In Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster, removing the germline precursor cells increases lifespan.In worms, and possibly also in flies, this lifespan extension requires the presence of somatic reproductive tissues.How the somatic gonad signals other tissues to increase lifespan is not known.The lifespan increase triggered by loss of t
Background Orthorexia nervosa (ON) describes a pathological obsession with proper nutrition that is characterized by a restrictive diet, ritualized patterns of eating, and rigid avoidance of foods believed to be unhealthy or impure.Limited health literacy may play a role in the onset and progression of orthorexia.The aim of this study was to determ
In this paper, a design procedure for a compact hydraulic propeller turbine for low heads is proposed and developed.The design is based upon classical criteria and on the employment of statistical correlations, which relates the main geometrical parameters to the fundamental design Bags parameters of turbomachinery.The procedure for obtaining the m