Effects of landscape gradients on wetland vegetation communities: information for large-scale restoration

Projects of the scope of the restoration of the Florida Everglades require substantial information regarding ecological mechanisms, and these are often poorly understood. We provide critical base knowledge for Everglades restoration by characterizing the existing vegetation communities of an Everglades remnant, describing how present and historic hydrology affect wetland vegetation community composition, and documenting change from communities described in previous studies. Vegetation biomass samples were collected along transects across Water Conservation Area 3A South (3AS)

Multifrequency Aperture-Synthesizing Microwave Radiometer System (MFASMR). Volume 2: Appendix

A number of topics supporting the systems analysis of a multifrequency aperture-synthesizing microwave radiometer system are discussed. Fellgett's (multiple) advantage, interferometer mapping behavior, mapping geometry, image processing programs, and sampling errors are among the topics discussed. A FORTRAN program code is given

Multifrequency Aperture-Synthesizing Microwave Radiometer System (MFASMR). Volume 1

Background material and a systems analysis of a multifrequency aperture - synthesizing microwave radiometer system is presented. It was found that the system does not exhibit high performance because much of the available thermal power is not used in the construction of the image and because the image that can be formed has a resolution of only ten lines. An analysis of image reconstruction is given. The system is compared with conventional aperture synthesis systems

Exploring Symmetric Encryption Using Large-Scale Archetypes

Many researchers would agree that, had it not been for the transistor, the improvement of IPv7 might never have occurred. It might seem per- verse but often conflicts with the need to provide multi-processors to end-users. Given the trends in autonomous communication, mathematicians particularly note the construction of thin clients. Here, we motivate a novel solution for the synthesis of the memory bus (POPET), which we use to argue that the memory bus and 802.11b can interact to fix this question

Speech-Language Pathologists\u27 Knowledge of Treatments Used to Remediate the Vocal Symptoms of Parkinson\u27s Disease

The purpose of this study was to examine speech-language pathologists’ general knowledge of four voice treatments (traditional speech therapy, the Lombard effect, SPEAK OUT!®, and the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment) used to remediate the vocal symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder therefore, it is important for clinicians to be educated about the voice treatments that can used to decrease the vocal symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. This study was conducted by having members of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association fill out an online survey. The results indicated that speech-language pathologists who considered themselves to be voice disorder specialists were more familiar with voice treatments for the vocal symptoms of Parkinson’s disease than general speech-language pathologists

Trophectoderm: The First Epithelium to Develop in the Mammalian Embryo

The first epithelium to appear during mammalian embryogenesis is the trophectoderm, a polarized transporting single cell layer that comprises the wall of the blastocyst. The trophectoderm develops concurrently with blastocoele fluid production as the morula develops into a blastocyst. The process whereby the morula becomes a fluid-filled cyst is called \u27cavitation\u27, which can be regarded as the first functional expression of the trophectoderm phenotype. The outer layer of eel ls of the morula comprise the nascent trophectoderm and are already morphologically polarized prior to the onset of cavitation. A major working hypothesis in the field of mammalian embryogenesis is that such polarization is a prerequisite for the initiation of cavitation. To test this hypothesis we examined morulae for their ability to cavitate during treatments that modify morphological polarity in nascent trophectoderm cells. These treatments included ouabain, different concentrations of extracellular K and Na, cytochalasins and colcemid. Ouabain and extracellular K and Na affect the activity of Na/K-ATPase, which has been implicated in the maintenance of morphological polarity of nascent trophectoderm cells. Cytochalasins and colcemid also modify apical-basal polarity of nascent trophectoderm cells and impair cavitation. The endpoints that were monitored included incidence of cavitation, rate of cavitation and the status of morphological polarity of nascent trophectoderm cells. Collectively, all of these treatments indicate that there is a functional association between an asymmetric distribution of organelles along the apical-basal axis of nascent trophectoderm cells and the ability of the embryo to produce nascent blastocoele fluid efficiently. In addition, the preimplantation embryo appears to possess two mechanisms for accumulating blastocoele fluid

Manuscript by Carol Wyban

manuscript of "From Tide, Current, and Flow: The Ancient Fishponds of Hawaii" by Carol Wyba