BACKGROUND AND AIMS The hypothesis was tested that pectin content and methylation degree participate in regulation of cell wall mechanical properties and in this way may affect tissue growth and freezing resistance over the course of plant cold acclimation and de-acclimation. METHODS Experiments were carried on the leaves of two double-haploid lines of winter oil-seed rape (Brassica napus sub...

Objective: To assess the association of mean outdoor temperature around the time of birth with insulin resistance and coronary heart disease in later life. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: 23 British towns. Participants: 4286 women aged 60–79 years. Main outcome measures: Coronary heart disease and insulin resistance. Results: Coronary heart disease prevalence was greatest among women bo...

It is well known that cold environments are predominant over the Earth and there are a great number of reports analyzing bacterial adaptations to cold. Most of these works are focused on characteristics traditionally involved in cold adaptation, such as the structural adjustment of enzymes, maintenance of membrane fluidity, expression of cold shock proteins and presence of compatible solutes. R...

Lightweight steel framing is a method in housing and construction that have been widely used in lightweight steel construction. In this method, the structure is built by cold formed steel elements. They are cost-effective, light, and easy to assemble. However, the performance of lateral load resisting systems in cold-formed steel structures specially the behavior of cold-formed steel shear wall...

to study the effect of planting dates and genistein application on nitrogen content and nodulation of three annual medic species (medicago polymorpha cv. santiago m. rigidula cv. ragidula, and m. radiata cv. radiata), an experiment was conducted during 2005-2006 in the research farm of faculty of agriculture, shahed university, tehran. the treatments were arranged as split split plot in a rando...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association of mean outdoor temperature around the time of birth with insulin resistance and coronary heart disease in later life. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING 23 British towns. PARTICIPANTS 4286 women aged 60-79 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Coronary heart disease and insulin resistance. RESULTS Coronary heart disease prevalence was greatest among wome...