In this paper, we investigate an ensemble of atmosphere–ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs) participating in phase 3 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3), and whose dynamic behavior is emulated by the reduced-complexity climate model MAGICC6. Using a superimposed impulse in solar radiative forcing for the purposes of system identification, we identify 12 AOGCMs in the CMIP...

Investments in forestry are long-term and thus subject to numerous sources of risk. In addition the volatility from markets, investments directly exposed future impacts climate change. We examined how diversification forest management regimes can mitigate expected risks associated with activities New Zealand based on an application Modern Portfolio Theory. Uncertainties responses Pinus radiata ...

In this study, the gas phase tautomerism of 4-Aminomethylene derivatives of N-methylpyrazolin-5-one is studied using high level density fuctional theory (DFT) calculations. The structures of all possible tautomers and their conformers were optimized at B3LYP6-31+G(d,p) level of theory. Final energies were obtained at B3LYP6-311+G(2df,2p) level. It has been found that the investigated system can...

As a newly developed assay for the detection of endogenous enzyme activity at the single-catalytic-event level, Rolling Circle Enhanced Enzyme Activity Detection (REEAD) has been used to measure enzyme activity in both single human cells and malaria-causing parasites, Plasmodium sp. Current REEAD assays rely on organic dye-tagged linear DNA probes to report the rolling circle amplification prod...

Practice guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology for the determination of brain death in adults define brain death as "the irreversible loss of function of the brain, including the brainstem." Neurological determination of brain death is primarily based on clinical examination; if clinical criteria are met, a definitive confirmatory test is indicated. The apnea test remains the gold s...

Background. A panel of experts (the 2014 Panel) convened by the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs developed an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the use of prophylactic antibiotics in patients with prosthetic joints who are undergoing dental procedures. This CPG is intended to clarify the “Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoi...

The Royal Colleges of Physicians have revised the core curriculum for SHOs in medicine and the medical specialties to make it objective based. The objectives, knowledge, skills and attitudes for 'core skills' use ward based and outpatient clinical scenarios in specialty areas. There are also important sections on 'generic skills' including communication skills, team-working skills etc., cross-s...

Length measurements during the division cycle of 86 individual Schizosaccharomyces pombe cells demonstrate that length grows exponentially with no change in the growth rate and no rate change point (RCP) observed for any cell. These results support the proposal that length extension, or cell growth, is exponential during the division cycle. The finding of exponential growth during the cell cycl...

The advent of the Inter-Collegiate Membership in Orthodontics in the year 2000 will mark the end of an orthodontic diploma specific to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. The Diploma in Dental Orthopaedics (RCPS) was the first orthodontic diploma in the United Kingdom. The fact that such a diploma has existed first as a DDO and latterly as the MDO (Membership) for some 50 y...