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Analysis Of Resistance Gene-Mediated Defense Responses In Arabidopsis Thaliana Plants Carrying A Mutation In Cpr5, Jens Boch, Michelle L. Verbsky, Tara L. Robertson, John C. Larkin, Barbara N. Kunkel Jan 1998

Analysis Of Resistance Gene-Mediated Defense Responses In Arabidopsis Thaliana Plants Carrying A Mutation In Cpr5, Jens Boch, Michelle L. Verbsky, Tara L. Robertson, John C. Larkin, Barbara N. Kunkel

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In resistant plants, pathogen attack often leads to rapid activation of defense responses that limit multiplication and spread of the pathogen. To investigate the signaling mechanisms underlying this process, we carried out a screen for mutants in the signaling pathway governing resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. This involved screening for suppressor mutations that restored resistance to a susceptible line carrying a mutation in the RPS2 resistance gene. A mutant that conferred resistance by activating defense responses in the absence of pathogens was isolated. This mutant, which carries a mutation at the CPR5 locus and was …

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Characterization Of Root-Associated Methanotrophs From Three Freshwater Macrophytes: Pontederia Cordata, Sparganium Eurycarpum, And Sagittaria Latifolia?, A. Calhoun, G. M. King Jan 1998

Characterization Of Root-Associated Methanotrophs From Three Freshwater Macrophytes: Pontederia Cordata, Sparganium Eurycarpum, And Sagittaria Latifolia?, A. Calhoun, G. M. King

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Root-associated methanotrophic bacteria were enriched from three common aquatic macrophytes: Pontederia cordata, Sparganium eurycarpum, and Sagittaria latifolia. At least seven distinct taxa belonging to groups I and II were identified and presumptively assigned to the genera Methylosinus, Methylocystis, Methylomonas, and Methylococcus. Four of these strains appeared to be novel on the basis of partial 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. The root-methanotroph association did not appear to be highly specific, since multiple methanotrophs were isolated from each of the three plant species. Group II methanotrophs were isolated most frequently; though less common, group I isolates accounted for three of the seven …

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Diversity Within Streptomyces Ipomoeae Based On Inhibitory Interactions, Rep-Pcr, And Plasmid Profiles, C. A. Clark, C. Chen, N. Ward-Rainey, G. S. Pettis Jan 1998

Diversity Within Streptomyces Ipomoeae Based On Inhibitory Interactions, Rep-Pcr, And Plasmid Profiles, C. A. Clark, C. Chen, N. Ward-Rainey, G. S. Pettis

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Streptomyces soil rot is a destructive disease of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) that causes yield loss resulting from decay of the feeder root system and reduced quality due to the presence of necrotic lesions on the storage roots. It is managed by the use of resistant cultivars, but variability of the pathogen has not been previously assessed. This study compared 36 strains of the pathogen Streptomyces ipomoeae from different locations in the United States and Japan. The strains could be separated into three groups on the basis of their ability to inhibit the growth of one another in in vitro assays. …

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From Archive To Map To Pastoral Landscape: A Spatial Perspective On The Livestock Ecology Of Sixteenth-Century New Spain, Andrew Sluyter Jan 1998

From Archive To Map To Pastoral Landscape: A Spatial Perspective On The Livestock Ecology Of Sixteenth-Century New Spain, Andrew Sluyter

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An Investigation On The Influence Of Feline Flea Allergy On The Fecundity Of The Cat Flea, Beth J. Mcdonald, Carol S. Foil, Lane D. Foil Jan 1998

An Investigation On The Influence Of Feline Flea Allergy On The Fecundity Of The Cat Flea, Beth J. Mcdonald, Carol S. Foil, Lane D. Foil

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Survival, egg production and egg viability of fleas allowed to feed on eight flea-allergic and six flea-naive cats were compared. Fifty fleas, in feeding cages or free roaming, were allowed to feed on the cats. Flea-allergic cats removed significantly more free-roaming fleas than did flea-naive cats. Female fleas produced fewer eggs on flea-allergic cats than on flea-naive cats regardless of feeding method. There was no significant difference in egg viability between the two groups. The data suggest that flea-allergic cats efficiently removed fleas by grooming and that they also produce unknown factor(s) that affect the fecundity of fleas.

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Isolation, Culture And Characterization Of A Primary Fibroblast Cell Line From Channel Catfish, Quiyang Zhang, Richard K. Cooper, William R. Wolters, Terrence R. Tiersch Jan 1998

Isolation, Culture And Characterization Of A Primary Fibroblast Cell Line From Channel Catfish, Quiyang Zhang, Richard K. Cooper, William R. Wolters, Terrence R. Tiersch

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A primary cell line (designated as CCf) derived from caudal fin tissue of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, was developed using explant techniques. The cell line grew fastest in media supplied with FBS and channel catfish serum. The duplication time of the cell line under optimal conditions was ~56 h at a plating density of 1.1 x 105 cells/ml. The cell line has been propagated continuously for 25 passages (1:4 dilution per passage), cryopreserved, and recovered successfully at different passages. The cultured cells had fibroblastic morphology, and synthesized fibronectin and Type I and III collagens in the cytoplasm. The cell line …

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Egg Parasitoids Of Homalodisca Coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Russell F. Mizell, Janice L. Bossart, Christopher E. Carlton Jan 1998

Egg Parasitoids Of Homalodisca Coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Russell F. Mizell, Janice L. Bossart, Christopher E. Carlton

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A survey of egg parasitoids of the leafhopper Homalodisca coagulata was conducted in California, Florida and Louisiana. The mymarid wasp Gonatocerus ashmeadi was found to be the most common natural enemy in all locations sampled; G. fasciatus and the trichogrammatid Zagella sp. are recognized as potential biological control agents for introduction into southern California.

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Identification And Characterization Of A 14-Kilodalton Brucella Abortus Protein Reactive With Antibodies From Naturally And Experimentally Infected Hosts And T Lymphocytes From Experimentally Infected Balb/C Mice, R. L. Chirhart-Gilleland, M. E. Kovach, P. H. Elzer, S. R. Jennings, R. M. Roop Jan 1998

Identification And Characterization Of A 14-Kilodalton Brucella Abortus Protein Reactive With Antibodies From Naturally And Experimentally Infected Hosts And T Lymphocytes From Experimentally Infected Balb/C Mice, R. L. Chirhart-Gilleland, M. E. Kovach, P. H. Elzer, S. R. Jennings, R. M. Roop

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A low-molecular-weight recombinant Brucella abortus protein reactive with antibodies from a variety of naturally and experimentally infected hosts and T lymphocytes from experimentally infected mice was identified and given the designation BA14K. The gene encoding BA14K was cloned and characterized, and the predicted amino acid sequence of this immunoreactive protein showed no significant homology with previously described proteins. Sequences homologous to the cloned fragment encoding BA14K were identified by Southern blot analysis of genomic DNAs from representatives of all of the currently recognized Brucella species. Studies employing BA14K should contribute to our efforts to better understand the antigenic specificity of …

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Hematite And Calcite Coatings On Fossil Vertebrates, B. A.O. Huiming, Paul L. Koch, Robert P. Hepple Jan 1998

Hematite And Calcite Coatings On Fossil Vertebrates, B. A.O. Huiming, Paul L. Koch, Robert P. Hepple

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Hematite coatings are common on vertebrate fossils from Paleocene/Eocene paleosol deposits in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. In general, hematite coatings are found only on fossils and are limited to soils exhibiting hydromorphic features and moderate maturity. Pétrographie and isotopic evidence suggests that hematite and micritic calcite formed at nearly the same time in a pedogenic environment, whereas sparry calcite formed later at greater burial depths. The parent material of paleosols is rich in iron, supplying an ample source of iron for hematite formation. Decomposition of animal tissues around bones may enhance the weathering of iron-bearing minerals in soils surrounding carcasses, …

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Antarctic Paleolake Sediments And The Search For Extinct Life On Mars, Peter T. Doran, Robert A. Wharton, David J. Des Marais, Christopher P. Mckay Jan 1998

Antarctic Paleolake Sediments And The Search For Extinct Life On Mars, Peter T. Doran, Robert A. Wharton, David J. Des Marais, Christopher P. Mckay

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Evidence of lakes in Mars history is substantial. The proposed similarities between the ancient Martian environment and certain modem environments on Earth have led exobiologists to study antarctic lakes as analogs to those purported to have existed on Mars. We have investigated modem sedimentation processes (especially with respect to δ13C of carbonate and organic matter) in lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region of east Antarctica and assessed various paleolakc deposits with respect to their utility as Martian analogs and targets for future Mars exobiology missions. Three main types of paleolake deposit were identified and assessed: strand lines, perched deltas, …

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Monophyletic Subgroups Of The Tribe Millettieae (Leguminosae) As Revealed By Phytochrome Nucleotide Sequence Data, Matt Lavin, Elisa Eshbaugh, Jer Ming Hu, Sarah Mathews, Robert A. Sharrock Jan 1998

Monophyletic Subgroups Of The Tribe Millettieae (Leguminosae) As Revealed By Phytochrome Nucleotide Sequence Data, Matt Lavin, Elisa Eshbaugh, Jer Ming Hu, Sarah Mathews, Robert A. Sharrock

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Phylogenetic analysis of phytochrome (PHY) genes reveals the identity and relationships of four PHY loci among papilionoid Leguminosae. A phylogenetic analysis of loci combined according to species suggests that most of the tribe Millettieae belongs to one of two monophyletic clades: the Derris-Lonchocarpus or the Tephrosia clade. Together these two form a monophyletic group that is sister to a lineage represented by Millettia grandis of Millettia sect. Compresso-gemmatae. Collectively, this large monophyletic group is referred to as the Millettieae-core group, which based on our sampling, includes species of Millettieae that do not accumulate the nonprotein amino acid canavanine and that …

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Molecular Cloning And Hormonal Regulation Of A Murine Epididymal Retinoic Acid-Binding Protein Messenger Ribonucleic Acid, Jean Jacques Lareyre, Weng Li Zheng, Guang Quan Zhao, Susan Kasper, Marcia E. Newcomer, Robert J. Matusik, David E. Ong, Marie Claire Orgebin-Crist Jan 1998

Molecular Cloning And Hormonal Regulation Of A Murine Epididymal Retinoic Acid-Binding Protein Messenger Ribonucleic Acid, Jean Jacques Lareyre, Weng Li Zheng, Guang Quan Zhao, Susan Kasper, Marcia E. Newcomer, Robert J. Matusik, David E. Ong, Marie Claire Orgebin-Crist

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A complementary DNA encoding the mouse epididymal secretory protein MEP 10 (mouse epididymal protein 10) was cloned and is now renamed murine epididymal retinoic acid binding protein (mE-RABP). The analysis of the predicted primary amino acid sequence showed that mE-RABP has a 75% identity with rat ESP I (epididymal secretory protein I), another epididymal retinoic acid-binding protein. The homology strongly suggests that mE-RABP is the mouse orthologue of rat ESP I. A computer analysis of the predicted three- dimensional structure confirmed that mE-RABP can accommodate retinoic acid as ligand. In the rat, ESP I messenger RNA (mRNA) is expressed in …

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The Intracellular Localization Of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Olga N. Borkhsenious, Catherine B. Mason, James V. Moroney Jan 1998

The Intracellular Localization Of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Olga N. Borkhsenious, Catherine B. Mason, James V. Moroney

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The pyrenoid is a proteinaceous structure found in the chloroplast of most unicellular algae. Various studies indicate that ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) is present in the pyrenoid, although the fraction of Rubisco localized there remains controversial. Estimates of the amount of Rubisco in the pyrenoid of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii range from 5% to nearly 100%. Using immunolocalization, the amount of Rubisco localized to the pyrenoid or to the chloroplast stroma was estimated for C. reinhardtii cells grown under different conditions. It was observed that the amount of Rubisco in the pyrenoid varied with growth condition; about 40% was in the pyrenoid when …

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Methanol Promotes Atmospheric Methane Oxidation By Methanotrophic Cultures And Soils?, J. Benstead, G. M. King, H. G. Williams Jan 1998

Methanol Promotes Atmospheric Methane Oxidation By Methanotrophic Cultures And Soils?, J. Benstead, G. M. King, H. G. Williams

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Two methanotrophic bacteria, Methylobacter albus BG8 and Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b, oxidized atmospheric methane during batch growth on methanol. Methane consumption was rapidly and substantially diminished (95% over 9 days) when washed cell suspensions were incubated without methanol in the presence of atmospheric methane (1.7 ppm). Methanotrophic activity was stimulated after methanol (10 mM) but not methane (1,000 ppm) addition. M. albus BG8 grown in continuous culture for 80 days with methanol retained the ability to oxidize atmospheric methane and oxidized methane in a chemostat air supply. Methane oxidation during growth on methanol was not affected by methane deprivation. Differences in …

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Transformation And Transport Of Inorganic Nitrogen In Sediments Of A Southeast Asian Mangrove Forest, Erik Kristensen, Mikael H. Jensen, Gary T. Banta, Kim Hansen, Marianne Holmer, Gary M. King Jan 1998

Transformation And Transport Of Inorganic Nitrogen In Sediments Of A Southeast Asian Mangrove Forest, Erik Kristensen, Mikael H. Jensen, Gary T. Banta, Kim Hansen, Marianne Holmer, Gary M. King

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The most important inorganic nitrogen transformations (nitrification, denitrification and N fixation) and DIN fluxes in darkened and inundated sediments were studied during the dry season in the Ao Nam Bor mangrove forest at the island of Phuket, Thailand. Dark fluxes of NH4+ were low (not significantly different from zero) and tended to be directed into the sediment in the area vegetated by the tree Rhizophora apiculata (204 μmol m-2 d-1) and out of the sediment in an adjacent unvegetated area (80 μmol m-2 d-1), NO3- appeared to be taken up by the sediment in both areas, although at rates not …

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Identification Of A Class Of Chromatin Boundary Elements, Olivier Cuvier, Craig M. Hart, Ulrich K. Laemmli Jan 1998

Identification Of A Class Of Chromatin Boundary Elements, Olivier Cuvier, Craig M. Hart, Ulrich K. Laemmli

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Boundary elements are thought to define the ends of functionally independent domains of genetic activity. An assay for boundary activity based on this concept measures the ability to insulate a bracketed, chromosomally integrated reporter gene from position effects. Despite their presumed importance, the few examples identified to date apparently do not share sequence motifs or DNA binding proteins. The Drosophila protein BEAF binds the scs' boundary element of the 87A7 hsp70 locus and roughly half of polytene chromosome interband loci. To see if these sites represent a class of boundary elements that have BEAF in common, we have isolated and …

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Sympatric Sea Shells Along The Sea's Shore: The Geography Of Speciation In The Marine Gastropod Tegula, Michael E. Hellberg Jan 1998

Sympatric Sea Shells Along The Sea's Shore: The Geography Of Speciation In The Marine Gastropod Tegula, Michael E. Hellberg

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Uncertainty and controversy surround the geographical and ecological circumstances that create genetic differences between populations that eventually lead to reproductive isolation. Two aspects of marine organisms further complicate this situation: (1) many species possess planktonic larvae capable of great dispersal; and (2) obvious barriers to movement between populations are rare. Past studies of speciation in the sea have focussed on identifying the effects of past land barriers and on biogeographical breakpoints. However, assessing the role such undeniable barriers actually play in the initial divergence leading to reproductive isolation requires phylogenetic studies of recent radiations living in varying degrees of sympatry …

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Race And Hypertension: Science And Nescience, R. S. Cooper, J. S. Kaufman Jan 1998

Race And Hypertension: Science And Nescience, R. S. Cooper, J. S. Kaufman

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Emergence Of Western Diseases In The Tropical World: The Experience With Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases, Terrence Forrester, Richard S. Cooper, David Weatherall Jan 1998

Emergence Of Western Diseases In The Tropical World: The Experience With Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases, Terrence Forrester, Richard S. Cooper, David Weatherall

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Our knowledge of the disease burden components of tropical populations is fragmentary. Historically, the infectious diseases have been emphasized but, as some populations have undergone socio-economic changes, vital statistics have described a change in the pattern of disease. The picture is of a decline in infectious and a rise in chronic non-communicable disease. We focus here on the emergence of chronic cardiovascular diseases, and use hypertension as the paradigmic example. Early blood pressure surveys showed a virtual absence of hypertension among rural Africans and moderate prevalences in the Caribbean. Prevalence was highest among US and UK blacks. In a recent …

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Feeding Habits And Gut Fauna Of Zootermopsis Angusticollis (Isoptera: Termopsidae) In Response To Wood Species And Fungal Associates, M. E. Mankowski, T. D. Schowalter, J. J. Morrell, B. Lyons Jan 1998

Feeding Habits And Gut Fauna Of Zootermopsis Angusticollis (Isoptera: Termopsidae) In Response To Wood Species And Fungal Associates, M. E. Mankowski, T. D. Schowalter, J. J. Morrell, B. Lyons

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Feeding preferences and consumption were evaluated to measure rate of wood consumption and the response of the gut fauna of Zootermopsis angusticollis to 4 conifers and 2 fungal species. In both choice and forced-feeding tests, exposure to Trichoderma viride Pers.:Fr. reduced consumption of Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] and western hemlock [Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.] but did not affect noble fir (Abies procera Rehd.) or western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don). Exposure to Stereum sanguinolentum Albertini & Schwein.:Fr. increased consumption of Douglas-fir but reduced consumption of western hemlock in a choice feeding test and increased consumption of Douglas-fir …

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Susceptibility Of Field Populations Of Beet Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) To Commercial And Experimental Insecticides, V. J. Mascarenhas, J. B. Graves, B. R. Leonard, E. Burris Jan 1998

Susceptibility Of Field Populations Of Beet Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) To Commercial And Experimental Insecticides, V. J. Mascarenhas, J. B. Graves, B. R. Leonard, E. Burris

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Susceptibility of field-collected strains of beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), to commercial and experimental insecticides was evaluated in a diet overlay bioassay by using 2-d-old larvae. Larvae were collected from cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., fields in Alabama, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and from Rio Bravo, Mexico. Several field strains exhibited reduced susceptibility to chlorpyrifos and thiodicarb, which are the only 2 labeled insecticides recommended for beet armyworm control in Louisiana. In chlorpyrifos bioassays, 7 of the 11 field strains had significantly higher LC50s than the reference strain from the Southern Insect Management Laboratory at Stoneville, MS. In thiodicarb bioassays, …

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Resistance Monitoring To Bacillus Thuringiensis Insecticides For Soybean Loopers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Collected From Soybean And Transgenic Bt-Cotton, R. N. Mascarenhas, D. J. Boethel, B. R. Leonard, M. L. Boyd, C. G. Clemens Jan 1998

Resistance Monitoring To Bacillus Thuringiensis Insecticides For Soybean Loopers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Collected From Soybean And Transgenic Bt-Cotton, R. N. Mascarenhas, D. J. Boethel, B. R. Leonard, M. L. Boyd, C. G. Clemens

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One Bacillus thuringiensis variety aizawai and several B. thuringiensis variety kurstaki insecticides were evaluated using dosage-mortality bioassays to determine toxicity against a reference soybean looper, Pseudoplusia includens (Walker), strain. Costar and Design WSP (B. thuringiensis variety aizawai) had the lowest LC50s followed by Dipel ES, Condor XL, and Javelin WG. LC50s were highest for MVP II. Mattch, MVP II; and Xentari required significantly more time to cause mortality than the other B. thuringiensis insecticides. Variability of response of soybean looper to B. thuringiensis insecticides will necessitate the development of discriminating concentrations for several B. thuringiensis products. Soybean loopers were collected …

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Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Attack On Ground Monitors Around An Apartment Complex In Fixed Pattern Placements Versus Conducive Placements, Gregg Henderson, Kathy Sharpe-Mccollum, Chris Dunaway Jan 1998

Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Attack On Ground Monitors Around An Apartment Complex In Fixed Pattern Placements Versus Conducive Placements, Gregg Henderson, Kathy Sharpe-Mccollum, Chris Dunaway

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Four hundred and twenty-eight wooden stakes were placed in the ground around eleven similar buildings using conductive and uniform placements to evaluate placement success relative to termite attack. Stakes were monitored for termite attack at two, six, 11, and 13 months. Overall, monitors placed in conductive locations were twice as likely to be attacked by subterranean termites compared with patterned placements; however, the difference was not statistically significant. Redd Pest Control, Kenner, LA, helped in selecting the 11 buildings. We thank Dr. Brian D. Marx (LSU), Experimental statistics) and Beverly Wiltz (LSU, Dept. Entomology) for technical assistance. Research support for …

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Effect Of Naphthalene, Butylated Hydroxytoluene, Dioctyl Phthalate, And Adipic Dioctyl Ester, Chemicals Found In The Nests Of The Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) On A Saprophytic Mucor Sp. (Zygomycetes: Mucorales), Beverly A. Wiltz, Gregg Henderson, Jian Chen Jan 1998

Effect Of Naphthalene, Butylated Hydroxytoluene, Dioctyl Phthalate, And Adipic Dioctyl Ester, Chemicals Found In The Nests Of The Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) On A Saprophytic Mucor Sp. (Zygomycetes: Mucorales), Beverly A. Wiltz, Gregg Henderson, Jian Chen

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Fungi are commonly found associated with termites and their nests. Four chemicals that have been isolated from the nests of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, were evaluated to determine their effect on a common nest fungus, a saprophytic Mucor sp. Butylated hydroxytoluene, dioctyl phthalate, and adipic dioctyl ester were not found to affect the growth of this fungus. At high concentrations, naphthalene inhibited the growth of this Mucor sp. through its presence in the surrounding air. The possible use of naphthalene by termites to control fungi is discussed.

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Genetic Evidence For The Proto-Austronesian Homeland In Asia: Mtdna And Nuclear Dna Variation In Taiwanese Aboriginal Tribes, Terry Melton, Stephanie Clifford, Jeremy Martinson, Mark Batzer, Mark Stoneking Jan 1998

Genetic Evidence For The Proto-Austronesian Homeland In Asia: Mtdna And Nuclear Dna Variation In Taiwanese Aboriginal Tribes, Terry Melton, Stephanie Clifford, Jeremy Martinson, Mark Batzer, Mark Stoneking

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Previous studies of mtDNA variation in indigenous Taiwanese populations have suggested that they held an ancestral position in the spread of mtDNAs throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania (Melton et al. 1995; Sykes et al. 1995), but the question of an absolute proto-Austronesian homeland remains. To search for Asian roots for indigenous Taiwanese populations, 28 mtDNAs representative of variation in four tribal groups (Ami, Atayal, Bunun, and Paiwan) were sequenced and were compared with each other and with mtDNAs from 25 other populations from Asia and Oceania. In addition, eight polymorphic Alu insertion loci were analyzed, to determine if the pattern …

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Identification And Analysis Of Weak Linear Banding Patterns Of Fish Chromosomes With A Computer-Based Densitometric Method, Quiyang Zhang, Terrence R. Tiersch Jan 1998

Identification And Analysis Of Weak Linear Banding Patterns Of Fish Chromosomes With A Computer-Based Densitometric Method, Quiyang Zhang, Terrence R. Tiersch

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Correlation Function Formulation For The State Selected Total Reaction Probability, Sophya V. Garashchuk, D. J. Tannor Jan 1998

Correlation Function Formulation For The State Selected Total Reaction Probability, Sophya V. Garashchuk, D. J. Tannor

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A correlation function formulation for the state-selected total reaction probability, Nα(E), is suggested. A wave packet, correlating with a specific set of internal reactant quantum numbers, α, is propagated forward in time until bifurcation is complete at which time the nonreactive portion of the amplitude is discarded. The autocorrelation function of the remaining amplitude is then computed and Fourier transformed to obtain a reactivity spectrum. Dividing by the corresponding spectrum of the original, unfiltered, wave packet normalizes the reactivity spectrum, yielding the total reaction probability from the internal state, α. The procedure requires negligible storage and just one time-energy Fourier …

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Chaos, Complexity, And Coevolution: The Web Of Law, Management Theory, And Law Related Services At The Millenium, Thomas Geu Jan 1998

Chaos, Complexity, And Coevolution: The Web Of Law, Management Theory, And Law Related Services At The Millenium, Thomas Geu

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The Letter Of The Law: The Scope Of The International Legal Obligation To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Michael P. Scharf Jan 1998

The Letter Of The Law: The Scope Of The International Legal Obligation To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Michael P. Scharf

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While international criminal conventions are limited in their application, there is growing recognition of a duty for states to do something to give meaning to human rights.

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Ab Initio Study Of Formazan And 3-Nitroformazan, G. Buemi, F. Zuccarello, P. Venuvanalingam, M. Ramalingam, Salai Cheettu Ammal Jan 1998

Ab Initio Study Of Formazan And 3-Nitroformazan, G. Buemi, F. Zuccarello, P. Venuvanalingam, M. Ramalingam, Salai Cheettu Ammal

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Formazan and 3-nitroformazan have been investigated at abinitio level (MP2/6-31G** and B3LYP/6-31G**) in all their possible conformations, for studying the various possibilities of intramolecular hydrogen bonding formation. The trans-syn-s-cis (TSSC), known also asyellowform, has been found to be the most stable conformer (at least in the gas phase) in both compounds. This particular structure is strongly stabilized by a N–H···N hydrogen bridge, which gives rise to a hexatomic chelate ring, with the possibility of a proton transfer process.This closely resembles that of malondialdehyde, previously studied, in the evolution of the …

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