Savannakhet Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), is a small area that is connected to Thailand, other areas of Lao PDR, and Vietnam via road No. 9. This province has been increasingly affected by carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the transport corridors that have been developed across the region. To determine the effect of the CO2 increases caused by deforestation and emissions, th...

The rat liver sinusoidal endothelial cell (LEC) hyaluronan (HA) receptor was previously identified using a photoaffinity HA derivative (J. Biol. Chem., 267, 20451-20456, 1992). Two polypeptides with M(r) = 175,000 and 166,000, were consistently crosslinked, suggesting that the LEC HA receptor is an oligomer. Whether one or both subunits participate in HA binding, was not determined. Here we inv...

A study was done to determine the macroand micronutrient requirements of young northern highbush blueberry plants (Vaccinium corymbosum L. ‘Bluecrop’) during the first 2 years of establishment and to examine how these requirements were affected by the amount of nitrogen (N) fertilizer applied. The plants were spaced 1.2 · 3.0 m apart and fertilized with 0, 50, or 100 kg ha of N, 35 kg ha of pho...

The polysaccharide hyaluronan (HA) (synonyms - hyaluronic acid, hyaluronate) is a versatile, polymorphic, glycosoaminoglycan with vast biological functions. HA is found throughout the body, primarily residing in skin, thus playing an important role in wound healing. Research regarding HA's function has changed over the years, primarily focussing on a particular aspect or function. The contribut...

A low concentration of hyaluronan (HA) in lymph compared with tissue suggests a large bound fraction. To investigate the distribution and mobility of HA and serum albumin (Alb), we eluted the rat tail tendon with a series of l5 successive centrifugations, each preceded by the addition of 0.15 M NaCl (15% of initial wet wt). The eluate concentration fell exponentially versus the accumulated elua...

Significant changes in the material culture, subsistence and mode of life are associated with Middle (c. 2000–1600 BCE) Late Bronze Ages 1600–1300 Eastern Arabia. Since first excavations 1970s, research has focused on United Arab Emirates, where all major sites this period known to date situated. This birthed idea two different lines development second millennium BC. While a more gradual change...

This volume explores an underappreciated feature of the standard Tiberian Masoretic tradition Biblical Hebrew, namely its composite nature. Focusing on cases dissonance between tradition’s written (consonantal) and reading (vocalic) components, study shows that spelling pronunciation traditions, though related, interdependent, largely in harmony, at numerous points reflect distinct oral realisa...