MendeUan Inheritance: Co-dominant inheritance was observed in a five-generation pedigree in which 113 individuals were typed. Other Comments: The PCR was performed using P-labeled GPR 112-1 and unlabeled GPR 112-2 for 30 cycles: denaturation at 94°C for 1 min; annealing for 55°C for 1.5 min; and extension at 72°C for 3 min. The PCR products were analyzed on a 5% denaturing polyacrylamide gel (F...

In this work we consider the problem of determining the dielectric characteristics of sub-surface layers by means of GPR systems. In particular, a suitable electromagnetic feature (the R0 parameter), strictly related to the geophysical parameters of the scenario, is first extracted from the GPR e.m. signal and then fed to an artificial neural network (ANN) in order to derive the dielectric perm...

Pavement damage is actually one of the most crucial problems in roads. Agencies need first to localize the damage, second to identify the causes. Indeed, the rehabilitation can be compromised, if the cause is not removed. The ground penetrating radar (GPR) technique is used by many agencies involved in roads management. In fact, it is nondestructive and is promising for soil characteristics int...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this work is to verify the use of radiochromic film in the quality assurance (QA) of volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) plans and compare the results with those obtained using an ion chamber array. MATERIALS AND METHODS QA was performed for 14 plans using a two-dimensional-array seven29 and EBT3 film. Dose values per...

An integrated geophysical survey using both the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and groundpenetrating radar (GPR) methods was undertaken over a cave of great archaeological interest in southern Italy. The survey was performed to assess the stability of the carbonate rock roof of the cave. A geophysical survey was preferred to boreholes and geotechnical tests, in order to avoid the risk ...

Methods for determining the parameters necessary for modeling fluid flow and contaminant transport in the shallow subsurface are in great demand. Soil properties such as permeability, porosity, and water retention are typically estimated through the inversion of hydrological data (e.g., measurements of capillary pressure and water saturation). However, ill-posedness and non-uniqueness commonly ...

Ž . Field experiments show ground penetrating radar GPR can be used to image shallow carbonate stratigraphy effectively in a variety of settings. In south Florida, the position and structure of cap rock cover on limestone can be an important Ž . control on surface water flow and vegetation, but larger scale outcrops tens of meters of cap rock are sparse. GPR mapping through south Florida prairi...

We present the capabilities of low-frequency radar systems to sound the subsurface for a site located in south-central Egypt, the Bir Safsaf region. This site was already intensively studied since the SIR-A and SIR-B orbital radars revealed buried paleodrainage channels. Our approach is based on the coupling between two complementary radar techniques: the orbital synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ...

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electromagnetic terrain conductivity (EM) surveys were performed to detect frozen ground and peat layers at a proposed landfill site in Fairbanks, Alaska. Geotechnical test pits showed frozen ground and peat layers in places, prompting a concern that differential settlement would disrupt the planned leachate collection system—a network of pipes installed benea...

Spindle positioning is an essential feature of asymmetric cell division. The conserved PAR proteins together with heterotrimeric G proteins control spindle positioning in animal cells, but how these are linked is not known. In C. elegans, PAR protein activity leads to asymmetric spindle placement through cortical asymmetry of Galpha regulators GPR-1/2. Here, we establish that the casein kinase ...