Elevated oxidative stress is reported to be associated with pregnancy complications in highly prolific sows. Oxidative DNA damage and the antioxidant status were determined in blood samples collected during the course of gestation and lactation in multiparous sows. Blood samples were drawn from sows (n = 5) on days 30, 60, 90 and 110 of gestation (G30, G60, G90 and G110, respectively), on day 3...

This paper studies the value anomaly in the context of Malaysia, an emerging economy with a top heavy, closely held, and state-owned institutional setting. We attribute the anomaly to the investment pattern of growth firms. Our empirical analysis illustrates that growth firms have a tendency to hoard cash, delaying the undertaking of their growth options, especially in poor economic environment...

Garlic has the charisma of a potent remedy and holds its repute of a therapeutic panacea since the dawn of civilization. An integrated approach was adopted to evaluate the genetic diversity among Chinese garlic cultivars for their antifungal potency as well as allicin content distribution and, furthermore; a bioassay was performed to study the bio-stimulation mechanism of aqueous garlic extract...

Abstract The effect of the Martian crustal magnetic field on ion escape is focus considerable interest. Directions fields near Mars determined by interaction between Mars’ and interplanetary have been suggested to play a significant role transport around Mars. In this study we investigate physical mechanism deflection <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Ma...

Two thirds of US households hold bank type credit cards, and most of them revolve high-interest card debt. Standard models cannot account for the observed co-existence of such debt with (i) substantial asset accumulation by retirement age, and (ii) substantial holdings of low-rate liquid assets. Hyperbolic discounting can resolve the former but not the second puzzle (Laibson, et al., 2000). Ber...

We identified patterns of differentially-expressed genes in cell lines derived from several pediatric solid tumors. Affymetrix Human Cancer G110 Arrays, carrying 1,700 cancer-associated genes, were applied to a panel of 11 cell lines originating from Ewing tumors (ETs), neuroblastomas, and malignant melanoma of soft parts. Hierarchical clustering clearly differentiated these 3 entities and reve...

An experimental technique has been developed to determine the surface energy anisotropy of crystalline solids. The technique is based on atomic force microscopy measurements, which are used to quantify the geometry of thermal grooves, and electron backscattered diffraction pattern measurements, which are used to specify crystallographic orientations. Observations are made at circumferential the...