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Gibberellic acid in Citrus spp. flowering and fruiting: A systematic review
2019
[EN] Background In Citrus spp., gibberellic acid (GA) has been proposed to improve different processes related to crop cycle and yield. Accordingly, many studies have been published about how GA affects flowering and fruiting. Nevertheless, some such evidence is contradictory and the use of GA applications by farmers are still confusing and lack the expected results. Purpose This review aims to collate, present, analyze and synthesize the most relevant empirical evidence to answer the following questions: (i) how does gibberellic acid act on flowering and fruiting of citrus trees?; (ii) why is all this knowledge sometimes not correctly used by farmers to solve yield problems relating to flo…
El potencial cohesionador de les Falles de la Secció Especial 1981-2020 al voltant dels valors conservadors i tradicionals
2021
En aquest treball es planteja "El potencial cohesionador de les falles de la Secció Especial 1981-2020 al voltant de valors conservadors i tradicionals". Aquest estudi mostra com les falles tenen un potencial cohesionador molt elevat i constitueixen un factor de creació d’identitat molt potent. No obstant, es constata que el tradicionalisme i el conservadorisme no son valors únics dintre de la Secció Especial. L’existència de discursos i ideologies alternatives, associades al progressisme, es mostra en una minoria de falles, així com el conservadorisme i el tradicionalisme faller es mostrarien com hegemònics, però no com únics. En aquest estudi és fonamental, ja que es centra en l’element c…
Chancre of the eyelid as manifestation of primary syphilis, and precocious chorioretinitis and uveitis in an HIV-infected patient: a case report
2012
Abstract Background Ocular syphilis is often difficult to diagnose because of the wide variation in clinical features. HIV co-infection may further complicate the picture. Case presentation Herein the authors report an unusual primary syphilitic ocular lesion in a 45-year-old Italian HIV-infected bisexual man who presented with a unilateral eyelid lesion. Associated precocious signs and symptoms in the posterior segment of both eyes, bilateral chorioretinitis and uveitis, are described. Intravenous penicillin and steroid treatment produced a rapid improvement in clinical status and complete resolution. Conclusions Careful questioning about sexual behavior is crucial for unmasking unusual fe…
Pilot study on the combination of an organophosphate-based insecticide paint and pyrethroid-treated long lasting nets against pyrethroid resistant ma…
2015
International audience; A pilot study to test the efficacy of combining an organophosphate-based insecticide paint and pyrethroid-treated Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vector mosquitoes was performed in a real village setting in Burkina Faso. Paint Inesfly 5A IGR™, comprised of two organophosphates (OPs) and an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR), was tested in combination with pyrethroid-treated LLINs. Efficacy was assessed in terms of mortality for 12 months using Early Morning Collections of malaria vectors and 30-minute WHO bioassays. Resistance to pyrethroids and OPs was assessed by detecting the frequency of L1014F and L1014S kdr mutation…
Instrumenttivalintojen syyt ja seuraukset puhallinsoittajilla
2014
Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää tekijöitä, joiden perusteella puhallinsoittajat ovat päätyneet soittamaan pääinstrumenttiaan. Aiempien tutkimusten perusteella useat eri tekijät ohjailevat instrumenttivalintaa, mutta tutkijoiden käsitykset eri soittimiin liitettyjen sukupuolistereotypioiden vaikutuksista ovat yhtenäisimpiä. Näin ollen ne saivat suurehkon painoarvon myös tässä tutkimuksessa. Lisäksi soitinvalinnan taustatekijöitä vertailtiin eri maantieteellisten alueiden näkökulmasta. Tutkimuksessa pyrittiin kartoittamaan myös suomalaisen puhallinmusiikkiharrastuksen ja -ammatin yksityiskohtia erityisesti yksilön näkökulmasta. Tarkastelun alla olivat esimerki…
Trehalose effects on α-crystallin aggregates
2007
alpha-Crystallin in its native state is a large, heterogeneous, low-molecular weight (LMW) aggregate that under certain conditions may progressively became part of insoluble high-molecular weight (HMW) systems. These systems are supposed to play a relevant role in eye lens opacification and vision impairment. In this paper, we report the effects of trehalose on alpha-crystallin aggregates. The role of trehalose in alpha-crystallin stress tolerance, chaperone activity and thermal stability is studied. The results show that trehalose stabilizes the alpha-crystallin native structure, inhibits alpha-crystallin aggregation, and disaggregates preformed LMW systems not affecting its chaperone acti…
The targeted overexpression of SlCDF4 in the fruit enhances tomato size and yield involving gibberellin signalling
2020
AbstractTomato is one of the most widely cultivated vegetable crops and a model for studying fruit biology. Although several genes involved in the traits of fruit quality, development and size have been identified, little is known about the regulatory genes controlling its growth. In this study, we characterized the role of the tomato SlCDF4 gene in fruit development, a cycling DOF-type transcription factor highly expressed in fruits. The targeted overexpression of SlCDF4 gene in the fruit induced an increased yield based on a higher amount of both water and dry matter accumulated in the fruits. Accordingly, transcript levels of genes involved in water transport and cell division and expans…
Breathing woodwinds : music therapy for asthma and COPD rehabilitation
2014
Filhan(2010) arvion mukaan hengityssairaudet koskettavat vuosittain miljoonaa suomalaista. Tutkimus tarjoaa vaihtoehdon potilaan omaa vastuuta korostavaan kuntoutukseen. Astmaryhmälle, kaksi lasta ja aikuinen, sekä keuhkoahtaumapotilaalle annettiin 12 viikkoa puhallinsoittimiin painottuvaa musiikkiterapiaa. Hengitysharjoituksia ja puhallinsoittimien soittoa käytettiin hengityselinten vahvistamiseksi musiikin tuodessa harjoitteluun motivaatiota. Voiko puhallinsoittimia painottava musiikkiterapia normaalihoitoon lisättynä vaikuttaa myönteisesti hengityssairauksista kärsivän elämänlaatuun? Kahdentoista viikon tuloksissa kvalitatiivinen materiaali antoi tuloksia. PEF lukemat pysyivät samoina, m…
Desmosomes: interconnected calcium-dependent structures of remarkable stability with significant integral membrane protein turnover
2002
Desmosomes are prominent cell adhesion structures that are major stabilizing elements, together with the attached cytoskeletal intermediate filament network, of the cytokeratin type in epithelial tissues. To examine desmosome dynamics in tightly coupled cells and in situations of decreased adhesion, fluorescent desmosomal cadherin desmocollin 2a (Dsc2a) chimeras were stably expressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma-derived PLC cells (clone PDc-13) and in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells (clone MDc-2) for the continuous monitoring of desmosomes in living cells. The hybrid polypeptides integrated specifically and without disturbance into normal-appearing desmosomes that occurred in associati…
Loneliness and interaction ritual theory: failed interaction chains among Finnish university students
2021
This article relates loneliness to interaction ritual theory, understanding loneliness in terms of problematic microinteractional dynamics. The advantage of interaction ritual theory is that it extends our understanding of the issue of the psychologised self and related questions such as how loneliness feels or is experienced. Loneliness is here defined as a response to interaction representing relational understanding of emotions. Interaction ritual theory is interested in the emotional consequences that individuals experience from successful or unsuccessful interaction rituals. Loneliness in this view represents a state in which the individual is denied access to rewarding aspects of inte…