rots in maize. High yielding cultivars, increased plant densities, and improvements in soil fertility are generally Stalk lodging in maize (Zea mays L.) causes yield losses estimated accepted to have also contributed to increased stalk to range from 5 to 20% annually worldwide. Selection for rind penetrometer resistance (RPR) has proven useful in enhancing germplasm lodging. for stalk strength,...

DANKSAGUNG Die vorliegende Dissertation wurde in der Abteilung Biotechnologie (RPR/BT) der ABBREVIATIONS i Abbreviations aa amino acid(s) ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome bp base pair(s)

Mao, G. 2018. Investigation of RNase P active site residues and catalytic domain interaction. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 1623. 58 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-513-0214-0. RNase P is an essential endoribonuclease responsible for the maturation of the tRNA 5’end. The RNase P family encompasses the...

In this paper, a method to compute joint space singularity surfaces of 3-RPR planar parallel manipulators is first presented. Then, a procedure to determine maximal joint space singularity-free boxes is introduced. Numerical examples are given in order to illustrate graphically the results. This study is of high interest for planning trajectories in the joint space of 3-RPR parallel manipulator...

A 36-year-old man presented with facial nerve palsy, hearing loss, vertigo and headache. He was initially diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome and treated with a systemic steroid and valaciclovir; however, his symptoms deteriorated. Serum rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and treponema pallidum hemagglutination tests were positive. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed an elevated white blood cell count...

A 48-year-old female patient had throat discomfort and slightly pain for three month. Her symptom was getting aggravated and repetitive after being misdiagnosed with acute tonsillitis. Later, we found patient’s mucous membrane of double tonsil, palatoglossus arch, palatopharyngeus arch, palatine uvula was covered by white pseudo-membrane. It was suspected as syphilis of the pharynx. Rapid Plasm...

Venereal diseases are still a common problem in today's world. Even though tremendous advances are being made in medicine and large budgets are being spent to control sexually transmitted diseases (STD), especially in western countries, these diseases are still yet very common, and today AIDS has been added to the threats posed by STD to human life. The status of syphilis was evaluated in ...

To the Editor—We read with interest the report by Seña et al [1] on the predictors of serological cure or development of serofast state in human immunodeficiency virus–negative individuals who receive treatment for early syphilis. The study addresses the important issue of predicting which individuals will not achieve an adequate serological response measured by reversion of nontreponemal test ...

The incidence of and risk factors for Jarisch-Herxheimer (JH) reaction were investigated prospectively among 240 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and 115 HIV-uninfected patients with syphilis who received penicillin treatment. The overall rate of JH reaction was 31.5% (34.6% in HIV-infected patients and 25.2% in HIV-uninfected patients). In multivariate analysis, risk factors for JH ...