The efficiency of conventional stratification methods for seed germination of walnut (Juglans regia L.), which uses long moist-chilling periods, is low. This experiment was conducted during winter to spring 2014 to optimize the seed germination of walnut ‘Chandler’ via changing growing media and removing seed mechanical dormancy. Fourteen treatments were tested. None of the seeds germi...

A primary infection of peritoneal macrophage cultures with the lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (LDV) results in productive infection of 3 to 20% of the cells. When cultures were incubated in the absence of macrophage growth factor (MGF), LDV production ceased after a single cycle, but in cultures in which macrophage replication was stimulated by the presence of MGF LDV production continue...

Multichannel Gabor filters (MGFs) and Markov random fields (MRFs) are two common methods for texture classification. However, the two above methods make the implicit assumption that textures are acquired in the same viewpoint, which is unsuitable for rotation-invariant texture classification. In this paper, rotation-invariant (RI) texture features are developed based on MGF and MRF. A novel alg...

Objetivo: Avaliar a satisfação profissional em medicina geral e familiar (MGF) quanto questões pessoais, desempenho de competências especiais requeridas, organização do trabalho, relação médico-paciente, ensino aprendizagem, equilíbrio pessoal fatores insatisfação. Métodos: Estudo observacional transversal realizado 2021 via questionário web, especificamente construído validado, estruturado sei...

introduction: astrocytes, the most abundant glia in the central nervous system, modulate neuronal survival and function. astrocytic functions are mediated by synthesis and secretion of wide ranges of polypeptides through mechanism (s) poorly understood. among these, tgfβs are synthesized and released by the astrocytes. in this study, the involvement of wnt signaling pathway on the synthesis of ...

The pathogenesis of tendon degeneration and tendinopathy is still partially unclear. However, an active role of metalloproteinases (MMP), growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and a crucial role of inflammatory elements and cytokines was demonstrated. Mechanical stimulation may play a role in regulation of inflammation. In vitro studies demonstrated that both pulsed ...