paper only the treatments receiving commercial urea prills Using maize as the indicator crop for recently tilled soils over seven successive seasons, urea prills coated with 0,5% polymer gave the greatest grain yield increases over commercial urea in seasons of below average rainfall (3,3 tonsha versus 1,6 tonsha in 1989-90). The ratios of grain to stover were also higher. In wet years, no diff...

Three experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of polyurethane coated urea on in vitro ruminal fermentation, ammonia release dynamics and lactating performance of Holstein dairy cows fed a steam-flaked corn-based diet. In Exp. 1, a dual-flow continuous culture was run to investigate the effect of polyurethane coated urea on nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation parameters and ...

BACKGROUND: There are over 16 000 nursing homes in the United States (US), among which approximately 70% of residents are cognitively impaired. Reflecting this, approximately 20% of US nursing homes maintain Special Dementia Care Units (SCUs). SCUs supposedly provide more staff time and more specialized staff assignments to residents than do traditional care units. AIMS OF THE STUDY: This paper...

We present a bottom-up synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and ab initio simulations of star-shaped hexagonal zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires. The ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by a low-temperature hydrothermal growth method. The cross-section of the ZnO nanowires transformed from a hexagon to a hexagram when sulfur dopants from thiourea [SC(NH2)2] were added into the growth solution, b...

Sulfur particles with a conductive polymer coating of poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) “PEDOT” were prepared by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma technology under atmospheric conditions (low temperature, ambient pressure). We report solvent-free, low-cost, low-energy-consumption, safe, and low-risk process to make the material development production compatible for sustainable technolog...

Abstract Background The problems associated with the poor water solubility of anticancer drugs are one most important challenges in achieving effective cancer therapy. present study was designed to evaluate effect scutellarein on human colon cells vitro by using a target α v β3 novel (Scu)-loaded niosome nanoparticle (β-CD-CL-Scu-cRGD). Results β-CD-CL-Scu-cRGD has diameter 140.2 nm and zeta po...

This chapter provides information on some recent developments of fertilizer production and use that improve nutrient efficiency and minimize environmental impact. The nutrients discussed are mainly N, P, and S. Improving N nutrient efficiency includes use of (1) controlled-release coated urea products, (2) slowrelease urea–aldehyde polymer products, (3) urea supergranules for deep placement, (4...

Gene knockout mice studies indicate that urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) is importantly involved in fibrinolysis, but its physiologic mechanism of action remains poorly understood. We postulated that platelets may be involved in this mechanism, as they carry a novel receptor for u-PA and a portion of the single-chain u-PA (scu-PA) intrinsic to blood is tightly associated with platel...

BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the form of triglycerides. The incidence of NAFLD and hyperlipidemia, with their associated risks of end-stage liver and cardiovascular diseases, is increasing rapidly. This study aimed to investigate the effects of scutellarin on the experimental NAFLD in high-fat diet fed and chro...