The present study deals with the effects of allelochemicals present in leachate on the drought response of maize plants. Nicotiana plumbaginifolia was selected as a donor plant. 12-d-old maize (Zea mays L. cv. Uttam) seedlings with and without leachate were subjected to water stress (WS) by withholding water supply for 6 days. Leaf water status, photosynthetic pigments, protein content, proline...

One-dimensional (1-D) TiO(2) nanorod arrays (NRAs) with large inner surface area are desired in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). So far, good performance of DSSCs based on 1-D rutile TiO(2) NRAs remains a challenge mainly owing to their low dye-loading ability resulting from the insufficient specific surface area of 1-D TiO(2) nanostructures. In this paper, densely aligned TiO(2) NRAs with t...

There are complex inter- and intra-relations between regressors (independent variables) andyield quantity (W) and quality (Q) in tobacco. For instance, nitrogen (N) increases W butdecreases Q; starch harms Q but soluble sugars promote it. The balance between (optimizationof) regressors is needed for simultaneous increase in W and Q components [higher potassium(K), medium nicotine and lower chlo...

An electroactive nitrogen-doping tin dioxide nanorod array (N-SnO 2 NRA) is designed as an effective energy-storage electrode material for supercapacitor applications. N-SnO supported on a carbon fiber substrate prepared using SnCl 4 precursor through hydrolysis, hydrothermal growth, and NH 3 -nitriding process. Electroactive formed by N-doping reaction between Sn(OH) , revealing high level of ...

Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the pathogenesis of visual fatigue in patients after implantable collamer lens (ICL) implantation based on an evaluation of accommodation function. Methods: Thirty patients (12 males and 18 females) with high myopia underwent a toric or non-toric ICL procedure. Accommodation function was tested pre-operatively and 1, 3, and 6 months p...

Previous research has demonstrated that glyphosate can affect nitrogen fixation or nitrogen assimilation in soybean. This 2-year field study investigated the effects of glyphosate application of 1.12 and 3.36 kg of ae ha(-1) on nitrogen metabolism and seed composition in glyphosate-resistant (GR) soybean. There was no effect of glyphosate application on nitrogen fixation as measured by acetylen...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the performance of three rapid low-cost methods for the detection of resistance to first-line drugs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. METHODS One hundred M. tuberculosis clinical isolates were tested by the nitrate reductase assay (NRA), the MTT test and the resazurin microtitre assay (REMA), and the results compared with those obtained with the gold standard proportion me...

In response to a “crisis” in Social Security financing two decades ago Congress implemented an increase in the Normal Retirement Age (NRA) of two months per year for cohorts born in 1938 and after. These cohorts began reaching retirement age in 2000. This paper studies the effects of these benefit cuts on recent retirement behavior. The evidence strongly suggests that the mean retirement age of...

In article number 2001973, Li-Zhen Fan and co-workers report a carbonized metal–organic framework nanorod modified carbon cloth for stable lithium metal anodes. Benefiting from the advantages of an interconnected carbon-based skeleton lithiophilic nanostructured layer, NRA-CC electrode provides significant improvements in electrochemical performance safety, which fresh insight into design princ...