BACKGROUND Adiponectin and its receptors (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) are novel endocrine systems that act at various levels to regulate metabolic homeostasis and reproductive processes. We cloned and characterized the cDNA of adiponectin and its receptors from the hypothalamus of the Huoyan goose to reveal the influence of these factors on the process of goose egg-laying. We also determined the mRNA ...

The renal handling of urea has been studied by many investigators on a host of animals. It has been found that urea is actively secreted by certain species (Munro, '53; Forster, '54), reabsorbed by others (Smith, '31a, b), and in some the renal handling seems to be entirely passive (Shannen, '36). The aglomerular goose fish (Lophius piscatorius) is reportedly able to secrete urea actively from ...

IEC 61850 is one of the most prominent communication standards adopted by smart grid community due to its high scalability, multi-vendor interoperability, and support for several input/output devices. Generic Object-Oriented Substation Events (GOOSE), which a widely used protocol defined in 61850, provides reliable fast transmission events electrical substation system. This paper investigates s...

The karyotype of the Italian goose originating from Anser anser was characterised on the basis of R and C bands. Chromosomal preparations obtained from an in vitro culture of blood lymphocytes were stained with the RBG and CBG techniques. The RBG technique enabled the analysis of the structure of nine pairs of chromosomes whereas the CBG technique - fourteen pairs ofchromosomes from the total o...

Avian bornaviruses (ABV), identified in 2008, infect captive parrots and macaws worldwide. The natural reservoirs of these viruses are unknown. Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) was used to screen oropharyngeal/cloacal swab and brain samples from wild Canada geese (Branta canadensis) for ABV. Approximately 2.9% of swab samples were positive for bornavirus sequences. Fifty-two percent of brain ...

requested that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) conduct another assessment of the projected impacts of extended framework dates for duck hunting. To better assess the potential impact, the Service asked the Flyway Councils to survey their respective States concerning their interests in extended framework dates in each of their duck-hunting zones. Based on this survey, which assumed ...

In this commentary, we elaborate on the necessity to choose among a wider, higher-level conceptual approach and a more concrete, skills oriented one in HCI education, as a result of HCI enlarging scope and curriculum pressures. First, the role and usefulness of more abstract topics are discussed, and second, some reflections on how to cover them in HCI education are presented.

Herring gull (Larus argentatus) nesting in artificial goose-nesting structures was documented at the Winous Point Shooting Club, Port Clinton, Ohio, 1974—78. Gulls and Canada geese (Branta canadensis) nested in 14—28% and 12—23% of the structures, respectively. Gulls nesting in the structures did not influence goose nesting. Clutch sizes and egg-laying dates were synchronous with other local po...

research agenda for health systems performance in circumpolar regions Susan Chatwood, Jessica Bytautas, Anthea Darychuk, Peter Bjerregaard, Adalsteinn Brown, Donald Cole, Howard Hu, Micheal Jong, Malcolm King, Siv Kvernmo and Jeremy Veillard Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Institute for Circumpolar Health Research, Yellowknife, Canada; Institute of He...