Their analysis incorporated 42 studies and is unique because data were supplemented with weather observations used to quantify moisture and temperature stress. Results from the general linear mixed effects model employed indicated that CA yields improve with increasing moisture and heat stress although these effects are partially controlled by soil texture. Previous studies also suggested…

If contemporaneous values of money are significant in the non-farm equation, then we should conclude that either money and non-farm prices are simultaneously determined or both forward and backward linkages are present. The analysis of Table 5 shows that lagged values of exchange rate and farm prices are significant in the money equation. This, by the way,…

Recent studies simply emphasize the continued failure to develop adequate infrastructure to complement and support innovation at the level of individual farmers. These studies document numerous deficiencies in hard and soft infrastructure for alternative crops. For kinnows, one study notes the lack of adequate facilities for storage, grading and waxing, and for refrigerated transport. A case study…

UVA exposure additionally degrades the dermal matrix through decreases in procollagen synthesis and increases in MMP-1, -3, and – 9 expression. Photoaged skin has also displayed reduced dermal vasculature and dermal connective tissue breakdown and disorganization in human explant cultures. Human Skin Equivalents are in vitro tissue models that have been previously used for studies on…

Even if there is increased precipitation and more excess water for any given month, this favors the partitioning of excess water into runoff because of the limitation of soil storage. Therefore, shorter wet seasons translate into reductions in recharge, and amount of runoff is related to if there is more or less precipitation. The dry…

The future condition analyses are for four climate scenarios representing a range of projected outcomes and model sensitivity to greenhouse gas forcing, and an analysis of the resulting hydrologic impacts. To develop confidence in the application of historic and future climate projections to hydrologic modeling, this paper evaluates the reliability of hydrologic model performance by…

The study’s treatment population of patients with diabetes was selected from the six pilot institutions implementing the CCM program, having physical yards of varying security and medication requirement levels. The control population was chosen from the remaining non-pilot prisons also having a complex mix of security and clinical needs. Individuals included in this research were…

The CSFs are well defined at the program level, at which level of analysis they detail the key metrics of success that guide the program. Qualitative differences in CSFs exist between private- and public-sector entities for the same types of programs . When a program from the private sector is adapted for use in the…

Wisely perceived, altruism is not self-sacrifice but rather enlightened self-interest . As the Dalai Lama put it, “If you’re going to be selfish, be wisely selfish—which means to love and serve others, since love and service to others bring rewards to oneself that otherwise would be unachievable” . These benefits of altruism hold major implications…

Spike-RBD-Fc and trimeric Spike ectodomain , and ACE2-Fc were produced as biotinylated proteins as previously described.Fabs were subcloned from the Fab-phagemid into an E. coli expression vector pBL347. VH-Fc were cloned into a pFUSE vector with a human IgG1 Fc domain as previously described.The heavy chain of the IgG were cloned from the Fab plasmid into…