Aurora/Ipl1-related kinases are a conserved family of enzymes that have multiple functions during mitotic progression. Although it has been possible to use conventional genetic analysis to dissect the function of aurora, the founding family member in Drosophila (Glover, D.M., M.H. Leibowitz, D.A. McLean, and H. Parry. 1995. Cell. 81:95-105), the lack of mutations in a second aurora-like kinase ...

The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera Aphididae), is one of the most important sap sucking pests in many cotton-growing areas world-wide. In this study, the efficacies of seven insecticides [organophosphate (Fenitrothion & Pirimiphos-methyl), carbamate (Carbosulfan & Aldicarb), pyrethroid (Lambda-Cyhalothrin & Deltamethrin) and imidaclopride (Confidor)] were determined against four...

INTRODUCTION The Metaheuristics are general strategies for designing heuristic procedures with high performance. The term metaheuristic, which appeared in 1986 for the first time (Glover, 1986), is compound by the terms: " meta " , that means over or behind, and " heuristic ". Heuristic is the qualifying used for methods of solving optimization problems that are obtained from the intuition, exp...

The generalized vertex cover problem (GVCP) was recently introduced in the literature and modeled as a binary linear program. GVCP extends classic vertex cover problems to include both node and edgeweights in the objective function. Due to reported difficulties in finding good solutions for even modest sized problems via the use of exactmethods (CPLEX), heuristic solutions obtained from a custo...

Abstract Endophytic microorganisms reside within plant tissues and have often been found to promote plant growth. In this study, endophytic microorganisms were isolated from the roots, stems, leaves, and seeds of healthy drunken horse grass, Achnatherum inebrians (Hance) Keng (Poales: Poaceae), through the use of a grinding separation method and identified by a dual approach of morphological an...