VERTEBRAL PNEUMATICITY IN THE ORNITHOMIMOSAUR ARCHAEORNITHOMIMUS (DINOSAURIA: THEROPODA) REVEALED BY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING AND REAPPRAISAL OF AXIAL PNEUMATICITY IN ORNITHOMIMOSAURIA.

Among extant vertebrates, pneumatization of postcranial bones is unique to birds, with few known exceptions in other groups.Through reduction in bone mass, this feature is thought to benefit flight capacity in modern birds, but its prevalence in non-avian dinosaurs of variable sizes has generated competing hypotheses on the initial adaptive signifi

Starch is an important reserve of carbon and energy in plants, providing the majority of calories in the human diet and animal feed.Its synthesis is orchestrated by several key enzymes, and the amount and structure of starch, affecting crop yield and quality, are determined mainly by starch Seating synthase (SS) activity.To date, five SS isoforms,

Background: the training of the medical students to perform the administrative duties entails a coordinated work among the professors of the disciplines and subjects.Objective: to describe the procedures and actions of a methodology to treat the economic content in the training of the students majoring in medicine.Methods: a historical study was ca

Nowadays, innovative business is looking for new ways of raising capital for its financing.More traditional sources of financing are not always available, or are quite expensive due to the high risk involved.However, they are being replaced by new financing instruments.One of these is the issuing of tokens, which are then placed on the stock exchan

"nBackground: Mortality refers to the death that occurs within a population.It is linked Seating to many factors such as age, sex, race, occupation and social class.The incidence and prevalence of mortality could affect the population's stan­dard of living and health care.The aim of this study was to explore the pattern of mortali