[1] Stream hydrology strongly affects the structure of aquatic communities. Changes to air temperature and precipitation driven by increased greenhouse gas concentrations are shifting timing and volume of streamflows potentially affecting these communities. The variable infiltration capacity (VIC) macroscale hydrologic model has been employed at regional scales to describe and forecast hydrolog...

Task reassignments in 2D mesh-connected systems (2D-MSs) have been researched for several decades. We propose a hierarchical 2D mesh-connected system (2D-HMS) in order to exploit the regular nature of a 2D-MS. In our approach priority-based task assignments and reassignments in a 2D-HMS are represented by tableaux and their algorithms. We show how task relocations for a priority-based task reas...

Haim Munk Syndrome (HMS) is the allelic mutation of exon 6 codon in cathepsin C gene. Here, we present two cases of same family with HMS having all the cardinal features of HMS which includes palmo plantar keratoderma and periodontitis along with arachnodactyly, acroosteolysis, onychogryphosis, and marked osteopenia on hand wrist radiographs. Both the siblings were treated with cotrimoxazole, a...

As part of the 2006 Climate Change Report to Governor Schwarzenegger and the California Legislature, an application of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system in the Sacramento River Basin was deployed to look at the impact of climate change on agricultural water management and the potential for adaptation. The WEAP system includes a dynamically integrated rainfall runoff hydrology modu...

Three different water-alcohol cosolvent systems were used to assemble mesoporous molecular sieve silicas with wormhole framework structures (previously denoted HMS silicas) from an electrically neutral amine surfactant (S°) and a silicon alkoxide precursor (I°). The fundamental particle size and associated textural (interparticle) porosity of the disordered structures were correlated with the s...

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are important regulators of the activity of mature osteoblasts, but their effects on osteoprogenitor cells in human bone marrow stroma are unclear. In this study, we assessed the effects of IGFs on a conditionally immortalized human marrow stromal cell line, hMS(3-4), which has the ability to differentiate to either mature osteoblasts or adipocytes. hMS(3-4) c...

Mangroves have high ecological service value and play an important role in achieving carbon neutrality. However, the services provided by mangroves are gradually declining due to threat of various pollutants, especially heavy metal (HM) pollution. Researching status history metals (HMs) mangrove sediments improves understanding how can be protected. We studied Zhanjiang Bay mangroves, which is ...

Various analytical technologies have been developed for quantitative determination of marker compounds in herbal medicines (HMs). One important issue is matrix effects that must be addressed in method validation for different detections. Unlike biological fluids, blank matrix samples for calibration are usually unavailable for HMs. In this work, practical approaches for minimizing matrix effect...

OBJECTIVE The objective is the investigation of Joint Hypermobility (JH) and the Hypermobility Syndrome (HMS) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS We examined 83 patients with IBD and 67 healthy individuals for the presence of JH. Patients were excluded if they were under 18 or over 50 years of age and if they had other conditions which affect joint mobility. The x(2) an...

OBJECTIVE We examined whether the ingestion of a hydrothermally modified starch (HMS) would alter metabolic and hormonal responses to prolonged cycling compared with maltodextrin (MAL). METHODS Nine male cyclists (30 ± 2 y, 79.2 ± 2.1 kg, 4.7 ± 0.1 L of O(2)/min, 7.5 ± 1.3 y training) fasted 10 h before cycling for 150 min at 70% peak oxygen consumption and completing a cycling-to-exhaustion ...