Timothy I. Carter, MD, Charles J. Yeo, MD, Harish Lavu, MD* Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, New York, NY 11203, USA; Department of Surgery, The Jefferson Pancreas Biliary and Related Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Curtis Building, Suite 620, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Department of Surgery, The Jefferson Panc...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether the short-term consumption of walnuts, a food rich in alpha-linolenic acid, affects levels of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a marker of prostate enlargement, inflammation, and cancer. METHODS Using data from a 12-month randomized crossover study examining the effect of walnut consumption on body composition, we examined whether increased walnut consumptio...

Walnut, Juglans regia L. is the most economically important member of the Juglandaceae family and is the most valuable nut crop in the world. Recently, it has increased greatly in acreage and in production. Although a number of research programs about plant apomixis have been carried out around the world, few were representd by the Juglandaceae. This paper presents a brief review of the current...

Improving sorghum resistance is a sustainable method to reduce yield losses due anthracnose, devastating disease caused by Colletotrichum sublineola . Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of sorghum– C. interactions would help identify biomarkers for rapid and efficient identification novel sources host-plant improvement, understanding pathogen virulence, facilitating breeding. Despite concerte...

Chilli, a significant spice and vegetable crop in India, faces susceptibility to various fungal diseases, including Anthracnose, Damping-off, Fusarium wilt, Collar rot, Dry root rot Stem rot. Among these, Anthracnose wilt stand out as the most widespread impactful. This study presents comprehensive analysis of anthracnose disease incidence across 20 selected locations major chili cultivation re...

FIRST REPORT OF COLLETOTRICHUM ALATAE ON WATER YAM (DIOSCOREA ALATA) CAUSING LEAF ANTHRACNOSE IN PUERTO RICO

In the rapidly developing modern society, many raw materials, such as crushed limestone and river sand, which are limited, are consumed by the concrete industry. Naturally, the usage of waste materials in concrete have become an interesting research area in recent years, which is used to reduce the negative influence of concrete on the environment. Hence, this paper presents the development of ...

INTRODUCTION Falls are the second most common cause of injury-associated mortality worldwide. This study aimed to analysis the injuries caused by falls from walnut tree and assess their mortality and morbidity risk. METHODS This is a retrospective hospital-based study of patients presenting to emergency department (ED) of Ahi Evran Univercity between September and October 2012. For each casua...

We investigated the composition of free amino acids in walnut (Juglans regia L.) seeds (embryo and cotyledons). We also examined xylem transport of free amino acids in young seedlings grown in the absence of external nutrients. A relatively high concentration of free alanine was found in seed tissue, whereas a relatively high concentration of citrulline was detected in young seedlings. Citrulli...

Crown gall of walnut (Juglans sp.), caused by the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, greatly impacts the CA walnut industry. To determine the genetic diversity of A. tumefaciens throughout the Central Valley of CA, we collected isolates from ten walnut growing counties. A total of 340 A. tumefaciens biovar 1 isolates were collected and tested for the presence of the Ti plasmid by PCR; 190 iso...