The vertical columnar current density in the global atmospheric electrical circuit depends on the local columnar resistance. A simple model for the columnar resistance is suggested, which separates the local boundary layer component from the upper troposphere cosmic ray component, and calculates the boundary layer component from a surface measurement of air conductivity. This theory is shown to...

This paper describes a local experience for the development of a framework program to set up a Continuous Learning System for Public Administration employees of Marche Region, in Central Italy. Such program belongs to a greater national program, aimed at modernizing the Italian Public Administration by means of the application of ICTs. This program is also part of Italian participation in the E...

Citation: Uhlirova H, Tian P, Kılıç K, Thunemann M, Sridhar VB, Bartsch H, Dale AM, Devor A and Saisan PA (2017) Neurovascular Network Explorer 2.0: A Database of 2-Photon Single-Vessel Diameter Measurements from Mouse SI Cortex in Response To Optogenetic Stimulation. Front. Neuroinform. 11:4. doi: 10.3389/fninf.2017.00004 Neurovascular Network Explorer 2.0: A Database of 2-Photon Single-Vessel...

The Pictorial Attitude Implicit Association Test (PA-IAT) has recently been developed as a new measure of need for power. This study aims to extend the scope of the PA-IAT to need for affiliation. In line with implicit motive theory, results show that the need for affiliation PA-IAT predicts non-declarative measures of motivation provided that need for affiliation is activated. We also obtained...

This study examined student health-related fitness (HRF) knowledge and its relationship to physical activity (PA). The participants were undergraduate students from a large U.S. state university. HRF knowledge was assessed using a test consisting of 150 multiple choice items. Differences in HRF knowledge scores by sex, ethnicity, and years in university were examined by ANOVA. The mean HRF know...

background: dna vaccines are third generation vaccines which have made promises to combat infectious diseases. cationic liposomes are used as effective delivery systems for dna vaccines to generate stronger immunity. objective: encapsulation of pcdna3.1+pa plasmid, encoding protective antigen (pa) of bacillus anthracis (b. anthracis) into cationic liposomes, and evaluation of its effect on spec...

Background: The immune antigen of Bacillus anthracis is a protein that can attach to the surface receptor of all human cells. At the surface of cancer cells, there is a receptor that activates the uPA (Urokinase plasminogen) that do not exist in normal human cells. Objectives: The aim of this study was changing the location of the attachment of the PA gene by a dir...