PurposeThis study was conducted in order to test the expression of vasoactive substances within rat lamina cribrosa (LC) and optic nerve head (ONH) astrocytes, so as to investigate the role and potential mechanism of ONH astrocytes in vascular associated effects.MethodsLC tissue sections and primary cultured ONH astrocytes were obtained from adult
In this paper we present an application of random regression models (RRM) to obtain restricted maximum likelihood estimates of covariance functions and predictions of breeding values for longitudinal replica beach walk candle records of rib eye area measured by ultrasound (REA) in a Colombian multibreed cattle population.The dataset contained 708 r
Purpose.In this paper, it is necessary to examine the dynamic properties of the gondola car with bogies, model 18-1711 click here when it moves on straight and curved sections of a track.Methodology.The calculations were performed using the object-oriented programming on the program "Dynamics of Rail Vehicles" ("DYNRAIL" Myamlin S.V.registered 20.0
The forward rate unbiasedness hypothesis states that the current forward rate should be an unbiased forecaster of the future spot rate.Inference has always been done under the assumption that the forward premium is a stationary short memory series.Recent empirical results have read more indicated that this assumption is not valid.Standard unit root
Background: For many medical and allied health students from African countries, the opportunity to undertake a global health elective abroad is unaffordable or inaccessible.Therefore, an imbalance has emerged where many African institutions host students from developed countries but their own students rarely go on electives in developed countries.G