Comparing Stochastically Restricted Linear Estimators in a Regression Model

Conditions for superiority of the minimum dispersion estimator over another with respect to the covariance matrix are derived when the vector parameter of a regression model is subject to competing stochastic restrictions. The restrictions may also consist both of a deterministic part and a stochastic part.     

Removal of zero-quantum interference in NOESY spectra of proteins by utilizing the natural inhomogeneity of the radiofrequency field

Summary A single scan method for the suppression of signals arising from zero-quantum coherences (ZQC) is analysed with respect to its application to NMR experiments on proteins. The ZQC are dephased during a spinlock period due to the natural RF inhomogeneity of a commercial probe. A quantitative analysis of a ZQC-compensated NOESY experiment is given. Although the build-up curve for the cross peaks in ZQC-compensated NOESY experiments differ from those in uncompensated experiments, interproton distances in medium-sized proteins can be evaluated with high accuracy. The proposed method is compared with other techniques for ZQC suppression.     

The influence of food plant dispersion on caterpillar searching success

Abstract. 1. Collards (Brassica oleracea L.) grown in clumps were more difficult for unstarved, early instar cabbage white caterpillars (Pieris rapae L.) to find than collards spaced at regular intervals, although total plant densities were identical.
2. Early instar, unstarved larvae are less mobile than later instar larvae (our data) or starved larvae (Jones' 1977 data).
3. Starved larvae and late instar larvae tend to find plants more readily than do unstarved or younger larvae.
4. We contend that larval mobility governs the success of searching caterpillars and their sensitivity to variations in plant dispersion.
5. Our results show that the dispersion of targets can influence searching success even though target density is constant. This means that the degree of clumping in host plants is capable of influencing their availability to herbivores.     

Dispersion and Distribution of Pratylenchus scribneri and Hoplolaimus galeatus in Soybean Fields

Examination of dispersional characteristics of Pratylenchus scribneri and Hoplolaimus galeatus indicated that there were patches within soybean fields in which both survival and reproduction wexe enhanced in spite of apparent homogeneity of soil type and topography. Treatment with carbofuran reduced the patchiness (or increased the dispersion) for H. galeatus while it had the opposite effect for P. scribneri. P. scribneri was less highly dispersed in conventional tillage plots than in the zero tillage plots. Populations from quadrats contained entirely within the patches could be described by the normal distribution (in the case of P. scribneri) or by the Poisson distribution (in the case of H. galeatus), while populations from quadrats contained entirely outside the patches could be described by the Poisson distribution for both nematodes. None of the distributions tested (Poisson, normal, negative binomial, Neyman''s) gave an adequate fit when populations from both inside and outside the patches were considered together. In all instances, log₁₀ and ln transformations reduced the goodness of fit of the data to all of the distributions tested. Even with logarithmic transformations, parametric statistics were not appropriate for analysis of data in most instances.     

Modulation of ζ-Protein Kinase C by Cyclic AMP in PC12 Cells Occurs Through Phosphorylation by Protein Kinase A

Abstract: Although cyclic AMP (cAMP) has been reported to cross talk with the protein kinase C (PKC) system, effects of elevated intracellular cAMP on the activities of specific PKC isoforms have not been studied. We report findings from a permeabilized cell assay that was used to examine changes in the activity of the atypical PKC isoforms brought about by exposure of PC12 cells to agents that elevate intracellular cAMP. We found that increases in intracellular cAMP led to rapid stimulation of atypical PKC activity, 40–70% above control, for a sustained period of time, a response that occurred independent of the phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-sensitive PKC isoforms. Changes in intracellular cAMP levels resulted in a dose-dependent redistribution of ζ-PKC to the cytoplasm with a concomitant increase in the phosphorylation state of the enzyme. Incubation of purified ζ-PKC with increasing concentrations of PKA likewise caused a twofold increase in the phosphorylation state of ζ-PKC. In contrast to the positive effect that PKA-mediated phosphorylation had on the activity of ζ-PKC, the enzyme displayed reduced binding to ras when phosphorylated. Taken together, these findings are consistent with the hypothesis that protein phosphorylation of PKC acts as a positive effector of its enzyme activity and may serve as a negative modulator for interaction with other proteins.     

大豆灰斑病抗性遗传的三点测交分析

本实验利用三点测交分析的方法, 对3个组合在人工接种大豆灰斑病菌的条件下的抗性表现进行基因效应分析,各组合均存在加性,组合1存在显性,组合2、3存在上位性。 Abstract:In this paper,Triple Test Cross Design was used in studing the resistance of soybean to 10 physiological race of Cercospora Sojina Haraby inoculation.Results o analysis of gene effects of resistance indicated that additive effect is significant in all the three crosses,dominant effect exsists only in the cross 1 and epistatic effect remains in the cross 2 and cross 3.     

Effects on microbial activity by extraction of indigenous cells from soil slurries

Abstract: Possible effects on the physiological activity and culturability of soil microorganisms by different soil dispersion procedures, and effects on activity caused by extracting bacteria from soil, were investigated. There was no apparent difference in cfu's with dispersion of a silty loam soil and a loamy sand soil with pyrophosphate as compared to dispersion in NaCl. Substrate-induced respiration was reduced in the silty loam soil, and methanol oxidation was reduced in the loamy sand soil with dispersion in pyrophosphate, and the soil pH was irreversibly increased by the treatment. Extracted bacterial fractions had lower numbers of culturable cells as percentage of the total number of bacteria in each fraction, lower respiration rates and no methanol oxidation activity as compared to the soil slurry both before and after extraction. The physiological activity was apparently not affected by the number of cells extracted. This indicates that the increased extraction rate of indigenous soil bacteria obtained by effective disruption of aggregates and detachment of cells from surfaces, only results in increased extraction of cells that have been physiologically changed as a result of the extraction process.     

三系和二系籼粳交杂种F1农艺性状遗传表现的比较

通过6个籼型三系不育系（A）和3个籼型光温敏核不育系（S）分别与7个粳型广亲和系（W）的不完全双列杂交试验,对两类不同配组模式（即AW和SW）的杂种优势的表现、农艺性状遗传特点及参试亲本基因效应值的差异进行了比较,结果表明,在多数性状上,AW比SW型具有更强的群体平均优势和群体超亲优势;而两者农艺性状遗传方差分量除主穗总粒数等外,在抽穗期、着粒密度和剑叶长的遗传分量则较为一致;参试亲本的加性效应预测值,是D汕A具有降低株高的效应,红突A、W6llls和浙南1号A具有明显地缩短生育期的效应,红突A、D汕A和协青早A有显著地增加每株穗数的效应,而02428、T984和轮回422则有增加主穗总粒数的效应．     

Determinants of peak muscle power: effects of age and physical conditioning

The relationships between absolute peak muscle power (W _peak), muscle cross sectional area (CSA_tot, i.e. the sum of both thigh and calf CSA) and muscle high energy phosphate concentration (adenosine 5-triphosphate [ATP] and phosphocreatine concentrations [PC]) were studied in 47 subjects classified into five groups: A, 10 sedentary (S) subjects aged 20–35 years; B, 9 S aged 35–50 years; C, 9 S aged more than 50 years; D, 13 children aged 8–13 years; and E, 6 athletes (top level volleyball players) aged 24 (SD 3) years. The W _peak was measured during a maximal vertical high jump off both feet on a force platform. The CSA_tot was measured anthropometrically. The [ATP] and [PC] were determined by ³¹Phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The W _peak decreased with age, was 65% lower in D than in A, and 43% higher in E than in A. The CSA_tot did not vary with age, was 45% smaller in D than in A, and 15% greater in E than in A. The [ATP] and [PC] were essentially the same in all groups. The changes observed in W _peak were only partially accounted for by changes in CSA_tot. Therefore, in addition to the variables investigated, other factors appear to have been involved in the determination of W _peak with increasing age and training. An important role may be played by hormonal, particularly at puberty, and neural factors.