The tadpoles of many anuran amphibians inhabit lotic habitats and evolved oral devices to adhere to the substratum. Although published anatomical descriptions of rheophilous tadpoles exist, little is known about the modifications in gastromyzophorous tadpoles that possess abdominal suckers and live in torrential sections of streams. We describe the gastromyzophorous tadpoles of Huia cavitympanu…
Despite ample evidence for the benefits of parental autonomy support and the harms of parental psychological control to Chinese adolescents’ well-being, little is known about what foreshadows these parenting behaviors among Chinese parents. The current research addressed this gap in the literature. It tested the hypothesis that parents’ endorsement of self-development socialization goals (i…
Abstract. MIS capacitors with 16-nm high-k dielectric HfO2 and 50–150 nm TaN electrode were studied after postmetal- annealing (PMA) at various conditions. The effect of TaN thickness on electrical and physical properties is summarized. It has been found that the thermal stability of the TaN/HfO2 depends on TaN thickness. A reduction of leakage current and an increase of breakdown voltage…
Abstract. Though solubility-enhanced electrokinetics (EK) has been investigated in remediation of soils contaminated with hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs), few comparative studies were performed regarding the effect of varied solubilizing agents on both EK parameters and contaminant removal. In this study, performances of two solubilizing agents, ethanol and methyl--cyclodextrin (MCD),…
Abstract: In a global media market, images of war and victimhood are trafficked as master tropes of trauma situations with immense emotional appeal. Concurrent with this transformation of historical atrocities into consumable commodities, new forms of spectatorship—focused on bodies, medicine, and death—are being produced by the entertainment industry. The article examines this fascina…