Wildfires are a major concern around the globe because of the immediate impact they have on people's lives, local ecosystems, and the environment.Soil moisture is one of the most important factors that influence wildfire occurrences and spread.However, it is also one of the most challenging hydrological variables to measure routinely and acc

Overweightness continues to increase at an exponential rate in children.This coupled with the Connecticut demand to increase academic time in elementary schools has contributed to efforts to discover solutions that meet both challenges.Potential solutions are movement curricula and active seating options.However, little has been published relative

Residual facet reflection can significantly degrade the performance of electroabsorption modulated lasers (EMLs) operating at high data rates.This issue also complicates the fabrication and characterization of the highly demanded light sources for optical interconnects and transmission.It is desired to optimize the device structure to make EMLs rob

The contributions of cytokines to the development and progression of disease in a mouse model of retrovirus-induced immunodeficiency (MAIDS) are controversial.Some studies have indicated an etiologic role for type 2 cytokines, while others have emphasized the importance of type 1 cytokines.We have used mice deficient in expression of IL-4, IL-10, I

Lingyan Wang,1 Shaolei Guo,2 Nu Zhang,2 Yuqian Tao,3 Heng Zhang,1 Tiewei Qi,2 Feng Liang,2 Zhengsong Huang2 1Department of Neurosurgery ICU, 2Department of Neurosurgery, 3Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China Background: Cerebral arteriovenous malformation