A trial was conducted in a 7-year old citrus orchard of the National Horticultural Research Institute, Nigeria, to investigate the effect of different levels of organo-mineral fertilizers as it affect the economic returns of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck var. Agege 1). The treatments consisted of: (1). 10 tha Poultry 1 manure (PM), (2). 15 t ha PM, (3) 20 t ha-1 PM, (4). 0.45 t ha NPK...

Infection of the bone marrow-derived mast cell line PB-3c with a retrovirus carrying oncogenic c-Ha-rai or v-Ha-ras reduced the interleukin 3 (IL-3) growth requirement and induced a state of tumorigenicity. In contrast, normal c-Ha-ruîhad no effect on the IL-3 requirement of this cell line nor did the cells become tumorigenic. A factor reduction similar to that caused by activated lin-ras was ...

Field experiments were performed to identify an effective fertilizing scheme for direct-seeding rice (DSR) fields in the Taihu Lake Basin in east China. Based on local traditions, 3 typical fertilizing schemes (FS-1, FS-2, and FS3) were evaluated, in consideration of ensuring a certain rice yield and relatively low nitrogen (N) loss. The base, seedling, tillering, jointing, and panicle fertiliz...

Polarized migrating T cells possess 2 poles, the uropod protrusion at the rear and the leading edge at the front, with specific protein composition and function. The influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) is a prototypical molecule that uses lipid rafts for biosynthetic transport to the apical surface in polarized epithelial Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. In this study, HA was used as a to...

This volume explores an underappreciated feature of the standard Tiberian Masoretic tradition Biblical Hebrew, namely its composite nature. Focusing on cases dissonance between tradition’s written (consonantal) and reading (vocalic) components, study shows that spelling pronunciation traditions, though related, interdependent, largely in harmony, at numerous points reflect distinct oral realisa...

RATIONALE Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic joint degenerative disease. Intra-articular injection (IAI) of hyaluronic acid (HA) is widely used to treat KOA. However, some HA injections have no effect at all. Polynucleotides (PN) are recently noted as a valid substitute for HA. PATIENT CONCERNS A 61-year-old female was admitted to the pain center with symptoms of pain over the knee and wa...

Hyaluronan (HA) is involved in wound healing and its biological properties depend on its molecular size. The effects of native HA and HA-12 and HA-880 saccharide fragments on human fibroblast proliferation and expression of matrix-related genes were studied. The three HA forms promoted cell adhesion and proliferation. Matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -3 mRNA were increased by all HA forms, wherea...