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Blood samples from wild dragons were positive for hemogregarines, whereas captive specimens were all negative. Total white blood cell counts were consistently higher in captive Komodo dragons than in wild specimens. Reference intervals were established for some chemistry analytes, and values obtained from different groups were compared. Vitamin A and E ranges were established. Vitamin D 3 levels were significantly different in Komodo dragons kept in captive, indoor exhibits versus those with daily ultraviolet-B exposure, whether captive or wild specimens.

Corrective measures such as ultraviolet-permeable skylights, direct sunlight exposure, and self-ballasted mercury vapor ultraviolet lamps increased vitamin D 3 concentrations in four dragons to levels comparable with wild specimens. Toxicology results were negative except for background-level chlorinated pesticide residues. The results indicate no notable medical, nutritional, or toxic problems in the wild Komodo dragon population.

Problems in captive specimens may relate to, and can be corrected by, husbandry measures such as regular ultraviolet-B exposure. Zoo Biol , Copyright Wiley-Liss, Inc. To fully understand the optics and operational parameters of the facility along with the transmission particularly of the reaction recoils, systematic studies of various configurations are in progress using stable beams along with measurements of well-known resonance reactions.

The status of these commissioning studies is presented. Small dragons appeared to engage in sun shuttling behavior more vigorously than large dragons as represented by their greater frequency of daily ambient temperature and light intensity changes as well as a greater activity and overall exposure to the sun. Large dragons were more sedentary and sun shuttled less. Further, they appear to rely to a greater extent on microhabitat selection and employed mouth gaping evaporative cooling to maintain their preferred operational temperature and prevent overheating.

A potential ecological consequence of size-specific thermoregulatory habits for dragons is separation of foraging areas. In part, differences in thermoregulation could contribute to inducing shifts in predatory strategies from active foraging in small dragons to more sedentary sit-and-wait ambush predators in adults. Dragon Boat Festival. This is one of a series of elementary readers written in Cantonese and English and designed to familiarize children with the traditional major Chinese festivals celebrated by the Chinese in America.

This booklet describes the celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival, which marks the beginning of summer. A brief background to the festival is…. Wave Dragon MW. Wave Dragon is a wave energy converter of the overtopping type.

The device has been thoroughly tested on a Based on the experience gained a full scale, multi MW prototype Pigment identification and antioxidant properties of red dragon fruit In the antioxidant properties determination, there were The reducing power assay further confirmed the antioxidant activity present in dragon fruit where the reducing Thermoregulatory behavior and orientation preference in bearded dragons.

The regulation of body temperature is a critical function for animals. Although reliant on ambient temperature as a heat source, reptiles, and especially lizards, make use of multiple voluntary and involuntary behaviors to thermoregulate, including postural changes in body orientation, either toward or away from solar sources of heat.

This thermal orientation may also result from a thermoregulatory drive to maintain precise control over cranial temperatures or a rostrally-driven sensory bias. The purpose of this work was to examine thermal orientation behavior in adult and neonatal bearded dragons Pogona vitticeps , to ascertain its prevalence across different life stages within a laboratory situation and its interaction with behavioral thermoregulation.

Both adult and neonatal bearded dragons were placed in a thermal gradient and allowed to voluntarily select temperatures for up to 8h to observe the presence and development of a thermoregulatory orientation preference. Specifically, adult dragons were more likely to face a heat source when at cooler ambient temperatures and less likely at warmer temperatures, suggesting that orientation behavior counter-balances local selected temperatures but contributes to their thermoregulatory response.

Neonates were also more likely to select cooler temperatures when facing a heat source, but required more experience before this orientation behavior emerged. Combined, these results demonstrate the importance of orientation to behavioral thermoregulation in multiple life stages of bearded dragons. Since then, various improvements were implemented in the code including the NXT: module that can track assemblies of clusters in 2-D and 3-D geometries.

Wave Overtopping Characteristics of the Wave Dragon. Simulation work has been used extensively with the Wave dragon and other overtopping devices to analyse the power production performance of them and to optimise the structural design and the control strategy. Design of the Wave Dragon Mooring System. In phase 2 further tank testing has been carried out on a novel 3rd generation scaled model to assess the design loads in the mooring system and the extreme response of the device in surge, heave and pitch to extreme The most desirable mooring configuration has also been better defined in terms of horizontal compliance.

In phase 1 of the project the hydrodynamic characterization of Wave Dragon was carried out through numerical analysis with a model calibrated Pour celles 1 qui The Dragon project and high temperature reactor HTR position.

After introduction describing the initiation of HTR work at AERE and in West Germany and the USA, the subject is discussed in detail under the headings: the Dragon Reactor Experiment design and objectives ; fuel elements and graphite description of cooperative research programmes; development of coated fuel particles ; helium technology; other Dragon activities. The reactor - which operated successfully between and - had a thermal output of 20 MW and achieved a gas outlet temperature of deg.

The High Temperature Reactor concept, if it justified its expectations, was seen as having its place as an advanced thermal reactor between the current thermal reactor types such as the PWR, BWR, and AGR and the sodium cooled fast breeder reactor.

It was expected that the HTR would offer better thermal efficiency, better uranium utilisation, either with low enriched uranium fuel or high enriched uranium thorium fuel, better inherent safety and lower unit power costs. In the event all these potential advantages were demonstrated to be in principle achievable. This view is still shared today. Projects on constructing Modular Pebble Bed Reactors are under way. These reports describe the design, experiments and modelling carried out over a period of 17 years.

Victorian Dragons : The Reluctant Brood. Relates why nineteenth century fantasy writers shied away from the use of dragons in their stories and rejoices over the return and happy transformation of this mythical beast in children's literature.

Here be no dragons. The aim of this booklet, ''Here be no dragons '', is to dispel the myths, misconceptions and misinformation about nuclear power. The South of Scotland Electricity Board explains why nuclear power is important to Scotland economically and deals in a non-technical way with many of the safety issues raised by the presence and operation of nuclear reactors.

The environmental issues are also presented simply, with an explanation of the average annual radiation dose to the population of the UK, and a comparison of the radiation doses from the Chernobyl accident, compared to variations in background doses.

The risks from nuclear accidents and the risk of death from accidents in industries in the UK compared with the risk from cancers potentially produced among radiation workers, are compared. Some cases of interest were evaluated. Calculated fluxes were compared with experimental values and the agreement is so good.

The measured buckling was used as geometric buckling. This case can be considered an experimental verification. WIMS k-effective value is about one mk higher. Comparisons between measured and calculated fluxes in the vicinity of the adjuster rods. Incremental cross sections for these adjusters were calculated using different options. The report describes also particular features of the code and recommendations regarding its use that may be useful for new users.

Dragon repulsive guidance molecule b, RGMb is a novel gene that promotes colorectal cancer growth. Colorectal cancer CRC is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and a major cause of cancer death.

However, the molecular mechanisms underlying CRC initiation, growth and metastasis are poorly understood. Here, we show that Dragon expression was increased in colon cancer tissues compared to control tissues in CAC mouse model and in human patients.

Dragon promoted proliferation of CT WT and CMT93 colon cancer cells and accelerated tumor growth in the xenograft mouse model. Dragon may be exploited as a potential therapeutic target for CRC treatment. It is now the qualified method for reactivity-device calculations. Although the side-step-method-generated incremental cross sections have been validated against those previously calculated with the all- DRAGON method, it is highly desirable to validate the side-step method against device-worth measurements in power reactors directly.

A sensitivity study was also performed in this paper to assess the effect of various DRAGON modelling techniques on the incremental cross sections. The assessment shows that the refinement of meshes in 3-D and the use of the side-step method are two major reasons contributing to the improved agreement between the calculated ZCR worths and the measurements.

OECD high temperature reactor project Dragon. Information is presented concerning the Dragon reactor support studies and fuel irradiation programs, HTGR and fuel graphite studies, primary circuit materials, reactor safety evaluation, and administration. Ultrasonographic anatomy of bearded dragons Pogona vitticeps.

To determine which organs can be reliably visualized ultrasonographically in bearded dragons Pogona vitticeps , describe their normal ultrasonographic appearance, and describe an ultrasonographic technique for use with this species.

Cross-sectional study. Bearded dragons were manually restrained in dorsal and sternal recumbency, and coelomic organs were evaluated by use of linear 7- to MHz and microconvex 5- to 8-MHz transducers.

Visibility, size, echogenicity, and ultrasound transducer position were assessed for each organ. Coelomic ultrasonography with both microconvex and linear ultrasound transducers allowed for visualization of the heart, pleural surface of the lungs, liver, caudal vena cava, aorta, ventral abdominal vein, gallbladder, fat bodies, gastric fundus, cecum, colon, cloaca, kidneys, and testes or ovaries in all animals.

The pylorus was visualized in 12 of 14 animals. The small intestinal loops were visualized in 12 of 14 animals with the linear transducer, but could not be reliably identified with the microconvex transducer. The hemipenes were visualized in 7 of 8 males. The adrenal glands and spleen were not identified in any animal. Anechoic free coelomic fluid was present in 11 of 14 animals. Heart width, heart length, ventricular wall thickness, gastric fundus wall thickness, and height of the caudal poles of the kidneys were positively associated with body weight.

Testis width was negatively associated with body weight in males. Results indicated coelomic ultrasonography is a potentially valuable imaging modality for assessment of most organs in bearded dragons and can be performed in unsedated animals. Stick balancing, falls and Dragon -Kings. The extent to which the occurrence of falls, the dominant feature of human attempts to balance a stick at their fingertip, can be predicted is examined in the context of the " Dragon -King" hypothesis.

This observation raises the possibility that the presence of departures from the power law in the large length scale region, possibly Dragon -Kings, may identify situations in which the occurrence of a fall is more imminent. However, whether or not Dragon -Kings are observed, there is a Weibull-type survival function for stick falling. The possibility that increased risk of falling can, at least to some extent, be predicted from fluctuations in the controlled variable before the event occurs has important implications for the development of preventative strategies for the management of phenomena ranging from earthquakes to epileptic seizures to falls in the elderly.

Achievements of the Dragon Project. Extensions in time and budget allowed the project to continue 17 years at a total cost of nearly million dollars under efficient and flexible international management.

The reactor design evolved from purged elements and continuously decontaminated helium coolant in a highly contaminated circuit with double containment, to coated particle fuel elements that kept the coolant activity low and permitted easy maintenance.

Some difficulties arose from corrosion of heat exchangers and stainless steel pipes and from dimensional changes in the reflector graphite. These problems were easily solved. Some ten years of experimental operation were very successful and demonstrated the soundness of the concept.

This model was subjected to a series of model tests and subsequent modifications at Aalborg University and in the following Previous studies have suggested that red dragon fruit skin extracts with water solvent contain 1. This study aims to determine the chemical characteristics of frozen yogurt red dragon skin fruit to antioxidant levels, fiber content, pH, Total acid content and frozen yogurt melting time. The results showed that the addition of red dragon fruit extract increased antioxidant levels ranging from 4.

This report is a product of the cooperation agreement between Wave Dragon and Aalborg University regarding phase 2 of the development of the Wave Dragon Wave Energy Converter.

The research is carried out by testing the The outcome of the research will be used as input for future research work aimed at the design of the mooring system and the certification of the structural design for the full scale Wave Dragon demonstrator Its purpose is to encourage increased exploitation of ESA and Chinese space resources within China as well as stimulate increased scientific cooperation in the field of Earth Observation EO science and applications between China and Europe.

Since , this pioneering programme has become a model for scientific and technological cooperation between China and Europe. By successfully encouraging joint research using ESA, Third Party Missions and Chinese EO data across a range of thematic areas, Dragon continues to deliver outstanding scientific results. The programme has successfully completed two phases, Dragon 1 from to , Dragon 2 from to The third phase of Dragon was started in and will be completed in The Dragon 3 project teams are led by leading EO scientists and young scientists are also engaged on the projects.

Advanced training in land, ocean and atmospheric applications is a feature of the programme and a course on land and one course on ocean applications have been successfully held in and in China. Here-in provided is an overview of the results, reporting and training activities at the mid-term stage of the programme. Dragon repulsive guidance molecule RGMb inhibits E-cadherin expression and induces apoptosis in renal tubular epithelial cells. Dragon is one of the three members of the repulsive guidance molecule RGM family, i.

Our previous studies found that Dragon is highly expressed in the tubular epithelial cells of mouse kidneys. However, the roles of Dragon in renal epithelial cells are yet to be defined.

We now show that overexpression of Dragon increased cell death induced by hypoxia in association with increased cleaved poly ADP-ribose polymerase and cleaved caspase-3 levels in mouse inner medullary collecting duct IMCD3 cells. Previous studies suggest that the three RGM members can function as ligands for the receptor neogenin.

Interestingly, our present study demonstrates that the Dragon actions on apoptosis and E-cadherin expression in IMCD3 cells were mediated by the neogenin receptor but not through the BMP pathway. Dragon expression in the kidney was up-regulated by unilateral ureteral obstruction in mice. Our results suggest that Dragon may impair tubular epithelial integrity and induce epithelial apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo.

This report deals with the hydraulic performance of the wave energy converter Wave Dragon , Nissum Bredning prototype Karcz, John; Davis, S. We will discuss the feasibility of using a minimally-modified variant of a SpaceX Dragon capsule as a low-cost, large-capacity, near-term, Mars lander for scientific and human-precursor missions.

We have been evaluating such a Red Dragon platform as an option for a Discovery Program mission concept. A Red Dragon lander has the potential to be low cost primarily because it would be derived from a routinely-flying spacecraft.

The cargo variant is currently undergoing test flights, which will be followed by standard ISS cargo missions and, eventually, crewed flights. The human variant, unlike other Earth-return vehicles, appears to also have most of the capabilities necessary to land on Mars. In particular, it has a set of high-thrust, throttleable, storable bi-propellant Super- Draco engines integrated directly into the capsule which are intended for launch abort and powered landings on Earth.

These thrusters suggest the possibility of a parachute-free, fully-propulsive deceleration at Mars from supersonic speeds to the surface. Concepts for large, human-relevant landers see, e. Further, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch vehicle, currently under development and expected to have its first flight in , will be capable of sending Dragon on a trajectory to Mars.

We will discuss our motivation for exploring a Red Dragon lander, the primary technical questions which determine its feasibility, and the current results of our analysis.

In particular, we will examine entry, descent, and landing EDL in detail. We will describe the modifications to Dragon necessary for interplanetary cruise, EDL, and operations on the Martian surface. The first Wave Dragon prototype power production testing started May and ended temporarily primo In the mentioned period Wave Dragon was situated in a corner of Nissum Bredning with relative little amount of wave energy.

Main purpose of the tests was demonstration of survivability Bone morphogenetic proteins BMPs induce osteoblastic differentiation of myoblasts via binding to cell surface receptors. The evolution of nova explosions, and particularly their 22Na abundance, depends sensitively on this reaction rate.

Prompt reaction gamma rays were detected using a BGO array and separated reaction products detected using a silicon strip detector at the end of the This paper deals with wave energy converters used to reduce the wave height along shorelines.

For this study the Wave Dragon wave energy converter is chosen. The wave height reduction from a single device has been evaluated from physical model tests in scale Spain, to evaluate the potential for reducing wave heights close the shore by means of Wave Dragons League of Tuscaloosa Dragon Boat Races Johns River; Jacksonville, FL. Johns River; Jacksonville Jacksonville Dragon Boat Festival, a series of paddle boat races. The event is scheduled to take place on States during the Jacksonville Dragon Boat Festival.

Discussion of the Final Rule On Saturday This paper discusses the root cause of the difference and assesses the impact on burnup and full-core reactor calculations. Dragons ' Den: promoting healthcare research and innovation. The changing health and social care landscape, and, in particular, the financial challenges affecting the NHS, can present difficulties for staff looking for funding to support innovation and new ways of working.

One method of competitive tendering that is becoming more accepted as a way of allocating funds, encouraging staff engagement and developing innovation for research is a format based the BBC television series, Dragons ' Den.

This article describes how Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust, London, has developed a ' Dragons ' Den initiative' of annual competitive research funding allocation to ensure that some of the most dynamic practice in the trust is captured.

Preliminary results are discussed. When the dragon wore the crown putting starlight back into myth. When our ancestors gazed upon the skies thousands of years ago they looked up into the center of Creation and saw a mighty Dragon , a great celestial serpent with wings circling ceaselessly above them, night after night, century after century. When the Dragon Wore the Crown is a ground breaking book that covers a period of over six thousand years, focusing on what astrologers would call the Ages of Gemini, Taurus and Aries and taking us through the period of classical astronomy with the Greeks and Romans approx.

When the Dragon Wore the Crown opens and closes with the Chinese m. A regulated area is established to include all The Wave Dragon is an offshore wave energy converter of the overtopping type. It consists of two wave reflectors focusing the incoming waves towards a ramp, a reservoir for collecting the overtopping water and a number of hydro turbines for converting the pressure head into power.

In the period Then, a 57! The prototype is fully equipped with hydro turbines and automatic control systems, and is instrumented in order to monitor power production, wave climate, forces in mooring lines, stresses in the structure and movements of the Wave Dragon. In the period May to January an extensive Then, a 57 x 27 m wide and tonnes heavy incl. During the last months, extensive testing has started The principle of beam position monitoring of button was introduced briefly.

It was compared with beam bugs in principle. Based on the result in simulation experiment, a new structure of button was design, and some mistakes in the primary design were corrected. In the really beam experiment of ' Dragon I', the beam waveform and position were monitored.

Compared the position curve between button and beam bugs that indicated the data that got from button is credible. In the experiment, the button has an accuracy of 0. Adenoviral infection in a collection of juvenile inland bearded dragons Pogona vitticeps. Juvenile inland bearded dragons Pogona vitticeps from a breeding collection in south-east Queensland were presented at age weeks with neurological signs, poor growth and occasional deaths.

These histological lesions were considered consistent with adenoviral hepatitis. DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded pooled tissues of the juvenile inland bearded dragons and tested using a nested-PCR protocol with primers specific for identification of adenovirus.

Further investigation involved testing the breeding population, including the parents of the affected juveniles. Blood and cloacal samples were collected from the adult population, DNA was extracted and tested by PCR for adenovirus. There was a high percentage of positive results from the samples collected from the breeding population. This is the first reported group outbreak of adenoviral disease in bearded dragons in Australia.

The impetus for the incredible variety found in the modern literary dragon is commonly seen to stem from the creative genius of either E. Nesbit or Kenneth Grahame. However, examination of dragon stories in the late nineteenth century shows that several different authors, on both sides of the Atlantic, were producing similar stories at about the….

Dragon Lake, Siberia. Nicknamed ' Dragon Lake,' this body of water is formed by the Bratskove Reservoir, built along the Angara river in southern Siberia, near the city of Bratsk. This image was acquired in winter, when the lake is frozen. This is a natural color composite image made using blue, green, and red wavelengths.

The high prevalence and mortality of stroke has consequently brought about a wide presence of this pathology in the Galician pre-scientific folk medicine. A new interpretation of stroke, linked to the local tradition around the figure of Saint James the Apostle, is presented in this paper: stroke is considered to be the result of the evil influence of a dragon. In the Codex Calixtinus, a xii century manuscript containing various materials around the figure of Saint James, a dragon is also mentioned as an obstacle for the translation of the apostolic body.

The third book of Codex Calixtinus containing the narration of the translation of the dead body of James the Greater from Palestine to its likely current location in Santiago de Compostela Galicia, Spain , also holds the major written record of the dragon of the Pico Sacro mountain.

The pagan symbol of the dragon has remained in the orally-transmitted Galician folk medicine as a direct cause for neurological diseases such as stroke. For the first time, in our knowledge, the symbol of a dragon as the magical explanation for cerebral vascular disease has been described. Moreover, this mythical explanation, found only in the Galician folk medicine, is strongly linked to the legend of the translation of James the Apostle to Galicia.

Such a link supports the originality of the narration in the Codex Calixtinus as opposed to other versions of the apostolic translation which can be found in other manuscripts.

This theory takes into account the possible discontinuity of the homogeneous flux at the surfaces inside problems that involve an homogenisation procedure. To do it, the theory include new factors called discontinuity factors. These factors give, in theory, more exact solutions. The project has been divided into two parts. The Dragon reactor experiment. The concept on which the Dragon Reactor Experiment was based was evolved at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell in , and in February of that year a High Temperature Gas- cooled Reactor Project Group was set up to study the feasibility of a helium-cooled reactor with a graphite or beryllium moderator, and with the emphasis on the thorium fuel cycle [af.

Multihormonal pancreatic islet cell carcinomas were found in one female and two male captive geriatric Komodo dragons Varanus komodoensis. Gross changes in the pancreas were visible in two of the cases. Clinical signs noted in the Komodo dragons were lethargy, weakness, and anorexia.

Histologically, the tumors were comprised of nests and cords of well-differentiated neoplastic islet cells with scant amounts of eosinophilic cytoplasm and round, euchromatic nuclei, with rare mitoses. Infiltration by the islet cell tumor into the surrounding acinar tissue was observed in all cases, but no metastatic foci were seen. Multihormone expression was observed in all tumors, which labeled strongly positive for glucagon and somatostatin and focally positive for polypeptide.

Pancreatic islet cell neoplasms should be considered in the differential diagnosis for geriatric Komodo dragons presenting with weakness, lethargy, and poor appetite. Studies on equilibrium fuel management schemes on the Dragon HTR core design. The study covers the results of investigations into a number of equilibrium fuel management schemes with the 1-dimensional FLATTER code and calculations of the corresponding total power generating costs with the programme TECO.

Cerebral xanthomatosis in three green water dragons Physignathus cocincinus. Cerebral xanthomatosis was diagnosed in three female green water dragons Physignathus cocincinus , all of which presented with progressive neurologic signs. No antemortem evidence for xanthomatosis was identified, but on postmortem examination cholesterol granulomas, composed of cholesterol clefts surrounded by macrophages and multinucleated giant cells, were found in the forebrain of each animal and were associated with significant displacement and pressure on the adjacent brain.

Although the cause of xanthomatosis in these animals is unknown, nutrition and trauma may be involved in the pathogenesis of this condition. Cerebrum, cholesterol, green water dragon , Physignathus cocincinus, xanthoma.

Towards a more plausible dragon. Wizards, mermaids, dragons and aliens. Walking, running, flying and space travel. A hi-tech elevator, a computer, a propulsion engine and a black hole. What do all of these things have in common? This might seem like a really hard brainteaser but the answer is simple: they all obey the fundamental laws of our universe.

A comparison of UVb compact lamps in enabling cutaneous vitamin D synthesis in growing bearded dragons. The effect of exposure to different UVb compact lamps on the vitamin D status of growing bearded dragons Pogona vitticeps was studied.

Forty-two newly hatched bearded dragons dragons to provide a reference level. Only one treatment resulted in elevated levels of 25 OH D 3 compared to the control group Spectral analysis indicated that all treatment lamps emitted UVb wavelengths effective for some cutaneous vitamin D synthesis. None of these lamps, under this regime, appeared to have provided a sufficient UVb dose to enable synthesis of plasma 25 OH D 3 levels similar to those of free-living bearded dragons in their native habitat.

Antibacterial activities of serum from the Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis. Komodo dragons Varanus komodoensis are able to feed on large prey items by injecting a dose of toxic bacteria with their bite that, over time, kills the prey by systemic infection. Dragons also suffer bites from other members of their own species during territorial disputes and feeding frenzies. However, they do not suffer the same fate as their prey, suggesting that they have developed a strong immunity to bacterial infections.

This study was undertaken to determine the antibacterial activ This report aims to present the results of a test series analysing the forces in the redesigned reflector joint and the forces in the main mooring link. The resluts presented are intended to be used by WD project partners, for the design and construction of the joint on the prototype Wave Dragon Lengths, forces and other dimentions presented are scaled to the North sea Wave Dragon unless otherwise specified Inspection Service [Docket No.

Embriette R. Hyde; Jose A. Mendelson; Valerie J. McKenzie; Jack A. Gilbert; Rob Knight; Ashley Shade. ABSTRACT Examining the way in which animals, including those in captivity, interact with their environment is extremely important for studying ecological processes and developing sophisticated animal husbandry. Here we use the Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis to quantify the degree of sharing of salivary, skin, and fecal microbiota with their environment in captivity.

Both species richness and microbial community composition of most surfaces in the Komodo dragon? Whether these scores predict stroke outcome more accurately compared with physicians interested in stroke was investigated.

Physicians interested in stroke were invited to an online anonymous survey to provide outcome estimates in randomly allocated structured scenarios of recent real-life stroke patients.

Their estimates were compared to scores' predictions in the same scenarios. In all, participants from 32 different countries responded assessing real scenarios and outcomes. At this stage of development a reliable overtopping model is highly required, in order to predict the performance of the device at possible deployment locations.

A model formulation derived for an overtopping device The paper presents an updated formulation drawn through the tank testing of a scaled model the Wave Dragon. The sensitivity analysis of the main features influencing the overtopping flow led to an updated model formulation which can be specifically suited Ecological allometries and niche use dynamics across Komodo dragon ontogeny.

Ontogenetic allometries in ecological habits and niche use are key responses by which individuals maximize lifetime fitness. Moreover, such allometries have significant implications for how individuals influence population and community dynamics. Here, we examined how body size variation in Komodo dragons Varanus komodoensis influenced ecological allometries in their: 1 prey size preference, 2 daily movement rates, 3 home range area, and 4 subsequent niche use across ontogeny.

In contrast, home range area exhibited a sigmoid response with increased body mass. Intrapopulation ecological niche use and overlap were also strongly structured by body size. Thus, ontogenetic allometries suggest Komodo dragon 's transition from a highly active foraging mode exploiting small prey through to a less active sit and wait feeding strategy focused on killing large ungulates.

Further, our results suggest that as body size increases across ontogeny, the Komodo dragon exhibited marked ontogenetic niche shifts that enabled it to function as an entire vertebrate predator guild by exploiting prey across multiple trophic levels.

The Dragon Project origins, achievements and legacies. Here players prove the worth of their immortal strength and their battle strategy The formation and immortals they have chosen.

They are also given very valuable rewards for competing and progressing up the ranks. The seasonal rewards, in particular, are very valuable as it provides Epic immortal shards. This again increases the value of having good immortals. Each Immortal has amazing animations, VFX, voice acting, and backstory, making them even more appealing. It is also good to note that there are many same characters in the game as is in Rise of Kingdoms.

Nevertheless, the similarities are there. However, Infinity Kingdom brings more to the RPG layer by focusing more on the characters, as mentioned previously. Take a look at this example below, comparing the same character in Rise of Kingdoms and Infinity Kingdom. The game is set up to encourage the player to build a strong water team based early in the game.

Due to the buff of having 4 water immortals and 1 immortal dragon, most players set this as an early goal. When the player begins the game Helen of Troy is the 1st immortal they will summon through the tutorial. She is a rare water, magic, bowmen, backliner. Which max levels her 1st skill and unlocks the 2nd and 3rd skill slot. This instantly makes Helen the best early F2P immortal to work on as a player.

So now that the player has one strong water immortal hero guaranteed, they start looking to other water heroes they can use. The player earns immortals through various ways, but one of the main F2P methods is called philosopher stones. One of the immortals that has a high drop rate at the start is Brunhild, a rare, water, cavalry, defensive frontliner.

So now the player has two free water characters, a decent frontlines and a decent backliner. So allow me to introduce Merlin, extremely powerful water, magic, bowman, backliner.

Very similar to the F2P Helen, except Merlin is an epic immortal. So this is where the game encourages the player to make their 1st purchase. If the player makes any purchase in the game for the 1st time, they will summon Merlin, along with some other tempting rewards.

Most in-app purchases start around the 5euro mark, so you can assume the player has spent a minimum of 5 euro at this stage. So the player has now made their 1st purchase which earns them VIP points. These points are earned by making purchases or spending gems. When taking a look at GameRefinery, you can see that the Infinity Kingdom utilizes this feature as the very top 4x games have it and have found a way to make it work well.

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