Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum, cvs. Collins, Bluecrop) were exposed to ultraviolet light-C (UV-C) radiation treatments from 0 to 4 kJ/m2 rior to 7 days storage at 5 ◦C plus 2 days at 20 ◦C, 90% RH. Weight loss and firmness were not affected by light treatment. Decay incidence from ipe rot (Colletotrichum acutatum, syn. C. gloeosporioides) on fruit was decreased by 10% with 1–4 kJ/m2 UV-C li...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate ultraviolet C (UV-C) irradiance, UV-C dosage, and antimicrobial effect achieved by a mobile continuous UV-C device. DESIGN Prospective observational study. METHODS We used 6 UV light sensors to determine UV-C irradiance (W/cm2) and UV-C dosage (µWsec/cm2) at various distances from and orientations relative to the UV-C device during 5-minute and 15-minute cycles in an ICU r...

Induction of the isoflavonoid pigment, coumestrol (3,9-dihydroxy-6H-benzofuro-[3,2-c][1] benzopyran-6-one), in primary leaves of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. var Saxa) by ultraviolet (UV) radiation was used as a quantifiable marker for UV damage to a plant system. Coumestrol was induced only by wavelengths below 300 nanometers and its formation could be reversed by treatment with white, but not...

UV light provoked stress can evoke antioxidant defence system and consequently induces the synthesis of several phytochemical compounds. Th e aim of the present study was to investigate the infl uence of UV-B light irradiation on surface colour and synthesis of some bioactive compounds in apples skin of cultivars ‘Elstar’ and ‘Jonagold’. Half of each apple was shaded with aluminium foil to comp...

Abstract Crucial commercial and space applications require the detection of broadband ultraviolet (UV) rays spanning from UV-A to UV-C. In this study, authors demonstrate a UV photodetector employing p-type NiO x layer an n-type β -Ga 2 O 3 heterostructure in PIN configuration for first time. Simulations are conducted optimize doping concentration thickness layer, ensuring that (a) reasonable d...

It is well established that DNA lesions trigger cell cycle check-points causing a mitotic delay that is required for their repair before cells enter the mitotic phase. Caffeine, in some cases, can remove this delay and consequently potentiates the yield of induced chromosome aberrations. The objective of this study was to test the effect of a G2 treatment with S-dependent agents (UV light and m...

in order to identify the effects of vitamin a and aspirin on reducing uv lightinduced retinopathy, erg waves were compared before and after uv light exposure in rabbits. 30 rabbits were divided into 3 groups: the first group received vitamin a, 50,000 units i.m., single dose, the second group received aspirin, 50 mg/ kg/day po and the third group did not receive any medication. all three groups...

The eds5 mutant of Arabidopsis (earlier named sid1) was shown previously to accumulate very little salicylic acid and PR-1 transcript after pathogen inoculation and to be hypersusceptible to pathogens. We have isolated EDS5 by positional cloning and show that it encodes a protein with a predicted series of nine to 11 membrane-spanning domains and a coil domain at the N terminus. EDS5 is homolog...

Cells deficient in c-Fos are hypersensitive to ultraviolet (UV-C) light. Here we demonstrate that mouse embryonic fibroblasts lacking c-Fos (fos-/-) are defective in the repair of UV-C induced DNA lesions. They show a decreased rate of sealing of repair-mediated DNA strand breaks and are unable to remove cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers from DNA. A search for genes responsible for the DNA repair d...