The neuregulin/erbB receptor and agrin/MuSK pathways are critical for communication between the nerve, muscle, and Schwann cell that establishes the precise topological arrangement at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ). ErbB2, erbB3, and erbB4 as well as neuregulin, agrin, and MuSK are known to be concentrated at the NMJ. Here we have examined NMJs from gastrocnemius muscle of adult ra...

The phenomenon of combustion driven oscillations has long held the interest of scientists and engineers. According to the so-called Rayleigh criterion [1], driving of the pressure oscillations occurs if the periodic heat release rate is generally coincident with the pressure oscillations. The main mechanisms involved are considered to be both thermoacoustic and vortical in nature [2-5]. Useful ...

Airborne laser scanning has proven to be a strong basis for the automatic generation of 3D building models. A drawback, however, is often in the point spacing of typical datasets. As a consequence, the precision of roof plane and ridge line parameters is usually significantly better than the precision of gutter lines. To cope with problem the paper presents a novel approach for geometric refine...

The gross anatomy of the mouth of snakes has always been interpreted as an evolutionary response to feeding demands. In most alethinophidian species, their anatomy allows limited functional independence of right and left sides and the roof and floor of the mouth as well as wide separation of the tips of the mandibles. However, locations of the tongue and glottis in snakes suggest extraordinary ...

Patellofemoral dysfunction, due to either a patellofemoral malalignment or patellar instability, is a complex and debilitating condition that significantly decreases the knee function. Conservative management may yield significant clinical outcomes; however, when morphologic anomalies are identified, the surgical approach should be employed. Hence, several surgical procedures have been describe...

Foreclosure is the legal process a lender uses to acquire borrower’s property after borrower has failed meet mortgage contract obligations. The seizes and sells it pay off your mortgage. can ruin credit rating for years. This publication discusses steps take prevent foreclosure on home. Written by Judy Corbus, Johanna Gomez-Gonzalez, Michael Gutter, Virginia Peart, published UF/IFAS Department ...

This paper presents a method to automatically refine existing 3D building models with laser points acquired from a terrestrial mobile mapping system (MMS). 3D models derived from aerial imagery are in general less accurate than 3D information derived from terrestrial laser scanning. Therefore, point clouds are used to refine these models in order to make them precisely correspond to the scanned...