Authors: George S. Biliarski, Bakhyt Yertaeva, Amitava Mitra ABSTRACT Many organisms produce small proteins which exhibit antimicrobial activities. In recent decades, the biological role of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) has been recognized as the main factor in the defense mechanisms against … Continue reading
Authors: L. Gratani, F. Tarquini, R. Catoni ABSTRACT The capability of trees growing in the Campus of Sapienza University of Rome to improve environmental quality was analyzed. Measurements of CO2 concentration, air temperature and humidity, traffic density and noise level … Continue reading
Authors: Ferdous Seraj, Tania Rahman ABSTRACT Pollution of the biosphere by heavy metals is a global hazard that has accelerated since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Toxic heavy metals are harmful to living organisms even at low concentrations whereas … Continue reading
Authors: Thomas A. McKeon, Jenny Brichta ABSTRACT While large quantities of latex can be handled either by standard extraction techniques such as Soxhlet extraction or accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), smaller samples on the order of 0.3 – 0.5 g require … Continue reading
Authors: Carla Rafaele Xavier Costa, Kathia Fernandes Lopes Pivetta, Gilberto Rostirolla Batista de Souza, Renata Bachin Mazzini-Guedes, Suzana Targanski Sajovic Pereira, Marina Romano Nogueira ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different temperatures, light regimes, … Continue reading
Authors: Richard C. Beeson Jr., Dilma Silva ABSTRACT Shoots of Citrus sp. Kuharske were used to develop protocols for rooting reportedly HLB resistance rootstocks under intermittent mist. Investigated were shoot maturity, nodes per cutting, leaves per cutting, effects of buds, … Continue reading
Authors: B. P. Muvunyi, P. Y. K. Sallah, L. Dusengemungu, Jiyu Zhang ABSTRACT Genetic variation is important in breeding programs because it determines the amount of gain from selection. This study was conducted to determine the magnitude of genetic diversity … Continue reading
Authors: Analí Lizárraga, Marga Fraga, Javier Ascasíbar, María Luz González ABSTRACT Eight apple (Malus x domestica) and two pear (Pyrus communis) traditional cultivars of commercial interest were selected from the germplasm bank CIAM (Centro de Investigaciones Agrarias de Mabegondo, NW … Continue reading
Authors: Akira Iizuka, Maasa Sonoda, Ruka Goto, Tokunori Matsui, Chiaki Kudoh, Katsumi Kido, Yasuhiro Komatsu ABSTRACT SRD-P401 is a newly developed healthy food supplement which has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. In this report, the effects of SRD-P401 on neck … Continue reading
Authors: Axel Tiessen, Edgar A. Cubedo-Ruiz, Robert Winkler ABSTRACT Heatmap cluster figures are often used to represent data sets in the omic sciences. The default option of the frequently used R heatmap function is to cluster data according to Euclidean … Continue reading