The elements of the mechanized fluorometric lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) assay of Fleisher and Schwartz [Clin. Chem. 17, 417 (1971)] were made optimum; a manual adaptation was also developed. Hydrolysis of the monodecanoyl fluorescein substrate by hog pancreatic lipase is a zero-order reaction. The hydrolytic activity of normal human serum, serum from hospitalized patients without pancreatitis, and seru...

Traits such as grain shape, panicle length and seed shattering, play important roles in grain yield and harvest. In this study, the cloning and functional analysis of PANICLE TRAITS 2 (PT2), a novel gene from the Indica rice Chuandali (CDL), is reported. PT2 is synonymous with Growth-Regulating Factor 4 (OsGRF4), which encodes a growth-regulating factor that positively regulates grain shape and...

This paper presents and compares three techniques for mechanized ver-iication of state-oriented design descriptions. The goal of this work is to gain insight into quantitative aspects of diierent modular veriication techniques. One of the three veriication techniques presented here is a traditional forward generation of a xed point characterizing the reachable states. This does not utilize any ...

References 1. Benner, F.H. On designing generalized file records for management information systems. Proc. AFIPS 1967 FJCC, Vol. 31, AFIPS Press, Montvale, N.J., pp. 291-303. 2. Burroughs DISK FORTE Users Manual. Burroughs Corp., Detroit, Mich., 1973. 3. Collmeyer, A.J., and Shemer, J.E. Analysis of retrieval performance for selected file organization techniques. Proc. AFIPS 1970 FJCC, Vol. 37,...

a three-year field experiment (2004-2007) was conducted on a silty clay loam soil at tajarak research station of hamedan to determine proper grain drill for wheat in hamedan dryland areas. in this study, three grain drills including: hamedani barzegar; sahalan kesht; and kesht gostar with wheat seed broadcasting and disking were used. the experiment was a randomized complete block design with f...

line g-14088 was first introduce in iran together with 60 other chitti bean lines in 1988 through ciat. it was tested in different breeding experiments for yield and agronomic characteristics and was compared with local cultivar checks and other advanced lines of chiti bean from 1988 to 2005 in different locations of iran. due to higher seed yield and favorable characteristics, it was selected ...

Quantitative analysis of production through evaluation of inputs consumption quantity is of main principles in agricultural policies, which is followed by increasing in production through optimal use of resources. This study has been conducted to estimate different types of production functions in mechanized farms of broiler chicks located in Gorgan city. Cross-section survey data were gathered...