XMM-Newton and Chandra observations of active galactic nuclei (AGN) show rich spectra of X-ray absorption lines. These observations have detected a broad unresolved transition array (UTA) between ∼ 15-17 Å. This is attributed to inner-shell photoexcitation of M-shell iron ions. Modeling these UTA features is currently limited by uncertainties in the low-temperature dielectronic recombination (D...

Hypothyroidism is associated with impaired urinary concentrating ability in humans and animals. The purpose of this study was to examine protein expression of renal sodium chloride and urea transporters and aquaporins in hypothyroid rats (HT) with diminished urinary concentration as compared with euthyroid controls (CTL) and hypothyroid rats replaced with L-thyroxine (HT+T). Hypothyroidism was ...

A full set of calculations is presented for inner-shell n = 2 to 3 photoexcitation of the 16 iron charge states: Fe (Fe I) through Fe (Fe XVI). The blend of the numerous absorption lines arising from these excitations (mainly 2p 3d) forms an unresolved transition array (UTA), which has been recently identified as a prominent feature between 16 17 Å in the soft X-ray spectra of active galactic n...

We describe new ESS models of density regulation driven by genic selection to explain the cyclical dynamics of a social system that exhibits a rock-paper-scissors (RPS) set of three alternative strategies. We tracked changes in morph frequency and fitness of Lacerta vivipara and found conspicuous RPS cycles. Morphs of Uta and Lacerta exhibited parallel survival-performance trade-offs. Frequency...

In this paper we present a new interactive procedure for multiObjective optimization, which is based on the use of a set of value functions as a preference model built by an ordinal regression method. The procedure is composed of two alternating stages. In the first stage, a representative sample of solutions from the Pareto optimal set (or from its approximation) is generated. In the second st...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the potential value of combining maternal factors with multiples of the normal median values of maternal cardiovascular parameters at 35-37 weeks' gestation in the prediction of pre-eclampsia (PE) and gestational hypertension (GH). METHODS In 2764 singleton pregnancies maternal characteristics and medical history were recorded; uterine artery pulsatility index (UtA-PI...