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Root and branch patterns can influence the degree of water stress experienced
Increases in SST, upward energy flux, cloud cover, and precipitation over the STIO have been accompanied by diabatic heating in the mid-troposphere due to the con version of latent energy into DSE during condensation . Figure 9e shows that STIO surface warming corresponds with a significant increase in the amount of NCEP2 DSE exported from the region…
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The appropriate design of such products requires this kind of data
The importance of diversification and its variation across specific industries points to the conditions under which yield insurance may be of interest and where it is less important to a farm’s annual revenue and thus less appealing as a risk management tool. The covariance between price and individual farm yield is another crucial piece of…
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The early accumulation of SA was also significantly dampened
To evaluate the combined effects of 2x[CO2] and -H2O on the maize defense response, we analyzed the concentration of major phytohormones in stem tissues of -Fv and +Fv plants. Consis tent with +H2O maize, the concentration of JA was induced 2 d post +Fv in maize at 1x [CO2]-H2O but not at 2x[CO2]-H2O . However, there…
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The circular cloister at the heart the Botanist’s Garden by Gross
Comprising a set of high walls incised transversely by equally spaced arched passages, the garden presents itself as an open labyrinth. In this regard the sensation of moving amongst the array of walls and apertures is reminiscent of Eisenman’s Holocaust Memorial design, where the object is perhaps to test Walter Benjamin’s edict that we must…
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Hydrophobic SASA is defined as SASA that is associated with hydrophobic amino acid residues
The Fc RMSD is noticeably lower than the CMG2 RMSD for the Agly and GnGnXF glycoforms, indicating minor fold transitions in the CMG2 domains of these glycoforms.The hydrophobic solvent accessible surface area distributions are reported in Figure 11.The MAN8 glycoform has the highest amount of hydrophobic SASA in the simulation, while the aglycosylated has the…
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Defense responses induced by MAMPS in plants are referred to as PTI
Over 30 years ago branched β-1→3-glucans and the EP – AA and EPA – were characterized as potent oomycete elicitors of innate immune responses in plants. These and the Phytophthora elic itin proteins with activities in a somewhat narrower host range figured prominently in the literature in subsequent years, and were used to examine physiological, biochemical and molecular…
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The experiment was designed with a randomized complete block design with four replications
Combined, the strong signature of selection, high levels of population structure and lack of within-population variation observed at FRI suggests an adaptive role of this pleiotropy.Previous studies have found that the early flowering, low WUE phenotypes associated with drought escape are adaptive in sites without consistent low soil moisture. Although we did not directly measure…
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The above chronology shows how the spraying of marijuana and coca began in Colombia
Shortly afterwards, the Colombian government brought together a number of experts and created a scientific commission to examine the use of fumigation with herbicides for attacking marijuana production. This commission opposed the use of chemical substances. From there, the issue was passed on to the National Council on Narcotics which had been set up in 1974.…
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Poor diet quality may contribute to the high prevalence of adolescent obesity
This supports an urgent need to educate adolescents as they transition to experiencing more autonomy in food choices and other lifestyle behaviors that arise with emerging adulthood.Over 50% of youth had poor diet quality in 2016. Youth are well below meeting dietary recommendations despite having quite high nutritional requirements to support a period of immense…
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An effective vaccine is the best long-term solution to COVID-19 and other pandemics
Under the animal rule, efficacy is established based on adequate and well-controlled studies in animal models of the human disease or condition of interest, and safety is evaluated under the pre-existing requirements for drugs and biologic products.As an example, the plant-derived mAb cocktail ZMapp for Ebola virus disease, manufactured by Kentucky Bioprocessing for Mapp Biopharmaceutical…