The water-extractable (QWP) and the alkali-extractable (QAP) polysaccharides from quinoa (named QWP and QAP, respectively) and their four polysaccharide sub-fractions (QWP-1, QWP-2, QAP-1 and QAP-2), were isolated and purified by anion-exchange and gel filtration chromatography. QWP-1 and QWP-2 were composed of Rha, Ara, Gal and GalA. QAP-1 and QAP-2 were composed of Rha, Ara, Man, Gal and GalA...

The crucial function of macrophages in a variety of biological processes and pathologies render these cells important targets for gene therapeutic interventions. Commonly used synthetic gene delivery vectors have not been successful in transfecting these non-dividing cells. A combination strategy involving cationic liposomes to condense and carry DNA, transferrin to facilitate cellular uptake, ...

A system with multiple interacting agents (whether artificial or human) is often best analyzed using game-theoretic tools. Unfortunately, while the formal foundations are well-established, standard computational techniques for game-theoretic reasoning are inadequate for dealing with realistic galmes. This paper describes the Gala system, an implemented system that allows the specification and e...

In this study, we describe the functional characterization of the Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 gal locus, which is dedicated to the utilization of galactan, a plant-derived polysaccharide. Using a combination of molecular approaches we conclude that the galA gene of B. breve UCC2003 encodes a β-1,4-endogalactanase producing galacto-oligosaccharides, which are specifically internalized by an AB...

Suitable rootstock enhances apple tree resilience. In 2021, we studied “Buckeye Gala” ( Malus domestica var. Buckeye Gala") on nine rootstocks with contrasting vigor in NS and BC, Canada. Rootstock effects vigor, yield, midday stem water potential were significant BC. After sustained heat events, the large-dwarfing Geneva 935, 4814, 969 had lower ratio of sunburn fruits, resulting higher projec...

The problem of organizing the temporal behavior of digital systems is discussed. This problem is mainly associated with providing the interface between physical (natural) and logical (artificial) time. The most common method of interfacing is based on a system clock that removes physical time from the behavior models A number of algorithms that can be easily formulated in logical time present a...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cress-seed (Lepidium sativum) exudate exerts an allelochemical effect, promoting excessive hypocotyl elongation and inhibiting root growth in neighbouring Amaranthus caudatus seedlings. We investigated acidic disaccharides present in cress-seed exudate, testing the proposal that the allelochemical is an oligosaccharin-lepidimoic acid (LMA; 4-deoxy-β-l-threo-hex-4-enopyranuro...

Arle Lommel is a Senior Consultant at the Berlin project office of the German Research Center for Artificial intelligence (DFKI)’s Language Technology lab. Formerly employed by the Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA) and the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA), he is an expert in translation quality assessment-related topics. Aljoscha Burchardt DFKI Berlin aljoscha....

Hebrew University awards the Scopus Award to Lord Norman Foster [1] artnet news Hebrew University awards the Scopus Award to Lord Norman Foster, designer of the Suzanne and Charles Goodman Brain Sciences Building Golden brains, golden lips, and golden balls were the three focal points of last night?s Scopus Award Gala at the Campus Biotech in Geneva.