biological and biotechnological evaluation of carbon dynamics in field experiments

... psychometric properties of newly developed instruments In determining sample size, the number of items contained in the target instruments, sensitivity of other instruments being used, and data analysis ... efficacy and effective of treatments and interventions designed to foster increase participation in life activities Implications of the PLA for use in theory testing, research settings, and clinical ... development of the PLA and reported on face and content validity of the instrument designed to measure one aspect of quality of life defined as level of unrestricted involvement in chosen pursuits...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... that intensity is higher in ZnO than NiO It is interesting to note that the C–SiO2 sample shows completely different results: extremely high scattering intensity and an increasing background intensity ... reproducibility of the samples of both types by maintaining the same deposition parameters In Fig 3a, the dips in the spectra between and lm are due to water absorption (O–H bending vibrations ... presented in Figs 5–7 for vibrational properties of carbon in SiO2, ZnO and NiO, respectively No significant asymmetry was observed in the D peak in all samples This means that the size of the defect in...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 01:20

... Academy of Sciences) National Academy of Sciences Printing and Publishing Of ce, Washington, D.C Duan, J J and R H Messing 1997 Biological control of fruit flies in Hawaii: factors affecting nontarget ... of impediments, there also exist many opportunities for a continuing and expanding role for parasitoids and predators in insect pest management The continual in ux of arthropod species from increased ... constraints and farmer’s inexperience in handling and applying insecticides dictated that other control measures be sought in order to provide a safe and economical long-term solution (Singh,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... management and need to be considered in the design of control tactics 3.2.2 Flying Insects The structure of odor plumes is important for the orientation of flying insects and for an understanding of how ... the in uence of varying outdoor conditions, and background firing of cells to underpin this approach (van der Pers and Minks, 1997) 3.5.5.4 Modeling The technical difficulties involved in measuring ... J.H and B.S Lindgren The role of semiochemicals in IPM of the mountain pine beetle, in Integrated Control of Scolytid Bark Beetles, Payne T.L and H., Saarenmaa, Eds., Virginia Polytechnic Institute...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... 1997) Insect chitinase genes can be expressed in plants, thereby disrupting the feeding and growth of the insect feeding upon the plant, or expressed in insect baculoviruses, enhancing the insecticidal ... Richter, and D Degheele Differential effects of nonsteroidal ecdysteroid agonists in Coleoptera and Lepidoptera: analysis of evagination and receptor binding in imaginal discs Insect Biochemistry and ... reduce feeding and weight gain In lepidopteran insects, a lethal molt is induced following administration of the ecdysone agonist, and the animal dies trapped within the exuvial cuticle Feeding stops...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... distribution of insects at a relatively low cost 6.2.3 Field Monitoring A continuous evaluation of a field programme is essential both in terms of monitoring effectiveness and in making programme ... Sterile Insect Technique In Proceedings of FAO/IAEA International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests Integrating the Sterile Insect and Related Nuclear and other Techniques In Press ... Jamaica and Other Caribbean Nations In Proceedings of FAO/IAEA International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests Integrating the Sterile Insect and Related Nuclear and other Techniques In...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... billion of additional annual income to rice producers and processors in South and Southeast Asia (Khush and Brar, 1991) Cultivars of corn, cotton, and potatoes containing the insect-specific toxin ... resistant and susceptible parents In addition to the level of resistance in progeny per se, standard measures of the genetic expression of resistance involve determination of the inheritance of © ... cultivar, caging all plants in each replicate, and infesting caged plants in one half of each replicate with insect populations at or above the economic injury level for that insect Plants remain infested...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... Expressing Inhibitors of Insect Digestive Enzymes 8.3.1 Genetic Engineering of Plants to Express Inhibitors of Digestive Proteinases 8.3.1.1 Inhibitors of Serine Proteinases 8.3.1.2 Inhibitors of ... expressing foreign inhibitors of serine proteinases in transgenic crops 8.3.1 Genetic Engineering of Plants to Express Inhibitors of Digestive Proteinases 8.3.1.1 Inhibitors of Serine Proteinases ... insertion of domain I of the protein into the membrane Free passage of ions causes death and lysis of the gut epithelial cells, and disintegration of the gut lining, leading to death active toxin molecule...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... assured and monitored An interesting result of the commercialization of GEPs is the involvement of the companies in setting guidelines and management practices One of the main arguments against ... Hilder, V.A., A.M Gatehouse, and D Boulter, Genetic engineering of crops for insect resistance using genes of plant origin, in Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants Lycett, G.W and Grierson, D Eds., Butterworth, ... in the plant or a higher level of tolerance to the toxin in the insect pest could stimulate a rapid rise of resistance in the insect population, again preventing the future use of the bt-toxins...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... extracts containing gibberellins, zeatins, IAA Cytokinin (6-Furfural(amino)purine) Ethylene Gibberellins and salts Indole-3-butyric acid Kinetin Pelargonic acid Aminoethoxyvinylglycine 1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene ... includes submission of detailed information on the identity and characterization of the active and inert ingredients, a description of the manufacturing process, including any unintentional ingredients ... recipient organism, including information on the insertion of the gene sequence; and (4) data and information on the stability and level of expression of the inserted gene sequence This information is...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... intramuscular injection of ketamine (10 mg/kg), atropine (0.06 ml/kg) and stresnil (0.03 ml/kg) In the areas exposed to surgery ml of local anaesthesia (2% lidocaine with 12.5 µg/ml epinephrine, Xylocain/ ... drills according to the standard protocol of the manufacturer Implants with 10 mm in length and 4,1 mm in diameter were inserted by using continuous external sterile saline irrigation to minimize ... thought in implant dentistry that osseointegration requires a healing period of at least months in the mandible and to months in the maxilla [1-3,14,15] The rationale for choosing a delayed loading...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22

... there is a large time variation of TKE, and the  peaks  in turbulence  intensity  and suspended  sediment  concentration  coincide  with  incoming  waves.  Accordingly,  onshore  transport of TKE and suspended sediment by  ... equal to 12.7cm, 2s and 8.7cm, 5s are used as  incoming  waves  respectively  for  spilling  breaker and plunging breaker experiments.   Fig.  2  shows  the  sketch  of the  Ting  and Kirby [15‐17] experiments.  Computation was  ... wave  dynamics,   including  wave  breaking  and wave  runup,  the  generation,  transport and dissipation of TKE.  2.  Governing  equations  of the  numerical  model for nearshore wave dynamics ...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 15:20

... are often restricted from participating in normal everyday activities such as laughing with friends, swimming in chlorinated pools, riding horses, playing with pets, going to camp, eating certain ... collection Power analysis In determining sample size for psychometric testing, the number of items contained in the target instrument, sensitivity of other instruments being used, and data analysis techniques ... participating in this activity? Scoring Subjects receive points for answering "YES" and point for answering "NO" to each of the activity-specific questions Figure offers an overview of scoring Mean...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... grazing intensity in grassland carbon cycling (e.g., Risch and Frank 2006) However, we did find interactive effects of grazing intensity × pastures and years on ecosystem carbon fluxes Chimner and ... D LeCain, and J Reeder 2010 Experimental manipulations of winter snow and summer rain influence ecosystem carbon cycling in a mixed-grass prairie, Wyoming, USA Ecohydrology Derner, JD, and RD ... day-1 during mid-June, in 2003 and then declined to -3 g C m-2 day-1 during early August GEP peaked in mid-June (6 g C m-2 day-1) in 2003 and then declined steadily throughout the remainder of the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... delocalization of the electron in the carbonyl group of the b-lactam ring in ampicillin at elevated temperature Elevation in temperature might induce breakage in the b-lactam ring of the free ampicillin, ... mode of action of the antibiotics Ampicillin inhibits the cell wall biosynthesis by inhibiting the cross-linking reaction mediated by transpeptidase, while both streptomycin and kanamycin bind ... seeding of Gnps was done in presence of the antibiotics (Ampicillin, Streptomycin and Kanamycin, Fig 1) individually and thus Gnps conjugated antibiotics were formed [27] Dynamic Light Scattering...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 06:20

... delocalization of the electron in the carbonyl group of the b-lactam ring in ampicillin at elevated temperature Elevation in temperature might induce breakage in the b-lactam ring of the free ampicillin, ... mode of action of the antibiotics Ampicillin inhibits the cell wall biosynthesis by inhibiting the cross-linking reaction mediated by transpeptidase, while both streptomycin and kanamycin bind ... seeding of Gnps was done in presence of the antibiotics (Ampicillin, Streptomycin and Kanamycin, Fig 1) individually and thus Gnps conjugated antibiotics were formed [27] Dynamic Light Scattering...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 19:20

... levels and usually resulting from insufficient production of the hormone insulin or an ineffective response of cells to insulin Type-2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin ... sampling, investigator, gathering information, tools, machines and medical equipment, standardizing data 2.7 Data processing EPI-INFO software 3.5.3, Excel 2003 and Epi 6.0 are used for analyzing ... glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency” According to International Diabetes Foundation (IDF), in 2010, “Diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders of carbohydrate...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 11:36

... proliferating the axillary shoot within 2– weeks of culture Out of the various cytokinins tested, BAP was the most effective for inducing bud break and growth in axillary meristems Kinetin alone or in ... with 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mg/L of IAA, IBA and NAA alone or in combination for induction of rooting In case of rooting experiment, 10 replicates per treatment were taken and the experiment was ... shoot having 3–4 nodes) within weeks of subculture (Tab II) (Fig 1b) Analysis of variance for the effects of cytokinins and auxins on production of multiple shoots and average number of shoots/explant...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:21

... receptor chain with high affinity (1011/M) and slow off-rate, rendering it a useful and specific inhibitor in biologic systems Common γ-chain signalling cytokines – interleukin-15 and interleukin-21 ... Meeting 2008) The results of other ongoing clinical trials targeting IL-17 will certainly increase our understanding of the role of this cytokine in human diseases Conclusions The cytokine field ... activation in joint inflammation Indeed, the administration of sST2 decreased the production of inflammatory cytokines and the severity of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) [27] Mice deficient in ST2...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:20

... implantation of dopaminergic neurons, the intensity, max area, and swing speed of all paws improved The BOS between the hind paws increased after injection of 6-OHDA and partially recovered after dopaminergic ... analyzing gait changes in rats after unilateral 6OHDA lesioning and dopaminergic neuron grafting Some of the dynamic and static parameters were altered in rats with 6-OHDA-induced lesions including ... modelling PD for preclinical research, injection of the neurotoxin 6-OHDA into medial forebrain bundle results in near total depletion of dopamine in the ipsilateral sriatum [30] After 6-OHDA injection...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21