The use of high energy x-ray fluorescence as a trace metal probe offers scientists an innovative tool for research. One application is the study of heavy metal accumulation in plant systems. The test species Thlaspi caerulescens has the ability to accumulate massive amounts of zinc, cadmium, and lead from contaminated soils as a form of bioremediation. In order to understand the efficiency of t...

The effect of different amounts of rainfall on the below-ground plant biomass was studied in three grassland ecosystems. Responses of the lowland (dry Festuca grassland), highland (wet Cirsium grassland), and mountain (Nardus grassland) grasslands were studied during five years (2006-2010). A field experiment based on rainout shelters and gravity irrigation simulated three climate scenarios: ra...

The slump of the Canadian Dollar against the U.S. Dollar over the last years has led many observers to speculate that the Canadian Dollar is in secular decline, prompting demands for a U.S.-dollarization or even a common currency for North America. However, there is no robust empirical evidence to support the notion of a ‘secular’ decline. An econometric model of the nominal USD/CAD exchange ra...

Treatment of field pennycress (Thiaspi arvense L.) leaves with the herbicide chlorsulfuron resulted in a decrease in the export of assimilate. Twelve hours after a spot application of 1 microgram, assimilate translocation was 70% of that in control leaves. In excised leaves treated with chlorsulfuron the total amounts of sugars and free amino acids were 150 and 170%, respectively, of the amount...

We have found natural products exhibiting lipolysis-promoting activity in subcutaneous adipocytes, which are less sensitive to hormones than visceral adipocytes. The activities and a action mechanisms of a novel plant extract of Cirsium oligophyllum (CE) were investigated in isolated adipocytes from rat subcutaneous fat, and its fat-reducing effects by peroral administration and topical applica...

Ji?Cinnamon 5xiv, Myrrh (Balsamodendron) 5xi, Agaric, Spikenard (Nardus Indicus), Ginger, Saffron, Seeds of treacle Mustard (Thlaspi Arvense) or Mitliridate Mustard (Lepidium Campestre), Frankincense (Resin of Abies Excelsa), Chio Turpentine (Resin of Pistacia Terebinthus) of each 5x. Camel's Hay (Juncus Odoratus), Costus (Costus Arabicus or Auklandia Costus or Aplotaxis Auriculata) or Zedoary ...