The mi transcription factor (MITF) is a basic-helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper transcription factor that is important for the development of mast cells. Cultured mast cells (CMCs) of mi/mi genotype express abnormal MITF (mi-MITF), but CMCs of tg/tg genotype do not express any MITFs. It was previously reported that mi/mi CMCs showed more severe abnormalities than tg/tg CMCs, indicating that mi-MI...

The aim of this study is to better understand the connection between Lyman $\alpha$ rest-frame equivalent width (EW$_0$) and spectral properties as well ultraviolet (UV) continuum morphology by obtaining reliable EW$_0$ histograms for a statistical sample galaxies assessing fraction objects with large widths. We used integral field spectroscopy from MUSE combined broad-band data Hubble Space Te...

An analytical method has been developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) to allow the Australian Defence Force a means of comparing Electronic Warfare (EW) technologies, concepts of operation, and force-mix options for Force Level EW (FLEW) operations. By way of background, in its most complex form FLEW may be thought of as the application of Network Centric EW. It is a...

AIM To determine the incidence of non-severe keratitis (NSK) and severe keratitis (SK) among wearers of current generation contact lenses. METHODS A 12 month, prospective, hospital based epidemiological study was conducted by examining all contact lens wearers presenting with a corneal infiltrate/ulcer to a hospital centre in Manchester. A clinical severity matrix was used to differentiate be...

Glass formers are defined as "type B" when they exhibit a distinct Johari-Goldstein (JG) relaxation, but lack an excess loss ("excess wing," EW) in their structural relaxation peak. By studying the dielectric spectra of a well-known type-B glass former under high pressure, we unequivocally show the existence of an EW, simultaneously with the JG relaxation. Moreover, at very high pressures (0.6 ...

The measurements of B → πK decays have been in disagreement with the predictions of the Standard Model (SM) for some time. In this paper, we perform an update of this puzzle using the latest (2008) data. We find that the situation has become far less clear. A fit to the B → πK data alone suggests the presence of new physics (NP). Indeed, if one adds a constraint on the weak phase γ coming from ...

S OF PAPERS 231 79 Relationships of egg and chick weight on the performance of progeny from standard and dwarf broiler dams. M. Tahir*1, H. Cervantes3, C. W. Farmer2, and G. M. Pesti2, 1Agricultural University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 2University Georgia, Athens, 3Phibro Animal Health, Ridgefield Park, NJ. Eggs were collected from 2 commercial crosses (42 weeks of age) with the ...

The dynamics of Edinger-Westphal (EW) stimulated accommodation were studied in two young rhesus monkeys to understand the relationships between accommodative amplitude and rates of accommodation and disaccommodation. Accommodative responses were recorded with infrared photorefraction at five different amplitudes spanning the full EW stimulated accommodative range available to each eye. Combined...