The phenology of parasitism of the cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus (L.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Tetrastichus julis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was studied in small grain fields from 2000 to 2005 in northern Utah, after release and redistribution of the partially bivoltine larval parasitoid during the 1990s. Host larvae first occurred in May, with peak infestation typically oc...

1. YKL-40 In a search of new bone proteins, the glycoprotein YKL-40 was identified in 1989 to be secreted in vitro in large amount by the human osteosarcoma cell line MG63. The protein was named YKL-40 based on its three N-terminal aminoacids Tyrosine (Y), Lysine (K) and Leucine (L) and its molecular mass of 40 kDa (Johansen et al. 1992). This protein was later found to be similar to a protein ...

The level of capacity in a common-pool industry vis-à-vis a sustainable target level of yield simultaneously indicates the economic state of the industry, the success of its regulation, and the pressure on stocks. The main methods to assess capacity and its utilisation operate at the firm level, but neglect the industry capacity. In this contribution, the Johansen-Färe measure of plant capacity...

The basic aim of the study is to examine both the short run and long run relationship between fiscal deficit and economic growth in India by covering the time period from 1970-71 to 201112. Johansen Cointegration test, Granger Causality test, And Vector Error correction Model (VECM) technique are adopted in order to examine the objectives of this study. The Johansen methodology confirms the exi...

The three-state progressive model is a special multi-state model with important applications in Survival Analysis. It provides a suitable representation of the individual's history when an intermediate event (with a possible influence on the survival prognosis) is experienced before the main event of interest. Estimation of transition probabilities in this and other multi-state models is usuall...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS In the last decade, genomic studies using DNA markers have strongly influenced the current phylogeny of angiosperms. Genome size and ploidy level have contributed to this discussion, being considered important characters in biosystematics, ecology and population biology. Despite the recent increase in studies related to genome size evolution and polyploidy incidence, only a ...