The utility of a handheld visible-short wave near infrared spectrophotometer utilising an interactance optical geometry was assessed in context of the noninvasive determination of intact tomato dry matter content, as an index of final ripe soluble solids content, and colouration, as an index of maturation to guide a decision to harvest. Partial least squares regression model robustness was demo...

Vicia includes several economically useful food and forage legume crops. Among these, are Vicia sativa (common vetch) and Vicia narbonensis (Narbon vetch). The present study was carried out to evaluate seventeen lines of V. sativa and six lines of V. narbonensis for adaptability and yield under Riyadh conditions. Parameters studied included days to flowering, days to maturity, plant height, see...

Authors:Mika Naganawa1*, Rikki N Waterhouse2*, Nabeel Nabulsi, Shu-Fei Lin1, David Labaree1, Jim Ropchan1, Sanela Tarabar2, Nicholas DeMartinis2, Adam Ogden, Anindita Banerjee2, Yiyun Huang1, Richard E. Carson1 1PET Center, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 2Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA *Co-first authors Correspond...

Simpler Is Better: High-Yield and Potential Low-Cost Biofuels Production through Cell-Free Synthetic Pathway Biotransformation (SyPaB) Y.-H. Percival Zhang* Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, 210-A Seitz Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), Virginia Tech, Virginia 24061, United States DOE Bioenergy ...

National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1–23–1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162–8636, Japan, Sendai Shirayuri Women’s College, 6–1 Honda-cho, Izumi-ku, Sendai city, Miyagi 981–3107, Japan, Otsuma Women’s University, 12 Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102–8357, Japan, University of Tokyo, 7–3–1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113–8656, Japan, and University of Tsukuba, 1–1–1 Tennodai, Tsukuba city, Ibar...

Background/Introduction Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains an index procedure in cardiac surgery. Despite the increasing use of arterial conduits, the great saphenous vein remains the most widely used conduit due to its ease of harvest, availability and versatility. Traditional open harvesting technique (OVH) is associated with significant wound related morbidity and therefore an en...

Systematic aerial line-transect surveys of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, were conducted in James Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, and Ungava Bay from 14 August to 3 September 2001. An estimated 7901 (SE = 1744) and 1155 (SE = 507) belugas were present at the surface in the offshore areas of James Bay and Hudson Bay, respectively. An additional 39 animals were observed in estuaries during the co...

in order to study the effect of uniconazole and cycocle growth regulators on growth, yield and nutrients content of pearl millet in drought stress condition, a field experiment was conducted in 2007-2008 in agriculture research center of zabol university. the experiment was conducted in split plot base on randomized completely block design with tree replications. main plots were different level...