The objective of this study was to elevate water deficit tolerance by improving soluble sugar and free proline accumulation, photosynthetic pigment stabilization, photosynthetic abilities, growth performance and storage root yield in sweet potato cv. 'Tainung 57' using a foliar application of paclobutrazol (PBZ). The experiment followed a Completely Randomized Block Design with four concentrati...

(111)-oriented and random oriented Pb0.8Ba0.2ZrO3 (PBZ) perovskite relaxor ferroelectric thin films were fabricated on Pt(111)/TiOx/SiO2/Si substrate by sol-gel method. Nano-scaled antiferroelectric and ferroelectric two-phase coexisted in both (111)-oriented and random oriented PBZ thin film. High dielectric tunability (i = 75%, E = 560 kV/ cm ) and figure-of-merit (FOM ~ 236) at room temperat...

Sixty-seven million pounds of horsemeat derived from American horses were sent abroad for human consumption last year. Horses are not raised as food animals in the United States, and mechanisms to ensure the removal of horses treated with banned substances from the food chain are inadequate at best. Phenylbutazone (PBZ) is the most commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in e...

These studies examined adrenergic reactivity of mesenteric arteries and veins from deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt (DOCA-salt) hypertensive and sham control mice. We measured constrictions in unpressurized arteries and veins by monitoring vessel diameter using computer-assisted video micros-copy in vitro. Veins were more sensitive than arteries to the constricting effects of norepinephrine (NE...

Neurogenic Control of Cerebral Blood Flow in the Baboon. Effects of Alpha Adrenergic Blockade With Phenoxybenzamine on Cerebral Autoregulation and Vasomotor Reactivity to Changes in Paco2 • Cerebral autoregulation was studied in the baboon by increasing and decreasing cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) before and after intravenous administration (1..5 mg per kilogram) of a long-acting alpha adre...

Experiments were performed on 2 groups of baboons anesthetized with Sernylan. One group served as control and the other was premedicated with 5 mg/kg phenoxybenzamine (PBZ). A 2-step hypovolemic shock model was used followed by retransfusion of the shed blood. Cerebral blood flow was measured by the 133Xe clearance method. Arterial and cerebral venous samples were taken and analyzed for blood g...

Polymer composites display the synergistic property of polymer (matrix) and inorganic particles (filler material), when their combination is properly utilized. In present work, possessing a superhydrophobic are fabricated by imposing both surface free energy roughness. Polybenzoxazine (Pbz) choice low material TiO2 contribute to create Thus, Pbz/TiO2 were varying contents produce superhydrophob...

Utilization of Solanum lycopersicum L. and its varieties contribute to plant biotechnology study the effect genes flower transition events. This aims optimize media light intensity for in vitro flowering a cherry tomato variety. Induction was carried out using seven types combined with 3 intensities, followed by feeding adding liquid medium MS+PBZ 1 mg/L. A positive response is shown at 2,600 l...

“With great power there must also come—great responsibility!” (Lee 1962). I have kept this in mind during my editorship of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (PBZ), and I have tried to shepherd the journal into the beginning decades of the twenty-first century by increasing online supplements, adding new sections that will expand our readership, and selecting only the best and most fitting p...