Metallic Core-Shell Photonic Crystals for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)

Plasmonics - Metallic core-shell substrate is specially used to serve ultrasensitive molecular detection down to concentration of micromolar level based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy...     

Potato-legume intercropping on a sloping terrain and its effects on soil physico-chemical properties

Plant and Soil - The objective of this paper was to develop a method based on infrared spectroscopy to compare mineral content in soils and apply it to evaluate soil mineralogical variations in...     

The kinetics of the active and de-energized transport of O-methyl glucose in Ustilago maydis.

The kinetics of the uptake and efflux of 3-O-methyl-glucose in sporidia of Ustilago maydis were measured, both in active cells and in cells whose metabolic activity had been inhibited by azide and iodoacetate. The de-energized transport system proved to be carrier mediated with apparent affinity constants 13 +/- 2 mM outside (Ko) and 18 +/- 2 mM inside (K1). The apparent maximum rate constants for the same system were 0.66 +/- 0.05 mmol/1 cell water per min for uptake (V+) and 0.53 +/- 0.04 mmol/l cell water per min for efflux (V-). For the active system K0 = 0.08 +/- 0.01, K1 greater than 40, V+ = 9.7 +/- 0.5 and V- = 1.1 +/- 0.9 (in equivalent units). These results are discussed in the context of the carrier mechanism as proposed by Regen and Morgan (Regen, D.M. and Morgan, H.E. (1964) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 79, 151--166). The antifungal compound carboxin had no effect on de-energized transport but was shown to decrease both K0 And V+ in the active system. Phloretin and phlorizin were also found to be without effect on de-energized cells but the former enhanced while the latter inhibited active uptake.     

Constructed Wetlands as Green Tools for Management of Boron Mine Wastewater

Constructed wetlands are of increasing interest worldwide given that they represent an eco-technological solution to many environmental problems such as wastewater treatment. Turkey possesses approximately 70% of the world's total boron (B) reserves, and B contamination occurs in both natural and cultivated sites throughout Turkey, particularly in the north-west of the country. This study analyzes B removal and plant uptake of B in pilot plots of subsurface horizontal-flow constructed wetlands. Constructed wetlands were vegetated with Typha latifolia (referred to as CW₁) and Phragmites australis (referred to as CW₂) to treat wastewater from a borax reserve in Turkey-the largest of its type in the world and were assessed under field conditions. The B concentrations of water inflows to the systems were determined to be 10.2, 28.2, 84.6, 232.3, 716.4, and 2019.1 mg l^?1. The T. latifolia in the CW₁treatment group absorbed a total of 1300 mg kg^?1 B, whereas P. australis absorbed 839 mg kg^?1. As a result, CW₁had an average removal efficiency of 40.7%, while that of CW₂was 27.2%. Our results suggest that constructed wetlands are an effective, economic and eco-friendly solution to treating B mine wastewater and controlling the adverse environmental effects of B mining.     

Analysis of genetic diversity among common bean germplasm by start codon targeted (SCoT) markers

Molecular Biology Reports - Breeding strategies to improve modern varieties having high yield, high nutritional value and resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, etc. is very important to make up...     

The Tropical managed Forests Observatory: a research network addressing the future of tropical logged forests

While attention on logging in the tropics has been increasing, studies on the long-term effects of silviculture on forest dynamics and ecology remain scare and spatially limited. Indeed, most of our knowledge on tropical forests arises from studies carried out in undisturbed tropical forests. This bias is problematic given that logged and disturbed tropical forests are now covering a larger area than the so-called primary forests. A new network of permanent sample plots in logged forests, the Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO), aims to fill this gap by providing unprecedented opportunities to examine long-term data on the resilience of logged tropical forests at regional and global scales. TmFO currently includes 24 experimental sites distributed across three tropical regions, with a total of 490 permanent plots and 921 ha of forest inventories.     

Woody biomass estimation of Tarchonanthus camphoratus in three woodland stands at Naivasha, Kenya

Individual tree biomass equations were developed for a Tarchonanthus woodland and tested for their applicability in three woodland stands of Tarchonathus at Naivasha Kenya based on the felled tree measurements. Three homogenous woodland stands identified via the use of cluster analysis formed the basic sampling units. Forty-five Tarchonanthus camphoratus trees of varying diameter classes from 2 cm to 28 cm were selected and felled from the three stand types. Alternative relationships were analysed and the four best models are presented ( Tables 1 and 2 ). To test the accuracy of the developed models, a further fifteen trees per stand were felled and their dry weights calculated and compared with their estimated dry weights. For each model, validation was performed per stand with the aim of determining whether a particular model is applicable to a specific stand or to all stand types. The best model based on the adjusted R ², standard error of estimate and distribution of residuals is presented and compared with previously existing equations. The model uses the square root transformed form of biomass. It was concluded that the model presented here could be used to estimate tree biomass in all stands of the woodland dominated by T. camphoratus , which in many places produces nearly pure stands, excluding other woody species . The fact that the accuracy of estimation tended to vary slightly from stand to stand suggests that the model may only apply to this woodland and to any other whose structure does not differ significantly from it.  

  Table 1  Equations for estimation of standing biomass of Tarchonanthus camphoratus trees     

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Disulfiram and Its Copper Chelate Attenuate Cisplatin-Induced Acute Nephrotoxicity in Rats Via Reduction of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation     

Khairnar  Shraddha I.  Mahajan  Umesh B.  Patil  Kalpesh R.  Patel  Harun M.  Shinde  Sachin D.  Goyal  Sameer N.  Belemkar  Sateesh  Ojha  Shreesh  Patil  Chandragouda R. 《Biological trace element research》2020,193(1):174-184

Biological Trace Element Research - The use of cisplatin (CP) in chemotherapy of resistant cancers is limited due to its dose-dependent nephrotoxicity. Disulfiram (DSF), the aversion therapy for...     

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Effects of feedstock carbon to nitrogen ratio and organic loading on foaming potential in mesophilic food waste anaerobic digestion     

Musa Idris Tanimu  Tinia Idaty Mohd Ghazi  Mohd Razif Harun  Azni Idris 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2015,99(10):4509-4520

     

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Disulfiram and Its Copper Chelate Attenuate Cisplatin-Induced Acute Nephrotoxicity in Rats Via Reduction of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Biological Trace Element Research - The use of cisplatin (CP) in chemotherapy of resistant cancers is limited due to its dose-dependent nephrotoxicity. Disulfiram (DSF), the aversion therapy for...