Cyrtomium falcatum is a popular ornamental fern cultivated worldwide. Native to the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and Dokdo Island in the Sea of Japan, it is the only fern present on Dokdo Island. We isolated and characterized the chloroplast (cp) genome of C. falcatum, and compared it with those of closely related species. The genes trnV-GAC and trnV-GAU were found to be present within the cp genom...

Phototropism, the bending response of plant organs to or away from a directional light source, is one of the best studied blue light responses in plants. Although phototropism has been studied for more than a century, recent advances have improved our understanding of the underlying signaling mechanisms involved. The NPH1 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a blue light-dependent autophosphory...

Recent considerations in semiconductor portability and increasing clock cycle rates require designs that consume little power but meet strict performance requirements. Due to these facts, it becomes apparent that circuit optimization remains an important task in the overall design cycle. Traditionally, logic optimization is carried in two steps. In the first step, technology independent optimiz...

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2010: 36(2) Society prostitution Logic, science and a whole new range of philosophies arrived in Great Britain alongside George I who ascended the throne in 1714. There were more than 50 Catholics who had a greater right to the throne than George, but Britain would not tolerate another Catholic – however close to the throne. The non-English-speaking German w...

A seed is an intricate structure. Of the two development processes involved in seed formation, seed maturation, or seed program includes accumulation of storage products, acquisition of desiccation tolerance, and induction of dormancy. Little is known about how these processes were originated and integrated into the life cycle of seed plants. While previous investigation on seed origin was almo...