1. One proposed mechanism by which tree species coexist is through partitioning gradients of light availability. We performed a pot experiment in which seedlings of 12 pioneer species were established in 30% light, then transplanted to six light treatments designed to simulate natural gaps ranging from 25 m (≈10% full sun) to 800 m (60% full sun). Plants were harvested after 56–117 days, and co...

Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a steroid hormone receptor that has been shown to play important roles in diverse cellular and physiological processes. More and more evidence has revealed that the effects of glucocorticoids are mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor through genomic or nongenomic mechanisms. A growing number of glucocorticoid receptor splice variants have been identified in hum...

PURPOSE Mutation of RGR, encoding retinal G-protein coupled receptor was originally reported in association with retinal dystrophy in 1999. A single convincing recessive variant segregated perfectly in one family of five affected and two unaffected siblings. At least one further individual, homozygous for the same variant has since been reported. The aim of this report was to reevaluate the fin...

A notion of pentaction any object in the category $\mathbf{rGr}^{\bullet}$ reduced groups with action is introduced. The operations are defined set $\mathsf{Pentact}(A)$ pentactions an $A$ $\mathbf{rGr}^{\bullet}$. It proved that if perfect zero weak stabilizer sense paper, then $\mathbf{rGr}^{\bullet}$, it has a derived on $A$, representable and represents all actions $A$.

Between 1975 to 2011, aphid Relative Growth Rates (RGR) were modelled as a function of mean outdoor temperature and host plant phenology. The model was applied to the grain aphid Sitobion avenae using data on aphid counts in winter wheat at two different climate regions in France (oceanic climate, Rennes (western France); continental climate, Paris). Mean observed aphid RGR was higher in Paris ...

In this paper, we focus on developing a new relaxed Givens rotations (RGR)-RLS algorithm and the corresponding RGR-RLS systolic array. The resulting algorithm and architecture possess fine-grain pipelining, nearly the same convergence as the QRD-RLS, good robustness for , and square-root free computation with a little area overhead.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Nitrogen availability varies greatly over short time scales. This requires that a well-adapted plant modify its phenotype by an appropriate amount and at a certain speed in order to maximize growth and fitness. To determine how plastic ontogenetic changes in each trait interact and whether or not these changes are likely to maximize growth, ontogenetic changes in relative gr...

Industrial discharge of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) into the environment in some middle- and low-income countries is not sufficiently regulated. The phytotoxicity of metronidazole (FLAGYL)-one of the most commonly used over the counter (OTC) antibiotics, to soybean (Glycine max) is investigated. Relative growth rate (RGR) expressed in gram per gram per day (gg-1d-1) was applied to ...

The carbohydrate contents of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is an important industrial factor for crystal sugar or bioethanol production. In this study the relationship between growth analysis and carbohydrate contents were studied to recognize the best growth stages for sweet sorghum harvesting. Five sweet sorghum cultivars and four sweet sorghum lines were evaluated for leaf area i...

The subject of this review is the impact of long-term changes in temperature on plant growth and its underlying components. The discussion highlights the extent to which thermal acclimation of metabolism is intrinsically linked to the plasticity of a range of biochemical and morphological traits. The fact that there is often a trade-off between temperature-mediated changes in net assimilation r...