A combination of salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) + cyanide (CN) is known to stimulate dark germination of Lactuca sativa L. seeds. Further studies were done to characterize SHAM and CN action in stimulating dark germination of lettuce seed. Germination was stimulated slightly by either SHAM or CN, whereas when SHAM and CN were combined germination was greatly enhanced. Treatment of seeds with ...

The Court of Appeal decision in Official Assignee v Wilson is the leading New Zealand case on "sham trusts". Obiter, O'Regan and Robertson JJ held that for a sham trust to exist, settlor trustee must have common intention not create trust. Post-Wilson, debate continues over precise elements render sham. Law Commission suggested doctrine, as means analysing validity an express trust, may be best...

Rats that did not spontaneously kill mice were either gentled or not gentled for 10 min/day for 7 days. Animals from both the gentled and nongentled groups were then subjected to a lesion of the lateral septum, a lesion ventral to the anterior septum, or a sham lesion. When tested at 48 h postoperatively, the frequency of killing in the gentled groups was 70% to 90% for lesioned animals, about ...