to evaluate the effect of shoot girdling, fruit thinning, urea, sucrose and zinc on inflorescence bud retention in pistachio, an experiment comprised of 12 treatments including girdling, fruit thinning, application of urea (0.5%), and sucrose (3 and 5%) and their combination of the first two with urea plus zinc sulfate (0.05 and 0.1% of pure zinc) as well as a combination of the two with urea, ...

Spirotetramat (Movento®) is a systemic insecticide that is used to control scale insects on kiwifruit. The use of protectant copper sprays on kiwifruit has become increasingly common due to the bacterial disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. This study investigated the interaction of copper with spirotetramat and how it influenced the uptake and translocation of spirotetramat within the ...

Methods Six hundred and ten moderate-to-severe SAR patients (≥12 yrs) were randomized into a double-blind, PLAcontrolled, 14-day, parallel-group, trial (NCT00660517) to MP29-02*, AZE, FP or PLA nasal sprays (1 spray/ nostril bd; daily dose: AZE=548μg; FP=200μg) [1]. Change from baseline (CFB) in reflective total of 7 symptom scores (rT7SS; AM + PM, max=42) was assessed post-hoc. CFB in rT7SS an...

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of feeding on the excretory nitrogen (N) metabolism of the giant mudskipper, Periophthalmodon schlosseri, with special emphasis on the role of urea synthesis in ammonia detoxification. The ammonia and urea excretion rates of P. schlosseri increased 1.70- and 1.92-fold, respectively, within the first 3 h after feeding on guppies. Simultane...

The strong scattering of visible light by spray droplets has severely impeded the ability of optical diagnostics to probe dense sprays. X-rays interact more weakly with spray droplets than visible light; as such, multiple scattering effects are rarely important in the x-ray regime. As such, x-ray radiography (which relies on absorption) and x-ray phase-contrast imaging (which relies on subtle r...

We reported that feeding rats 8% protein for 3 wk induces net urea transport and morphologic changes in initial inner medullary collecting ducts (IMCDs) which are not present in rats fed 18% protein. In this study, we measured net urea transport in microperfused initial IMCDs from rats fed 8% protein for > or = 3 wk and tested the effect of inhibiting Na+/K(+)-ATPase activity and found that add...

This study provides a quantitative assessment of inhalation exposure and deposited aerosol dose in the 14 nm to 20 μm particle size range based on the aerosol measurements conducted during realistic usage simulation of five nanotechnology-based and five regular spray products matching the nano-products by purpose of application. The products were also examined using transmission electron micros...

Inadequate nutrient management is one of the major challenges for sustainable soybean production in semi-arid climatic conditions. Hence, a 3-year (2015–2017) field experiment was conducted to assess effect foliar application macro- and micronutrients on growth, productivity, profitability soybean. Eight sprays at pod initiation stage—water spray (WS), 2% urea solution, di-ammonium phosphate so...

This paper describes a branch-and-cut procedure for an extension of the bounded colouring problem, generally known as curriculum-based university course timetabling. In particular, we focus on Udine Course Timetabling [di Gaspero and Schaerf, J. Math. Model. Algorithms 5:1], which has been used in Track 3 of the 2007 International Timetabling Competition. First, we present an alternative intege...

Methods 610 patients (≥12 years old) with moderate-to-severe SAR were randomized into a double-blind, placebo-controlled, 14-day, parallel-group trial to MP29-02*, AZE or FP nasal sprays and placebo (all given as 1 spray/nostril bid; total daily dose: 548μg AZE, 200μg FP]. Patients were defined as ‘nasal congestion predominants’ if their maximum symptom score at baseline was the nasal congestio...