Paul A. Bunn, University of Colorado John Minna, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Alexander Augustyn, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Adi Gazdar, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Youcef Ouadah, Stanford University Mark A. Krasnow, Stanford University Anton Berns, Netherlands Cancer Institute Elisabeth Brambilla, Grenoble University Natasha Rekhtman,...

background: leucocytozoonosis is a disease of birds caused by obligate intracellular protozoa of the genus leucocytozoon. we determined the prevalence of leucocytozoon spp. using light and transmis-sion electron microscopy in domestic birds in southwest of iran. methods: a total of 825 blood smears from 275 birds were examined for presence of infection. the structure morphology of leucocytozoon...

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This paper investigates the simultaneous use of in-situ hydrologic measurements in combination with two different AI methods, namely, Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN), for developing enhanced long-term streamflow forecasting models. To enhance reliability proposed models’ outputs, a sub-basin method using regionalization approach is proposed. Fur...

In this study, an integrated system dynamics model was developed for scenario analysis in sub-sectors of the Kheirabad River Basin southwestern Iran where managing water resources is seriously challenging due to population growth and periodic drought. Afterward, variability demand supply under baseline different management policies, including conservation pricing, evaluated. Findings illustrate...

The evolution of building codes typically produce design provisions that are expected to create safer and more accurate designs. We as engineers expect building codes to advance the state of the art with each successive edition. The 2009 International Building Code (IBC) and the Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08) have significant revisions affecting the design of ti...

Correction: Structural basis for the prion-like MAVS filaments in antiviral innate immunity Hui Xu12, Xiaojing He, Hui Zheng, Lily J Huang, Fajian Hou, Zhiheng Yu, Michael Jason de la Cruz, Brian Borkowski, Xuewu Zhang*, Zhijian J Chen25*, Qiu-Xing Jiang* Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States; Department of Molecular Biology, Universi...

Aflatoxin, a potent carcinogen, is produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus Link: Fr. Drought, high temperatures, and insect damage contribute to increased levels of aflatoxin contamination in corn, Zea mays L. Plant resistance is widely considered a desirable method of reducing aflatoxin contamination. Germplasm lines with aflatoxin resistance have been developed. This investigation was under...