A fundamental task for any visual system is the accurate detection of objects from background information, for example, defining fruit from foliage or a predator in a forest. This is commonly referred to as figure-ground segregation, which occurs when the visual system locates d…
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The world is becoming an increasingly urban planet with 68% of the global population expected to live in cities by 2050 and urban land cover expected to increase by 40%. This urban expansion brings with it a host of environmental and health consequences such as the urban heat is…
Pregnancy and lactation induce drastic changes in skeletal physiology due to the increased calcium demand by fetal/infant growth. Although both clinical and animal studies have suggested that reproduction leads to long-lasting skeletal changes to exert protective effects on mech…
For over 50 years, Americans were led to believe that diets high in carbohydrates but low in dietary fat was healthy and normal. Now, over 34 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, 95% of that population having Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Insulin resistance is a kno…
Previous research has shown that weight loss can lead to a compensatory decrease in resting energy expenditure (REE) below levels predicted by changes in body composition. This phenomenon is known as 'adaptive thermogenesis' (AT) and remains a controversial topic in the field of…
According to Dale et al. (2108), Black women have lived with bearing the burden of facing both structural inequities (e.g., poverty, racism, access to health care) and psychosocial factors (e.g., violence and abuse) which have resulted in suffering various forms of trauma. Some …
The Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy have documented increases in heavy metal pollutants. Whether species from distinctive water column zones (epipelagic, mesopelagic, demersal) are differently accumulating heavy metals and experiencing negative impacts on their physiology was the foc…
Amaç: Karate kumite de, baskın bacağın önde ve arkada olduğu gard pozisyonlarında uygulanan kizami zuki (KZ) yumruk vuruş tekniğindeki bacak itiş gücünün, yumruk hızı ve diğer parametrelerle olan ilişkisinin incelenmesidir. Gereç ve yöntem: Araştırmaya yaş ortalaması 24 yaş (± 3…
Climatic gradients result in life-history tradeoffs across diverse taxa. Studying range-expanding invasive species can offer insight to environmental conditions that drive adaptive responses. Insects, which have rapid generations and high fecundity, can adapt rapidly to novel or…
The US Northeast Shelf (USNES) provides habitat for many economically and ecologically important fish species and is one of the most rapidly warming regions in the world. A common response from several fishes to warming has been poleward distribution shifts, potentially includin…
Atherosclerosis is a vascular disease that reduces arterial lumen size through plaque deposition and arterial wall thickening. The pathological complications of atherosclerosis, namely heart disease and stroke, remain the leading cause of mortality in the world. The most common …
While diving, seals are repeatedly exposed to hypoxemia and ischemia/reperfusion. While on land, seals experience sleep apnea and prolonged periods of absolute food and water deprivation. Prolonged fasting, sleep apnea, hypoxemia and ischemia/reperfusion increase oxidant product…
Rhodococcus is a soil microbe known for its metabolic versatility. Cyanide is one of many compounds that Rhodococcus can detoxify. This work identified several inducers which affect the activity of two cyanide-metabolizing enzymes produced by R. rhodochrous DAP 96253, cyanidase …
Viable, rod-shaped, trypan blue-exclusive cardiac myocytes were purified from collagenase perfused heart. The cells showed typical cross-striations and rhythmical beating movements. This ceil preparation was used to demonstrate the existence of the soluble enzymes ATP-citrate ly…