The cuticle of the scarab beetle Cotinis mutabilis reflects left-handed polarized light indicating the presence of a helicoidal structure. Different in-depth pitches in the cuticle are corroborated by optical microscopy images of the cuticle which originally is yellowish or reddish but becomes greenish after gently scratching its top side. Using the Mueller-matrix formalism the degree of polari...

Plants growing in high-light environments during winter often exhibit leaf reddening due to synthesis of anthocyanin pigments, which are thought to alleviate photooxidative stress associated with low-temperature photoinhibition through light attenuation and/or antioxidant activity. Seasonal high-light stress can be further exacerbated by a limited photosynthetic capacity, such as nitrogen-defic...

DURING an investigation of the toxic action of beryllium salts on experimental animals a histochemical test was developed to provide information on the distribution and site of action of beryllium. The technique is reported as an example of the application of chemical methods to histological problems. The reactions of beryllium salts with dyes of the triarylmethane series have been studied by A...

Leaf color is an important trait for not only controlling crop yield but also monitoring plant status under temperature stress. In this study, a thermo-inducible chlorophyll-deficient mutant, named V-V-Y, was identified from a gamma-radiated population of the barley variety Vlamingh. The leaves of the mutant were green under normal growing temperature but turned yellowish under high temperature...

The eeect of laser light self-focusing (SF) in speckles on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in an inhomogeneous plasma is studied. It is found that below but near critical power SF dramatically enhances the SBS reeectivity from an individual speckle, while above the critical power the pump power depletion due to SBS prevents strong SF and limits the maximum laser intensity in a speckle. Th...

Background: Current microscopic experimental methods cannot diagnose DNA damages present in spermatozoa .Therefore, some methods are needed to address the abnormality of the genetic material status on the sperm samples. As reported by many investigators aniline blue staining technique has been used for identifying sperm chromatin condensation. Also, chromomycin A3 is used for evaluation of the ...

Experiments are an important part of the chemistry curriculum. An indicator in form a synthesis is commonly used acid-base materials experiments. The usage synthetic indicators can result waste that both environmentally harmful and costly. butterfly pea flower one plants contains anthocyanins, which have potential to be as alternative indication natural acids bases. study aims determine acid ba...