The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability foliar application potassium nitrate (KNO3) induce water deficit tolerance in sorghum plants (Sorghum bicolor cv. P898012) subjected at pre-flowering. experiment conducted under greenhouse conditions with 4 treatments: field capacity (FC), (WD), + KNO3 (FC KNO3), and (WD KNO3). Two applications 3% (m/v) were made, first on day zero stress ...

We validated the nitrate reductase assay (NRA) for the detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) using sodium nitrate (NaNO3) in replacement of potassium nitrate (KNO3) as nitrate source. NaNO3 is cheaper than KNO3 and has no restriction on use which facilitates the implementation of NRA to detect MDR-TB.

Genetic changes that help explain the differences between two individuals might create or disrupt sites complementary to microRNAs (miRNAs)1,2, but the extent to which such polymorphic sites influence miRNA-mediated repression is unknown. Here, we describe a method to measure mRNA allelic imbalances associated with a regulatory site found in mRNA transcribed from one allele but not found in tha...

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a childhood-onset syndrome characterized by the presence and persistence of motor and vocal tics. A dysfunction of cortico-striato-pallido-thalamo-cortical networks in this syndrome has been supported by convergent data from neuro-pathological, electrophysiological as well as structural and functional neuroimaging studies. Here, we addressed the question of str...

We show how to calculate the zeta functions and the orders |X| of Tate-Shafarevich groups of the elliptic curves with equation Y 2 + XY = X3 + αX2 + const · T−k over the rational function field Fq(T ), where q is a power of 2. In the range q = 2, k ≤ 37, α ∈ F2[T−1] odd of degree ≤ 19, the largest values obtained for |X| are 472 (one case), 392 (one case) and 272 (three cases). We observe and d...

We introduce the additives effect in molten salts such as commercially pure KNO3 and polluted KNO3. The results showed that case of commercial purity KNO3, only KOH improved compressive stress (CS) ion-exchanged glasses up to ∼50 MPa, others did not make CS improvement. Rather than was diminished by additive contamination. In contaminated K3PO4, K2CO3, K2SO4 successfully removed impurities, Na+...

Five cycles of germination NaC1 tolerant alfalfa and the source population, 'Mesa Sirsa', were germinated in four salt solutions (NaC1, NaNO3, KC1, and KNO3) and Mannitol to try to determine the general mechanism involved in seed germination salt tolerance. Average germination over all germplasm sources in NaC1, NaNO3, KC1, KNO3, and Mannitol were 44.80, 38.88, 36.24, 29.07, and 60.93 percent, ...

We conducted reversed deliquescence experiments in saturated NaCl–NaNO3 – H2O, KNO3 – NaNO3 – H2O, and NaCl–KNO3 – H2O systems from 90 to 120 °C as a function of relative humidity and solution composition. NaCl, NaNO3 , and KNO3 represent members of dust salt assemblages that are likely to deliquesce and form concentrated brines on high-level radioactive waste package surfaces in a repository e...

OBJECTIVE This research systematically evaluated the use of a clinically proven desensitizing dentifrice prior to a bleaching regimen in a randomized, multi-center, parallel group, open label clinical study following Good Clinical Practice guidelines. METHODOLOGY Fourteen dental offices in West Palm Beach, Florida participated in the study during April/May 2004. Fourteen days prior to bleachi...

To break dormancy and increase the germination of Prunus avium L. (mazzard cherry) seeds, various methods were tested including the removal of the seed coat after cold moist stratification and treatment with GA3, KNO3, or thiourea. Treatments with 7,500 ppm KNO3 after 120 days of stratification were more effective, yielding 64.54% germination of seeds with coat. In seeds without coat, 500 ppm G...