The maternally expressed Drosophila melanogaster DEAD-box helicase Vasa (Vas) is necessary for many cellular and Compressor developmental processes, including specification of primordial germ cells (pole cells), posterior patterning of the embryo, piRNA-mediated repression of transposon-encoded mRNAs, translational activation of gurken (grk) mRNA,

Introduction and Objectives: Hepatitis B virus subgenotype F1b infection has been associated with the early occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronically infected patients from Alaska and Peru.In Argentina, however, despite the high prevalence of subgenotype F1b infection, this relationship has not been described.This study aimed to unravel

Although religious belief represents the main reason people belong or do not belong to a specific church or religious society, it is not always the only reason, and increasingly there are other factors that affect this belonging.These factors include the attitude toward institutionalized religion, and a preference for the value of belongingness pla

In order to improve the separation control effect of an oscillating jet, the external flow field of the actuators and the wing wake are obtained via hot-wire measurements to optimize the actuator and achieve wing separation flow control.The optimization objectives are to improve the sweeping uniformity and range of the jet.In the present study, the

The African continent today takes into Oregon consideration a cultural movement which can be called African Hispanism.Born with the beginning of the post-colonial era, this African Hispanism has witnessed a progressive setting up in African countries thanks to the impetus of teachers of the Spanish language.Today that action benefits from a notorio