring energy expenditure are reviewed, and their relative value for measurement in the laboratory and field settings is assessed. Where h...