... knowledge of the role of genetics in determining a clone’s rooting ability before maturation occurs It is known from studies of rooting in other conifers that the genetic determination of rooting ... believed to influence rooting) We report on the extent of variation and degree ofgenetic determination on the rate of root initiation and root quality on stem cuttings in two large hybrid families ... Non -genetic and interaction causes of variation and their impact on the accuracy of variance and heritability estimates Maturation can be major problem reducing the rate of rooting success of...
... calculated once and for all Then, each derivative only consists of a linear combination of the producing abilities of the In the horses of the race The overall dimension of the system constitutes ... the necessity of reliable result good connections between races, which is the only guarantee of a CONCLUSION This article describes a method of evaluation of the breeding value of an animal from ... distribution For each iteration of Newton-Raphson and for each race of n horses, it is necessary to calculate one integral of order (n - 1), n integrals of order (n - 2) and [n(n + 1)/2! integrals of...
... designers and decision makers on the importance of the construction material selection, which is not only for their esthetical aspect but also on the local climate and energy consumption of buildings ... heat/solar radiation) of each material was calculated and analyzed (Figure 10) Figure 10 Normalized heat (total heat/solar radiation) using average heat of convection (qconv), heat of radiation (qrad) ... areas Atmos Environ 2004, 38, 2737–2748 [8] Wong N.H., Chena Y., Ongb C.L., Siab A (2005) Investigation of thermal benefits of roof top garden in the tropical environment Build Environ 2005, 38,...
... to the surface Experimental We used a UHV STM combined with a scanning reflection electron microscope (SREM ) The condition of the tungsten tip of the STM and the manipulation of the tip on the ... measurements of the nanostructure growth provide data which throw light on the mechanism of nanostructure formation Conclusion The early- and late-stage rates of silicon island growth on Si(111) surfaces ... transfer of silicon atoms from the STM tip by re-evaporation of the silicon that was accumulated on the STM tip at the initial stages of the tip– sample interaction very likely occurs in the growth of...
... degree of expression of adhesion molecules on the surfaceof human ECs depends on the response of the cells against the implanted material [11] PECAM-1 is a cell- cell junction molecule that establishes ... Upon one-day Ti /cell contact the expression of fibronectin was predominantly cytoplasmatic and stronger than on the control surface (Figure 5A and 5D) After and 14 days we observed that fibronectin ... both surfaces with a more dense mesh on the control surfaces The cells produced and released fibronectin in Figure after the studied periods Attachment of HUVECs on titanium and on control surfaces...
... energy ΔHads Heat of Adsorption ΔΦ Change in workfunction of metal surface upon adsorption Φ Workfunction of metal surface θ Surface coverage in computational methods θexp Surface coverage in ... center of nuclei, contributing to the overestimation of bond length; however, the latter contributes to underestimation of bond length arising from correlation with electrons in long-range on molecular ... interaction will be briefly presented Finally, electronic interaction of benzene adsorption on transition metal surface will be explained 1.4.1 Surface- adsorbate interaction Chemical bonding constructed...
... medium containing 3% sucrose Effects of application sole nitrate (NO3-) and in combination with ammonium (NH4+) on production of ginseng saponin and polysaccharides by suspension cultures of Panax ... nitrogen concentration of 40 mM [12] In the simultaneous production of ginseng saponin and polysaccharide by suspension cultures of P ginseng, [4] reported that production of ginseng saponin was ... Mean separation by Duncan’s multiple range test at p ≤ 0.05 Effect of different sucrose concentrations oncell growth and ginsenoside production The effect of initial sucrose concentration (0, 20,...
... Concentration of macro element NH4NO3 KNO3 Determination and analyses Extraction and determination of ginsenoside production were determined as reported previously [8,9] MgSO4 Determination of ... level of secondary metabolism [10,11] demonstrated the effect of phosphate limitations on the accumulation of cinnamoyl putrescines in tobacco cultures, while [12] concluded that the lack of phosphate ... ginseng cell growth and ginsenoside production required higher concentrations of KNO3, MgSO4, and CaCl2 than those normally used in culture media In contrast, however, at low concentration of NH4NO3...
... the effects of prolonged exposure to sulfonylurea drugs on beta cell metabolism using a combination of different NMR techniques, and utilizing the well-characterized clonal glucose-responsive pancreatic ... compared to control conditions Previous studies on tolbutamide have demonstrated that under the same conditions as described in this study, the insulin content does not change [27] Prolonged exposure ... observations were used to suggest that the reduced ATP levels may result from increased consumption of ATP by activation of the Na+ ⁄ K+ pump This is consistent with the results of a 31 P-NMR study of...
... 0.8 0.6 Fig Intracellular response ofyeast cells to extracellular dynamics The NADH fluorescence (solid line) was measured in a suspension of intact yeast cells Cells were grown on glucose, harvested ... Fig Effect of low continuous and low pulsatile glucose concentrations on the intracellular dynamics ofyeast The amplitude of the intracellular NADH oscillation was determined for cells that ... previous studies on glycolytic oscillations there was an aspect of adaptation Alterations in the make-up of the yeast cells made them prone to limit cycle oscillations [6,7] For the cells to engage...
... by means of sensitivity analysis Cell synchronization Frequency modulation is of primary importance for the synchronization of the glycolytic oscillations among the individual yeast cells [30,4244] ... of the cell in terms of all relevant metabolite concentrations Despite the high dimension of concentration space, we show below that, in the specic case of glycolytic oscillations in intact yeast ... reaction is due to the on off nature of the oscillations; it is the regulation of the HK-PFK reaction by ATP that is important for the occurrence of oscillations, not its Vmax This notion can...
... addressing presequence of subunit IV ofyeast mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase, and Su9(1–112) is the N-terminal part of the precursor of subunit ofyeast mitochondrial Fo-ATPase Yeast cells expressing ... In contrast, fractionation of adrenocortical mitochondria yielded SMP with a cytochrome P450scc content higher than that in whole organelles [6] One may conclude that in yeast mitochondria only ... translocated into the matrix of isolated yeast mitochondria, as follows from the results of precise digitonin fractionation of mitochondria and the high sensitivity of either form of imported pCYP11A1...
... part of the programme endorsed by the Consortium for the Globalization of Chinese Medicine The authors are most grateful to Prof YC Cheng of Yale University and Prof Paul Tam of University of Hong ... Hong Kong for their valuable advice and insightful comments We also thank Genome Research Centre of The University of Hong Kong for the technology support Conclusion In conclusion, the results of ... ethanol-water extracts of ginseng http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/34 Figure Inhibition of MAP kinases activation after PGSE treatment Inhibition of MAP kinases activation after PGSE...
... differentiation of regulatory DC through the stimulation of IL-10 and IFN-a production [11] On a molecular level, G-CSF may determine mitochondrial dysfunction and proliferation arrest in T cells [12] ... enumeration of DC1 and DC2 precursors Cells were initially gated based on lack ofsurface antigens associated with blood cell lineages The co-expression of HLA-DR and CD11c or CD123 is shown in one ... production of IL-12, in the absence of excessive induction of immune suppressive IL-10 and HGF A further implication of our findings pertains to HLA-matched stem cell transplantation, a clinical context...
... proportion of CD4+ cells among PBMC was measured as the number of CD3+CD4+ cells divided by the total PBMC Similarly, the proportion of CD8+ cells among PBMC was measured as the number of CD3+CD8+ cells ... 0.001 Olson et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2011, 9:26 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/26 Page of 13 Table Effect of exposure to different incubation conditions on PBMC ... division of the raw data by the donor value at RT for 24 h Since donors served as blocks and contributed an observation from each condition (i.e each combination of temperature and duration level),...
... in causing death of cells can be deduced, through the production of a dose-response curve [7] Various technical modifications for the MTT assay on different cell lines have done in many experiments ... proliferation of lymphocytes was inhibited by borax The 0.15 mg/ml borax concentration was the minimum borax concentration which was toxic for immune cell proliferation (lymphocyte proliferation) The ... indicated that at the borax concentrations of 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.6 mg/ml, immune cell proliferation (lymphocyte proliferation) showed low proliferation as compared to that of control group (Figures...
... However, a study on the effect of Dexamethasone oncell proliferation of normal human trabecular bone-derived cells (NHBCs) also found strongly donor-dependent effect of this agent [33] Genetic polymorphism ... proliferation In addition, we found that the effects of these drugs oncell proliferation can vary between donors Although on average Dexamethasone increased cell proliferation, its effect varied strongly ... influence of one anti-rheumatic drug (Dexamethasone) and increase the effect of another (Leflunomide) oncell proliferation Again, these interactions could differ between donors Averaged over all donors,...
... here as well One application of an immobilization layer for cells on a BES electrode is isolation of microbes directly on an electrode This requires immobilizationof an array of single cells, without ... the cells must be immobilized after being placed on the surface Here we present a proof -of- concept immobilization approach that allows exoelectrogenic activity of cells on an electrode based on ... application in BESs, immobilizationof microbes on electrodes must not interfere with the ability of cells to transfer electrons Bioelectrochemical features seen in cyclic voltammograms of pectin-entrapped...