The hormone ethylene regulates a wide range of plant developmental processes and EBF (EIN3-binding F-box) proteins were shown to negatively regulate the ethylene signalling pathway via mediating the degradation of EIN3/EIL proteins. The present study reports on the identification of two tomato F-box genes, Sl-EBF1 and Sl-EBF2 from the EBF subfamily. The two genes display contrasting expression ...

This dissertation explores whether a mass media campaign, comprised of two television spots promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), was successful in changing EBF behavior when implemented alone and when implemented in conjunction with other media materials, the training of service providers, and the establishment of a franchise network of infant and young child feeding counseling centers. The...

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life. However, the proportion of EBF in Ethiopia is 58%. The EBF practice and factors affecting it have not been studied in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of EBF practice among infants less than six months age in Haw...

Bone marrow cavities fill up with fat in mice lacking the transcription factor EBF-1 (early B cell factor-1), according to data The evolutionarily conserved EBF transcription factors (EBF-1–4) are required for the development of olfactory neurons and B cells. EBF-1 also promotes fat cell (adipocyte) differentiation when overexpressed in preadipocyte cell lines, but the mecha-nism—and in vivo si...

Avenanthramides (AVEN) are major phenolic acids in oat (Avena sativa L.) that have potent antioxidant functions. Female Sprague-Dawley rats (n 48, age 6-7 wk) were fed either an AIN-93 based control (C) diet or the same diet containing 0.1 g/kg AVEN-Bc [N-(3',4'-dihydroxycinnamoyl)5-hydroxyanthranilic acid] for 50 days. Each group was further divided into rested (R) and exercised (E, treadmill ...

Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is a class III histone deacetylase that deacetylates histone and nonhistone proteins to regulate gene transcription and protein function. Because SIRT1 regulates very diverse responses such as apoptosis, insulin sensitivity, autophagy, differentiation, and stem cell pluripotency, it has been a challenge to reconcile how it orchestrates such pleiotropic effects. Here we show th...

BACKGROUND One of the most effective ways to promote the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV-1 in resource-limited settings is to encourage HIV-positive mothers to practice exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 months post-partum while they receive antiretroviral therapy (ARV). Although EBF reduces mortality in this context, its practice has been low. We studied th...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is an underlying factor in more than 50% of the major cause of infant mortality-Pneumonia, diarrhoeal disease and measles which account for 70% of infant mortality. Therefore, programs to promote adequate nutrition for age can help reduce mortality from these disease conditions and indispensible to achievement of MDG 4. AIM To describe the feeding practices of infants ...

Aschenbach, William G., Richard C. Ho, Kei Sakamoto, Nobuharu Fujii, Yangfeng Li, Young-Bum Kim, Michael F. Hirshman, and Laurie J. Goodyear. Regulation of Dishevelled and -catenin in rat skeletal muscle: an alternative exercise-induced GSK-3 signaling pathway. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 291: E152–E158, 2006. First published February 14, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00180.2005.— catenin is a mu...

Bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) expansion into adjacent forests is a widespread phenomenon in subtropical regions, and it has greatly changed the dominance hierarchy from trees to bamboos. This process may be accompanied by changes in productivity, nutrients accumulation and biogeochemical cycles. We compared the net primary production (NPP) and major pools and fluxes of nitrogen (N) in bamboo...