Silkworm cocoonsare an insect engineered multi-layered bio-material constructs that holds a matchless position in textile as well as bio-medical industry.We have investigated the structure and morphology of muga silkworm Antheraea assamensis cocoons that are endemic and semi-domestically reared in the Brahmaputra Slip-On valley of Assam and other n
This study explored emoji-based sarcastic statements made by Chinese teenagers using the WeChat app.Two experiments (N = 597) were conducted to investigate both language production and comprehension.In Experiment PURE FOOD MEN50+ 1 (N = 236), a free-response task was used to determine which emoji Chinese teenagers would use to signal their sarcasti
The GABAergic neurons in the lateral pontine tegmentum (LPT) play key roles in the regulation of sleep and locomotion.The dysfunction of the LPT is related to neurological disorders such as rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and ocular flutter.However, the whole-brain neural connectivity to LPT GABAergic neurons remains poorly understood.Us
The dialect of Gammalsvenskby is the only surviving Scandinavian dialect in the territory of the former Soviet Union.Due to the complete absence of studies into the present-day state of the dialect, the most urgent task is to collect, classify and publish the factual material.The paper introduces Slip-On material on verbs in the present-day dialect
Abstract Background Human artificial chromosomes (HAC) are small functional extrachromosomal elements, which segregate correctly during each cell division.In human cells, they are mitotically stable, however when the HAC are transferred to murine cells they show an increased and variable rate of loss.In some cell lines the HAC are lost over a short