Standing winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) residue can capture snow, reduce soil erosion and water evaporation, increase crop yields in semi-arid environments. Solid-stemmed (SSWW) varieties may remain standing longer the field; however, SSWW consistently less than conventional hollow-stemmed (HSWW). This research investigates if negative economic impact of yield loss be overcome by increasin...

Our understanding of organismal responses to hypoxia has stemmed from studies of erythropoietin regulation by hypoxia that led to the discovery of the master regulator of the hypoxic response, i.e., hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). This is a transcription factor that is now known to induce the expression of a battery of genes in response to hypoxia. HIF-1 and HIF-2 regulate many genes that are i...

This paper presents a system that exploits the synergy between wearable/mobile technology and smart caring environments to support caregivers in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) for persons with physical and cognitive disabilities. In particular, this healthcare support system allows caregivers to be automatically alerted of potentially hazardous situations that happen to the inhabitants while...

Humans have an ancient and intimate relationship with honey bees--from the development of beekeeping in prehistoric times up to the recent sequencing of the honey bee genome. Yet, the intimacies of bee sexuality remained obscure and contentious until relatively recently. Their stepwise unravelling is a tale of advances and misconception that, in part, may have stemmed from an all too humanised ...

This small-scale survey evaluated the impact of National Strategy approaches to intervention on pupils working just below national expectations in a small sample of 12 primary and nine secondary schools. Intervention was more effective in the primary schools than in the secondary schools visited and stemmed from careful analysis of pupils’ weaknesses, flexible planning of programmes, thorough t...

In this paper, a status report on China's national information infrastructure (CNII) and its development progress is introduced. The main goal of the CNII is to accelerate the economic development by means of information technology (IT). Based upon the modern information technologies, the CNII is designed as the nationwide three dimensional information communication network to streamline inform...

This article describes some of the available evidence on the impact of the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for hospitals during its first year, on hospitals, other payers for inpatient hospital services, other providers of health care, and Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, because the impetus for the enactment of the new system stemmed from concern over the financial status of the ...