Primordial germ cell (PGC) specification occurs early in development.PGC specifiers have been identified in Drosophila, mouse, and human but remained elusive great neck chisels in most animals.Here we identify the RNA-binding protein Dnd as a critical PGC specifier in the medaka fish (Oryzias latipes).Dnd depletion specifically abolished PGCs, and
Purpose: This study investigated the association between current and past cigarette smoking, with four domains of well-being, namely, physical quality of life, mental quality of life, depressive symptoms, and self-rated health status (SRH), among older African American adults who lived in economically impoverished areas of South Los Angles.Methods:
Mangrove ecosystems are famed for their crucial ecological functionalities in moderating global carbon cycling process.To safeguard these ecosystems, the Chinese government implemented the Ecological Redline Policy (ERP) in 2017.This study evaluated the effectiveness of ERP in protecting mangroves and enhancing their carbon storage potential using
goveda juha Human PON1 (h-PON1) is a multifaceted enzyme and can hydrolyze (and inactivate) a wide range of substrates.The enzyme shows anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antiatherogenic, ant-diabetic, antimicrobial, and organophosphate (OP)-detoxifying properties.However, there are certain limitations regarding large-scale production and use of h-P
This paper proposes an analytical design procedure for 2D FIR circular filter banks and also a novel, computationally efficient implementation of the designed filter bank based on a polyphase structure and a block filtering approach.The component filters of the bank are designed in the frequency domain using a specific frequency transformation appl