Search results for "PIP"

Crossing over in Culex pipiens fatigans translocation heterozygotes

1981

Development of cytoplasmically incompatible and integrated (translocated incompatible) strains ofCulex pipiens fatigans for use in genetic control

1976

Crosses were made between strains of the Culex pipiens complex to select and develop strains with suitable cytoplasmic incompatibility properties for use in field experiments in genetic control of Culex pipiens fatigans near Delhi, India.

2014

The majority of next-generation sequencing short-reads can be properly aligned by leading aligners at high speed. However, the alignment quality can still be further improved, since usually not all reads can be correctly aligned to large genomes, such as the human genome, even for simulated data. Moreover, even slight improvements in this area are important but challenging, and usually require significantly more computational endeavor. In this paper, we present CUSHAW3, an open-source parallelized, sensitive and accurate short-read aligner for both base-space and color-space sequences. In this aligner, we have investigated a hybrid seeding approach to improve alignment quality, which incorp…

Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome

2004

Wolcott-Rallison syndrome (WRS) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by the association of permanent neonatal or early-infancy insulin-dependent diabetes, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia and growth retardation, and other variable multisystemic clinical manifestations. Based on genetic studies of two inbred families, we previously identified the gene responsible for this disorder as EIF2AK3, the pancreatic eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) kinase. Here, we have studied 12 families with WRS, totalling 18 cases. With the exception of one case, all patients carried EIF2AK3 mutations resulting in truncated or missense versions of the protein. Exclusion of EIF2AK3 mutations in…

Relevance of Broad-Leaved Forest Stands for Maintaining Epiphytic Bryophyte Species and Functional Trait Diversity in Forest Landscape in Latvia

2021

Abstract Broad-leaved trees play an important role in supporting epiphyte richness in deciduous forests. In this study we tested which broad-leaved forest stands in terms of tree composition best predicted biodiversity in regard to bryophyte species number and their functional traits. The bryoflora was surveyed in 70 stands differing in dominant broad-leaved tree species. One circular plot with diameter 30 meters was established in each stand situated in different parts of Latvia. Fifty-three of the plots were located in stands identified as protected habitats of the European Union. In total, 82 bryophyte species were recorded. At plot level the total number of species ranged between 6 and …

Sobre la presencia de Zahlbr. en Espa�a

2000

Abstract Rinodina dalmatica Zahlbr., an epiphytic lichen until now only known from Croatia, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal, is reported for the first time in Spain, in several southern localities. A short description of this species and a report of the differences observed in studied specimens with regard to previous descriptions are provided.

Updated description and distribution of the Patagonian moss Ulota macrodontia Dusén ex Malta (Orthotrichaceae)

2021

Ulota macrodontia Dusen ex Malta is an Andean-Patagonian epiphytic moss that has been misunderstood in recent times (Garilleti et al. 2016). This may be due partly to the fact that it is a rarely c...

How building an underwater pipeline connecting Libya to Sicilian coast is affecting environment: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments…

2009

The purpose of this study was to determine the variation of concentrations and distribution of PAHs in the sediments of the Gela coastal area (Italy) caused by the construction of an underwater pipeline connecting Libya to Sicilian coast. The receiving terminal of offshore pipeline, crossing the Mediterranean Sea, 516 Km long, up to 1127 meters deep, is located in Gela (Sicily, Italy). No bibliographic data regarding hydrocarbons are available for this area. In this paper we report the results of analysis on the water and organic along PAHs.The total concentrations of 16 PAHs in the sediments, analyzed during five surveys, ranged from 2.4 to 434 microg/kg of dry weight. The highest concentr…

The ontogeny of the filter apparatus of anuran larvae (Amphibia, Anura)

1991

The pharynx ofBufo calamita, Rana temporaria andBombina variegata larvae (larval Types IV and III) changes considerably during the latter part of embryonic development. The entodermal regions between the visceral pockets flatten inward to form the anlagen of the filter plates. The ectoderm thrusts forward from the area of the persistent epidermal gills overlying the anlagen of the filter plates. The esophagus pushes dorsolaterally into the pharynx to give rise to the ciliary cushions. Comparison with the development ofXenopus laevis (larval Type I) reveals shared characters: (1) the filter plates are overlapped by the sensory layer of the epiderm and (2) the ciliary grooves are, like the ci…

New Error Measures to Evaluate Features on Three-Dimensional Scenes

2011

In this paper new error measures to evaluate image features in three-dimensional scenes are proposed and reviewed. The proposed error measures are designed to take into account feature shapes, and ground truth data can be easily estimated. As other approaches, they are not error-free and a quantitative evaluation is given according to the number of wrong matches and mismatches in order to assess their validity