Slot waveguides are very promising for optical sensing applications because of their peculiar spatial mode profile.In this paper we have carried out a detailed analysis of mode confinement properties in slot waveguides realized in very 3 Piece Entertainment Unit low refractive index materials.We show that the sensitivity of a slot waveguide is not

The formation of vesicles is essential for many biological processes, in particular for the trafficking of membrane proteins within cells.The Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT) directs membrane budding away from the cytosol.Unlike other vesicle formation pathways, the ESCRT-mediated prepared meals budding occurs without a prot

Transposable elements (TEs) are self-replicating DNA elements that constitute major fractions of eukaryote genomes.Their ability to transpose can modify the genome structure with potentially deleterious effects.To repress TE activity, host cells have developed numerous strategies, including epigenetic pathways, such as DNA methylation or histone mo

Analysis of the dynamics of land use and land cover change (LULCC) along rivers that supply water to settlements provides crucial information to decision-makers; it offers information for planners and water supply authorities on water management issues in general.The paper analyzed LULCC along Boteti and Thamalakane rivers and predicted the probabl