The synergistic effect of pre-bond contamination by thermal degradation and de-icing fluid on the tensile behavior scarf composite bonded joints has been investigated experimentally. types considered are related to repair process aircraft structures. Three scenarios have considered: namely, (TD) a combination with two different levels (TD+DI1 TD+DI2). DI2 is more severe than DI1. Contamination ...

Peripheral and intraspinal feedback is required to shape update the output of spinal networks that execute motor behavior. We report lumbar dI2 interneurons in chicks receive synaptic input from afferents premotor neurons. These innervate contralateral brachial cord, their ascending projections cerebellum. findings suggest neurons function as local circuits, are involved lumbo-brachial coupling...

Prolonged food deprivation in mammals typically reduces glucose, insulin, and thyroid hormone (TH) concentrations, as well as tissue deiodinase (DI) content and activity, which, collectively, suppress metabolism. However, in elephant seal pups, prolonged fasting does not suppress TH levels; it is associated with upregulation of adipose TH-mediated cellular mechanisms and adipose-specific insuli...

During spinal cord development, distinct classes of interneurons arise at stereotypical locations along the dorsoventral axis. In this paper, we demonstrate that signaling through bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type 1 receptors is required for the formation of two populations of commissural neurons, DI1 and DI2, that arise within the dorsal neural tube. We have generated a double knockout of ...

A new species of the genus Lathriopyga Caroli, from the Republic of Moldova is described and figured. It differs from its closest relative, Lathriopyga bulgarica Smolis, Skarżyński & Pomorski, by the presence of 3+3 chaetae Di on Abd. V, Di1 as a long macrochaeta, Di2, Di3 as short macrochaetae, presence of three chaetae Oc on head and the form of mandible (with 6–7 denticles appearing as a fri...

A given nonincreasing sequence D = (d1, d2, · · · , dn) is said to contain a (nonincreasing) repetition sequence D∗ = (di1 , di2 , · · · , dik ) for some k ≤ n − 2 if all values of D −D∗ are distinct and for any dil ∈ D ∗ there exists some dt ∈ D −D∗ such that dil = dt. For any pair of integers n and k with n ≥ k + 2, we investigate the existence of a graphic sequence which contains a given rep...

The rhombic lip (RL) is the neuroepithelium immediately adjacent to the roof plate of the fourth ventricle, and it gives rise to various brainstem and cerebellar cell types. Our study shows that the bHLH (basic helix-loop-helix) transcription factor Olig3 is expressed in the progenitors of RL, and ablation of Olig3 significantly affects the development of RL. In Olig3-/- caudal RL, the expressi...

The molecular programs that specify progenitors in the dorsal spinal cord remain poorly defined. The homeodomain transcription factor Gsh2 is expressed in the progenitors of three dorsal interneuron subtypes, dI3, dI4 and dI5 neurons, whereas Gsh1 is only expressed in dI4 and dI5 progenitors. Mice lacking Gsh2 exhibit a selective loss of dI3 interneurons that is accompanied by an expansion of t...

Introduction: Dental Cone beam CT (CBCT) is an imaging modality which has emerged as a 3D imaging modality of choice for osseous structures in the maxillofacial region. With increased usage of CBCT imaging for diagnosis and treatment planning, it is imperative that stringent dose assessments must be performed for dose estimation to safeguard both the patients and operating staf...

A signed k-partite graph (signed multipartite graph) is a k-partite graph in which each edge is assigned a positive or a negative sign. If G(V1, V2, · · · , Vk) is a signed k-partite graph with Vi = {vi1, vi2, · · · , vini}, 1 ≤ i ≤ k, the signed degree of vij is sdeg(vij) = dij = d + ij − d − ij , where 1 ≤ i ≤ k, 1 ≤ j ≤ ni and d + ij(d − ij) is the number of positive (negative) edges inciden...