The future of aviation is unmanned and ultimately autonomous.As part of this effort the Office of Naval Research, in partnership with the Naval Air Systems Command, has initiated Protection the advanced autonomous air-to-air refueling system (A4RS) future naval capability (FNC).The A4RS FNC intends to set the interface requirements for any uncrewed
The KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa has a varied topography, geology and climate and presents diverse habitats that support a rich and diverse Lunge Roller flora.Aloes are well represented in KwaZulu-Natal, with four genera [Aloe L., Aloiampelos Klopper & Gideon F.Sm., Aloidendron (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.and Aristalo
In Brief: This article makes connections between the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and the activity of survey mark hunting.After a brief review of the literature related to geographic information systems (GIS), information literacy, and gamification of learning, the authors enter Tank Top into a dialogue in which they
A new species of Primulaceae, Primula undulifolia, is described from the hilly area of Hunan province in south-central China.Its morphology and distributional range suggest that it is allied to P.kwangtungensis, both adapted to subtropical climate, having contiguous distribution and similar habitat, growing on shady and moist cliffs.Petioles, scape
Background/Aims: Beta-trace protein (BTP) is a low-molecular-weight molecule, which may be used to assess residual renal function (RRF) in dialysis patients.Here we evaluated the influence of hemodialysis (HD) and hemodiafiltration (HDF) on plasma BTP, and analyzed the inter- and intra-individual variability of plasma BTP over time in HD and perito