Today, education is arguably one of the most important facets used to prepare and train students for the future. Society expects that students will acquire the requisite knowledge and competence in their respective fields to prepare them to successfully navigate…

Development of a suitable animal model of AIDS is much needed in AIDS research to study infection and pathogenesis as well as to evaluate methods of prevention and treatment of HIV infection. Small animals such as rodents are attractive candidates…

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is operationally defined as soluble/colloidal material passing through a 0.45mum filter paper. The importance of DOM in soils relies on its role in soil formation and weathering processes, plant and microbial assimilation and soil and water…

Uveal Melanoma (UM) is the most common malignant intra-ocular tumor in adults. Despite the high accuracy of clinical diagnosis and advances in local treatment, more than 50% of UM patients develop metastasis within ten years of initial diagnosis. NM23 is…

Recent observations and numerical simulations have significantly improved our understanding of tornadic storms. However, our knowledge of tornado-genesis remains rudimentary. Necessary atmospheric conditions favoring the formation of tornadoes in supercell storms are known, but sufficient conditions remain elusive. The underlying…

For megavoltage electron beams, current dosimetry protocols assume well-guarded plane-parallel ionization chambers have electron perturbation correction factors of unity. Papers by other researchers have shown the contrary. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington UK, has an electron calibration service that…

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have revolutionized the development of the sophisticated resource management method known as Precision Agriculture (PA). PA involves the wise management of agricultural inputs based on knowledge of soil and plant health heterogeneity over a field, in…

Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures that protect the ends of chromosomes from recombination and fusion. Telomeres are prefentially maintained by the enzyme telomerase. Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase, minimally composed of two core components, a catalytic subunit, TElomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT)…

Urbanisation is a phenomenon that has continued undisturbed since the rise of the industrial era. As the populations of cities increase so do the needs and demands associated with urban expansion. These include the provision of adequate infrastructure to support…

The present study examines the Great Temple of the Aztecs as it has been seen through the eyes of different people through time. It does not intend to be a comprehensive history of the Temple's interpretations, as many important viewpoints…