Rice grain chalkiness is a highly complex trait involved in multiple metabolic pathways and controlled by polygenes and growth conditions. To uncover novel aspects of chalkiness formation, we performed an integrated profiling of gene activity in the developing grains of a notched-belly rice mutant. Using exhaustive tandem mass spectrometry-based shotgun proteomics and whole-genome RNA sequencin...

The detailed reservoir characterization was examined for the Central Indus Basin (CIB), Pakistan, across Qadirpur Field Eocene rock units. Various petrophysical parameters were analyzed with integration of various cross-plots, complex water saturation, shale volume, effective porosity, total hydrocarbon neutron porosity and sonic concepts, gas effects, lithology. In total, 8–14% high 45–62% sat...

A fast, quantitative image analysis technique was developed to assess potential rock weathering by bacteria. The technique is based on reduction in the surface area of rock particles and counting the relative increase in the number of small particles in ground rock slurries. This was done by recording changes in ground rock samples with an electronic image analyzing process. The slurries were p...

Questionable occlusal carious lesions (QOC) can be defined as an occlusal tooth surface with no cavitation and no radiographic radiolucencies, but caries is suspected due to roughness, surface opacities or staining. An earlier analysis of data from this study indicates 1/3 of patients have a QOC. The objective of this report has been to quantify the characteristics of these common lesions, the ...

This study investigates reservoir quality for the Middle–Late Eocene Pila Spi Formation in Shaqlawa (Sarkand) and Gulley Keer (Shekhan) areas Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Lithologically, studied sections is composed limestone, dolomite, dolomitic chalky marl. The thickness formation about 102m 200m Sarkand Gully respectively. In order to evaluate characterization formation, different techniques su...

Originally described from limited exposures in central Noble County, Ohio, the Noble Limestone Member (Congemaugh Group, Pennsylvanian) has recently been discovered at three additional localities in northern Noble County and eastern Guernsey County. The Noble Limestone Member overlies the fresh-water Ewing Limestone Member and occurs beneath the Rock Riffle Run Limestone Member, at a position a...

Iodine is an essential micronutrient for human health. Its deficiency causes a number of functional and developmental abnormalities such as goitre. The limestone region of Derbyshire, UK was goitre-endemic until it declined from the 1930s and the reason for this has escaped a conclusive explanation. The present study investigates the cause(s) of goitre in the UK-Peak District area through an as...

A rice genic male-sterility gene ms-h is recessive and has a pleiotropic effect on the chalky endosperm. After fine mapping, nucleotide sequencing analysis of the ms-h gene revealed a single nucleotide substitution at the 3'-splice junction of the 14th intron of the UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 1 (UGPase1; EC2.7.7.9) gene, which causes the expression of two mature transcripts with abnormal siz...

Despite reported synergies between alumina rich supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and limestone, previous studies have focused on up to 5% limestone content. Slag hydration in the presence of 10% limestone is reported in this paper. Hydration was followed through chemical shrinkage, calorimetry, thermal analysis, electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction. The results show that ...

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of single or multi-particle size limestone on the egg shell quality, egg production, egg quality and feed intake in laying hens. A total of 280 laying hens (ISA brown) were used in this 10-wk trial. Laying hens were randomly assigned to 4 treatments with 14 replications per treatment and 5 adjacent cages as a replication (hens were caged ind...