Parturition time has been chosen to investigate whether a photoinducible phase exists during the light-dark cycle in the rat. A 1-hr light stimulation was given during the dark phase at various times after the beginning of the principal photoperiod or conventional dawn. The rats kept under 8 hrs of light and 16 hrs of darkness from mating (day 1 of pregnancy) gave birth to most of their pups on...

Introduction: Phyllosilicates have been detected on the surface of Mars by both OMEGA/MEx and by CRISM/MRO [1-3]. Phyllosilicates have been found in some of the oldest terrains on Mars and are thought to date back to the Noachian era. These clays have especially been detected in the ejecta and central peaks of small impact craters [4, 5]. The exact processes that occurred to form these clays ar...

There are no published, long-term accounts of responses of grassland passerine birds to the restoration of northern mixed-grass prairie through combined use of fire and grazing. During 1979-2001, we assessed abundance of passerine birds (9 grassland species and 1 shrub-associate species) on 2 brush-invaded, mixed-grass prairie tracts at Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern North Da...

Neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), who are treated according to INSURE protocol; require arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis to decide on appropriate management. We conducted this study to investigate the validity of pulse oximetry instead of frequent ABG analysis in the evaluation of these patients. From a total of 193 blood samples obtained from 30 neonates <1500 grams with RDS,...