A non-destructive cultivation system was developed to study the dynamics of phosphorus (Pi) uptake by mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal maize plantlets. The system consisted of a plant container connected via silicon tubes to a glass bottle containing a nutrient solution supplemented with Pi. The nutrient solution is pumped with a peristaltic pump to the upper part of the container via the silico...

Viral distribution and lesions were compared between calves born with persistent infection (PI) and calves acutely infected with the same bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) isolate. Two PI calves from 1 dairy herd were necropsied. The PI viruses from these calves were isolated, characterized by sequencing, and found to be identical. This virus strain, designated BVDV2-RS886, was characterized a...

This report presents progress for both competitively-funded segments of NEI grant R01-EY10019, Electrotactile display of computer graphics for blind. The initial project period was 12/1/92–11/30/96, with a no-cost extension until 5/31/97 (Paul Bach-y-Rita, PI). The second funding period was 9/30/98–9/29/02, with a no-cost extension until 9/30/04 (Kurt Kaczmarek, PI). Progress in the two competi...

Using data samples collected with the BESIII detector operating at BEPCII storage ring, we measure cross sections of $e^{+}e^{-}\rightarrow\pi^{+}\pi^{-}D^{+}D^{-}$ process center-of-mass energies from 4.190 to 4.946 GeV a partial reconstruction method. Two resonance structures are seen and parameters determined fit section line shape. The first observe has mass (4373.1 $\pm$ 4.0 2.2) MeV/$c^2$...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the potential value of maternal serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in first-trimester screening for preeclampsia and spontaneous early preterm delivery. METHODS The concentrations of MMP-9, tumour necrosis factor soluble receptor-1 (TNF-R1), pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and uterine artery pulsatility index (UA-PI) were measured at 11(+0) - 13(+...

In the present study, we determined the effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF; 10 microgram/100 g body wt) on sodium gradient-dependent phosphate transport (Na-Pi cotransport) regulation in suckling (12-day-old) and weaned (24-day-old) rats. Weaned rats had higher proximal tubular brush border membrane vesicle (BBMV) Na-Pi cotransport activity (232 +/- 16 in weaned vs. 130 +/- 9 pmol. 10 s-1. ...

Toxoplasma gondii Korean isolate (KI-1) tachyzoites were inoculated intraduodenally to BALB/c mice using a silicon tube, and the course of infection and immune responses of mice were studied. Whereas control mice, that were infected intraperitoneally, died within day 7 post-infection (PI), the intraduodenally infected mice survived until day 9 PI (infection with 1 × 10(5) tachyzoites) or day 11...

Protease inhibitor-based highly active antiretroviral therapy (PI-HAART) has been implicated in dyslipidemia, peripheral insulin resistance, and abnormal adipose tissue deposition in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. In vitro evidence indicates that some PIs reduce adipocyte lipoprotein (LPL) and hepatic lipase (HL) expression and activities. We...

School of Materials Science and Engineering GA 30332, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Department of Chemistry, The University of [email protected] Department of Chemistry, Iowa State Unive † Electronic supplementary information close-up AFM height images of PI-PS-P3 obtained at the gas region; HRTEM copolymer monolayer deposited at th PI-PS-P3HT triblock copolymer monola region; GISAXS patter...

The agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) ameliorate cardiovascular complications associated with diabetes mellitus. We tested the hypothesis that recovery from ailing to failing myocardium in diabetes by PPARgamma agonist is in part due to decreased matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) activation and left ventricular (LV) tissue levels of homocysteine (Hcy). C5...