Chromosome segregation during anaphase depends on chromosome-to-pole motility and pole-to-pole separation. We propose that in Drosophila embryos, the latter process (anaphase B) depends on a persistent kinesin-5-generated interpolar (ip) microtubule (MT) sliding filament mechanism that "engages" to push apart the spindle poles when poleward flux is turned off. Here we investigated the contribut...

New shock-wave (Hugoniot) and release-adiabatic data for Feo.940 and CaO, to 230 and 175 GPa (2.3 and 1.75 Mbar) respectively, show that both oxides transform from their initial B1 (NaC1-type) structures at about 70 (* 10) GPa. CaO transforms to the B2 (CsC1-type) structure and FeO is inferred to do the same. Alternatively, FeO may undergo an electronic transition, but it probably does not disp...

The circadian rhythm of locomotor activity in mice is synchronized to environmental factors such as light and food availability. It is well-known that entrainment of the activity rhythm to the light-dark cycle is attained by the circadian pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Locomotor activity is also controlled by two extra-SCN oscillators; periodic food availability entrains the fo...

Paget disease is a common bone disease characterized by abnormal osteoclasts that are large, multinucleated, and overactive and that contain paramyxovirus-like nuclear inclusions. There is evidence for a major genetic component to Paget disease, with up to 40% of patients having affected first-degree relatives; however, the locus (loci) and gene(s) involved are unknown. Another bone disorder, f...

Introduction Susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) is used routinely at clinical field strengths because of its high sensitivity to venous vasculature, blood products, and tissue iron content. This sensitivity is due to the magnetic susceptibility information in the phase images which are used to mask the magnitude images [1]. These susceptibility effects increase with the main magnetic field s...

In this work we present the synthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), which were structurally and magnetically characterized. The use of iron salts and an organic acid (l-serine or ascorbic acid) as precursors under solvothermal conditions yielded these coated IONPs. The powder X-ray diffraction pattern of FeO-1 and FeO-2 is consistent with hematite (a-Fe2O3) and hemat...

BACKGROUND Temporal restriction of food availability entrains circadian behavioral and physiological rhythms in mammals by resetting peripheral oscillators. This entrainment underlies the activity of a timing system, different from the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), known as the food entrainable oscillator (FEO). So far, the precise anatomical location of the FEO is unknown. The expression of th...

We study how FeO wüstite films on Ru(0001) grow by oxygen-assisted molecular beam epitaxy at elevated temperatures (800–900 K). The nucleation and growth of FeO islands are observed in real time by low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM). When the growth is performed in an oxygen pressure of 10(−6) Torr, the islands are of bilayer thickness (Fe–O–Fe–O). In contrast, under a pressure of 10(−8) Tor...

This study was conducted to evaluate the modulating efficacy of prolonged oral administration of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. essential oil (FEO) against γ-raysinduced biochemical changes in rats. To achieve the ultimate goal of this study, 32 rats were used, divided into 4 groups. Control group, Irradiated group with a single dose (6.5 Gy), and sacrificed after 7 days of irradiation, group 3 recei...