DEM generation from stereoscopic imagery is contingent on establishing the mathematical model relating the scene coordinates of conjugate points to the ground coordinates of the corresponding object point. Either rigorous or approximate models can be used to establish such a relationship. Rigorous modelling necessitates a full understanding of the imaging geometry associated with the involved s...

To investigate the role of endogenous opioid peptides (EOP) in the inhibitory control of LH secretion in the ram, the acute effects of naloxone (opioid antagonist) on episodic LH secretion were measured in rams at different stages of a reproductive cycle induced by treatment with melatonin. Groups of SCGx rams (functionally pinealectomized) and pineal intact rams were housed under long days (16...

BACKGROUND Six serotypes of Porphyromonas gingivalis have recently been described. We sought to test the hypothesis that serotype specific carbohydrates from these strains are important antigens that elicit potent immune responses. METHODS Serum concentrations of IgG reactive with P. gingivalis serotypes K1-K6 were determined for 28 adult (AP) and 28 generalized early-onset (G-EOP) periodonti...

The increasing efficiency and affordability of modern spatial acquisition systems, such as LiDAR, have provided reliable alternative sources of control data for image georeferencing. Indirect georeferencing using LiDAR control features to derive the exterior orientation parameters (EOP) allows for a straight-forward integration of LiDAR and photogrammetric data which can be used, for example, f...

The conjugative plasmid pTR2030 has been used extensively to confer phage resistance in commercial Lactococcus starter cultures. The plasmid harbors a 16-kb region, flanked by insertion sequence (IS) elements, that encodes the restriction/modification system LlaI and carries an abortive infection gene, abiA. The AbiA system inhibits both prolate and small isometric phages by interfering with th...

Abstract Background Most of the organic content waste activated sludge (WAS) comprises microbial cells hard to degrade, which must be pre-treated for energy recovery by anaerobic digestion (AD). Electrooxidation pre-treatment (EOP) with boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode have been considered a promising novel technology that increase hydrolysis rate, disintegrating cell walls from WAS. Althoug...

It is unknown whether peginterferon (PEG-IFN) add-on to entecavir (ETV) leads to more HBsAg decline compared to PEG-IFN monotherapy or combination therapy, and whether ETV therapy may prevent HBsAg increase after PEG-IFN cessation. We performed a post hoc analysis of 396 HBeAg-positive patients treated for 72 weeks with ETV + 24 weeks PEG-IFN add-on from week 24 to 48 (add-on, n = 85), 72 weeks...

Abstract Frequent, low-latency measurements of the Earth’s rotation phase, expressed as UT1 $$-$$ - UTC critically support current estimate and short-term prediction this highly variable Earth orientation parameter (EOP). Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) Intensive sessions provide required data. Howev...