The Caenorhabditis elegans embryo is particularly amenable to microscopy and embryological studies because of its short developmental time, transparent shell, and nonpigmented cells. The agar mount described in this protocol is an easy way to prepare live C. elegans embryos for microscopic visualization. The mount slightly embeds the embryo in agar to hold it in place. The mount also slightly c...

PAR, J.lmol/m2/s x 10o o Environment. The standard environment comprised 50 'standard' weeks (-1 year), a week being defined as the period during which 58 heat units (HU) accumulate (mean annual temperature at Mount Edgecombe, 20,3°C, giving 8,3 HU/day, using a base temperature of 12, or 58 HU/wk). Mean annual photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) income at Mount Edgecombe is 7,9 Ml/mvday, ...

The following cases demonstrate the importance of evaluating the total clinical picture and explore how preparing dry-mount urine sediment cytology can maximize the potential of in-house urinalysis. Dry-mount cytology is a quick and relatively easy technique useful not only for evaluating conditions such as urinary tract infection (UTI) or neoplasia but when seeking a pathologist’s second opini...

What automated soldering methods can be considered for Mini-Circuits surface-mount components? There are two basic methods: reflow and wave soldering. Generally, reflow soldering can be done when (l) there are only surface mount components, or (2) these are present together with through-hole components and the latter will be soldered in a separate (wave soldering) step. The surface-mount compon...

Paul Detrick The NEO PI-R is one of a group of closely-related objective assessment instruments (NEO Inventories) designed to measure the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality (Digman, 1990; McCrae & John, 1992). The FFM has received widespread acceptance as a valid descriptor of normal personality (Mount & Barrick, 1998), as well as an organizing framework for the prediction of job performanc...