Surface appearance (brightness and color) of an object in the scene depends on the properties of the surfaces surrounding the object (spatial induction). Size of the surrounding is one of the important influential properties. For example, a larger surrounding induces stronger contrast to the object than a smaller surrounding. Then would size-scaling of the scene alter the appearance? This quest...

Subduction, water mass transformation, and transport rates in the Indo-Pacific Ocean are diagnosed in a recent version of the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis coupled model. It is found that the subduction across the base of the winter mixed layer is dominated by the lateral transfer, particularly within the relatively dense water classes corresponding to the densest mode and ...

An Iowa grain processor attempted to alter the typical 12-h preharvest fasting period by giving broilers cornstarch derivative pellets and water for 6 h followed by 6 h of no feed or water. After slaughter, plant food inspectors determined that livers from the treatment group were lighter in color than normal, and consequently a significant number of chicken carcasses were condemned for human c...

We derive upper estimates of transition densities for Feller semigroups with jump intensities lighter than that of the rotation invariant stable Lévy process.

BACKGROUND PCB contamination in the built environment may result from the release of PCBs from building materials. The significance of this contamination as a pathway of human exposure is not well-characterized, however. This research compared the serum PCB concentrations, and congener profiles between 18 teachers in PCB-containing schools and referent populations. METHODS Blood samples from ...

BACKGROUND Concealing coloration in rodents is well established. However, only a few studies examined how soil color, pelage color, hair-melanin content, and genetics (i.e., the causal chain) synergize to configure it. This study investigates the causal chain of dorsal coloration in Israeli subterranean blind mole rats, Spalax ehrenbergi. METHODS We examined pelage coloration of 128 adult ani...