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Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts
Get PDFCitation: K-State First (2016). Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts [Flier]. Manhattan, Kansas: K-State First.Flyer advertising Joshua Davis's author talk at Kansas State University
Steven Johnson Author Talk Poster
No full textK-State Book NetworkA poster advertising an author talk by Steven Johnson at Kansas State University on September 3, 2014. Steven Johnson's book "The Ghost Map" was the 2014-2015 common book
318_PineSeco
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Bin Zhou, Yvette Alania, Mariana Reis, Shu-Xi Jing, James B. McAlpine, Ana K. Bedran-Russo, Shao-Nong Chen, Daneel Ferreira, and Guido F. Pauli*
Seco B‑Type Oligomers from Pinus massoniana Expand the Procyanidin Chemical Space and Exhibit Dental Bioactivity
Journal of Natural Products, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c0066
Conquer and govern: early Chinese military texts from the Yi Zhou shu by Robin McNeal [Book review]
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McNeal. (Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2012. Pp. viii, 246. $48.00.
A note on A nonequilibrium theory of thermoelastic superconductors by S-A. Zhou and K. Miya
Get PDFIn this note it is shown how the theory of S.-A. Zhou and K. Miya can be modified to make it completely thermodynamically consistent. The theory presented here obeys both the principle ot equipresence as well as Clausius-Duhem inequality in extended form. The thus derived results are identical to those of S.A. Zhou and K. Miya. It is shown
that the final results depend explicitly on the choice made for the tree energy functional
Angiotensin II induces soluble fms-Like tyrosine kinase-1 release via calcineurin signaling pathway in pregnancy
Get PDFMaternal endothelial dysfunction in preeclampsia is associated with increased soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), a circulating antagonist of vascular endothelial growth factor and placental growth factor. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a potent vasoconstrictor that increases concomitant with sFlt-1 during pregnancy. Therefore, we speculated that Ang II may promote the expression of sFlt-1 in pregnancy. Here we report that infusion of Ang II significantly increases circulating levels of sFlt-1 in pregnant mice, thereby demonstrating that Ang II is a regulator of sFlt-1 secretion in vivo. Furthermore, Ang II stimulated sFlt-1 production in a dose- and time-dependent manner from human villous explants and cultured trophoblasts but not from endothelial cells, suggesting that trophoblasts are the primary source of sFlt-1 during pregnancy. As expected, Ang II-induced sFlt-1 secretion resulted in the inhibition of endothelial cell migration and in vitro tube formation. In vitro and in vivo studies with losartan, small interfering RNA specific for calcineurin and FK506 demonstrated that Ang II-mediated sFlt-1 release was via Ang II type 1 receptor activation and calcineurin signaling, respectively. These findings reveal a previously unrecognized regulatory role for Ang II on sFlt-1 expression in murine and human pregnancy and suggest that elevated sFlt-1 levels in preeclampsia may be caused by a dysregulation of the local renin/angiotensin system
Rigidity for the spectral gap on rcd(K, ∞)-spaces
No full textWe consider a rigidity problem for the spectral gap of the Laplacian on an RCD(K, ∞)-space (a metric measure space satisfying the Riemannian curvature-dimension condition) for positive K. For a weighted Riemannian manifold, Cheng-Zhou showed that the sharp spectral gap is achieved only when a 1-dimensional Gaussian space is split off. This can be regarded as an infinite-dimensional counterpart to Obata’s rigidity theorem. Generalizing to RCD(K, ∞)-spaces is not straightforward due to the lack of smooth structure and doubling condition. We employ the lift of an eigenfunction to the Wasserstein space and the theory of regular Lagrangian flows recently developed by Ambrosio-Trevisan to overcome this difficulty
Diochus ampullaceus Zhou & Zhou, 2016, sp. nov.
No full text2. Diochus ampullaceus sp. nov. (Fig. 3 D; Fig. 5 A–P; Fig. 5 - 1 A–J) Type material. Holotype: male, CHINA: Guangxi: Napo co., Defushuiyuanlin Nature Reserve (E 105.7965 °, N 23.3148 °), 1400 m, 0 4. IV. 1998, Zhou Haisheng collected (IZ-CAS). Paratypes: Guangxi: Napo co., Defushuiyuanlin Nature Reserve (E 105.7965 °, N 23.3148 °), 3 males, 4 females, 1400 m, 0 4. IV. 1998, Zhou Haisheng collected (IZ-CAS). Description. Measurement (n= 5). BL= (4.2–4.3) mm, FL= (2.1–2.2) mm, HL= (0.5–0.6) mm, HW= (0.4– 0.5) mm, PL= (0.7–0.8) mm, PW= (0.6–0.7) mm, EL= (0.6–0.7) mm, EW= (0.8–0.9) mm. Body nearly fusiform shaped, medium sized (Fig. 3 D). Body dark brown, abdominal intersegmental membrane yellowish brown. Legs entirely brown, except tarsi lighter. Antennae light brown. Maxillary and labial palpi yellowish brown. Head (Fig. 5 A, D). Rounded triangular in shape (HL to HW ratio 1.23), tempora (behind eyes) distinctly widened backwards, posterior angles rounded. Dorsal integument shiny, extensively bearing microstriae, without punctures around each eye, but bearing scattered smaller punctures on deflexed portion of tempus and near the posterior margin. Each side of cranium with characteristic punctures: one frontal puncture on frontal region, two anterolateral punctures near antennal insertion, three lateral punctures near dorsal margin of eye, also with occipital puncture at the basal 1 / 4, but temporal puncture unidentified; besides, disc surface bearing two additional paired punctures. Frontal furrows and anteocular furrows absent, a small round elevation present between eyes. Eye medium sized, distinctly protruding laterad, longitudinal diameter slightly shorter than half the length of tempora (eye: tempora = 0.16: 0.34 mm). Epistoma not flattened, abruptly oblique, anterior margin emarginate medially. Distance between antennal insertions 0.17 mm being distinctly longer than distance from antenna to eye (0.09 mm). Ventral surface (Fig. 5 D) with scattered punctures, interspaces between them over 4 punctures’ diameter. Gular sutures deep, gradually convergent, but not confluent, then divergent to neck region. Antennae (Fig. 5 G). Total length 1.2 mm. Scape rod-shaped, slightly thickened apically, 0.17 mm, shorter than two subsequent antennomeres combined; antennomere II elongate, 0.12 mm; III 0.13 mm, slightly longer than II; IV 0.09 mm, IV–X becoming shortened in length; XI 0.14 mm, distinctly longer than X. Mouthparts (Fig. 5 H–J). Labrum not transverse, nearly pentagon; lateral margin straight, not in waved shape; anterior margin distinctly shorter than lateral margins (Fig. 5 H). Mandibles falciform, left one with one sharp tooth on inner edge, right one without tooth (Fig. 5 I–J). Neck (Fig. 5 K–L). Cylindrical, shiny, first half of dorsal surface depressed, with a distinct groove (Fig. 5 K); only bearing shallow microsculpture, width of 0.17 mm, slightly wider than 1 / 3 width of head. Ventral surface with gular sutures to form obvious triangular region, with deep transverse median furrow (Fig. 4 L). Prothorax (Fig. 5 B, E). Pronotum elliptical (PL to PW ratio 1.09), wider and longer than head. Anterior region near anterior angles deflexed, lateral margins paralleled, not widened from anterior angles to the middle, also not convergent backwards, anterior and posterior angles broadly rounded. Dorsal surface glossy extensively with micropunctures, but without any microsculpture. Each side of the midline with symmetrical five large lateral punctures, with additional 13–15 punctures near each margins (including anterior, lateral and posterior margins). Prosternum bearing an observable transverse ridge between basisternum and furcasternum, angularly backwards (Fig. 5 E). Pterothorax (Fig. 5 F, N). Mesoscutellum slightly sharp triangular and small (Fig. 5 N), surface shiny, bearing some light microstriae, but without any punctures. The transverse ridge on mesoventrites substraight (Fig. 5 F); the longitudinal ridge distinct; the paired oblique furrows not distinct; the carina (limiting mesocoxal cavity) possessing wave-shaped median part. The discrimen region on metaventrite distinctly elevated. Elytra (Fig. 5 C). Transverse and short (EL to EW ratio 0.81), shorter and wider than pronotum. Humeri well developed, lateral margins divergent posteriorly, hind margin not rounded, but obliquely truncate. Dorsal integument shiny, flattened, without microsculpture; each elytron with a row of 5 punctures along suture, a row of 5 punctures in median, also with 4–5 rows of punctures on deflexed portion. Legs (Fig. 5 M). First four segments of protarsi stout, wider than those of meso- and metatarsi slender. Last segment of protarsi longer than II–IV together; that of meso- as long as II and III together; that of meta- longer than II and III together. Abdomen (Fig. 5 O). Broadest at segment V. Tergites III–VII covered with dense and obvious transverse microstriae; each tergite with dense and brown pubescence, posterior margin of III–VI without darker and coarser setae. Tergites III–VII with a basal impression near anterior margin, respectively, each one only possessing one basal transverse carina; surface shiny, without any punctures or microsculpture. Tergite VII possessing a transparent palisade fringe on posterior margin. All abdominal sternites shiny, with microstriae and punctures as those on tergites. Male (Fig. 5 - 1 A–G). Posterior margin of tergite VIII arcuate backwards (Fig. 5 - 1 A), that of sternite VIII distinctly bisinuate (Fig. 5 - 1 B). Tergite IX symmetrical, connected mediobasally, sharpened apically. Sternite IX symmetrical, widest near the apical 1 / 3, basal margin deeply emarginate, apical margin nearly subtruncate (Fig. 5 - 1 D). Tergite X symmetrical, in reverse trapezoidal shape (Fig. 5 - 1 C). Aedeagus large sized and bottle-shaped (Fig. 5 E, F), ca. 0.8 mm long, ventral surface normally sclerotized, with part membrane; dorsal surface fully membranous. Parameres symmetrical and soft, extraordinarily thin and long, rolled from ventral to dorsal side (Fig. 5 - 1 E, F). Internal sac membranous, without sclerotized structures. Sperm pump folded basally, spiral toward apex (Fig. 5 - 1 G). Female (Fig. 5 - 1 H–J). Tergite IX bearing numerous setae, elongate and sharply pointed apically. Sternite IX symmetrical, each integrated, and with a deep concaved margin in the middle (Fig. 5 - 1 H). Tergite X broad, basal margin curved (Fig. 5 - 1 I). Sternite X missing. Tube of spermatheca short, with an apical circle (Fig. 5 - 1 J). Distribution. Guangxi. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ ampullaceus ” (a flask swelled in middle) and refers to the bottle-shaped aedeagus. Remarks. Although this new species is similar in the round elevation between the eyes to D. pulchellus Cameron, it can be easily recognized by the dilated protarsi. This new species is distinguished from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: 1) sparsely distributed punctures on head; 2) different number of mandible teeth; 3) neck with both a dorsal and ventral groove; 4) transverse elytra; 5) aedeagus large sized and bottle-shaped (Fig. 5 E, F); parameres symmetrical and soft, extraordinarily thin and long, curving from ventral to dorsal side (Fig. 5 - 1 E, F).Published as part of Zhou, Yu-Lingzi & Zhou, Hong-Zhang, 2016, Taxonomy of the genus Diochus Erichson, 1839 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Diochini) in China with descriptions of four new species, pp. 1-30 in Zootaxa 4127 (1) on pages 10-13, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4127.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/25826
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