BACKGROUND A severe reduction in haemoglobin concentration can lead to a decrease in jugular venous bulb oxygen saturation (Sj(O(2))). However, recent evidences suggests that cerebral oxygen saturation (Sc(O(2))) measured by near infrared spectroscopy decreased during even mild haemodilution. We therefore tested the hypothesis that the changes in Sc(O(2)) may not be parallel to those in Sj(O(2)...

Transgressive segregation in cotton (Gossypium spp.) provides an important approach to enhance resistance to the major pest root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne incognita. Our previous studies reported transgressive RKN resistance in an intraspecific Gossypium hirsutum resistant NemX × susceptible SJ-2 recombinant inbred line (RIL) population and early generations of interspecific cross Gossypi...

One essential function of epithelia is to form a barrier between the apical and basolateral surfaces of the epithelium. In vertebrate epithelia, the tight junction is the primary barrier to paracellular flow across epithelia, whereas in invertebrate epithelia, the septate junction (SJ) provides this function. In this study, we identify new proteins that are required for a functional paracellula...

Schistosomiasis, one of the most devastating parasitic diseases, is caused by Schistosoma japonicum (Sj) infection resulting in serious liver fibrosis. Interleukin- (IL-) 13, which is produced by TH2  cells, is a critical profibrotic cytokine found in various organs, including the liver. Tissue transglutaminase (tTG), a group of multifunctional enzymes, serves a central function in the pathogen...

The purpose of this study was to compare the acute effects of general, specific and combined warm-up (WU) on explosive performance. Healthy male (n = 10) subjects participated in six WU protocols in a crossover randomized study design. Protocols were: passive rest (PR; 15 min of passive rest), running (Run; 5 min of running at 70% of maximum heart rate), stretching (STR; 5 min of static stretch...

We suggest some possible interpretations for the D SJ (2632) observed by SELEX. The D SJ (2632) could be the first radial excitation of the 1 ground state Ds (2112), and its unusual decay patten might be hopefully explained by the node structure of the wave functions. In addition, the D SJ (2632) could also be a cs̄g hybrid state or a (cs)3∗ − (s̄s̄)3 (diquark-antidiquark) bound state. Very recent...

Drosophila CrebA facilitates high-level secretion by transcriptional upregulation of the protein components of the core secretory machinery. In CrebA mutant embryos, both salivary gland (SG) morphology and epidermal cuticle secretion are abnormal, phenotypes similar to those observed with mutations in core secretory pathway component genes. Here, we examine the cellular defects associated with ...

An explicit Dirichlet series is obtained, which represents an analytic function of s in the half-plane s > 1/2 except for having simple poles at points sj that correspond to exceptional eigenvalues λj of the nonEuclidean Laplacian for Hecke congruence subgroups Γ0(N) by the relation λj = sj(1− sj) for j = 1, 2, · · · , S. Coefficients of the Dirichlet series involve all class numbers hd of real...