Astronomy and the I.G.Y.

IgY-technology: application and trends

The IgY-technology stand for the immunisation of chickens and the extraction of specific IgY antibodies (Ab) from egg yolk. Due to the non-invasive Ab isolation IgY-technology is internationally accepted as so-called alternative method. Despite of the aspect of animal welfare Ab production in chicken offers also outstanding economical advantages. i) purchase of chickens is much more cheep than ...

Red - Eared Turtle ( Fc ) - Encoding Genes in the ∆ Truncated IgY ( Extensive Diversification of IgD - , IgY - , and

Red - Eared Turtle ( Fc ) - Encoding Genes in the ∆ Truncated IgY ( Extensive Diversification of IgD - , IgY

A Comparative Study of the Astronomical Revolution and Astronomy in the Safavid Period

The science of astronomy in Iran, like some other places in the world, has a long history. According to the internal accounts and the travelogues of the European tourists, astronomy was one of the most noted sciences for the Safavid government, and was influential in all affairs including governmental and military affairs, celebrations, and mourning ceremonies. This study uses a descriptive-ana...

The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus: Semantic Metadata for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Several different controlled vocabularies have been developed and used by the astronomical community, each designed to serve a specific need and a specific group. The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus (UAT) attempts to provide a highly structured controlled vocabulary that will be relevant and useful across the entire discipline, regardless of content or platform. As two major use cases for the UAT i...