Long-lived tree species are subject to attack by various pests and pathogens during their lifetime. This problem is exacerbated by climate change, which may increase the host range for pathogens and extend the period of infestation by pests. Plant defences may involve preformed barriers or induced resistance mechanisms based on recognition of the invader, complex signalling cascades, hormone si...

The structural and magnetic properties of Pr-alloyed MnBi (short MnBi-Pr) nanostructures with a range of Pr concentrations are investigated. The nanostructures include thin films having Pr concentrations 0, 2, 3, 5, and 9 at.% and melt-spun ribbons having Pr concentrations 0%, 2%, 4%, and 6%, respectively. Addition of Pr into the MnBi lattice has produced a significant change in the magnetic pr...

OBJECTIVE PR domain is responsible for the tumor suppressing activity of RIZ1. The study aimed to construct human PR domain eukaryotic expression vectors, transfect human esophageal cancer cells (TE13), and evaluate the anticancer activity of PR domain on human esophageal cancer TE13 cells. METHODS First, mRNA was extracted from human esophageal cancer tissue by RT-PCR, then reverse-transcrib...

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a comprehensive intervention recognised as a core component in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [1]. Comorbidities are highly prevalent in patients with COPD entering PR [2–4], which may be associated with the change in exercise performance and health status after PR [3–5]. Nonetheless, previous studies used self-report...

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a comprehensive intervention recognised as a core component in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [1]. Comorbidities are highly prevalent in patients with COPD entering PR [2–4], which may be associated with the change in exercise performance and health status after PR [3–5]. Nonetheless, previous studies used self-report...

BACKGROUND To assess the prognostic value of progesterone receptor (PR) expression in patients with hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer subgroups. METHODS A retrospective review of breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery between January 1998 and December 2007 was performed. The prognostic imp...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise tolerance in COPD patients. Tiotropium is a once-daily, inhaled anticholinergic bronchodilator that provides sustained 24-h improvements in airflow and lung hyperinflation reduction. We hypothesized that ventilatory mechanics improvements from tiotropium would permit enhanced ability to train muscles of ambulation and therefore au...

The alkylation of the Brookhart-Gibson {2,6-[2,6-(i-Pr)2PhN=C(CH3)]2(C5H3N)} FeCl2 precatalyst with 2 equiv of LiCH2Si(CH3)3 led to the isolation of several catalytically very active products depending on the reaction conditions. The expected dialkylated species {2,6-[2,6-(i-Pr)2PhN=C(CH3)]2}(C5H3N)Fe(CH2SiMe3)2 (2) was indeed the major component of the reaction mixture. However, other species ...

A diurnal change of tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) neuronal activity exists in female rats, which is prerequisite for the estrogen-induced afternoon PRL surge. Because progesterone (P4) administered in the morning can advance and amplify the PRL surge, it is of interest to learn whether its action involves the TIDA neuron. In adult ovariectomized and estrogen-primed Sprague-Dawley rats,...