Rhizome-rooted alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an excellent forage for establishing grazing and ecological grasslands, requiring a high stable yield. Studying the genetic physiological basis of expression biomass traits essential improving production performance in rhizome-rooted alfalfa. We analyzed mass photosynthetic indices improved progenies (RSA−01, RSA−02, RSA−03), parental “Qingshui” (C...

Given that the Fc RIIIa receptor 158V allotype displays a higher affinity for human immunoglobulin G1 and increased antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, the aim of this study was to determine the influence of that FCGR3A polymorphism on the therapeutic response to rituximab, an anti-CD20 humanized immunoglobulin G1 increasingly used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The FCGR3A158V...

The aim of this study was to quantify and compare greenhouse gas (GHG) (i.e. carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) methane (CH4)) emissions from two full-scale winery wastewater sludge treatment systems constructed wetlands (CWs) activated system) located in Galicia (Spain). GHG fluxes were measured using the static chamber method combination with an on-site Fourier transform infrared spect...

Indian landmass with 1.45% of the world’s total geographical area accounts for approximately 2.7–5.5% to the global NPP estimates with agriculture contributing to more than sixty percent. This paper reports the spatio-temporal pattern of agricultural NPP in India using SPOT VGT 10-day composite NPP product for 2002-03 to 2004-05 agricultural years. Detailed analysis was carried out for the Indo...

BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence (UI) following radical prostatectomy is a well-recognized risk of the surgery. In most patients post-operative UI improves over time. To date, there is limited objective, quantitative data on the natural history of the resolution of post-prostatectomy UI. The purpose of this study was to define the natural history of post radical prostatectomy incontinence using ...

BACKGROUND Postoperative antiepileptic drug (AED) withdrawal practices remain debatable and little is known about the optimum timing. We hypothesised that early AED withdrawal does not affect long-term seizure outcome but allows identification of incomplete surgical success earlier than late withdrawal. We aimed to assess the relation between timing of AED withdrawal and subsequent seizure recu...

Stings from bees and wasps can cause systemic allergic reactions in sensitized patients. However, the mystery of why some cases develop allergic reactions while others do not, remains poorly understood. We investigated whether particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II genes contribute to the development of venom allergy. A total of 21 bee and/or wasp venom sensitive patients...