agronomic and physiological traits and protein expression were compared between non-bt glandless upland cotton variety-zhong5629 and its bt-transgenic near-isogenic lines differing in cryiac gene. results showed that the bt isogenic line had higher plant height and rate of effective bolls, more internal bolls but lower yield, than the non-bt line. the bt isogenic line had lower chlorophyll cont...

Abstract Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is known as excellent biological treatment for wastewater industry, high organic load and adsorption of heavy metal. AGS have some advantages such higher density, biomass retention, simultaneous nutrient removal tolerance to toxicity. The aim this research use sequencing batch reactor (SBR) cultivate in the short time (28 days) laboratory scale. Experiment...

BACKGROUND The authors sought to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the multilevel stabilization screw (MLSS) technique in decreasing the incidence of proximal junctional failure in long segmental instrumented fusions for adult degenerative scoliosis. METHODS Institutional review board approval was obtained and all patients with adult spinal deformity who underwent the MLSS technique...

A synthetic pharmaceutical manufacturing facility was experiencing recurring upsets of nitrification at its wastewater treatment plant. The main treatment train consisted of trickling filters followed by a conventional activated sludge process with ostensibly adequate treatment capacity (average F/M of 0.1, COD/MLSS-based). An evaluation of the plant’s operating conditions and performance indic...

Plant growth, pigment concentration, biochemical parameters and uptake of heavy metals were determined for Brassica juncea L. in response to cadmium and lead stress. The plant exhibited a decline in growth, chlorophyll content and carotenoids with Cd and Pb but Cd was found to be more detrimental than Pb treatment in B. juncea. The protein content was decreased by Cd (900 μM) to 95% and 44% by ...

Elective tonsillectomy remains one of the most commonly performed operations in otolaryngology, with postoperative hemorrhage (PTH) being the most significant potential complication. Anecdotal evidence among ENT Surgeons suggested that bodybuilding athletes may be at increased risk of suffering from PTH, a notion corroborated by a recent case report, regarding primary PTH. The problem has been ...