Conventional procedures are inadequate for optimizing the concentrations ofnutrients to increase the sugar yield. In this study, an artificial neural network(ANN) was used to optimize the Ca, Mg, N, K and Na content of the storage rootto increase sugar yield (Y) by increasing both sugar content (SC) and root yield(T). Data from three field experiments were used to produce a wide range ofvariati...

a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design (crd) was performed with three replications to investigate the interaction between salinity and nh+4 / no-3 ratio on olive saplings. four levels of salinity (0, 50, 100,150 mm) and different ratios of nh+4/ no-3 (0:14, 2:12, 4:10, 6:8) were applied on one-year old olive saplings grown in perlite: sand media (1:1). results indicated th...

Na+-K+-ATPase and Na+/Ca2+exchange activities were studied in gills of Carcinus maenas in seawater (SW) and after transfer to dilute seawater (DSW). Carcinushyperregulates its hemolymph osmolarity through active uptake of Na+, Cl-, and Ca2+. In DSW total Na+-K+-ATPase activity in posterior gills quadrupled; Na+/Ca2+ exchange specific activity was unaffected, and total activity increased 1.67-fo...

Recent evidence suggested that Na can be stored in an osmotically inactive form. We investigated whether osmotically inactive Na storage is reduced in a rat model of salt-sensitive (SS) hypertension. SS and salt-resistant (SR) Dahl-Rapp rats as well as Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were fed a high (8%)- or low (0.1%)-NaCl diet for 4 wk (n = 10/group). Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was measured at the...

It is generally assumed that the intracellular Na+ content (Nq)* of vascular smooth muscle is increased in essential hypertension and several experimental models of hypertension [l, 21. The assumption dates back to the original reports of increased Na+ content of arteries in human and experimental hypertension by Tobian [3]. Based on the finding of an elevated arterial wall Na+/Clratio, he conc...

High litter moisture content, often referred to as wet litter, is a major problem in poultry production. Wet litter is often related to poor management, diseases, and digestive problems. In this experiment, the objective was to study the relationship between nutrient content and the moisture content of the excreta of broilers. A dataset containing 351 observations was built and contained the nu...

It is well known that nitric oxide (NO) enhances salt tolerance of glycophytes. However, the effect of NO on modulating ionic balance in halophytes is not very clear. This study focuses on the role of NO in mediating K(+)/Na(+) balance in a mangrove species, Kandelia obovata Sheue, Liu and Yong. We first analyzed the effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), an NO donor, on ion content and ion flu...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE (23)Na MRI may offer new insight into the evaluation of tissue injury. We performed a direct, longitudinal, morphological comparison of (1)H T2 relaxation, (1)H apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), (23)Na content, and histopathology after cerebral ischemia to address the hypotheses that (a) (23)Na MRI is unique in comparison to (1)H MRI, and (b) accumulation of (23)Na is...