bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of Different Levels of Foliar Spray of Water Soluble Fertilizer NPK on Growth, Yield and Quality of Prickly Lettuce
Authors: Sangma Aima Dingsame .A. , Topno Samir E. , Thomas T. , Bahadur Vijay 
Published: May 2024

A trial was conducted to evaluate the foliar application of fertilizer on growth, yield & quality of prickly lettuce at Vegetable Research farm, Department of Horticulture, SHUATS. The objectives of this study were to find out suitable combination of water- soluble fertilizer of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus for growth, yield and quality of prickly lettuce and to estimate the economics of the various treatments. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (R.B.D) with 3 replications and 8 treatments.
Results revealed that treatment T4 performed best in terms of growth parameters viz; plant height, leaf area , number of leaves per plant, plant spread, leaf area , yield parameters viz; yield per plant, yield per hectare and quality parameters viz; TSS and ascorbic acid.
Assessment of Gastrointestinal Propulsive Activity Using Three Different Models of Peristalsis In Vivo in the Mouse
Authors: Poli Enzo , Pozzoli Cristina 
Published: November 2010

AbstractThe protocols described in this unit are designed to assess the acute effects of drugs on the propulsive activity of the gastrointestinal muscles in the conscious mouse. These protocols are currently applied to investigate the pharmacological activity of novel compounds undergoing preclinical development and to obtain predictive data needed to advance drugs into clinical trials. Moreover, these methods could be useful in evaluating the functional toxicity by environmental or alimentary pollutants, like xenobiotics and naturally occurring toxins endowed with noxious activity in the control of physiologic peristalsis. The three models detailed—the measurement of gastric emptying, ileal transit, and colonic propulsion—are substantially non‐invasive and do not require analgesic pretreatments or the induction of general anesthesia. In contrast to an in vitro approach, these in vivo studies provide a unified understanding of drug effects on gut functionality, in particular when the central nervous system, the extrinsic nerves, or the (neuro)endocrine system is targeted by the test drugs.Curr. Protoc. Toxicol. 46:21.9.1‐21.9.20. © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Myocardial Morphological Characteristics and Proarrhythmic Substrate in the Rat Model of Heart Failure Due to Chronic Volume Overload
Authors: Benes Jiri , Melenovsky Vojtech , Skaroupkova Petra , Pospisilova Jana , Petrak Jiri , Cervenka Ludek , Sedmera David 
Published: November 2010

AbstractChronic volume overload leads to cardiac hypertrophy and later to heart failure (HF), which are both associated with increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias. The goal of this study was to describe changes in myocardial morphology and to characterize arrhythmogenic substrate in rat model of developing HF due to volume overload. An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) was created in male Wistar rats between the inferior vena cava and abdominal aorta using needle technique. Myocardial morphology, tissue fibrosis, and connexin43 distribution, localization and phosphorylation were examined using confocal microscopy and Western blotting in the stage of compensated hypertrophy (11 weeks), and decompensated HF (21 weeks). Heart to body weight (BW) ratio was 89% and 133% higher in AVF rats at 11 and 21 weeks, respectively. At 21 weeks but not 11 weeks, AVF rats had pulmonary congestion (increased lung to BW ratio) indicating presence of decompensated HF. The myocytes in left ventricular midmyocardium were significantly thicker (+8% and +45%) and longer (+88% and +97%). Despite extensive hypertrophy, there was no excessive fibrosis in the AVF ventricles. Distribution and localization of connexin43 were similar between groups, but its phosphorylation was significantly lower in AVF hearts at 21st week, but not 11th week, suggesting that HF, rather than hypertrophy contributes to the connexin43 hypophosphorylation. In conclusion, volume overload leads to extensive eccentric hypertrophy, but not to myocardial fibrosis. Increased vulnerability to arrhythmia in this HF model is possibly related to gap junction remodeling with hypophosphorylation of connexin43. Anat Rec, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Aussagekraft von Chloridwerten aus Betonbauwerken hinsichtlich der Korrosionsgefährdung
Authors: Schöppel Klaus 
Published: November 2010

AbstractIn diesem Beitrag werden die Einflüsse der Probennahme, der Aufbereitung der Proben sowie der chemischen Analysen auf die Ergebnisse der Chloridwerte dargestellt. Des Weiteren wird auf die Parameter, die die Chloridkorrosion der Bewehrung beeinflussen, Bezug genommen. Die Missverständnisse hinsichtlich “kritischer Grenzchloridwerte” werden erörtert. Zum Schluss wird der Umgang mit den Chloridwerten und der Korrosionsgefährdung der Bewehrung unter Berücksichtigung der maßgebenden Parameter aus Sicht des Sachverständigen dargelegt.Significance of Chloride Contents in Concrete Structures in Terms of Corrosion RiskThis report illustrates the impact of sampling and the treatment of the samples as well as the chemical analysis on chloride content. Furthermore, parameters that influence chloride corrosion are discussed. Misunderstandings concerning critical chloride content are also clarified. Finally, the handling of chloride content, impacting parameters and the possibility of corrosion are demonstrated from an expert perspective.
Selective screening for nongynecologic cytology specimens: Modifying the screening process for improved efficiency and practice
Authors: Marks‐Jones Deborah A. , Sutkowski Beverly A. , Schoedel Karen E. , Ohori, N. Paul 
Published: November 2010

AbstractNongynecologic (NG) cytology cases usually generate multiple slides. In cases showing overtly malignant or neoplastic cells, the cytotechnologist (CT) may not need to screen all slides. We test the hypothesis that selective screening of a subset of slides by the CT is as effective as “routine screening” of all slides.The selective screening process (SSP) was performed by having the cytotechnologist (CT) screen and mark overtly malignant or neoplastic cells on up to three slides. Cases requiring more slides to be screened were not included in SSP. For each SSP case, the total slide count, number of slides screened, final diagnosis, and cytologic‐histologic correlation (CHC) data were collected over 10 months and compared to the data from routinely screened cases.SSP was performed on 191 cases during a 10‐month period. An average of 1.9 slides per case was screened by the cytotechnologist using the SSP. The average number of unscreened slides passed to the pathologist was 6.3 per case. On average, SSP resulted in 83.6 min of CT's time saved per day. Quality control by CHC demonstrated no false‐positive cases in either the SSP or “routinely screened” groups. The diagnostic accuracy of the specific cytology diagnoses was 98% by SSP and 100% by “routine screening.”SSP provides a mechanism for the cytotechnologist to “screen” fewer slides and pass the cases to the pathologist more efficiently without compromising overall patient care. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Fine needle aspiration cytology of malignant endovascular papillary angioendothelioma
Authors: Banik Tarak , Sinha Anil Kumar , Rai Manoj Kumar , Prasad Janardan 
Published: November 2010

AbstractHere we described a rare case of malignant endovascular papillary angioendothelioma (Dabska tumor) in an adult female. On fine needle aspiration, the smear showed many small clusters of tumor cells with rosettoid arrangement alongwith papillary fragments with fibrovascular core and hobnail like arrangement of the cells. Histopathological examination revealed a vascular tumor in the form of papillary projection into the vascular lumina, lined by atypical endothelial cells. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Conserved early expression patterns of micromere specification genes in two echinoid species belonging to the orders clypeasteroida and echinoida
Authors: Yamazaki Atsuko , Furuzawa Yousuke , Yamaguchi Masaaki 
Published: November 2010

AbstractThe micromere gene regulatory network (GRN) has been extensively examined using sea urchins belonging to the order Echinoida. To examine whether the network of Echinoida species is conserved in Scaphechinus mirabilis, an irregular echinoid of the order Clypeasteroida, the genes micro1, hesC, alx1, ets1, and delta were isolated from S. mirabilis and their expression patterns were compared with those from Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, a species belonging to the order Echinoida. Data from this study suggest that the early GRN architecture had been largely established in a common ancestor of these two species. On the other hand, we found vegetal shifts in expression domains of some GRN members in H. pulcherrimus embryos compared to S. mirabilis embryos. Developmental Dynamics 239:3391–3403, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Structure and Conformational Properties of Azido(difluoro)phosphane, F2PN3
Authors: Zeng Xiaoqing , Beckers Helmut , Willner Helge , Berger Raphael J. F. , Hayes Stuart A. , Mitzel Norbert W. 
Published: November 2010

AbstractAzido(difluoro)phosphane, F2PN3, is a colorless gas, which freezes to a glassy solid at ca. –120 °C, and the boiling point obtained by extrapolating the vapor‐pressure curve is 8 °C. It has been characterized by IR (gas phase, Ar matrix), Raman (liquid, amorphous, and crystalline solid), and 19F, 31P, 14N, and 15N NMR spectroscopy. The conformational properties of F2PN3 have been studied by vibrational spectroscopy, gas electron diffraction (GED), and quantum chemical calculations. An almost equimolar mixture of two conformers was identified in the gas and neat liquid phases, as well as in Ar matrix, for which the N3 group adopts a syn and anti orientation with respect to the bisector of the FPF angle. The syn conformer was found to be slightly more stable than the anti conformer by 2.4 ± 0.6 kJ mol–1 (ΔH°) determined by gas–phase temperature‐dependent IR spectroscopy, but in the crystalline state at low‐temperature only the anti form is observed. The very different conformational properties of F2PN3 relative to that of the previously investigated F2PNCO are discussed, guided by a natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis of electron delocalizations and steric exchange repulsions.
Synthesis of Inorganic Fullerene‐like Nanostructures by Concentrated Solar and Artificial Light
Authors: Levy Moshe , Albu‐Yaron Ana , Tenne Reshef , Feuermann Daniel , Katz Eugene A. , Babai Dotan , Gordon Jeffrey M. 
Published: November 2010

AbstractA track record of generating novel fullerene‐like and nanotubular inorganic nanostructures from Cs2O, SiO2‐x, WS2, and MoS2 by photothermal ablation with highly concentrated sunlight and ultra‐bright lamp light is reviewed, and augmented with new results for exfoliated MoS2 and carbon as well as carbon nanotubes.
A note on the Chow groups of projective determinantal varieties; an appendix to the paper by Grzegorz Kapustka and Michal Kapustka on “A cascade of determinantal Calabi‐Yau threefolds”
Authors: Pragacz Piotr 
Published: November 2010

AbstractWe investigate the Chow groups of projective determinantal varieties and those of their strata of matrices of fixed rank, using Chern class computations (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Improving the Quality of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Education Using Written Information
Authors: Kääriäinen Maria , Kukkurainen Marja Leena , Kyngäs Helvi , Karppinen Liisa 
Published: November 2010

AbstractObjective. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the quality of patient education could be improved by using written education materials.Methods. Seventy‐five inpatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were provided with individual education sessions during their inpatient stay. The education sessions were supported with written educational materials. A patient education quality instrument was used to assess the sufficiency and implementation of the education and the readiness of nurses and doctors to deliver the education. A Mann‐Whitney U‐test and content analysis was used to analyse the data.Results. There was a statistically significant difference in the sufficiency of education concerning the disease, medication and treatment after the revised material was introduced (p < 0.005). The quality of interaction improved significantly during the intervention (p = 0.004). The strengths of the education included individual treatment, two‐way interaction, the opportunity to receive patient education and its sufficiency.Conclusion. Clear, readable and understandable written education material improved the quality of the education of RA patients in terms of implementation, sufficiency and the readiness of nurses and doctors to deliver the education.
Phase behavior of polystyrene acrylonitril copolymer and polymethylmethacrylate blends under shear
Authors: Berrayah Abdelkader , Maschke Ulrich 
Published: November 2010

AbstractPolymer blends undergo external stresses such as pressure and shear in course of processing cycles. The knowledge of their phase behavior at each step of these cycles is crucial for understanding their physical properties and eventually improves their performance in practical applications. The effects of shear on the phase diagram of binary polymer blends are considered. A theoretical formulism is used upon which the free energy is the sum of two terms. The first term is modeled with the Flory–Huggins free energy of mixing and describes the thermodynamic behavior of the system in the quiescent state. The second term represents the excess free energy stored during flow. In the presence of shear flow, the excess free energy is expressed in terms of the viscosity and the shear modulus. Both quantities depend on composition and shear rate. The curvature of the variation of viscosity versus composition has a tremendous impact upon the nature of phase separation. Phase diagrams are described by the spinodal curves and show for the case considered here miscibility enhancement with increasing shear rate. A good correlation is found with experimental data of the literature on blends of polystyrene acrylonitril copolymer and polymethylmethacrylate. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2011
High‐density quantum dot superlattice for application to high‐efficiency solar cells
Authors: Oshima Ryuji , Okada Yoshitaka , Takata Ayami , Yagi Shuhei , Akahane Kouichi , Tamaki Ryo , Miyano Kenjiro 
Published: November 2010

AbstractWe characterized the optical absorption and solar cell characteristics of high‐density InAs self‐assembled quantum dots (QDs) grown on GaAs (001) substrates by atomic hydrogen‐assisted molecular beam epitaxy. The GaNAs material can be used as strain‐compensating layer (SCL) thereby minimizing the net strain, and thus is advantageous for multi‐stacking of InAs QDs structures. As a result, dislocations and coalesced islands were not observed in 100 layer‐stacked QDs. For QD solar cell characterization, the short‐circuit current density of QDSC increases with increasing number of QD stacks, and reaches as high as 26.4 mA/cm2 for 50 layer‐stacked sample under air‐mass 1.5 condition. However, the light absorption by QD superlattice as determined by optical absorption measurements at is limited to ∼ 10% even for 100 layer‐stacked samples. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Suppression of cancer cell prolifera‐ tion by high‐intensity blue LED light
Authors: Tanaka Hiromitsu , Takahashi Tomoki , Okamoto Kensho , Tokuda Masaaki , Yamaguchi Fuminori , Hirata Yuko 
Published: November 2010

AbstractWe have found in our research so far that proliferation of leukemia cell, which is a typical cancer cell, was remarkably affected by irradiation of blue LED light. In this study, we made a special experimental apparatus which could irradiate blue light as strong as 100 W/m2 to the cells in culture medium. And it was found that the proliferation of leukemia cells (K562) was drastically surpressed. In order to educiate the cause, flow cytometry analysis was performed for the irradiated cells. The result showed that the cell suppression might be caused by the irregularity of cell cycle occurred by the strong blue light (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Electronic structure of single‐walled carbon nanotube on metal surfaces by first principles calculations
Authors: Takagi Yoshiteru , Okada Susumu 
Published: November 2010

AbstractWe investigate electronic structure of semiconducting single‐walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) adsorbed on (111) surfaces of Au and Pd by the first‐principle calculations. Our calculation shows that the electronic structure of SWCNT adsorbed on metal surfaces strongly depends on the metal species. On the Pd surfaces, it has been found that the characteristic one‐dimensional electronic structure of SWCNT is totally disrupted by the strong hybridization between π state of SWCNT and d state of Pd surfaces.In sharp contrast, on the Au surfaces, SWCNT keeps its one‐dimensional properties of electronic structure. The distribution of the total valence charge for SWCNT on Pd surfaces also show that the strong covalent nature between CNT and surfaces. The present calculation show the importance of the metal electrodes for designing SWCNT electronic devices (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
(De)colonizing Culture in Community Psychology: Reflections from Critical Social Science
Authors: Reyes Cruz Mariolga , Sonn Christopher C. 
Published: November 2010

AbstractSince its inception, community psychology has been interested in cultural matters relating to issues of diversity and marginalization. However, the field has tended to understand culture as static social markers or as the background for understanding group differences. In this article the authors contend that culture is inseparable from who we are and what we do as social beings. Moreover, culture is continually shaped by socio‐historical and political processes intertwined within the globalized history of power. The authors propose a decolonizing standpoint grounded in critical social science to disrupt understandings of cultural matters that marginalize others. This standpoint would move the field toward deeper critical thinking, reflexivity and emancipatory action. The authors present their work to illustrate how they integrate a decolonizing standpoint to community psychology research and teaching. They conclude that community psychology must aim towards intercultural work engaging its political nature from a place of ontological/epistemological/methodological parity.
SEX ON THE MARGINS: NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER
Authors: HARRIS VICTORIA 
Published: November 2010

ABSTRACTOver the last forty years, the history of sexuality has developed into a vibrant historical genre. Despite the diversity of the resulting academic literature, within it is an often implicit focus on ‘marginal’ subjects. This historiographical review examines why this is the case, exploring the development of the history of sexuality and its theoretical underpinnings, before suggesting the ways in which this focus on the ‘marginal’ has limited resulting works. Finally, it suggests ways in which the historians might move forward, both by discussing some of the more provocative new texts and concepts within the field, and also by posing several questions for future study.
China's English mystery – the views of a China ‘foreign expert’
Authors: Wolff Martin 
Published: November 2010

The mysteries of exotic China arise not only from its voluntary isolation from the modern world during some of the most formative and progressive decades, but from an inability or unwillingness of the west to understand Chinese logic and thinking. The west views China with western eyes and judges China according to western standards. The west asks some seriously ignorant questions about China, such as: What is the culture of China? What do the people of China think? What do the people of China eat?To fully comprehend the absurdity of these questions, simply invert them, as Chinese college students regularly do in their English classes that are taught by foreigners: How is the culture of America? How do the people of America think? How do the people of America eat? Each populace assumes that the other is a mono-culture. This thinking also carries over into the area of lingua franca. The west assumes that all Chinese people speak Mandarin or Cantonese and have a common written language. China actually teaches that one must learn ‘Standard British English’ or ‘Standard American English’ or ‘Standard International English.’ In addition to Mandarin and Cantonese, China has 55 minority languages and an uncounted number of localized dialects such as Shanghainese, Wuhanese, and many others. There are at least three written Chinese languages, not just one, for example, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese and pinyin.
Patchiness in prey levels increases vulnerability of Critically Endangered Northern Bald IbisesGeronticus eremitaon their Syrian breeding grounds
Authors: LINDSELL JEREMY A. , SHEHAB ADWAN H. , ANDERSON GUY Q. A. 
Published: November 2010

SummaryA small colony of Northern Bald IbisGeronticus eremitabreeding in the Syrian desert is the only wild remnant of the eastern population of this ‘Critically Endangered’ species. Since its discovery in 2002, the colony has not increased in size despite being protected on the breeding grounds and exhibiting good productivity until recently. Although it appears that the population is being limited during migration and/or wintering, maintaining maximum breeding productivity is a priority for saving this colony to offset poor survival away from Syria. The ibises have a large home range but forage at a relatively small number of sites within it, despite having access to larger areas of apparently suitable habitat. We sampled potential prey using transects, pitfall traps and searches under stones at sites used by the birds to compare with unused sites. Analysis showed that used sites were twice as rich in vertebrate and invertebrate prey than the surrounding areas. Prey levels halved over the course of the breeding season, but we found that they remained higher in the preferred locations compared with the unused areas. Sites closer to the breeding cliff tended to have lower levels of prey available, which perhaps explained the long commutes that the adults undertook when foraging.This work highlights the vulnerability of the birds at this site. Degradation of the patches they use could reduce food supply below critical levels and alternative sites may be hard for the birds to identify, being relatively scarce. The birds are also vulnerable to shortening of the season in which adequate food is available. There is already little time post-fledging to prepare for migration. Low food availability later in the season makes the birds dependent on key resources found around local reservoirs and these have failed recently. Breeding failures in 2008 and 2009 may have been mitigated by improved feeding conditions on the breeding area. The successful management of the site for ibises should include measures to improve their food security through range management, and possibly reservoir rehabilitation.