The growth kinetics of spinach plants (Spinacia oleracea L. cv Savoy) grown at 5 degrees C or 16 degrees C were determined to allow us to compare leaf tissues of the same developmental stage rather than chronological age. The second leaf pairs reached full expansion at a plant age of 32 and 92 days for the 16 degrees C and 5 degrees C plants, respectively. Growth at 5 degrees C resulted in an i...

effectiveness of furfural as an organic inhibitor in 5 percent hydrochloric acid which is used in acid pickling of steel was evaluated. lungmuir, frumkin and flory-huggins isotherms [1, 2] were used to determine the parameters of effective adsorption, free energy and entropy of adsorption. furfural indicated an inhibition less than 17 percent in concentrations of 0.001 mole per liter for a dura...

Oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing N6-methoxyadenine (M) have been synthesized. The order of stability of duplexes consisting of synthesized oligodeoxyribonucleotides, 5'd(CCTGGTAXCAGGTCC)3'-5'd(GGACCTGNTACCAGG)3' (X = M, A, G. N = A, G, T, C), was M: A (Tm = 52 degrees C) greater than M: T (50 degrees C) greater than M: G (48 degrees C) greater than M: C (46 degrees C) observed by thermal de...

Effectiveness of furfural as an organic inhibitor in 5 percent hydrochloric acid which is used in acid pickling of steel was evaluated. Lungmuir, Frumkin and Flory-Huggins isotherms [1, 2] were used to determine the parameters of effective adsorption, free energy and entropy of adsorption. Furfural indicated an inhibition less than 17 percent in concentrations of 0.001 mole per liter for a dura...

The responses of cane toad (Bufo marinus) gametes, used as a model for the development of assisted reproduction techniques for rare and endangered amphibians, to short-term storage at temperatures > 0 degrees C were studied. Whole excised testes were stored at 0 degrees or 4 degrees C for 15 days, and sperm motility was measured at excision and after storage for 2, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 days. Spe...

The effect of temperature on isolated rat liver perfusion was studied. Livers were perfused for 12 hours with oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit solution at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 degrees C, followed by one hour normothermic reperfusion. After each perfusion, oxygen consumption, liver enzyme release, tissue swelling, energy metabolism and histopathological abnormalities were determined. Compared to t...

Slow motion of a thin plate at a finite angle of attack in a rotating container filled with a viscous incompressible fluid is analysed. The Ross by and Ekman numbers are assumed to be small. The solution method is developed by studying horizontal translation of an elliptical plate. The plate is shown to carry a stagnant Taylor column with it as it moves. Detailed analysis of the structure of th...

The performance of two pretreatment methods, sulfite pretreatment to overcome recalcitrance of lignocellulose (SPORL) and dilute acid (DA), was compared in pretreating softwood (spruce) for fuel ethanol production at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 min with a sulfuric acid loading of 5% on oven-dry wood and a 5:1 liquor-to-wood ratio. SPORL was supplemented with 9% sodium sulfite (w/w of wood). The ...

Photosynthetic and metabolic acclimation to low growth temperatures were studied in Arabidopsis (Heynh.). Plants were grown at 23 degrees C and then shifted to 5 degrees C. We compared the leaves shifted to 5 degrees C for 10 d and the new leaves developed at 5 degrees C with the control leaves on plants that had been left at 23 degrees C. Leaf development at 5 degrees C resulted in the recover...