Human somatotropin competed for 125I-human somatotropin binding to hepatocytes from female or male rats. Bovine somatotropin and prolactin each inhibited part, but not all, of the uptake of 125I-human somatotropin. The binding of 125I-prolactin was inhibited by human somatotropin and prolactin, but not by bovine somatotropin. Bovine somatotropin and human somatotropin, but not prolactin, compet...

This study examines whether readers of the paper and online versions of a national newspaper acquire different perceptions of the importance of political issues. Using data from a weeklong experiment in which subjects either read the print version of the New York Times, the online version of that paper, or received no special exposure, this study finds evidence that people exposed to the Times ...

Neonicotinoids are subjected to vigilance because of environmental contaminations and deleterious effects on bees. Imidacloprid (IMI) is one of the most representative insecticides of this family. At chronic exposure, concentration-effect relationships are non linear. An insect model should allow a better description of this toxicity. We compared the lethal concentration 50% (LC50) of IMI for a...

OBJECTIVES Little is known about the biochemical mediators IL-7 that correlate with the initiation and progression of OA. We performed this study to assess the role of variants of IL-7 in OA susceptibility in the Chinese Han population. METHODS We performed a retrospective, case-control study in the Chinese Han population from 2013 to 2015. Four single nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped ...

Reconstructions of the GaN(000 ) surface are studied for the first time. Using scanning tunneling microscopy and reflection high-energy electron diffraction, four primary structures are observed: 1×1, 3×3, 6×6, and c(6×12). On the basis of first-principles calculations, the 1×1 structure is shown to consist of a Ga monolayer bonded to a N-terminated GaN bilayer. From a combination of experiment...

We prove that any simpli cation order over arbitrary terms is an extension of an order by weight, by considering a related monadic term algebra called the spine. We show that any total ground-stable simpli cation order on the spine lifts to an order on the full term algebra. Conversely, under certain restrictions, a simpli cation ordering on the term algebra de nes a weight function on the spin...

The coming of giga-bit networks makes possible the realization of a single nationwide virtual computer comprised of a variety of geographically distributed highpe6ormance machines and workstations. To realize the potential that the physical infrastructure provides, software must be developed that is easy to use, supports large degrees of parallelism in applications code, and manages the complex...

Surface reconstructions and adatom kinetics of silicon on GaN(0001) and (000 ) surfaces are studied by scanning tunneling microscopy, electron diffraction and first-principles calculations. In the low silicon coverage regime a 2×2 structure is observed, and is interpreted in terms of a model consisting of a Ga adatom on a monolayer of 3Ga + 1 Si and a SiGa atom in the third layer. For high sili...

By the time you read this editorial, I will have returned from the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) Annual Session in Albuquerque, NM. I have never been to Albuquerque, but when I think of the city, I think of hot air balloons. It amazes me to think of the heights the balloons can reach and the view the passengers can see when they look down and across the landscape at several hun...

Background: Many changes are evident in classrooms the COVID-19 times, but most drastic perhaps has been scramble to find substitutes for physical classrooms, a truly solemn challenge foreign language learning paradigm. In meantime, many customized apps came educationists’ rescue: Blackboard being one of them. This study endeavors investigate effectiveness as an alte...