The partitioning of carbon in intact, mature cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) leaves was examined by steady-state (14)CO(2) labeling. Plants were exposed to dark periods of varying lengths, followed by similar illuminated labeling periods. These treatments produced leaves with a range of starch and soluble sugar contents, carbon exchange, and carbon export rates. Export during the illuminated per...

We report mapping observations of the 12CO J = 3 → 2, 4 → 3, 6 → 5, and 7 → 6 transitions and the C i P1 →P0 (C i) 492 GHz transition toward the central 40′′×40′′ region of the Circinus galaxy, using the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) telescope. We also detected 13CO J = 3 → 2 at the central position of Circinus. These observations are to date the highest CO transitions reported in Circin...

Chronic allograft vasculopathy (CAV) contributes to heart transplant failure, yet its pathogenesis is incompletely understood. Although cellular and humoral alloimmunity are accepted pathogenic mediators, animal models suggest that T cells and Abs reactive to graft-expressed autoantigens, including cardiac myosin (CM), could participate. To test the relationship between CAV and anti-CM autoimmu...

Introduction: The surface of aramid filament is smooth, which a great defect for impact resistance and composite molding aramid/epoxy composite. In this study, new type yarn—aramid core-spun yarn introduced to the fabrication compositematerials. It increases friction among yarns optimizes performance yarns. Methods: To verify improvement in material, hand lay-up process used, first layer fourth...

The electronic spectrum of a cold molecular beam of zirconium dioxide, ZrO(2), has been investigated using laser induced fluorescence (LIF) in the region from 17,000 cm(-1) to 18,800 cm(-1) and by mass-resolved resonance enhanced multi-photon ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy from 17,000 cm(-1)-21,000 cm(-1). The LIF and REMPI spectra are assigned to progressions in the Ã(1)B(2)(ν(1), ν(2), ν(3))...

The increased land-use change (LUC) from native lands to other land use at the Conoor region of western ghats in Tamil Nadu has severely declined soil carbon concentration. Therefore quantify this decline, Carbon Management Index (CMI) was worked out under major uses {(Forest (FOR), cropland (CRP), tea plantation (TEA)} using total organic (TOC) and pools varying degrees lability {a) NLC (non-l...