Benzoxazinones 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-(2H)-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIMBOA) and 2,4-dihydroxy-(2H)-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIBOA) have been considered key compounds for understanding allelopathic phenomena in Gramineae crop plants such as corn (Zea mays L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), and rye (Secale cereale L.). The degradation processes in the environment observed for these compounds, ...

Abiotic stress factors, especially low temperatures, drought, and salinity, represent the major constraints limiting agricultural production in temperate climate. Under the conditions of global climate change, the risk of damaging effects of abiotic stresses on crop production increases. Plant stress response represents an active process aimed at an establishment of novel homeostasis under alte...

A 3 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different ratios of dietary laminarin (LAM) and fucoidan (FUC) on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in newly weaned piglets. At weaning, 168 piglets (24 d of age; 6.8 kg live weight) were assigned to 1 of 6 dietary treatments (n = 14/treatment): (i) basal diet, (ii) basal diet + 240 mg/kg FUC, (iii) basal diet ...

Intercropping is an old and commonly used agricultural practice involves the cultivation of two or more crops in same area land at time may improve yield, use environmental resources, product quality, soil health. The objective present study was to effect water availability wheat-pea intercrops using agronomic physiological characteristics. experiment conducted farm Aristotle University Thessal...

What are the clinical features, severity, and rate of progression of lung disease in women with tuberous sclerosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and how do they differ from patients with sporadic LAM? Data from 94 tuberous sclerosis/LAM and 460 sporadic LAM women were compared. 40 tuberous sclerosis/LAM and 40 sporadic LAM patients were age- and lung function-matched, and changes in volume...

Legumes provide multiple ecosystem services in agricultural systems. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the influence different legumes through C rhizodeposition on dynamics C, N and P soil microbial communities’ resource requirements. pea (Pisum sativum L.), faba bean (Vicia white clover (Trifolium repens crimson incarnatum L.) non-legume wheat (Triticum aestivum grown pots. Carbon ...

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease leading to lungs cysts and progressive respiratory failure. Cells of unknown origin accumulate in the lungs forming nodules and eventually resulting in lung cysts. These LAM cells are described as clonal with bi-allelic mutations in TSC-2 resulting in constitutive mTOR activation. However LAM nodules are heterogeneous structures containing cells ...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the antiviral efficacy of adefovir (ADV) rescue therapy and the feasibility of lamivudine (LAM) discontinuation in LAM-resistant chronic hepatitis B (CH-B) patients who had attained a virological response (VR) with LAM + ADV combination therapy. METHODS The VR and virological breakthrough (VBT) were analyzed in 106 consecutively enrolled LAM-resistant CH-B p...

Laminin is a basement membrane glycoprotein that has diverse biological activities. A sequence on the A chain containing IKVAV (Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val) has been shown to promote neurite outgrowth, cell adhesion, and tumor growth and metastasis. Here we have determined the structural requirements of this synthetic peptide for biological activity. Twelve-amino acid-long all-L- (LAM-L) and all-D-pept...

BACKGROUND Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a slowly progressive neoplastic disease that predominantly affects females. Usually, LAM affects the lung; it can also affect extrapulmonary sites, such as the mediastinum, the retroperitoneum, or the lymph nodes, although these locations are rare. A localized form of LAM can manifest as extrapulmonary lesions; this form is referred to as extrapulmon...