9 Although dependence of invertebrate photoreceptor biophysical properties on visual ecology has 10 already been investigated in some cases, developmental aspects have largely been ignored due to 11 the general research emphasis on holometabolous insects. Here, using the patch-clamp method, we 12 examined changes in biophysical properties and performance of photoreceptors in the common 13 water...

We have used measurements from instruments on Voyagers 1 and 2 and Pioneer 10 to derive simultaneous radial and latitudinal gradients of anomalous cosmic-ray oxygen during the latter part of 1985. We find that in the energy interval from 7.130.6 Me V /nucleon the latitudinal gradient is -3 to -4 %/deg. The sign of the latitudinal gradient is opposite to that reported for the last solar cycle wh...

Buckling restrained braces (BRBs) have a similar behavior under compression and tension loadings. Therefore, they can be applied as a favorable lateral load resisting system for structures. In the performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) framework, an intermediate variable called intensity measure (IM) links the seismic hazard analysis with the structural response analyses. An optimal IM...

Background Innate defense regulator peptide-1018 (IDR1018) is a 12-amino acid, synthetic, immunomodulatory host defense peptide that can reduce soft tissue infections and is less likely to induce bacterial resistance than conventional antibiotics. However, IDRs have not been tested on orthopaedic infections and the immunomodulatory effects of IDR-1018 have only been characterized in response to...

This paper discusses a methodology of semi-active structural control using a variable friction damper. The presented algorithm is quite simple and straightforward, in which only the slip level of the friction damper is controlled in response to the interstory response velocity of the damperinstalled story so as to maintain the target constant ductility factor. In conducting control there is adv...

introduction: wind erosion is one of the most important factors in desert environments. prevailing winds can shift sand dunes and affect their accumulation and morphology. also, wind regime determines the direction of sand dune mobility in different ways. therefore, the wind regime, frequency, direction and velocity are supposed to be the most important factors to form the morphology of sand du...

The purpose of this study was to determine the farmers' share and marketing efficiency purebred chicken eggs. This research conducted in January 2023. method used is survey method. sampling technique purposive with Snow Ball Sampling technique. Data analysis includes costs, margins, farmer's share, profit cost ratios each channel. results show that largest 81.66%, ratio benefits costs largest, ...

PURPOSE To promote awareness of primary immunodeficiency (PID), the "10 warning signs" of PID and an immunodeficiency-related (IDR) score were developed. However, their efficiency in identifying PID cases was not sufficiently evaluated in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to test the validity of the 10 warning signs and IDR score in identifying PID among children with recurrent...