Mapping of QTL affecting fur quality traits (guard hair length, guard hair thickness, density of wool, surface of the fur and quality) and skin length was performed in a three-generation mink population (F2 design). In the parental generation, Nordic Brown mink were crossed reciprocally with American Black short nap mink. In all, 1082 mink encompassing three generations were used for the analys...

The composition of guard cell walls in sugar beet leaves (Beta vulgaris L.) was studied by using histochemical staining and immunocytochemical detection of cell wall antigens. The findings were compared with those in the walls of epidermal and mesophyll cells. Probing of leaf sections with monoclonal antibodies against pectins, terminal fucosyl residues linked alpha-(1-->2) to galactose, beta-(...

Previous studies have demonstrated that methyl jasmonate (MeJA) induces stomatal closure dependent on change of cytosolic free calcium concentration in guard cells. However, these molecular mechanisms of intracellular Ca(2+) signal perception remain unknown. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) function as Ca(2+) signal transducers in various plant physiological processes. It has been repo...

The article presents interpretations of the poetry collection “Native Guard” American writer Natasha Trethewey — Pulitzer Prize winner (2007), and Poet Laureate (2012–2014). Through lens African Critical Race studies, Trethewey’s is analyzed as artistic Civil War reconstruction which writes Louisiana Native Guard regiments into national history. Utilizing wide range poetic forms in collections ...

The exact power distribution of the inter-cell interference is obtained explicitly for cell edge users who are surrounded by circular guard zones. Compared with recent works, the underlying channel model is generalized from Rayleigh fading to a combination of Nakagami fading and Gamma shadowing. In addtion, asymptotic analysis shows that the mean power of intercell interference changes from inf...

Stomata in the plant epidermis open in response to blue light and affect photosynthesis and plant growth by regulating CO2 uptake and transpiration. In stomatal guard cells under blue light, plasma membrane H+-ATPase is phosphorylated and activated via blue light-receptor phototropins and a signaling mediator BLUS1, and H+-ATPase activation drives stomatal opening. However, details of the signa...

In the ancient block Hill cipher, the cipher text is obtained by multiplying the blocks of the plain text with the key matrix. To strengthen the keymatrix, a double guard Hill cipher was proposed with two key matrices, a private key matrix and its modified key matrix along with permutation. In the ancient block Hill cipher, the cipher text is obtained by multiplying the blocks of the plain text...

Although one senior security professional has emphasized that “it is unconscionable to use overly weak components” in a multilevel security (MLS) context, the majority of current transfer guards do exactly that. Basic guard technology is well-developed and has a long history, but most guards are built on low-assurance systems vulnerable to software subversion, and the lack of assurance limits t...