An efficient chiral squaramide-catalysed enantioselective Michael addition of pyrazolin-5-ones to nitroalkenes has been developed. This reaction afforded the chiral pyrazol-3-ol derivatives in high to excellent yields (up to >99%) with high enantioselectivities (up to 94% ee) for most substrates under very low catalyst loading (0.25 mol%). This catalytic asymmetric reaction provides valuable an...

A study was conducted to monitor changes in cortical bone mineral in the dairy cow in response to demands of lactation and pregnancy using rib bone biopsies in serial sampling. Sixteen Friesian cows from the University dairy herd were used to collect 9 samples during the lactation period and 5 samples during the dry period. The data were analysed using a split-plot design analysis of variance. ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of thymosin beta 4 ophthalmic solution (RGN-259; Tβ4) in subjects with moderate to severe dry eye using the CAE™ model. METHODS This single-center, prospective, double-masked, placebo-controlled Phase II study randomized 72 qualifying subjects 1:1 to receive either 0.1% Tβ4 or placebo treatment for a total of 28 days...

      Water flux in a young, 4-year old, cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) plantation was studied over a dry season, from November 2001 to March 2002, in the forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana, West Africa. The temperature-difference method was used over this five-month period to quantify the diurnal and day-to-day whole-tree sap flow (Qt) and hence the canopy scale transpiration (Ec). M...

AIM The objective of this study was to optimize dry period (DP) length that can maximize the production across adjacent lactations and overall lifetime yield. MATERIALS AND METHODS Performance records with respect to DP spread over a period of 15-year in Karan Fries (KF) cattle maintained at Livestock Research Centre (National Dairy Research Institute), were collected for the study. Data of 6...

The dynamic and static deficit (DDI, SDI), partial root drying (DPRD, SPRD) and full (FI)irrigation strategies were applied in Agria and Ramos potato cultivars in a semi-arid area. FIreceived 100% of the potential evapotranspiration (ET); SDI and SPRD received 75% of ETduring the growth period; DDI and DPRD received 90% of ET in the first third, 75% of ET inthe second third and 50% of ET in the...

in order to study of yield, growth index and physiological traits in spring sugar beet genotypes with delayed planting date, a field experiment was carried out in chenaran in khorasan razavi province in the east of iran in 2008 cropping season. for this experiment a complete randomized block design with 4 replications and 6 treatments was used. the experimental treatments were six improved vari...

The aims of this study were to determine hatching performance, body and yolk weight at hatching, the growth rate during the yolk absorption and yolk conversion efficiency of Black Sea trout, brook trout and their hybrid larvae, and to compare the relationships between length, total wet weight, dry yolk body weights of alevins and degree-days. The Black Sea trout egg has shorter incubation durat...

Despite significant progress in the control of contagious pathogens, environmental mastitis continues to be a major cause of financial loss to the UK dairy industry. This paper presents some findings from a field study designed to investigate the incidence and significance of coliform infections acquired during the non-lactating period. The bacteriological status of two quarters from each of 62...