We propose algorithms for maintaining two variants of kd-trees of a set of moving points in the plane. A pseudo kd-tree allows the number of points stored in the two children to differ. An overlapping kd-tree allows the bounding boxes of two children to overlap. We show that both of them support range search operations in O(n) time, where 2 only depends on the approximation precision. When the ...

The four major keratins of normal human epidermis (molecular mass 50, 56.5, 58, and 65-67 kD) can be subdivided on the basis of charge into two subfamilies (acidic 50-kD and 56.5-kD keratins vs. relatively basic 58-kD and 65-67-kD keratins) or subdivided on the basis of co-expression into two "pairs" (50-kD/58-kD keratin pair synthesized by basal cells vs. 56.5-kD/65-67-kD keratin pair expresse...

New Zealand contains 13 of the 69 species of Crotonia described globally and is the only place where all three genera of the Crotoniinae-Crotonia, Austronothrus and Holonothrus-have been recorded. Due to the pioneering work of Hammer (1966) and Luxton (1982) it also has the highest number of distribution records of Crotonia spp. anywhere. In the present study I build upon previous work to re-ex...

BACKGROUND The ketogenic diet (KD), high in fat and low in carbohydrate and protein, provides sufficient protein but insufficient carbohydrates for all the metabolic needs of the body. KD has been known as a therapeutic manner intractable epilepsy. In recent years, the effectiveness of KD drew attention to the treatment of some other disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD). This study has ev...

Abstract Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is the main cause of acquired heart in children and can lead to coronary artery lesions. This present study was designed analyze characteristics KD peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) through single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) explore potential molecular mechanism KD. Methods PBMC collected from one healthy child patient, used for cell cluster...

The soil sorption coefficient (Kd) of glyphosate mainly controls its transport and fate in the environment. Laboratory-based analysis Kd is laborious expensive. This study aimed to test feasibility visible near-infrared spectroscopy (vis–NIRS) as an alternative method for estimation at a country scale compare accuracy against pedotransfer function (PTF). A total 439 soils with wide range values...

Various radionuclides including fission products and heavy nuclides were released into the environment during Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) accident. The dissolution followed by migration of deposited Cs, Sr U on soils could take place to local environment. Therefore, it is necessary determine sorption-desorption coefficients in soil-water system around FDNPS from a viewpoint....

Anti-SS-A/Ro autoantibodies are found in the sera of patients with Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and SLE. In the course of analyzing 61 SS patients for their autoantibody profiles, we found that 42 were positive for anti-SS-A by double diffusion in agarose and demonstrated precipitin lines identical to that produced by a prototype anti-SS-A serum. Further analysis of these SS-A antibody-positive sera...

The causal agent of Kawasaki disease (KD) remains unknown after more than 40 years of intensive research. The number of cases continues to rise in many parts of the world and KD is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in childhood in developed countries. Analyses of the three major KD epidemics in Japan, major non-epidemic interannual fluctuations of KD cases in Japan and San Diego, ...