A model for the wind direction signature in the stokes smissin sector from the ocean surfaces at microwave frequencies

This paper presents a model of the Stokes emission vector from the ocean surface. The ocean surface is described as an ensemble of facets with Cox and Munk's (1954) Gram-Charlier slope distribution. The study discusses the impact of different up-wind and cross-wind rms slopes, skewness, peakedness, foam cover models and atmospheric effects on the azimuthal variation of the Stokes vector, as well as the limitations of the model. Simulation results compare favorably, both in mean value and azimuthal dependence, with SSM/I data at 53/spl deg/ incidence angle and with JPL's WINDRAD measurements at incidence angles from 30/spl deg/ to 65/spl deg/, and at wind speeds from 2.5 to 11 m/s.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Candiles musulmanes hallados en Mallorca

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A human plasma derived supplement preserves function of human vascular cells in absence of fetal bovine serum

Current techniques for cell culture routinely use animal-derived components. Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is the most widely applied supplement, but it often displays significant batch-to-batch variations and is generally not suitable for clinical applications in humans. A robust and xeno-free alternative to FBS is of high interest for cellular therapies, from early in vitro testing to clinical trials in human subjects. In the current work, a highly consistent human plasma derived supplement (SCC) has been tested, as a potential substitute of FBS in primary human vascular cells culture. Our results show that SCC is able to support proliferation, preserve cellular morphology and potentiate functionality analogously to FBS. We conclude that SCC is a viable substitute of FBS for culture and expansion of cells in advanced therapies using human vascular cells and fibroblasts

Magnetic fingerprints of stalagmites

Dating stalagmite usi ng paleomagnetic methods is still in its early stage of development. Questions still remain regarding the nature and origin of the magnetic carriers and the reliability of the natural remanent magnetization preserved within the thin carbonat ed laminations of stalagmites. Here we apply high - resolution rock - and paleo - magnetic methods on two (altered and preserved) stalagmites in order to identify the magnetic and mineralogical signatures and to assess the stability of the remanence

Lung tumorspheres as a drug screening platform against cancer stem cells

Treatment resistance and metastasis are linked to cancer stem cells (CSCs). This population represents a promising target, but remains unexplored in lung cancer. The main objective of this study was to characterize lung CSCs and discover new therapeutic strategies