The Durkan Complex is a key tectonic element of the Makran accretionary prism (SE Iran) and it has been interpreted as representing continental margin succession. We present here multidisciplinary study western Complex, which based on new geological, stratigraphic, biostratigraphic data, well geochemical data volcanic meta-volcanic rocks forming this complex. Our show that complex consists dist...

To better understand serotonergic modulation of air breathing during bullfrog development, we measured changes in fictive lung ventilation frequency associated with focal stimulation of the rostral region of the medullary Raphé neurons. Electrical (3 to 33 Hz) and chemical (glutamate microinjections; 0.5 mol l(-1), 0.3-10 nl) activation of Raphé neurons was performed in brainstem preparations f...

OF THESIS AXOLOTL PAEDOMORPHOSIS: A COMPARISON OF JUVENILE, METAMORPHIC, AND PAEDOMORPHIC AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM BRAIN GENE TRANSCRIPTION Unlike many amphibians, the paedomorphic axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) rarely undergoes external morphological changes indicative of metamorphosis. However, internally, some axolotl tissues undergo cryptic metamorphic changes. A previous study examined interspec...

Purpose − An alarming number of spreadsheet faults have been reported in the literature, indicating that effective and easy-to-apply spreadsheet testing techniques are not available for “non-technical”, end-user programmers. This paper aims to alleviate the problem by introducing a metamorphic testing (MT) technique for spreadsheets. Design/methodology/approach − The paper discussed four common...

-l. The effect of metamorphosis on the serum proteins of three genera and five species of ambystomatid salamanders was examined by electrophoresis. 2. Four of the five species showed a significant increase in the fastest fraction upon metamorphosis. 3. Three of the five species showed a significant metamorphic increase in the second fastest fraction. 4. Four of the five exhibited a significant ...

when testing a program, correctly executed test cases are seldom explored further, even though they may carry useful information. Metamorphic testing proposes to generate follow-up test cases to check important properties of the target function. It does not need a human oracle for output prediction and comparison. An “oracle” in software testing is a procedure by which testers can decide whethe...

Malware detection is a crucial aspect of software security. Malware typically recur to a variety of disguise and concealing techniques in order to avoid detection. Metamorphism is the ability of a program to mutate its form yet keeping unchanged its functionality and therefore its danger in case of malware. A major challenge in this field is the development of general automatic/systematic detec...

Although much is known about the ecological significance of metamorphosis and metamorphic timing, few studies have examined the underlying genetic architecture of these traits, and no study has attempted to associate phenotypic variation to molecular variation in specific genes. Here we report on a candidate gene approach (CGA) to test specific loci for a statistical contribution to variation i...