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... Parvaiz Ahmad, and Nicole Geissler Prospects of Halophytes in Understanding and Managing Abiotic Stress Tolerance Vinayak H Lokhande and Penna Suprasanna UV-B Radiation, Its Effects and Defense ... and uptake of ions, enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidant response, maintenance of redox and energetic status, salt inclusion/excretion and genetic control (Flowers and Colmer 2008) Understanding ... Nieves-Cordones, Fernando Alemán, Mario Fon, Vicente Martínez, and Francisco Rubio 29 57 85 Temperature Stress and Responses of Plants Anna Źróbek-Sokolnik 113 Responses and Management of Heat...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 10:20

... 14 and 16 days, a plant was taken from the pot and washed with water The root and leaves of the plant were removed, and the stems were cut into several segments Each segment was separated into ... solutions were determined The SOD and catalase were assayed using the modified method of Elstner and Heupel (1976) and Ganschow and Schike (1969), respectively, and these results were then normalized ... differences in salt concentration between xylem sap and medium as those reported by Scholander and co-workers (Scholander et al., 1962; Scholander, 1968) As seen in Fig 3, salt concentrations...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 02:20

... Creek and Katherine and, in several instances, it appeared the most adaptable provenance It occurs naturally on well-drained, sandy, infertile soils and is developing a reputation as an outstandingly ... and the provenances also differed in stress-induced changes in the partitioning of dry matter into roots, stems and leaves (Fig 5) Stressed Tennant Creek seedlings allocated more dry matter into ... shape was affected most by nutrient stress in Tennant Creek and Petford seedlings, and by water stress in Katherine seedlings Discussion and Conclusions The results indicate that the provenances...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:20

... Approximately similar mean and dispersion statistics have been observed by Pliner and Hobden (1992) in Canadian students; by Frank et al (1997) in US students; and by Frank and Hursti (1999) in a ... ®nding that was similar to US and Swedish populations (Frank & Hursti, 1999) Education is likely to enhance the access and exposures to various stimuli, events and issues, and thereby it can perhaps ... observations from DenÈ È È mark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden In H L Meiselman, Dimensions of the meal The science, culture, business, and art of eating (pp 191±201) Maryland: Aspen Raudenbush, B., &...

Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2013, 21:06

... Russia, Thailand and Vietnam and practices of institutions and tools applied by these countries during recent major river floods 3.1 Flood risk management in Asia: an institutional and political ... social and ecological resilience and for guiding individual and collective behavior Sixth is the existing gap between the declared goals and mission of institutions, on the one hand, and results ... flooding Science and Culture Manuta, J., S Khrutmuang, D Huaisai, and L Lebel 2006 Institutionalized incapacities and practice in flood disaster management in Thailand Science and Culture Manuta,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2013, 10:15

... English and Vietnamese? What are pragmatic features of CRs in English and Vietnamese? What are similarities and differences in the syntactic and pragmatic features of CRs in English and Vietnamese? ... pragmatic features and then compared and contrasted to find out the METHOD AND PROCEDURE 3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN similarities and differences between the two languages 3.6 RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY Descriptive ... responses to compliments in English and Vietnamese, I would like to obtain some insights that highlight both the similarities and differences of response types in English and Vietnamese strategies used...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:19

... individuals of each species and the number of flowers per individual were counted in yr (2001 and 2003 for E grandiflorum and D nuttallianum; 2002 and 2003 for E speciosus and H quinquenervis) The ... Brooks, and S Mambelli for assistance with [N] and [C] analyses, D Tissue and N Gestel for assistance with carbohydrate analyses, and K Etcheverry and G Lyon for assistance with sample and data ... (gs), and leaf vapor pressure deficit (VPD) for Erythronium grandiflorum and Delphinium nutallianum Control, circles; heated, triangles Fig Predawn and midday water potential (Ψ) for Erythronium grandiflorum...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 17:20

... reserves and ethanolic fermentation in the roots of two wetland and non-wetland species after commencement of hypoxia, Physiol Plant 104 (1998) 81–86 [4] Albrecht G., Mustroph A., Fox T.C., Sugar and ... constrained by the soil properties: Q petraea is found on deep and well drained and rather acidic soils while Q robur favours deep and fertile bottomland soils with sometimes large levels of hydromorphia ... deficiency and root metabolism: injury and acclimation under hypoxia and anoxia, Annu Rev Plant Phys Plant Mol Biol 48 (1997) 223–250 [21] Drew M.C., He C.J., Morgan P.W., Programmed cell death and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

... only during drought, and not under well-watered conditions MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Study sites and plant material The experiment was carried out between November 2004 and March 2005 in a greenhouse ... obtained from separate stands on the seaward (west-facing) slopes of the range, the N dombeyi stand located at 80 m elevation a.s.l (39◦ 58 02 S, 73◦ 33 39 W), and the N nitida stand at about 350 m ... species and Ψm as effects Model fit was calculated using likelihood ratio statistics, and effect significance was estimated with the Wald test [22] Data of gas exchange and fluorescence were ordered and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:21

... Southern aspect and 30% slope, with shallow calcareous soil The treeline is formed by mixed stands of relatively young L decidua, P cembra and P abies which are invading edges of recently abandoned pasture ... of L decidua and by the dense tree crowns reaching to the ground for P abies and P cembra Sap flux density was measured from 17 June to 13 October 1997 (days 168–286) Sapwood area and total tree ... water potential and sap flux density: Rsoil-needle = (Ψneedle – Ψsoil) Fd Where R soil-needle is the sapwood-specific hydraulic resistance between soil and needles (MPa dm-1 h), Ψsoil and Ψneedle...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:22

... PPFD on the leaf between 400 and -2 -1 800 μmol m s Stomatal conductance and transpiration were measured randomly for species and treatment combinations between 0900 and 1100 hours on each sample ... hydrologic, and biologic structure, several microsite types, which could potentially influence seedling establishment and growth, can be identified in forested wetland communities (Marks and Harcombe, ... wetlands must possess the ability to cope or adjust to an anaerobic rhizosphere The observed stratification of oaks in bottomlands, and the apparent association of flood frequency, duration, and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 18:21

... body weight II Materials and methods Mice used in the present experiment were obtained from a randombred population which was divided into lines : W C and W- Lines W and W- were selected on the ... coefficient was 2.83 p 100, 3.63 p 100, and 1.22 p 100 in the W W- and C lines The average , + increase per generation was 0.22 p 100, 0.28 p 100 and 0.09 p 100 in W‘, W- and C, The inbreeding 13, showing ... body weight and the 1st litter size was not high (0.21 ± 0.07), the values obtained for the 2nd and 3rd litter size and TNY-3 reaching a similar level (table 4) The values obtained for W and W+ separately...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 22:22

... machine with a vshaped handle and lying triceps extension with a barbell), and Wednesday and Saturday (free-weight back squat, leg extension machine, leg curl machine and abdominal crunch) The ... slice) and then numbered sliceby-slice distally Two images mid-thigh were selected from each subject and their numbers recorded and used to locate the same slice during post-testing The ninth and ... thigh and upper arm were scanned with subjects in a supine position During the thigh scan the legs were relaxed and straight, feet parallel to each other and legs immobilized with pads and straps...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... Liaudet L: Nitric oxide and peroxynitrite in health and disease Physiol Rev 2007, 87:315-424 Levy B, Dusang B, Annane D, Gibot S, Bollaert PE: Cardiovascular response to dopamine and early prediction ... Westerhof N, van Lieshout JJ: Heterogeneity and prediction of hemodynamic responses to dobutamine in patients with septic shock Crit Care Med 2006, 34:2392-2398 Landry DW, Oliver JA: The pathogenesis ... C, Herbecq P, et al.: Prognostic value of the dobutamine test in patients with sepsis syndrome and normal lactate values: a prospective, multicenter study Crit Care Med 1993, 21:1868-1875 Rhodes...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... link between renal haemodynamics and renal cortex microcirculatory, metabolic and histological changes was simultaneously analysed Materials and methods Animal handling was in accordance with the ... inserted into the left renal vein for renal venous pressure measurements and blood sampling Two drains were used for peritonitis induction and ascites drainage Then, the abdominal wall was closed and ... (pO2), pCO2 and for haemoglobin oxygen saturation Systemic oxygen delivery, systemic oxygen uptake and renal oxygen delivery and oxygen uptake were derived from the appropriate blood gases and flow...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23

... Antiviral drug-resistant HBV: standardization of nomenclature and assays and recommendations for management Hepatology 2007, 46(1):254-265 Publish with Bio Med Central and every scientist can read ... contributions JL and SN carried out the virological analyses SL interpreted the data and wrote the manuscript MNH provided clinical care for the patient and analyzed clinical data PM and RG helped ... respond to adefovir and lamivudine They demonstrated the presence of rtM204I and rtA181S mutations in the HBV polymerase and the phenotypical resistance of this strain to both adefovir and lamivudine...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:20

... household savings evaporated, and general consumer and producer confidence disappeared The financial crisis swiftly expanded into an economic crisis throughout America and Western Europe, from where ... savings, and sinking asset values; (ii) product markets, via lower growth and production, and relative price changes; (iii) labor markets, via falling employment, wages, and remittances; and (iv) ... household savings evaporated, and general consumer and producer confidence disappeared The financial crisis swiftly expanded into an economic crisis throughout America and Western Europe, where it...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2014, 19:27

... M avium complex) and the non‐pathogenic M gordonae and M flavescens Fast‐growing Env include pathogens such as M fortuitum and M chelonae (CHE) and non‐pathogenic M smegmatis and M vaccae Slow ... vaccination CHE exposure on local and systemic cytokines, Tregs and cellular recruitment, before and after in vivo BCG challenge CHAPTER 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) ... well as promoting local host immune responses and prevent reactivation during chronic infection (Maglione and Chan, 2009) 2.2.5.3 Antigen presenting cells The major antigen presenting cells in Mtb infections are macrophages and DCs, and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 15:51

... unconditional love for me and his understanding whenever I was swamped with work and had to work late into the wee hours of the morning I am forever grateful to my beloved parents, Mr and Mrs James Wong ... elevated total RSV plasma levels and reduced age-dependent accumulation of 1) 8OHdG in liver and heart; 2) 8-Iso-PGF2 in heart and urine and 3) PCC in liver and kidney However, a 12-month RSV ... middle-term effects and correlations between ageing and induced oxidative stress in DNA, lipids and proteins with the immune system of young and old mice fed with RSV b) Conduct a cohort study and monitor...

Ngày tải lên: 12/09/2015, 08:20

... processes and have unique biological functions Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is one of the oldest and most important fiber and oil crops Its growth and yield are severely inhibited under various biotic and ... healthy and fully expanded tobacco leaves of wild-type and transgenic plants at the same age The disks were floated in solutions of various concentrations of MV (0, and 10 lm) for 72 h, and then ... plant species, including MPK3 and MPK6 in Arabidopsis (group A MAPKs), SIMK and SAMK in alfalfa, and LeMPK1 ⁄ (Lycopersicon esculentum SA-induced protein kinase) and LeMPK3 (L esculentum woundinduced...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 23:20