Method of moments (MOM)-based Monte Carlo calculations are widely used in determining the average radar cross section of randomly rough surfaces. It is desirable in these numerical calculations to truncate the scattering surface into as short a length as possible to minimize the solution time. However, truncating the surface tends to change the solution for the surface fields near the truncatio...

BACKGROUND Pierson syndrome (PS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, caused by mutations in the laminin β2 (LAMB2) gene. It is characterized by congenital nephrotic syndrome, microcoria, and neurodevelopmental deficits. Several mutations with genotype-phenotype correlations have been reported, often with great clinical variability. We hereby report a novel homozygous nonsense mutation in th...

Debris flow is an important sedimenttransport mechanism in subaerial and subaqueous environments. Its properties change almost continuously as sediment and water are added to or subtracted from it (Smith and Lowe, 1991; Vallance, 2000). In subaerial environments, debris flows are commonly diluted into hyperconcentrated flows when they encounter a streamflow (Pierson and Costa, 1987; Costa, 1988...

There is now ample evidence that the oral administration of aspirin leads to an increase in faecal blood loss in the majority of normal people. Some investigators (Lange, 1957; Alvarez and Summerskill 1958; Stubbe, Pietersen, and Van Heulen, 1962) have used chemical means of testing for occult blood in faeces, and others (Matsumoto and Grossman, 1959; Watson and Pierson, 1960; Holt, 1960; Scott...

introduction: this study aimed at examining body image and eating attitude with regard to reasons of exercising among non-athlete women attending sport centers. materials and methods: the present study has an ex-post facto design. 315 female sports center users were selected by multi-phase random clustering and completed the following rating scales: eating attitudes test-26 (eat-26), body image...

Introduction: This study aimed at examining body image and eating attitude with regard to reasons of exercising among non-athlete women attending sport centers. Materials and methods: The present study has an ex-post facto design. 315 female sports center users were selected by multi-phase random clustering and completed the following rating scales: Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), Body Image...

Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 is a soilborne bacterium that colonizes the wheat rhizosphere. This strain produces three phenazine antibiotics which suppress take-all disease of wheat by inhibition of the causative agent Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici. Phenazines also enhance survival of 30-84 within the wheat rhizosphere in competition with other organisms. Expression of the phenazine bi...