Field experiments were conducted in 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 and the data were used tocalibrate and validate yield and biomass of AquaCrop Model for canola (Brassica napus l.). Themodel was calibrated with the first year and then was validated with the second year data. Fivewater stress treatments at different growth stages were performed including fully irrigatedduring whole growing period (I1)...

The neuropeptide S (NPS) and its receptor NPSR represent a transmitter system critically involved in the modulation of anxiety and arousal in rodents. Initial human studies indicate that the T-allele of the functional NPSR gene (NPSR1) polymorphism (rs324981), which increases NPS potency at NPSR, is associated with anxiety-related phenotypes. Since stress is critically involved in the pathogene...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the relationships between a mindfulness-based stress reduction meditation program for early stage breast and prostate cancer patients and quality of life, mood states, stress symptoms, lymphocyte counts, and cytokine production. METHODS Forty-nine patients with breast cancer and 10 with prostate cancer participated in an 8-week MBSR program that incorporated...

FUNG, Y. C. B. Elasticity of soft tissues in simple elongation. Am. J. Physiol. 213(6) : 1532-l 544. 1967 .-Elasticity of living soft tissues is strongly nonlinear. Based on experimental results on rabbits’ mesentery, a theoretical framework is presented in which the elastic properties of soft tissues can be described. It is shown that the mathematical formulation works well also in reducing pu...