Converting secondary natural forests (SFs) to Chinese fir plantations (CFPs) represents one of the most important (8.9 million ha) land use changes in subtropical China. This study estimated both biomass and soil C stocks in a SF and a CFP that was converted from a SF, to quantify the effects of land use change on ecosystem C stock. After the forest conversion, biomass C in the CFP (73 Mg ̈ha ́1)...

N-[1-(R,S)-carboxyl-3-phenylpropyl]-Ala-Ala-Phe-p-aminobenzoate (cFP-AAF-pAB), an active-site-directed inhibitor of metalloendopeptidase-24.15, has been shown to lower blood pressure, increase cardiac output and renal blood flow, and potentiate the intravenous bradykinin-induced vasodepressor response. Because in vivo cFP-AAF-pAB can be converted to N-[1-(R,S)-carboxyl-3-phenylpropyl]-Ala-Ala (...

BACKGROUND Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection may cause overt disease or remain latent. Interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) detect Mtb infection, both latent infection and infection manifesting as overt disease, by measuring whole-blood interferon gamma (IFN-γ) responses to Mtb antigens such as early secreted antigenic target-6 (ESAT-6), culture filtrate protein 10 (CFP-10), and TB7...

Ten Years of Computers, Freedom, and Privacy " Four hundred people from every conceivable corner of America's electronic community. As a science ction writer, I have been to some weird gigs in my day, but this thing is truly beyond the pale, " wrote Bruce Sterling about the rst Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference, held in San Francisco in 1991. Jim Warren organized the rst CFP conference...

Resumo As resoluções emitidas pelo Sistema Conselhos são instrumentos essenciais de orientação e promoção práticas éticas que denotem qualidade técnica no exercício profissional da Psicologia. Dada a complexidade envolve elaboração documentos psicológicos, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar as principais mudanças observadas texto recém-publicada Resolução CFP n.º 006/2019 quando compa...

We analyze the literature on relationship between corporate social performance (CSP) and financial (CFP) by applying meta-regression analysis (MRA) to 7800 results of 512 empirical studies. Our findings reveal a small positive link CSP CFP as well presence publication bias that favors statistically significant CSP–CFP regression coefficients. also evaluate impact underlying research design hete...

BACKGROUND Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a significant public health problem due to dinoflagellates. It is responsible for one of the highest reported incidence of seafood-borne illness and Groupers are commonly reported as a source of CFP due to their position in the food chain. With the role of recent climate change on harmful algal blooms, CFP cases might become more frequent and more ge...

Rab5 is a small GTPase that controls endocytosis and early endosome dynamics. To visualize active, GTP-loaded Rab5 in living cells, we developed molecular sensors consisting of the Rab5-binding fragments of Rabaptin5 or EEA.1 fused to yellow fluorescent protein (YFP). Interaction of these sensors with GTP-bound Rab5 fused to cyan fluorescent protein (CFP) resulted in fluorescence resonance ener...

IFN-gamma responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens ESAT-6 and CFP-10 have been proposed as specific markers of M. tuberculosis infection. Monokine induced by gamma interferon (MIG/CXCL9) has been shown to be expressed by IFN-gamma stimulated mononuclear cells and to attract activated T-cells through the chemokine receptor CXCR3. Since MIG is induced early in the response to IFN-gamma, m...

R&D intensity has been highlighted as an important factor in analyzing the relationship between corporate social (CSP) and financial performance (CFP). However, underlying mechanisms of how influences CSP-CFP have caused a great deal confusion: first, while controlling for intensity, studies continued to report ambiguous results and, second, many found be negatively related CFP. Motivated by in...