Declaration of smallpox eradication by the WHO in 1980 led to discontinuation of the worldwide vaccination campaign.The increasing percentage of unvaccinated individuals, the existence of its causative infectious agent variola virus (VARV), and the recent synthetic achievements increase the threat of intentional or accidental release and reemergenc
Gating of a pH-sensitive K(2P) potassium channel by an electrostatic effect of basic sensor residues on the selectivity filter.
K(+) channels share common selectivity characteristics but exhibit a wide diversity in how they are gated open.Leak K(2P) K(+) channels TASK-2, TALK-1 and TALK-2 are gated open by extracellular alkalinization.The mechanism for this alkalinization-dependent gating has been proposed to be the neutralization of the side chain of a single Mouthguard ar
Autonomous Navigation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Based on Information Filters and Active Sensing
This paper addresses an autonomous navigation method for the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) C-Ranger applying information-filter-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and its sea trial experiments in Tuandao Bay (Shangdong Province, P.R.China).Weak links in the information matrix in an extended information Pants filter (EIF) can
Pasture Management for Bobwhite Quail
For quail, "No habitat management tool is more powerful than the cow." In WEC-208, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet, authors William M.Giuliano, James F.Selph, Emma V.Wilcox and Adam S.Wilcox explain how to use grazing Jersey as an effective habitat management tool in rangeland systems.Also Tablet Cases includes suggestions on how to adapt improved