We describe a partial skeleton with facial cranium of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus gen. et sp. nov., a new Middle Miocene (12.5 to 13 million years ago) ape from Barranc de Can Vila 1 (Barcelona, Spain). It is the first known individual of this age that combines well-preserved cranial, dental, and postcranial material. The thorax, lumbar region, and wrist provide evidence of modern ape-like ort...

A compact fluorescence detector was constructed on a microchip from an organic light emitting diode (OLED) as the light source and an organic photodiode (OPD) as the photo-detector and was used in an immunoassay for alkylphenol polyethoxylates (APE). The OLED based on a terbium complex emitted a sharp light at the main wavelength of 546 nm with a full width at half maximum of 9 nm. The incident...

We prove the consistency of the averaged periodogram estimator (APE) in two new cases. First, we prove that the APE is consistent for negative memory parameters, after suitable tapering. Second, we prove that the APE is consistent for a power law in the cross-spectrum and therefore for a power law in the coherency, provided that sufficiently many frequencies are used in estimation. Simulation e...

DESPITE medical progress in its diagnosis and treatment, acute pulmonary embolism (APE) remains an important cause of mortality, 30–35% in the absence of treatment, with delay of the diagnosis remaining the main cause of death from APE. Spiral computed tomography as well as transthoracic echocardiography and/or transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) have become fast and successful examinations ...

In this study, we apply ocean energetics as a diagnostic tool to investigate the impact of westerly wind bursts (WWBs) on the evolution, diversity, and predictability of El Niño events. Following Fedorov et al. (2014), we add an observed WWB to simulations within a comprehensive coupled model and explore changes in the available potential energy (APE) of the tropical Pacific basin. We find that...

The purpose was to examine adapted physical education (APE) specialists' perceptions about consultation as a delivery model for individuals with disabilities. Six APE specialists (4 female, 2 male) from California participated in this phenomenological study. Data came from in-depth individual interviews, field observations, researcher notes, and focus group interactions. Analysis revealed disti...

Twelve specimens of ascitic and pleural effusion (APE) from patients with malignant diseases were examined quantitatively for growth promoting effect on three human cell lines and one human cell strain, by four different assay procedures. Simultaneously, healthy human serum (HS) and fetal calf serum (FCS) were also examined for comparison. When the activity per mg protein of the test specimen w...