Authors: R.K. Joshi, S. Mohanty, E. Subudhi and S. Nayak
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), an important asexually reproducing spice crop of the family Zingiberaceae is highly susceptible to bacterial and fungal pathogens. The identification of resistance gene analogs holds great promise for development of resistant turmeric cultivars. Degenerate primers designed based on known resistance ge.. Read More»
Authors: J.J. L?³pez-Jim?©nez, ?. Porras-Dorantes, C.I. Ju?¡rez-V?¡zquez,J.E. Garc?a-Ortiz, C.A. Fuentes-Ch?¡vez, I.J. Lara-Navarro and A.R. Jaloma-Cruz
Idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss (IRPL) is defined by three or more consecutive miscarriages occurring before the twentieth week of gestation as a result of unidentified etiological factors. The results of previous studies have indicated that prothrombotic factors play a pathogenic role in early and late pregnancy. This stu.. Read More»
Authors: E.B. Santana, E.L.S. Marques and J.C.T. Dias
Microorganisms with the ability to release nutrients to the soil from insoluble sources may be useful for plant cultivation. We evaluated the growth-promoting effect on Jatropha curcas L. of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and the native microbiota in soil with or without rock dust. J. curcas L. is important for biodiese.. Read More»
Authors: X.Q. Li, Y. Zhang, D.B. Huang, J. Zhang, G.S. Zhang, Z.X. Wen, J.H. Li and H.L. Liu
This study aimed to explore the value of C-arm computed tomography (CT) applications in radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of small lung lesions. The puncture success rate, cumulative survival rate, tumor response rate, complications, and radiation dose during C-arm CT-guided RFA of 36 small lung lesions in 34 patients were analyze.. Read More»
Authors: C.Y. Ng, R. Wickneswari and C.Y. Choong
Calamus palustris Griff. is an economically important dioecious rattan species in Southeast Asia. However, dioecy and onset of flowering at 3-4 years old render uncertainties in desired female:male seedling ratios to establish a productive seed orchard for this rattan species. We constructed a subtractive library for .. Read More»
Authors: J. Ding and S.C. Lu
According to the typical clinical characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), recurrence and prognosis can differ dramatically between patients. Using RNA sequencing, we identified differential expression of the gene metallothionein 1M (MT1M) by comparing early-recurrence HCC (N = 11), no-recurrence HCC (N = 10), and no.. Read More»
Authors: Y.-H. Qi, W.-L. Yao, C.-H. Zhang and Y.-Q. Guo
This study investigated cadherin-1 (Cdh1) expression in the sensorimotor cortex of rats after spinal cord injury (SCI). The repairing effect of Cdh1 was evaluated by silencing its expression with lentivirus-mediated RNAi. Twenty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into a normal group and an operation group. Rat.. Read More»
Authors: F. Al-Qurainy, S. Khan, M. Nadeem, M. Tarroum and A. Alaklabi
The rare and endangered plants of any country are important genetic resources that often require urgent conservation measures. Assessment of phylogenetic relationships and evaluation of genetic diversity is very important prior to implementation of conservation strategies for saving rare and endangered plant species. We used internal transcribed spacer se.. Read More»
Authors: Nagib Nassar, Vizzotto CS, Schwartz CA and Pires Junior OR
In Brazil, the center of cassava origin, cassava landraces have acquired through their domestication a large diversity in relation to many economic traits such as high content of carotenoids and excellent palatability among other characters. One of these clones, which has been grown by indigenous Brazilian farmers and is now b.. Read More»
Authors: Martins CF, Dode MN, Bao SN and Rumpf R
The ability to detect nuclear damage is an important tool for the development of sperm preservation methods. We used the acridine orange test (AOT) and the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferasemediated dUDP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay to assess the DNA status of sperm cells preserved with different lyophilization media. Th.. Read More»