Cotton is sensitive to waterlogging stress, which usually results in stunted growth and yield loss. To date, the molecular mechanisms underlying the responses to waterlogging in cotton remain elusive. Cotton was grown in a rain-shelter and subjected to 0 (control)-, 10-, 15- and 20-d waterlogging at flowering stage. The fourth-leaves on the main-stem from the top were sampled and immediately fr...

Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) varieties differ in a range of physical and chemical attributes. Aroma is one of the most important factors determining fruit quality and consumer preference. Volatile esters, a major class of compounds contributing to the aroma of muskmelon fruit, are synthesized by alcohol acyl-transferases (AATs). We demonstrate here that volatile aldehydes are most abundant in un...

Salem SA, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221373 Description A 48-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and alcohol abuse presented to the emergency room (ER) with altered mental status, vomiting and abdominal pain. On examination, he was confused and uncooperative with a blood pressure of 70/40 mm Hg, heart rate of 66 beats/min, respiratory rate of 30 breaths/min and oxygen satura...

Seedlings of Taxodium distichum L., Quercus lyrata Walt. and Q. falcata var. pagodaefolia Ell. were grown for 22 days in a rhizotron system providing two soil redox potential regimes, +170 mV (low Eh) and +560 mV (high Eh). Leaf chlorophyll concentration and gas exchange, root alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity, root and leaf ethylene production, and growth and biomass partitioning were measu...

Investigations of the mechanical behaviors paperboard packaging materials has propelled to forefront industries owing anisotropic behavior materials. Paperboard undergo tensile forces during creasing and folding operation. Therefore, knowledge material properties it is undeniably important perform operation without tearing layers. Anisotropic required be addressed for used effectively efficient...

BACKGROUND Some salivary markers of alcohol abuse/dependence have been proposed so far: aminotransferases, gamma-glutamyltransferase, ethanol, ethyl glucuronide, ethyl sulfate, sialic acid, β-hexosaminidase A, oral peroxidase, methanol, diethylene/ethylene glycol, α-amylase, clusterin, haptoglobin, heavy/light chains of immunoglobulins and transferrin. AIM To investigate the effect of chronic...

A series of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)/poly(?-caprolactone) blends with different compositions were prepared using solvent casting. The miscibility this pair polymers was investigated differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and proved by a negative Flory interaction parameter value calculated from the Nishi–Wang equation. blend also confirmed electronic microscopy (SEM). thermal behaviors...