Identifying the precise locus of general cognitive ability (g) in the flow of information between perception and action is an important goal of differential psychology. To localize the negative correlation between g and reaction time to a specific processing stage, we administered a speeded number-comparison task to two groups differing in average g. The participants had to respond to two stimu...

The effects of soaking and roasting on the physicochemical and pasting properties of soybean flour were evaluated. Soybean seeds were soaked overnight in tap water for 0-72 h, hand dehulled, dried, and part of the sample was roasted. Roasted and unroasted soy beans were milled into flour and analyzed. The results showed that the total carbohydrates (22.8-27.9 g/100 g), the ash content (3.5-3.6 ...

Fish oil was extracted from the viscera of African Catfish using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO(2)). A Central Composite Design of Response Surface methodology (RSM) was employed to optimize the SC-CO(2) extraction parameters. The oil yield (Y) as response variable was executed against the four independent variables, namely pressure, temperature, flow rate and soaking time. The oil yield v...

The involvement of ionic channel/s in signal transduction and the amplification of phytohormones induced impact on the processes leading to seed germination provoked us to undertake the present study. Seeds of Cicer arietinum (L.) cv. Avarodhi were soaked in the aqueous solutions of 28homobrassinolide (HBR) and/or K+, for a limited period, and subsequently transferred to distilled water, for th...

The knowledge of the physiological aspects Caatinga’s vegetal species is extremely important for preserving this biome, which suffers with human impacts, mainly to select propagation methods. Erythrina velutina a Brazilian tree, generally found in Caatinga, medical and forestry potential. objective paper was determine best soaking period gibberellin solution achieve highest germination evaluate...

A new image analysis-based technique was used to quantitatively examine the effects of the "Ca2+-jump" activation protocol on the maintenance of fiber quality in skinned rabbit psoas muscle fiber segments. Specifically, contractions in pCa 4.6 were preceded by short-duration "preactivation" soaks in a solution in which EGTA was replaced with the low-Ca2+ buffering capacity analog hexamethylened...

Oxamyl was applied to both uncut and cut potato tubers in aqueous solutions of 1,000 to 32,000 mug/ml. Emergence in greenhouse pots was delayed for a day or more after soaking cut tuber pieces in 32,000 mug/ml. After 10 weeks plant growth was greater, relative to the control, when Pratylenchus penetrans-infested soil was planted with cut tubers soaked for 20 minutes in 32,000 mug/ml. Soaking fo...

This study investigates treatment failure and recurrences of vulvo-vaginal candidosis. It reviews the factors possibly associated with both. Patients attending a department of genitourinary medicine with recurrent candidosis (N = 186) were entered in the trial. The patients were investigated for evidence of candidosis from vagina, rectal wall and buccal mucosa and were given antifungal therapy....

Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most destructive diseases of citrus worldwide and is threatening the survival of the Floridian citrus industry. Currently, there is no established cure for this century-old and emerging disease. As a possible control strategy for citrus HLB, therapeutic compounds were screened using a propagation test system with 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'-infec...

The citrus industry is challenged by numerous arthropods, yet extensive research has not been conducted to determine the potential use of entomopathogenic fungi as endophytes in pest management strategies. Two inoculation methods (i.e., soil drench and foliar spray) using a suspension Beauveria bassiana (strain PPRI 5339 contained Velifer®) containing 4 × 107 conidia mL−1 0.01% Tween 80 were on...