Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Growth of Artemia franciscana fed Isochrysis sp. and Chaetoceros muelleri during its early life stages

Survival, growth (length and weight), development, proximate composition, and energy content of Artemia franciscana fed for 7 days with Isochrysis sp. (TISO) or with Chaetoceros muelleri (CHGRA) were compared to evaluate the food value of these microalgae. Mean daily survival was not significantly different, and ranged from 86% to 93%. Diet-related differences in growth were noted from the third day, and mean final dry weights (DWs) were 171 and 327 μg ind−1 for Artemia fed TISO and CHGRA respectively. Rates of development were different between diets, with a higher developmental index for Artemia fed TISO before day 3, and a higher index for Artemia fed CHGRA for the rest of the experiment. Chemical analysis showed that carbohydrates decreased to approximately 35% of the initial value in Artemia during the first 24 h, after which they remained approximately stable and similar with both diets. In percentage of total DW, lipids and proteins remained close to their respective initial values, but A. franciscana fed TISO had a higher ash content. A major difference between the two microalgae was the higher protein content of TISO, but this did not result in better growth. Of the two, TISO was richer in docosahexaenoic acid, which might explain the initial faster development, but CHGRA was a better source of eicosapentaenoic acid, which is the most probable explanation of the higher food conversion index, specific growth rate, and energy gain of A. franciscana fed this algae.
MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF FLORAL AND EXTRAFLORAL NECTARIES IN CAMPSIS (BIGNONIACEAE)

The genus Campsis (Bignoniaceae), with one New World and one Old World species, is unusual among temperate plants in having five distinct nectary sites. Multiple nectaries occur at all four of the extrafloral sites (petiole, calyx, corolla, fruit), representing an advanced strategy for ant attraction. The morphology and anatomy of the extrafloral nectaries in both species are uniform for the petioles, calyces, and young fruits; those on the outer corolla lobes are of slightly different forms. The generalized structure consists of one layer of basal cells, and a oneto two-layered secretory cup. Because of their small size, there is no vascular tissue in them. The large, vascularized (phloem only) floral nectary is an annular structure subtend-
Consequences of Environmentally Hazardous Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon- Anthracene Treatment on Cyanobacteria

The study was aimed to determine the chronic toxicity of Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon - Anthracene in response to pigments and metabolic study on three different cyanobacterial species such as Synechocystis sp. , Anabaena fertilissima, and Nostoc muscorum. Test organisms were treated at different doses and encountered LC50/Mean Lethal Concentration (at which 50% lethality/ growth reduction occur) separately at 7.0 ppm for Synechocystis sp, 5.0 ppm for Anabaena fertilissima and 1.5 ppm for Nostoc muscorum. The influence of anthracene on pigments, metabolites and enzymes was carried out. The test doses caused concentration dependent and decreased pigments like carotenoids and phycobilliproteins. Depletion of carbohydrate by 65 to 80% and proteins by 58 to 78% was encountered with rise in Anthracene concentrations after 16th day exposure in case of Synechocystis sp however, phenols were found to raise by 26 to 37% with increased anthracene concentrations. Similar trend also observed in other two tested blue green algae. Thus the Synechocystis sp.is more tolerant to anthracene treatments as compare to Anabaena fertillissima but Nostoc muscorum showed highest sensitivity to anthracene.
Lethality of Sea Lamprey Parasitism on Lake Sturgeon

Abstract Parasitism by sea lampreys Petromyzon marinus may contribute to the delayed recovery of imperiled populations of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens in the Great Lakes. Our study objectives were to examine the survival, growth, and condition of four size-classes of lake sturgeon following a single sea lamprey attack. Lake sturgeon from one of four size-groups (I: 470-570 mm fork length; II: 570-650 mm; III: 650-760 mm; and IV: 950-1,500 mm) were individually subjected to a sea lamprey attack in a series of 55 experimental trials. Direct mortality of lake sturgeon, resulting from acute anemia after an attack, was greatest for smaller lake sturgeon (I: 11%; II: 31%; III: 8%; IV: 0%). Similarly, indirect mortality resulting from secondary fungal infection was also size dependent (I: 11%; II: 19%; III: 8%; IV: 0%). No direct relationship was found between attachment duration and host survival; short intense attachments were as likely to result in host mortality as longer attachments. More than 50% of .
Attractiveness and toxicity of an attracticide formulation on adult males of ash leaf cone roller, Caloptilia fraxinella

A biodegradable attracticide formulation containing the pyrethroid insecticide permethrin and the sex pheromone of the ash leaf cone roller, Caloptilia fraxinella (Ely) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), was tested for attractiveness and toxicity to males of this invasive pest of horticultural ash, Fraxinus spp. Marsh. (Oleaceae). Trap capture in attracticide‐baited traps was equal to capture in traps baited with rubber septa lures releasing the known attractive pheromone. Pheromone response by male C. fraxinella was not affected by the presence of permethrin as equal numbers of males were captured in traps baited with the attracticide formulation with and without permethrin. Attraction to the attracticide containing both pheromone and insecticide active ingredients did not vary with dose as 10, 50, and 100 mg droplets of the formulation attracted similar numbers of male moths in a field experiment. Equal numbers of male moths were captured in traps baited with droplets that had aged for 0–5 weeks in a laboratory fume hood before deployment in the field. The permethrin constituent of the attracticide formulation was toxic to male moths treated through tarsal contact and resulted in 73 and 100% mortality at 24 and 72 h post‐treatment, respectively. Leg autotomy occurred in over 80% of males 24 h post‐treatment to formulations containing permethrin. Mortality of moths was greater 24 h after treatment with a fresh attracticide source as compared to a 5‐week‐old source. However, mortality as a result of treatment with fresh and aged attracticide droplets was equal at 48, 72, and 96 h post‐treatment. This formulation has the potential to become a useful tool in an integrated pest‐management system for C. fraxinella on horticultural ash.
Migration and Winter Movements of Double-Crested Cormorants Breeding in Georgian Bay, Ontario

Abstract. Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) breeding in the Great Lakes and wintering in the southeastern United States were implanted with satellite transmitters to assess their movements. During 2007 and 2008, 26 cormorants from Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada, were tracked in order to, variously, identify staging areas, characterize migration routes, winter habitat use, and home range size, assess philopatry of returning breeders, and test for a relationship between winter habitat use and arrival at the breeding ground. Females left summer areas earlier and spent more time in staging areas than did males. However, both sexes left the staging areas and arrived in the wintering grounds at approximately the same time. There was no difference in latitude between wintering males and females, or in winter residency time (n = 136 days for both sexes). The predominant winter habitat types were lakes and coasts with only seven of 26 (26.9%) birds wintering on aquaculture sites. Contrary to expectations, winter home ranges of birds on aquaculture sites ( = 2760 km2) were significantly larger than birds on non-aquaculture sites ( = 81 km2). A carryover effect of aquaculture was not detected; winter residency time was similar for birds on both aquaculture and natural winter habitats, with birds from both habitats returning north at the same time. Fidelity to the previous summer's location was observed in 15 of 20 returning individuals.
Antiplatelet Activity of α.- and β.-Amyrin, Isomeric Mixture from Protium heptaphyllum.

Abstract A mixture of triterpenes named α. - and β. -amyrin (AMI), isolated from the Brazilian medicinal herb Protium hetaphyllum. (Aubl) March (Burseraceae), was evaluated for the ability to inhibit aggregation of human platelets induced by adenosine 5′-diphosphate (ADP, 1.5 and 3 µM), collagen, and arachidonic acid (AA) in vitro. The results showed that AMI significantly inhibited platelet aggregation (40, 64, and 60%) in the assay carried out with ADP (3 µM) as agonist, at the doses of 100, 150, and 200 µM, respectively. In the presence of a lower ADP concentration (1.5 µM), a 3-time higher percentage of inhibition (32%) was observed with AMI 50 µM, as compared to that seen with 3.0 µM ADP. In the test using collagen (10 µg/mL) as agonist, AMI (50, 100, and 150 µM) inhibited aggregation by 26, 47, and 39%, respectively, while in the presence of the arachidonic acid (150 µM) at the doses of 50, 100, 150, and 200 µM, it inhibited platelet aggregation by 20, 21, 25, and 27%, respectively. The lowest IC50 value for the AMI inhibitory effect was observed with collagen (90.0 µM), followed by ADP (117.9 µM) and arachidonic acid (181.4 µM). With ADP as agonist, the anti-aggregant effect of the acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) was potentiated by AMI but not by dipyridamole. No potentiation was observed after the combination of ASA and AMI with collagen or arachidonic acid as agonists. Our results indicated that AMI possesses a platelet anti-aggregant activity in a concentration-dependent manner and probably acts on a biochemical pathway common to all the agonists tested.
Importance of individual species of predators on nesting success of ducks in the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region

We followed 3094 upland nests of several species of ducks. Clutches in most nests were lost to predation. We related daily nest predation rates to indices of activity of eight egg-eating predators, precipitation during the nesting season, and measures of wetland conditions. Activity indices of red fox (Vulpes vulpes), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), and raccoon (Procyon lotor) activity were positively correlated, as were activity indices of coyote (Canis latrans), Franklin's ground squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii), and black-billed magpie (Pica pica). Indices of fox and coyote activity were strongly negatively correlated (r = −0.51), as were those of badger (Taxidea taxus) and skunk (r = −0.46). Nest predation rates in the early part of the breeding season were positively related to indices of fox, American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), and badger activity. Predation rates in the latter part of the season were positively related to indices of fox and skunk activity. Predation rates on early-season ne.
Impact of the Enhanced Permeability and Retention (EPR) Effect and Cathepsins Levels on the Activity of Polymer-Drug Conjugates

Polymer-drug conjugates have demonstrated clinical potential in the context of anticancer therapy. However, such promising results have, to date, failed to translate into a marketed product. Polymer-drug conjugates rely on two factors for activity: (i) the presence of a defective vasculature, for passive accumulation of this technology into the tumour tissue (enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect) and (ii) the presence of a specific trigger at the tumour site, for selective drug release (e.g., the enzyme cathepsin B). Here, we retrospectively analyse literature data to investigate which tumour types have proved more responsive to polymer-drug conjugates and to determine correlations between the magnitude of the EPR effect and/or expression of cathepsin B. Lung, breast and ovarian cancers showed the highest response rate (30%, 47% and 41%, respectively for cathepsin-activated conjugates and 31%, 43%, 40%, across all conjugates). An analysis of literature data on cathepsin content in various tumour types showed that these tumour types had high cathepsin content (up to 3835 ng/mg for lung cancer), although marked heterogeneity was observed across different studies. In addition, these tumour types were also reported as having a high EPR effect. Our results suggest that a pre-screening of patient population could bring a more marked clinical benefit.
Gas exchange is related to the hormone balance in mycorrhizal or nitrogen‐fixing alfalfa subjected to drought

The beneficial effect of mycorrhization on photosynthetic gas exchange of host plants under drought conditions could be related to factors other than changes in phosphorus nutrition and water uptake. Our objective was to study the influence of drought on phytohormones and gas exchange parameters in Medicago sativa L. cv. Arag6n associated with or in the absence of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and/or nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Four treatments were used: (1) plants inoculated with Glomus fasciculatum (Taxter sensu Gerd.) Gerdemann and Trappe and Rhizobium meliloti 102 F51 strain (MR); (2) plants inoculated with only Rhizobium (R); (3) plants inoculated with only mycorrhizae (M); and (4) non-inoculated plants (N). When endophytes were well established, treatments received different levels of phosphorus and nitrogen in the nutrient solution in order to obtain plants similar in size. Sixty days after planting, plants were subjected to two cycles of drought and recovery. Midday leaf water potential (Ψ), CO 2 exchange rate (CER), leaf conductance (g w ) and transpiration (T), as well as leaf and root abscisic acid (ABA) and cytokinin concentrations were measured after the second drought period. Gas exchange parameters were determined by infrared gas analysis. Cytokinins and ABA levels in tissues were analysed by ELISA and HPLC, respectively. Nodulated R and MR plants had the lowest ABA concentrations in roots under well-watered conditions. Water stress increased ABA concentrations in leaves of N, R and MR plants, while ABA concentration in M plants did not change. The highest production of ABA under water deficit was in the roots of non-mycorrhizal plants. The ratio of ABA to cytokinin concentration strongly increased in leaves and roots of non-mycorrhizal plants under drought. By contrast, this ratio was lowered in roots of M plants and remained unchanged in leaves and roots of MR plants when stress was imposed. The highest leaf conductances and transpirational fluxes under well-watered conditions were those of nitrogen-fixing R and MR plants, but these results were not impaired with increased CO 2 exchange rates. Photosynthesis, leaf conductance and transpiration rates decreased in all treatments when stress was imposed, with the strongest decrease occurring in non-mycorrhizal plants. The relationships found between these gas exchange parameters and the hormone concentrations in stressed alfalfa tissues suggest that microsymbionts have an important role in the control of gas exchange of the host plant through hormone production in roots and the ABA/cytokinin balance in leaves. The most relevant effect of mycorrhizal fungi was observed under drought conditions.
β2 Integrins Are Involved in Cytokine Responses to Whole Gram-Positive Bacteria1

Proinflammatory cytokines have an important pathophysiologic role in septic shock. CD14 is involved in cytokine responses to a number of purified bacterial products, including LPS. However, little is known of monocyte receptors involved in cytokine responses to whole bacteria. To identify these receptors, human monocytes were pretreated with different mAbs and TNF-α was measured in culture supernatants after stimulation with whole heat-killed bacteria. Human serum and anti-CD14 Abs significantly increased and decreased, respectively, TNF-α responses to the Gram-negative Escherichia coli. However, neither treatment influenced responses to any of the Gram-positive bacteria tested, including group A and B streptococci, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. Complement receptor type III (CR3 or CD18/CD11b) Abs prevented TNF-α release induced by heat-killed group A or B streptococci. In contrast, the same Abs had no effects when monocytes were stimulated with L. monocytogenes or S. aureus. Using either of the latter bacteria, significant inhibition of TNF-α release was produced by Abs to CD11c, one of the subunits of CR4. To confirm these blocking Ab data, IL-6 release was measured in CR3-, CR4-, or CD14-transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells after bacterial stimulation. Accordingly, streptococci triggered moderate IL-6 production (p < 0.05) in CR3 but not CD14 or CR4 transfectants. In contrast, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus induced IL-6 release in CR4 but not CR3 or CD14 transfectants. Collectively our data indicate that β2 integrins, such as CR3 and CR4, may be involved in cytokine responses to Gram-positive bacteria. Moreover, CD14 may play a more important role in responses to whole Gram-negative bacteria relative to Gram-positive ones.
Mechanism and bio‐environmental controls of ecosystem respiration in a cropland in the North China plains

Abstract CO2 flux was measured continuously using the eddy covariance technique in a wheat‐maize rotation system in the North China Plains from October 2002 to October 2006. The annual and seasonal variation of ecosystem respiration and the bio‐environmental controls on them were investigated. The results show that ecosystem respiration (Rec) in the cropland increased exponentially with soil temperature at 5 cm depth. The temperature sensitivity coefficient (Q10) for ecosystem respiration varied from 3.5 to 5.4 for wheat and from 2.4 to 4.5 for maize. In the wheat growing season, monthly average R0 (ecosystem respiration at 0°C) increased linearly with soil temperature and logarithmically with leaf area index (LAI). Monthly average Q10 decreased logarithmically with R 0. Residual R ec was significantly correlated with LAI. After considering LAI, the modified Q10 model could estimate R ec better than before. The simulation results show that annual ecosystem respiration in the wheat‐maize rotation system in the North China Plains was 1327, 1348, 1040 and 1171 gC m‐2 yr‐1 for the 4 years of the study. As a 4‐year average, seasonal mean ecosystem respiration in wheat (2.60 gC m‐2 day‐1) was much lower than in maize (6.09 gC m‐2 day‐1). However, integrated ecosystem respiration for the wheat growing season (566 gC m‐2) was slightly higher than that for maize (520 gC m‐2). These account for 46.4 and 42.6% of the annual values, respectively.
A Polyester-Wrapped Cigarette Filter for Dispensing Grandlure

A polyester-wrapped cigarette filter was found to be at least as effective in field tests at several locations in dispensing grandlure as the ordinary paper-wrapped filter placed inside a 1-dr glass vial. The new dispenser saved considerable time in rebaiting traps in the Boll Weevil Eradication Trial in North Carolina during 1978 and 1979.
Timing of Gibberellin4+7 + Benzyladenine Sprays Influences Efficacy against Foliar Chlorosis and Plant Height in Easter Lily

Additional index words. cytokinin, flower longevity, Lilium longiflorum, postharvest physiology, senescence Abstract. The effects of Promalin® (PROM; 100 mg·L -1 each of GA4+7 and benzyladenine (BA)) sprays on leaf chlorosis and plant height during greenhouse production of ancymidol- treated (two 0.5-mg drenches per plant) Easter lilies ( Lilium longiflorum Thunb. 'Nellie White') were investigated. Spraying with PROM at early stages of growth (36 or 55 days after planting (DAP)) completely prevented leaf chlorosis until the puffy bud stage, and plants developed less severe postharvest leaf chlorosis after cold storage at 4 °C for 2 weeks. When PROM was sprayed on plants in which leaf chlorosis had already begun (80 DAP), further leaf chlorosis was prevented during the remaining greenhouse phase and during the postharvest phase. PROM caused significant stem elongation (23% to 52% taller than controls) when applied 36 or 55 DAP, but not when applied at 80 DAP or later. The development of flower buds was not affected by PROM treatments. Although PROM sprays applied at 55 DAP or later increased postharvest flower longevity, earlier applica- tions did not. Chemical names used: N-(phenylmethyl)-1H-purine 6-amine (benzyladenine, BA); α-cyclopropyl-α-(p-methoxyphenyl)-5-pyrimidinemethanol (ancymidol).
Orchids of the West Indies: predictability of diversity and endemism

Aim We examined phytogeographical patterns of West Indian orchids, and related island area and maximum elevation with orchid species richness and endemism. We expected strong species–area relationships, but that these would differ between low and montane island groups. In so far as maximum island elevation is a surrogate for habitat diversity, we anticipated a strong relationship with maximum elevation and both species richness and endemism for montane islands.
Patterns of resource use by fishes and macroinvertebrates in Barataria Bay, Louisiana

We examined patterns of resource use by size classes of fishes and macroinvertebrates in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Analyses were based on microhabitat data characterized by water depth, distance from shore, substrate, salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature. Stratified random samples along the salinity gradient from the nearshore Gulf of Mexico to about 30 km inland were taken monthly with a 1 m beam trawl to characterize distributions of fishes, macroinvertebrates and environmental conditions. From October 1992 through September 1993, 31 602 individuals belonging to 70 species were collected. The 10 most abundant species plus 3 others of special interest were cho- sen for further analyses. Seasonal differences in environmental variables and differences in resource use among species within ecological groups and within selected species were evaluated by 1-way ANOVAs. A factor analysis resolved 6 environmental variables into 3 orthogonal axes that simplified visualization and comparisons within and among species. Three factors accounted for 70% of the environmental variance and represented seasonality, distance-depth and substrate-salinity axes. Twelve of 13 species showed statistically significant differences between size classes in use of tem- perature, but some differences were probably due to seasonal temperature changes and the ephemeral nature of life history stages. Within-species differences were less prevalent for variables other than temperature, and the majority were related to use of deeper water as size increased. When seasonal, spatial and size-structured distributions were compared, species with peak abundances during the same seasons had the highest ecological overlaps. Ecological overlaps of 3 closely related species pairs were generally below the mean for the assemblage. Understanding patterns of resource use and the environmental requirements of estuarine-dependent species is an important step in identifying and protecting nursery habitats.