Flaveria (Asteraceae) is the prime model for study of C4 photosynthesis evolution and seems to support a stepwise acquisition pathway through C3-C4 intermediate phenotypes, still existing in today. Molecular phylogenies based on concatenated data matrices are currently used reconstruct complex sequence trait shifts during evolution. To assess possible role hybridization Flaveria, we re-analyzed...

Wheat gluten protein (WGP) is a fine-quality plant-based resource. However, as its unparalleled reticulation structure, the processing properties of WGP are extremely poor, limiting application. To overcome these drawbacks, purpose this work was to embellish wheat by three relatively novel and mainstream chemical modifications. The results showed pH-shifting treatment altered apparent morpholog...

M.E. Spector K.K. Gallagher J.B. McHugh S.K. Mukherji SUMMARY: HNSCC that involves the skin is able to invade the dermal lymphatic system. Currently there is no way to identify patients with dermal lymphatic invasion preoperatively. The purpose of this study is to determine whether CT can predict dermal lymphatic invasion. Medical records, CT scans, and corresponding histopathologic slides were...

For the purpose of identifying evolutionary reticulation events in flowering plants, we determine a large number of paired, conserved DNA oligomers that may be used as primers to amplify orthologous DNA regions using the polymerase-chain reaction (PCR). We develop an initial candidate set by comparing the Arabidopsis and rice genomes using MoBIoS (Molecular Biological Information System). MoBIo...

rhis species superficially resembles incortvertiens Schedl. except for the declivity which is more nearly like that of parallelocollis Eggers. The general outline of the pronotum and the arrangement of the asperities are much as in solitarius Schedl except marginal teeth are absent; the elytral declivity resembles that of parallelocollis, but it begins much nearer the base and is less strongly ...

Haplosclerida is characterized by the possession of diactinal megascleres, most commonly oxeas in isodictyal arrangement. While the sizes of spicules may be an important characteristic to identify species the skeletal architecture serves to discriminate families and genera (van Soest & Hooper 2002). Cladocroce Topsent, 1892 is characterized by the presence of multispicular fibres tracts with a ...

A difunctional NLO Azo-Dye chromophore has been synthesized and polymerization has been performed with a comonomer bearing a side-chain epoxy group. Deposition of the polymer on glass substrates was performed by spincoating, resulting in uniform films up to 2 μm thickness. The orientation of the chromophore was performed under a “pinto-plane” positive corona discharge followed by a heat-treatme...

A case of pachydermoperiostosis characterised by the presence of finger clubbing, periostosis, sweating of hands and feet is described. Modifications of capillaroscopic pattern and of arteriovenous anastomoses are reported. The periungual border and finger tip tissue showed diffuse endothelial hyperplasia, hyalinosis, and sclerosis with packing of collagen fibres. Electron microscopy showed hyp...

This paper deals with the various assumptions used in the design and analysis of distributed antenna system (DAS) for trains, tunnels and in-building wireless radio coverage. The design includes handover overlap design, base station connectivity, signal reticulation using splitters, couplers, bidirectional amplifiers, attenuators, discrete antennas, radiating cables and opto-electric couplers e...