1Natural Resources and Environmental Management Department, University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, 1910 East-West Road, Sherman 101, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA 2Biology & Natural Resources Department, Principia College, 1 Maybeck Place, Elsah, IL 62028, USA 3Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences Department, University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, 3190 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA 4Soil and Water Science Department, U...

0 d Metabolic adaptations to arsenic-induced oxidative stress in Pteris vittata L and Pteris ensiformis L Nandita Singh , Lena Q. Ma *, Mrittunjai Srivastava , Bala Rathinasabapathi c a National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India b Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Box 110290, Gainesville, FL 32611-0290, USA c Horticultural Sciences Dep...

The HLA system is being paid more and more attention because it is very significant in polymorphous immunological reactions. Several studies have suggested that genetic susceptibility to rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is linked to HLA class II alleles. We hypothesized that HLA class II associations within RHD may be more consistent if analysed amongst patients with a rel...

This paper proposes a stochastic application of a deterministic model (LEACHN) with the aim of forecasting the probability of exceeding given nitrate leaching levels for different cropping systems and soil hydrological characteristics. The understanding of the level of probability associated to the prediction of leaching is an important criteria for the judgement of cropping systems. After cali...

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is characterised by multiple laryngeal papillomas. Left untreated, the lesions enlarge, spread, and endanger the airway. Medical treatments are unsatisfactory, and repeated surgery remains the mainstay of therapy. RRP is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. However, since oral HPV infection is common and RRP is rare, other host and/or viral ...

A precise prediction of the yield losses inflicted by weeds is the basis of decisions in weed management. Hitherto, only rough estimates, which neglect the specific production situation, have been available for vegetable crops. In this study a simple simulation model was developed to estimate yield loss by radiation competition as a function of environmental variables. In the model, the distrib...

a Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, MS 2117, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2117, USA b Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University, 370 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2474, USA c Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida Gainesville, 2169 McCarty Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-0290, USA d Department of Crop and Soil Science...

Variation in human major histocompatibility genes may influence the risk of squamous cell cervical cancer (SCC) by altering the efficiency of the T-cell-mediated immune response to human papillomavirus (HPV) antigens. We used high-resolution methods to genotype human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I (A, B, and Cw) and class II (DRB1 and DQB1) loci in 544 women with SCC and 542 controls. Recogniz...