present experiment was carried out to check the effect of different concentrations of sucrose (2, 4, 6%), ga 3 (25, 50, 75 ppm) and combination of sucrose and cuso4 (2% + 200, 4% + 300, 6% + 400 ppm), sucrose and ga 3 (2% + 25 ppm), (4%+50 ppm), (6%+75 ppm) on keeping quality and vase life of carnation cv. ‘eskimo’. some postharvest characteristics such as vase life, total soluble solids (tss),...

Joining of the similar & dissimilar materials alloys using heat friction in currently being used, especially for non-ferrous which are considered as non-weldable alloys. Al 2024-T6 6061-T6 having length 70mm and 12mm diameter were welded by welding process. Similar samples obtained applying different combinations parameters like pressure 30bar, forging from 50 to 60 bar, rotational speed 22...

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have an increased systemic vascular resistance (SVR) response during the metaboreflex. It has been hypothesized that this is the consequence of a sedentary lifestyle secondary to MS. The purpose of this study was to discover whether a 6-month training program could reverse this hemodynamic dysregulation. Patients were randomly assigned to one of the followi...

Objective To investigate the prevalence of autonomic dysreflexia (AD) using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and the autonomic dysfunction following spinal cord injury (ADFSCI) questionnaire in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) above T6. Methods Twenty-eight patients diagnosed with SCI above T6 were enrolled. ABPM and ADFSCI were utilized to assess AD. Using ABPM, systolic blo...

Lactic acid bacteria have a good potential as agents for the delivery of heterologous proteins to the gastrointestinal mucosa and thus for the reequilibration of inappropriate immune responses to food antigens. Bovine beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) is considered a major allergen in cow's milk allergy. We have designed recombinant Lactococcus lactis expressing either full-length BLG or BLG-derived oct...

Gurdaspur borer causes great losses to sugarcane especially ratoon crop. On one way it damages the crop and on the other way its infestations paves way for certain diseases like red rot, stem rot and ratoon stunting disease. Experiments were conducted at Sugar Crops Research Institute, Mardan during 2003-2004 in sugarcane ratoon crops with the objective to see the effect of different control me...

Proliferation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis. Induction of HSC apoptosis by natural products is considered an effective strategy for treating liver fibrosis. Herein, the apoptotic effects of 7,20-epoxy-ent-kaurane (oridonin), a diterpenoid isolated from Rabdosia rubescens, and its underlying mechanisms were investigated in rat HSC cell li...

UNLABELLED Hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation is an essential event during alcoholic liver fibrosis. Evidence suggests that adenosine aggravates liver fibrosis via the adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR). Caffeine, which is being widely consumed during daily life, inhibits the action of adenosine. In this study, we attempted to validate the hypothesis that caffeine influences acetaldehyde-induced...

The deoxyribonucleic acid of the bacterial viruses, T2, T4, and T6, is unique in containing the pyrimidine base, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, in place of cytosine (2). Attached to a fraction of the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine residues are glucosyl or diglucosyl units in amounts and linkages characteristic for each of the phages. 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine residues with ar-monoglucosyl substituents occur i...

Pigmentation varies within and between species and is often adaptive. The amount of pigmentation on the abdomen of Drosophila melanogaster is a relatively simple morphological trait, which serves as a model for mapping the genetic basis of variation in complex phenotypes. Here, we assessed natural variation in female abdominal pigmentation in 175 sequenced inbred lines of the Drosophila melanog...