The formation of droplets of ants Linepithema humile (Mayr) is observed under certain experimental conditions: a fluctuating aggregate forms at the end of a rod and a droplet containing up to 40 ants eventually falls down. When the flux of incoming ants is sufficient, this process can continue for several hours, leading to the formation and fall of tens of droplets. Previous work indicates that...

BILGE YILDIZ, ANNA NIKIFOROVA and SIDNEY YIP 1 Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, USA 2 Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA 3 Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, MIT Corresponding author. E-ma...

Markus Kubicek,* Zhuhua Cai, Wen Ma, Bilge Yildiz, Herbert Hutter, and Jürgen Fleig Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060 Vienna, Austria, and Laboratory for Electrochemical Interfaces, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139,...

AIM: As accurate and up-to-date distribution data for plant species are rarely available, cumulative records over long periods of time are frequently used for mapping distributions, without taking into account that species do not persist in their historical localities forever. However, persistence is highly relevant in changing modern landscapes, especially for invasive species that dynamically...

modification in reducible oxides: The case of Pr0.1Ce0.9O22d thin films Maria N. Luckyanova, Di Chen, Wen Ma, Harry L. Tuller, Gang Chen, and Bilge Yildiz Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA Depar...

BACKGROUND Heracleum persicum was introduced to Norway as an ornamental in the 1830's. Towards the end of the 19th century, it started spreading outside gardens, later to become a frequent sight in the major towns and settlements of North Norway - and a veritable pest plant. During the last 100 years or so, a substantial ethnobotanical tradition related to the species has evolved, demonstrating...

Background: Heracleum persicum was introduced to Norway as an ornamental in the 1830′s. Towards the end of the 19th century, it started spreading outside gardens, later to become a frequent sight in the major towns and settlements of North Norway – and a veritable pest plant. During the last 100 years or so, a substantial ethnobotanical tradition related to the species has evolved, demonstratin...

Immunostimulation through the use of sustainable and eco-friendly dietary additives is one of the current prophylactic strategies in fish husbandry. Plant-based immunostimulants are highly considered for this intent, both for their scientific and practical advantages. Persian hogweed (Heracleum persicum) is a flower-bearing herb that possesses interesting pharmacological importance due to its b...

7-Isopentenyloxycoumarin (1) was isolated from Heracleum lanatum MICHX. (Umbelliferae). Compound 1 inhibited phospholipid metabolism and Epstein-Barr virus activation caused by a potent tumor promoter. In an in vivo experiment, topical application of 1 suppressed skin-tumor-formation induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) in 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) initiated mice. A...