Several contaminants detected in aquatic ecosystems are agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs). Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors interact with the retinoid X receptor (RXR) to activate the transcription of genes that control a variety of physiological functions. We cloned and sequenced partial cDNA fragments of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) PPARalpha an...

A computational model of the construction of word meaning through exposure to texts is built in order to simulate the effects of co-occurrence values on word semantic similarities, paragraph by paragraph. Semantic similarity is here viewed as association. It turns out that the similarity between two words W1 and W2 strongly increases with a co-occurrence, decreases with the occurrence of W1 wit...

Measurement error can lead to substantial bias in regression problems but can be overcome if replicate measures are available; however replication may be expensive. Although there is a substantial literature on use of 2-phase case control studies to address measurement error problems (eg McNamee 2005), less attention has been paid to 2-phase designs for estimation of β in the Normal regression ...

This document proposes a framework for grid control software that would be useful in any grid-based processing solution. This framework calls for a significant amount of new coding, and expects to use standard grid protocols for basic transport and security services (but not higher-level functions). This is perhaps in contrast with other gridification attempts that to examine existing tools to ...

The enzyme flavonoid 3?,5?-hydroxylase (F3?5?H) plays an important role in producing anthocyanin pigments soybean. Loss of function the W1 locus encoding F3?5?H always produces white flowers. However, few color variations have been reported wild In present study, we isolated a new variant soybean accession (IT261811) with pinkish-white We found that flower’s is caused by w1-s3, single recessive...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Adhesively bonded, industrially polymerized resins have been suggested as definitive restorative materials. It is claimed that such resins present similar mechanical properties to glass ceramic. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the tensile strength of polymeric crowns after conditioning with 2 different protocols: luted with self-adhesive or with convention...

A computational model of the construction of word meaning through exposure to texts is built in order to simulate the effects of co-occurrence values on word semantic similarities, paragraph by paragraph. Semantic similarity is here viewed as association. It turns out that the similarity between two words W1 and W2 strongly increases with a co-occurrence, decreases with the occurrence of W1 wit...

The recent shift from transplanted to wet seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.) in South East Asia has resulted in major weed problems which require more labour and energy for their control. Field experiments were conducted during 1994±1996 on a Chromic Vertisol in central Luzon, the Philippines, to study the effect of water, tillage and herbicide levels on total water use, weed growth and yield of wet...

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans can switch spontaneously and reversibly between different cell forms, a capacity that may enhance adaptation to different host niches and evasion of host defense mechanisms. Phenotypic switching has been studied intensively for the white-opaque switching system of strain WO-1. To facilitate the molecular analysis of phenotypic switching, we hav...