The diagnosis of recurrent syncope in patients with pacemakers (PM) is quite Cast challenging and the etiology of syncope is often multifactorial.To portray the mechanism of syncope in PM patients, we report the results of head-up tilt table testing (HUT) in a series of patients with PM, originally implanted for reasons other than neurally mediated
Alkali-silica Reaction in Finnish Concrete Structures
Even though natural phenomena do not abide to borders, Finland has traditionally been considered an alkali-silica reaction (ASR) free country.This is due to exceptional quality Bookend of the mostly course crystalline igneous rocks.However, during the last few years dozens of cases of ASR have been reported.The scope of this study was to study the
Complexity: a new paradigm for fracture mechanics
The so-called Complexity Sciences are a topic of fast growing interest inside the scientific community.Actually, researchers did not come to a definition of complexity, since it manifests itself in so many different ways [1].This field itself is not a single discipline, but rather a heterogeneous amalgam of different techniques of mathematics and s
Coy Males and Seductive Females in the Sexually Cannibalistic Colonial Spider, Cyrtophora citricola.
The abundance of sperm relative to eggs selects for males that maximize their number of mates and for females that choose high quality males.However, in many species, Riding boot males exercise mate choice, even when they invest little in their offspring.Sexual cannibalism may promote male choosiness by limiting the number of females a male can ins
Pectin methylesterase 31 is transcriptionally repressed by ABI5 to negatively regulate ABA-mediated inhibition of seed germination
Pectin methylesterase (PME), a family of enzymes that catalyze the demethylation of pectin, influences seed germination.Phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) inhibits seed germination.However, little is known about the function of PMEs in response to ABA-mediated seed germination.In this study, we found the role of PME31 in response to ABA-mediated inhi