The mechanism whereby organisms interact and differentiate between others has been at the forefront of scientific inquiry, particularly in humans and certain animals. It is widely accepted that plants also interact, but the degree of this interaction has been constricted to competition for space, nutrients, water and light. Here, we analyzed the root secreted metabolites and proteins involved i...

In semiarid environments of the Mediterranean region, intercropping is a sustainable agricultural system long standing. this area, pea (Pisum sativum L.) one most commonly grown legume crops. Little information available on quality silages to be obtained from forage mixtures intercropped with cereals or annual grasses. study, two experiments were conducted over course growing seasons in Sicily ...

As the transistors are scaled down, undesirable performance mismatch in identically designed transistors increases and hence causes greater impact on circuit performance and yield. Since Line-End Roughness (LER) does not decrease as the device shrinks and has been reported to be in the order of several nanometers, it has evolved as a critical problem in the sub-45nm devices and may lead to seri...

BACKGROUND Certain biphasic waveforms with specific time ratios of positive and negative components require less energy for successful defibrillation of the fibrillating ventricles than monophasic waveforms. However, if more efficient waveforms were also to be associated with more injurious effects on myocardial function, they might not provide a true biological advantage. This study investigat...

Arabidopsis FY, a homologue of the yeast RNA 3' processing factor Pfs2p, regulates the autonomous floral transition pathway through its interaction with FCA, an RNA binding protein. It is demonstrated here that FY also influences seed dormancy. Freshly-harvested seed of the Arabidopsis fy-1 mutant germinated readily in the absence of stratification or after-ripening. Furthermore, the fy-1 mutan...

ambulatory blood pressure (BP) as well as on the magnitude of leg edema of treatments using LER, amlodipine (AML), or hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) in patients with confirmed ambulatory hypertension (daytime systolic BP 135mmHg). A total of 121 eligible patients (66M/55F, mean age of 62.7 7.1 yrs) were randomized to either LER 10 mg (n 39), AML 5 mg (n 39) or HCT 12.5 mg (n 43) for 4 weeks. They we...