hybrid rice became an important approach in improving the economic efficiency of china s agriculture lin and pingali 1994 report that hybrid rice had about 15 percent yield advantage over conventional inbreds accordi
... disparities in access to and control of productive assets (such as land, information, technology and credit), human assets (such as education and training) and social assets (such as business networks), ... numbers of pests and beneficial insects in their fields Based on their analysis ofthe agricultural ecosystem, farmers make decisions about how to manage their crops and pests for maximum yieldand ... to the country s priorities as set out inthe PRSP by stating how loan and grant agreements support the goals and strategies set out inthe PRSP Policy-based loans and grants must conform to the...
... solvent accessibility ofthe N-terminal tryptophan residues (Trp9 and Trp60), as assessed by intrinsic fluorescence (data not shown), inthe presence of these compounds Thus, it appears thatthe ... diseases such as Parkinson s, andthe A53T mutant is associated with earlyonset Parkinson s disease Thus, our results suggest that small molecules that act on sHsps in a similar manner to Arg-HCl ... to specifically increase the activity of aB-crystallin against DTT-induced precipitation of insulin at intermediate and high concentrations, and it also increased the activity of aB-crystallin in...
... properties, the GaN QDs in sample A have the largest strain, while the QDs in sample D have the smallest strain As observed from the RHEED patterns for S- K growth of GaN QDs, it takes 18, 25, 30, and ... relaxed; hence, the strain status ofthe following AlN spacer and GaN QDs can be controlled by varying the thickness ofthe AlN spacer The samples were grown on c-plane sapphire substrates by PA-MBE ... insertion layer, and aGaN-bulk and aAlN-bulk are the standard in- plain lattice constants of GaN and AlN bulks [12] According to the XRD reciprocal mapping data, the relaxation factor ofthe GaN...
... province in case of increasing prices of inputs From the results of studies assessing the impact that increasing price of inputs has on theeconomicefficiencyin tea production of farmers in ... households Using creased regression analysis to analyze the impact of increase inthe cost of inputs on economicefficiencyof households 9 Chapter EFFECTS OF INCREASING PRICE OF INPUTS ON ECONOMIC ... influence of price fluctuations of inputs on efficiencyof tea production of households inthe province Object and scope ofthe thesis research * Object: The main researching objects ofthe thesis research...
... appropriateness ofthe type of land use that as a basis to propose solutions appropriate land use, effective in mountainous areas is the problem and strategic and urgent local and national targets to ensure ... agricultural land use andthe preferred solution to improve theeconomicefficiencyof agricultural land use mainly 3.5 The system of research targets and criterias: research indicator system consists of ... household interviews surveys, focus group discussions, consultations of experts The primary information to be investigated in years (2008-2011) 3.3 Methods of information synthesizing and analysis:...
... prospect inthe CWs sewage purification system Hydrophyte is an indispensable component in CWs Researches show thatthe plants can produce allelochemicals and affect on the growth of other living ... extracts controlling virus was rarely seen in sewage disinfection in CWs Two viruses with bacterial hosts (coliphages), T4 and f2, were used in this research as surrogates for human enteroviruses ... (2007) studied the anti-tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) about Ailanthus altissma and Brucea javanica, and indicated that their extracts not only inhibited the infection of TMV, but also hadthe inhibition...
... demonstrated that a substantial amount ofthe L-arabinose residues (14%) in soy arabinogalactan is present as terminal residues [21], suggesting thatof these arabinogalactans, soy arabinogalactan is the ... panels C and D) This indicates thatthe substrate binding site in GALA that binds the reducing-end sugar is very importantin enzyme substrate interaction Previous studies using an Aspergillus b-1,4-endogalactanases ... degradation of both linear and L-arabinose-substituted galactan side chains of pectin This is in agreement with a previous study in which the synergy of enzymes degrading the pectin side chains was studied...
... diameter ofthe lesions was about 44 mm inthe leaves of antisense plants, but only 17 mm inthe leaves ofthe sense line (Fig 5A) Overall, the resistance levels were consistent with the expression ... 30 days (Fig 5B) By contrast, seedlings from sense lines were substantially less susceptible, and disease progressed much more slowly than inthe other two lines After 30 days, only 43% had died ... serine, cysteine, aspartic and metalloproteinase inhibitors [11] Serine proteinases appears to be the largest family of proteinases, and plant serine PIs have been classified into several subfamilies,...
... experiments that found IN DNA interaction sites by photocrosslinking also suggested thatIN acts as an octamer [85] Comparison of simulation analysis against time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy measurements ... between the domains andthe linkers As shown in Fig 2, the N-terminal domain (NTD) of HIV-1 IN contains residues 1–46, followed by a linker consisting of residues 47–55 The catalytic core domain (CCD) ... capable of crosslinking to DNA It is quite possible that these interactions form the basis of its inhibitory capacity The inhibitors discussed above, as well as raltegravir (Fig 5A), the only IN inhibitor...
... early stage ofthe membrane biogenesis Thus, the researches on most ofthe VV structural precursor proteins that undergo proteolytic maturation elucidated that VV recruits and organizes the first ... aggregates of accumulated electron-dense materials and numerous vesicles/tubules engulfing viroplasms, demonstrating that A17L is an essential component for generation of IV and IMV membranes [13,14,5] ... inthe absence of A12L expression In order to study the phenotypic effects of A12L repression in virus assembly, T-REx 293 cells were infected with vvtetOA12L inthe presence and absence of Tet...
... immunoblot analysis and discussed its findings The manuscript has been read and approved by all authors All of them participated substantially in analysis and discussion of data Acknowledgements The ... and dry, it dehisces and releases pollen Maize pollen is anemophilous (dispersed by wind) and most pollen grains fall within a few meters ofthe tassel because of its high settling velocity In ... several layers of leaves, with silks at their end as elongated stigmas The apex ofthe stem ends inthe tassel, an inflorescence of male flowers When the tassel is mature and conditions are suitably...
... early stage ofthe membrane biogenesis Thus, the researches on most ofthe VV structural precursor proteins that undergo proteolytic maturation elucidated that VV recruits and organizes the first ... aggregates of accumulated electron-dense materials and numerous vesicles/tubules engulfing viroplasms, demonstrating that A17L is an essential component for generation of IV and IMV membranes [13,14,5] ... inthe absence of A12L expression In order to study the phenotypic effects of A12L repression in virus assembly, T-REx 293 cells were infected with vvtetOA12L inthe presence and absence of Tet...
... training symbols These symbols not transmit any new information, reducing the overall throughput ofthe system Conventional analyses of adaptive algorithms use the mean-squared error (MSE) as the ... applications Hassibi discusses [12] some ofthe fundamental differences inthe performance of gradient-based estimators such as the LMS algorithm and time-averaged recursive estimators such as the RLS ... algorithm inthe cases of modeling errors and incomplete statistical information concerning the input signal, interference, and noise parameters Hassibi [12] examines the conditions for which LMS can...
... audience and encourages answers 13 uses an ice-breaker appealing to audience 's sense of humour 14 evaluates response from the audience, answers questions, restates or paraphrases if some points are ... business purposes makes his/ her sentences comprehensible with no strain on the audience has correct stress and intonation pattern to emphasize important points or questions produces no utterances, ... introduction that attracts the audience 's attention has a strong body with support & links to the thesis statement gives support examples with smooth transitions limits the topic and establishes...
... redness and/ or swelling in more than one joint; score 3, redness and/ or swelling inthe entire paw; score 4, deformity and/ or ankylosis Media, reagents and antibodies Morgan and colleagues [26] have ... arthritis five times a week The disease severity was recorded with the following scoring system for each limb: score 0, normal; score 1, redness and/ or swelling in one joint; score 2, redness and/ or ... immunisation, we can conclude that Treg cells are importantinthe pathogenesis of CIA, not only inthe immunisation phase but also inthe effector phase In contrast to the findings of Morgan and...
... water-channel protein and membrane transporter protein; the second type was involved in signal transduction and expression regulatory processes, such as transcription factors and kinases [4] Transcription ... positions and consensus sequences are shown at the top of each panel The conserved AP2 DNA-binding domain is indicated as the underlined segment Stars and triangles indicate the CBF signature sequences; ... phenylpropanoid metabolites found mainly in legumes Over- expression of isoflavone 7-O-methyltransferase reportedly increases disease resistance in M sativa and is regarded as the entry point ofthe isoflavone...
... 1,600 SF24 results RA > 1,600 SF25 results RA 640 1,775 SF26 results RA 227 ND SF27 results SpA 0 SF28 results SpA ND 1,6 SF29 results SpA SF30 results SpA SF31 results SpA SF32 results SpA SF33 ... transfer of proteins was checked by means of Ponceau S staining Detection of citrullinated proteins The presence of citrullinated proteins on the nitrocellulose blots was detected using the anti-modified ... is mainly IgM [12], is used in diagnostic tests for RA and has a sensitivity of 78.6% and a specificity of 80.8% [13] The RF factor is also found in other diseases such as systemic sclerosis...
... acid suppression probably stabilizes clot [11] and, possibly, accelerates healing of bleeding lesions overthe 72 hours following endoscopic hemostasis [16,17] Somatostatin and octreotide inhibit ... AB is a consultant for AstraZeneca and Atlana Pharma References Reubi JC, Schaer JC, Laissue JA, Waser B: Somatostatin receptors and their subtypes in human tumors andin peritumoral vessels Metabolism ... purposes) suppressing effect of pantoprazole was less than previously reported [25], and differences disappeared after the initial to 12 hours ofthe 24 hour intravenous infusions [26] An older,...
... system modeling and performance prediction This thesis incorporates the study of these uncertainties into the analysis of multistage manufacturing systems, and proposes an integrated quantity and quality ... , andthe inspection machine is inspecting a part 2: SF is f L , andthe inspection machine is inspecting a part 3: SF is f H , andthe inspection machine is idle 4: SF is f L , andthe inspection ... processing time models are most suitable for studying these systems as in Chapters 3, andIn this section, the author first studies a single stage manufacturing system with sampled inspection as shown...