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Protective Effect Of Some Renin Inhibitors In Acute Nephrotoxicity Induced By Some Anticarcinogenic Drugs In Rats, S El-Sherbini, G El-Sayed, Shimmaa Ahmed Dec 2017

Protective Effect Of Some Renin Inhibitors In Acute Nephrotoxicity Induced By Some Anticarcinogenic Drugs In Rats, S El-Sherbini, G El-Sayed, Shimmaa Ahmed

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Investigation was carried out to study protective effect of some renin inhibitors in acute nephrotoxicity on forty male Sprague Dawely rats weighting 200g to 250g which divided into four equal groups each group included 10 rats GroupI (Control group): was fed on normal ration for one month. While GroupII (cisplatin group) was injected i.p. by 7.5 mg kg B.W of cisplatin for one month. GroupIII (captopril group) was injected i.p. by 60 mg kgB.W of captopril for one month.GroupIV (captopril plus cisplatin group) there is injection of cisplatin (7.5mg/kg b .wt) i.p and within one hour it is proceeded by …

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Antioxidant Trace Elements And Oxidative Stress Status In Dairy Cattle Suffering From Mastitis, Medhat Nassif, Hussam Ibrahim, Heba Moharam Dec 2017

Antioxidant Trace Elements And Oxidative Stress Status In Dairy Cattle Suffering From Mastitis, Medhat Nassif, Hussam Ibrahim, Heba Moharam

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary glands caused by several pathogens. Reactive oxygen species are natural end products of the intensive cellular metabolism. Oxidative stress occurs when there is a disturbance of homeostasis causing inflammation of the mammary gland. This study was performed to evaluate blood antioxidant profile and trace elements in dairy cows with clinical mastitis. For this aim, venous blood samples were collected from 116 cows (100 mastitic, 16 control). In cows with clinical mastitis, there was a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the clinical index score compared with control group. Biochemically, there was a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in super oxide dismutase, catalase and total antioxidant capacity as well as in the level of zinc. However, there was a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the levels of malondialdehyde and glutathione reductase as well as in that of copper. The results of the current study indicate that the body antioxidant defense system was compromised in dairy cows with clinical mastitis creating a state of oxidative stress.

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Hepato-Renal Alterations In Dairy Cattle With Subclinical Ketosis During Transition Period, Mohamed Youssef, Maged El-Ashker, Marwa Younis Dec 2017

Hepato-Renal Alterations In Dairy Cattle With Subclinical Ketosis During Transition Period, Mohamed Youssef, Maged El-Ashker, Marwa Younis

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate hepatic and renal functions in dairy cows suffered from sub clinical ketosis during the transition period. For this purpose, 730 Holstein Friesian dairy cattle, from a commercial dairy farm were included in this investigation. On the farm, only twenty four cows were located at a late gestation period. Blood samples were collected from each of the transition cows to estimate serum levels of β-hydroxy butyric acid (BHBA).Cows with no remarkable clinical signs but having serum BHBA> 1.20 mmol/L to 2.9 mmol/L were considered to have SCK (n = 20), while cows …

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Effect Of Flaxseed On Serum Lipids And Atherosclerosis In Rabbits, El- Said El- Sherbini, Gehad El-Sayed, Mahmoud El-Sebaei, Fatma Hassan Dec 2017

Effect Of Flaxseed On Serum Lipids And Atherosclerosis In Rabbits, El- Said El- Sherbini, Gehad El-Sayed, Mahmoud El-Sebaei, Fatma Hassan

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

This study was carried out to investigate the beneficial effect of flaxseed-rich diet on atherosclerotic rabbits. Rabbits were divided to 4 groups: group I, control diet, group II,1%cholesterol diet, group III, 10% flaxseed diet, and group IV, 1% cholesterol+ 10% flaxseed diet. Blood and tissue samples were collected after 2 months for measurement of serum lipid profile :total lipids, total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TAG), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), LDL- cholesterol(LDL-C) ;blood and tissue antioxidants :reduced glutathione (GSH) ,superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase ;oxidative stress parameters :nitric oxide(NO) ; serum lipid peroxidation product : malondialdehyde (MDA) and histopatholgical examination of aorta. The results …

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Economic Efficiency Of Chicken Breeds On Broiler Production, M Fouda, S Atallah, R Darweish, Noha Wahed Dec 2017

Economic Efficiency Of Chicken Breeds On Broiler Production, M Fouda, S Atallah, R Darweish, Noha Wahed

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

This study aimed to investigate the difference in productivity between different broiler breeds and their effect on productive and economic efficiency of broiler farms through studying, the effect of most important factors that may affect broiler farm production (season of production, broiler breed and system of housing) and the effect of breed among different seasons and housing systems on total return, total costs and net profit. Also, the effect of veterinary management (Drugs, vaccines, disinfectant, and veterinary supervision), mortality rate, marketing age, marketing weight and marketing price of Kg meat on farm production were evaluated. This study was carried out …

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The Effect Of Liveria® On Some Hematological And Biochemical Parameters Of Treated Buffalo Calves, Mohamed El-Sayed, M El-Diasty, Reham El- Shafei, Marwa Barakat Dec 2017

The Effect Of Liveria® On Some Hematological And Biochemical Parameters Of Treated Buffalo Calves, Mohamed El-Sayed, M El-Diasty, Reham El- Shafei, Marwa Barakat

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The effect of intramuscular injection of Liveria® at a dose of 1ml/20kg body weight on hematological and biochemical parameters was investigated in fifteen apparently healthy buffalo calves of our local breed, 2-3 months age old, with average body weight 53-72 Kg in especial farm at Dakahlia Governorate. Buffalo were divided into three groups, each group five animals. The first group was injected with saline I/M (1ml/20kg) and lefted without any drug (the controlled animals). The second group was injected intramuscular by Liveria® (1ml/20 kg body weight). The third group was injected three successive intramuscular doses by Liveria (1ml/20 kg body …

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Effects Of Dietary Fat Supplementation On Growth Performance Of Early Weaned Rabbit, A Orma, Hossam Eldin Abd Elbaky, T Mohamed Dec 2017

Effects Of Dietary Fat Supplementation On Growth Performance Of Early Weaned Rabbit, A Orma, Hossam Eldin Abd Elbaky, T Mohamed

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of soybean oil (SBO) to increase neutral detergent fiber (NDF) contents on growth performance (GP), nutritive values (NV) and carcass quality of growing New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits. A total sixty, 5 weeks old male weaned rabbits of mixed breeds with a mean body weight of 774.42g were randomly allocated to four dietary groups of 15 rabbits each. Experimental groups were fed diets supplemented with 0, 1, 2 &3% fat. The feeding trial lasted for 6 weeks. Growth performance parameters as body weight (BW), feed intake (FI) …

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Anti-Atherosclerotic Role Of Olive Oil In Rats, Bouzeed Boukhazeem, El-Said El-Sherbini, Gehad Ramadan, Mosbah Abdel Gawad Dec 2017

Anti-Atherosclerotic Role Of Olive Oil In Rats, Bouzeed Boukhazeem, El-Said El-Sherbini, Gehad Ramadan, Mosbah Abdel Gawad

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The increase in dietary cholesterol to perform a rat model for atherosclerotic diet would result in a significant increase in serum levels of total cholesterol and malondialdehyde and blood SOD activity in rats. Moreover, there was significant decrease in serum levels of LDL-C, triacylglycerol and GSH, In addition to blood catalase activity. Although, there was a nonsignificant change in in serum HDL-C and blood GPx activity. However, dietary supplementation with olive oil mixed with atherosclerotic diet ameliorates this undesirable effect .

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Role Of Lysine And Methionine In Carnitine Metabolism In Rats, Aliaa Ezz El-Dien, Youssef Moustafa, Mohamed El_Adl, Amr Hassan Dec 2017

Role Of Lysine And Methionine In Carnitine Metabolism In Rats, Aliaa Ezz El-Dien, Youssef Moustafa, Mohamed El_Adl, Amr Hassan

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The present study was performed on rats for studying effect of different concentrations of lysine and methionine in carnitine metabolism in liver and muscle tissues. The animals which fed low concentrations of lysine and methionine showed significant decrease in carnitine metabolism when compared with normal control group. On the other hand the rats supplied with high concentrations of lysine and methionine showed markedly increase in carnitine metabolism. Furthermore, this study clearly appear the role of lysine and methionine concentration in antioxidant status of the body

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Spectrophotometric Quantification Of Nitrite And Nitrate In Cured Processed Meat, M. Elgazzar, Z. Al-Awamry, H. Marouf, N. Khalil Dec 2017

Spectrophotometric Quantification Of Nitrite And Nitrate In Cured Processed Meat, M. Elgazzar, Z. Al-Awamry, H. Marouf, N. Khalil

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

A total of 115 samples of different cured meat products – locally processed and imported ones – were purchased from various groceries and supermarkets in Egypt then analyzed for their contents of both nitrite and nitrate by the aid of spectrophotometer and expressed as mg/kg (ppm). The surveyed samples consisted of 25 corned beef (9 locally processed plus 16 imported ones), 20 locally processed beef sausage, 15 locally processed patirma, 10 locally processed beef luncheon, 5 imported canned beef luncheon, 20 canned chicken sausage (8 locally processed and 12 imported ones), 10 imported canned chicken luncheon, in addition to 10 …

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Effects Of Calcium Salt Of Fatty Acids On Growth Performance And Biochemical Parameters In Broiler Chicken, Rawda Gado, G. El-Sayed, Mahmoud Elsebaai Dec 2017

Effects Of Calcium Salt Of Fatty Acids On Growth Performance And Biochemical Parameters In Broiler Chicken, Rawda Gado, G. El-Sayed, Mahmoud Elsebaai

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The aim of this study is to determine if calcium salts of fatty acids (CSFA) can replace soybean oil in broilers diet. So 60 sex mixed Cobb chicks 10 day old divided into 3 groups, each included 20 chicks, and subdivided into 2 subgroups each included 10 chicks. All fed the same starter diet up to 10 days of age then fed grower and finisher diet with different dietary fat sources. Groups were: G1: basal diet with CSFA (Poly fat®) (PF), G2: basal diet with soybean oil (SO), G3: basal diet with Poly fat® + soybean oil 50:50 (PF:SO) at …

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The Dynamics Of Plasma Membrane, Metabolism And Respiration (Pm-M-R) In Penicillium Ochrochloron Cbs 123824 In Response To Different Nutrient Limitations—A Multi-Level Approach To Study Organic Acid Excretion In Filamentous Fungi, P Vrabl, Cw Schinagl, Dj Artmann, A Krüger, Et Al Dec 2017

The Dynamics Of Plasma Membrane, Metabolism And Respiration (Pm-M-R) In Penicillium Ochrochloron Cbs 123824 In Response To Different Nutrient Limitations—A Multi-Level Approach To Study Organic Acid Excretion In Filamentous Fungi, P Vrabl, Cw Schinagl, Dj Artmann, A Krüger, Et Al

School of Biomedical Sciences

Filamentous fungi are important cell factories. In contrast, we do not understand well even basic physiological behavior in these organisms. This includes the widespread phenomenon of organic acid excretion. One strong hurdle to fully exploit the metabolic capacity of these organisms is the enormous, highly environment sensitive phenotypic plasticity. In this work we explored organic acid excretion in Penicillium ochrochloron from a new point of view by simultaneously investigating three essential metabolic levels: the plasma membrane H+-ATPase (PM); energy metabolism, in particular adenine and pyridine nucleotides (M); and respiration, in particular the alternative oxidase (R). This was done in strictly …

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Turn Off That Device, Kris Iacono Dec 2017

Turn Off That Device, Kris Iacono

M.A. in Leadership Studies: Capstone Project Papers

This paper offers a look into the effects of screen time on children, best practices for parenting, and a curriculum guide for parents to learn the best ways to help their children have healthy screen habits.

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Serum Protein Analysis As An Immune Assessment Tool In South Florida Nurse Sharks, Ginglymostoma Cirratum, Leila Atallahbenson Dec 2017

Serum Protein Analysis As An Immune Assessment Tool In South Florida Nurse Sharks, Ginglymostoma Cirratum, Leila Atallahbenson

Open Access Theses

Assessment of shark health can provide valuable insight into overall population health. In this study, immunological assessment tools are reviewed for their use with wild shark populations. Nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, were non-lethally blood sampled from wild individuals in south Florida. Reference ranges are given for the first time for serum protein electrophoresis, which included five fractions that correspond closely with other elasmobranch species. Differences between serum and plasma may be negligible for protein electrophoresis, and therefore, plasma may be preferred in field settings. Reference ranges for other biometric and blood parameters were also established. The granulocyte to lymphocyte …

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Curricular Affairs Committee Minutes December 11, 2017, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate Dec 2017

Curricular Affairs Committee Minutes December 11, 2017, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

No abstract provided.

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Ada News - 12/11/2017, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Dec 2017

Ada News - 12/11/2017, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

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Evaluation Of Animal-Based Indicators To Be Used In A Welfare Assessment Protocol For Sheep, Susan E. Richmond, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Ina Beltran De Heredia, Roberto Ruiz, Elisabetta Canali, Cathy M. Dwyer Dec 2017

Evaluation Of Animal-Based Indicators To Be Used In A Welfare Assessment Protocol For Sheep, Susan E. Richmond, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Ina Beltran De Heredia, Roberto Ruiz, Elisabetta Canali, Cathy M. Dwyer

Farm Animal Welfare Collection

Sheep are managed under a variety of different environments (continually outdoors, partially outdoors with seasonal or diurnal variation, continuously indoors) and for different purposes, which makes assessing welfare challenging. This diversity means that resource-based indicators are not particularly useful and, thus, a welfare assessment scheme for sheep, focusing on animal-based indicators, was developed. We focus specifically on ewes, as the most numerous group of sheep present on farm, although many of the indicators may also have relevance to adult male sheep. Using the Welfare Quality® framework of four Principles and 12 Criteria, we considered the validity, reliability, and feasibility of …

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What's Happening: December 11, 2017, Maine Medical Center Dec 2017

What's Happening: December 11, 2017, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

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Daily Eastern News: December 11, 2017, Eastern Illinois University Dec 2017

Daily Eastern News: December 11, 2017, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

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Do Neonatal Nurses Caring For Newborns With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Nas) Whose Mothers Used Illicit Substances During Pregnancy Experience Moral Distress? A Pilot Study, Valarie Artigas Dec 2017

Do Neonatal Nurses Caring For Newborns With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Nas) Whose Mothers Used Illicit Substances During Pregnancy Experience Moral Distress? A Pilot Study, Valarie Artigas

Doctoral Dissertations

Maternal substance misuse/abuse during pregnancy may lead to adverse neonatal outcomes, including neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). NAS is a constellation of withdrawal symptoms exhibited in newborns in response to the discontinuance of in-utero exposure to licit and illicit substances. The incidence of NAS is directly related to the increasing rates of maternal substance use/abuse. The United States has experienced a five-fold increase of newborns born with NAS. The care of the newborn with NAS is one of the most challenging conditions for the neonatal nurse. Management of newborns with NAS requires knowledge that has not been traditionally partnered within care …

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Lanthorn, Vol. 52, No. 31, December 11, 2017, Grand Valley State University Dec 2017

Lanthorn, Vol. 52, No. 31, December 11, 2017, Grand Valley State University

Volume 52, July 10, 2017 - April 23, 2018

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

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A Pre–Post Intervention Study Of Pulmonary Rehabilitation For Adults With Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease In Uganda, R Jones, Bj Kirenga, W Katagira, Sj Singh, J Pooler, A Okwera, R Kasiita, Dg Enki, S Creanor, A Barton Dec 2017

A Pre–Post Intervention Study Of Pulmonary Rehabilitation For Adults With Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease In Uganda, R Jones, Bj Kirenga, W Katagira, Sj Singh, J Pooler, A Okwera, R Kasiita, Dg Enki, S Creanor, A Barton

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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A Study On Organic Tomatoes: Effect Of A Biostimulator On Phytochemical And Antioxidant Activities, Varinder Sidhu, Dilip Nandwani, Li Wang, Ying Wu Dec 2017

A Study On Organic Tomatoes: Effect Of A Biostimulator On Phytochemical And Antioxidant Activities, Varinder Sidhu, Dilip Nandwani, Li Wang, Ying Wu

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The objective of the present study is to investigate nutritional and antioxidant activity of four types of organic tomato cultivars. The differences in tomato quality are also tested between groups with or without treatment using an organic biostimulator, Stimplex. Total phenolic compounds (TPC), lycopene, 𝛽-carotene, DPPH free radical scavenging activity, reducing power, and color parameters were investigated in the current study. The results showed that there was no significant difference in TPC among cultivars regardless of Stimplex treatment. Higher lycopene and 𝛽-carotene were obtained in Stimplex treated tomatoes. Lycopene and -carotene contents were significantly different among cultivars (𝑃<0.05). DPPH scavenging activity in controlled group was significantly higher than that in the Stimplex treated tomatoes (𝑃<0.05). No significant difference in reducing power was detected among cultivars treatment groups. The study showed that the darker the tomato color, the higher the lycopene and 𝛽-carotene contents and the stronger the reducing power.

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Expression And Role Of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone 2 And Its Receptor In Mammals, Amy Desaulniers, Rebecca A. Cederberg, Clay A. Lents, Brett R. White Dec 2017

Expression And Role Of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone 2 And Its Receptor In Mammals, Amy Desaulniers, Rebecca A. Cederberg, Clay A. Lents, Brett R. White

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone 1 (GnRH1) and its receptor (GnRHR1) drive mammalian reproduction via regulation of the gonadotropins. Yet, a second form of GnRH (GnRH2) and its receptor (GnRHR2) also exist in mammals. GnRH2 has been completely conserved throughout 500 million years of evolution, signifying high selection pressure and a critical biological role. However, the GnRH2 gene is absent (e.g., rat) or inactivated (e.g., cow and sheep) in some species but retained in others (e.g., human, horse, and pig). Likewise, many species (e.g., human, chimpanzee, cow, and sheep) retain the GnRHR2 gene but lack the appropriate coding sequence to produce a full-length …

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Beyond The End Line - Putting The Mental Health Of Female Athletes First, Katherine Scholten Dec 2017

Beyond The End Line - Putting The Mental Health Of Female Athletes First, Katherine Scholten

Honors Projects

Currently one in five adults are affected by mental illness. Student-athletes are a population that is under diagnosed for mental illness. In the world of college athletics, mental pain is as regular as physical pain. Coaches often push their athletes to suffer in silence for the betterment of the team. The NCAA has recognized the importance of mental health in college athletics, yet there is still much work to be done among universities across the country. This document is to serve as a resource and a guide on the effects of mental health among female student athletes and the best …

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Dialogues On Ethical Vegetarianism, Michael Huemer Dec 2017

Dialogues On Ethical Vegetarianism, Michael Huemer

Between the Species

Two philosophy students, M and V, discuss the ethics of meat consumption. Standard arguments on both sides are reviewed, with emphasis on the argument that meat-consumption is wrong because it supports extreme cruelty. M and V also address such questions as how conflicting intuitions ought to be weighed, whether meat-eating is comparable to participating in a holocaust, why ethical arguments often fail to change our behavior even when they change our beliefs, and how an ethical vegetarian morally ought to interact with non-vegetarians.

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Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Graduate, December 9, 2017, University Of South Florida Dec 2017

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Graduate, December 9, 2017, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

Honorary Doctor of Engineering and Nursing - Patricia Flatley-Brennan

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Hunger Games: Policies To Address Food Deserts In Rhode Island's Low Income Communities, Jessi Mcneill Dec 2017

Hunger Games: Policies To Address Food Deserts In Rhode Island's Low Income Communities, Jessi Mcneill

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

This policy paper examines the global, health, and social implications of food deserts in the state of Rhode Island. This paper assesses the inception of the food desert phenomenon and draws attention to three policy options for the state. While there is sufficient research on food deserts in large cities like New York and Philadelphia, little information is available regarding the implications of food deserts and policy options available to provide low-income Rhode Islanders with healthy, affordable food. Research methodology consists of site visits and interviews, as well as research courtesy of the 2017 Rhode Island Food Strategy and nonprofit …

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Identifikasi Keragaman Genetik Plasma Nutfah Ubi Kayu Liar (Manihot Glaziovii Muell) Berdasarkan Karakter Morfo-Agronomi, Agung Karuniawan, Hendi N. Wicaksono, Debby Ustari, Tia Setiawati, T Supriatun Dec 2017

Identifikasi Keragaman Genetik Plasma Nutfah Ubi Kayu Liar (Manihot Glaziovii Muell) Berdasarkan Karakter Morfo-Agronomi, Agung Karuniawan, Hendi N. Wicaksono, Debby Ustari, Tia Setiawati, T Supriatun

Jurnal Kultivasi

Plasma nutfah tanaman merupakan sumber bahan genetik bagi program pemuliaan tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi keragaman genetik plasma nutfah ubi kayu liar berdasarkan karakter morpho-agronomy. Percobaan dilaksanakan pada bulan Desember 2014 hingga Juni 2015. Rancangan percobaan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan perlakuan 23 aksesi ubi kayu liar dan diulang sebanyak dua kali. Analisis komponen utama menghasilkan biplot dengan nilai PC1 dan PC2 yang memiliki kontribusi terbesar terhadap variasi yaitu masing-masing sebesar 27.98% dan 19.45%. Analisis klaster menghasilkan gambar dendogram terdiri dari dua klaster utama yaitu I dan II. Pada gambar dendogram terdapat jarak euclidean antara 0.00 hingga 3.32. …

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Impacts Of Prenatal And First-Year Brain Development, Jennifer Brown Dec 2017

Impacts Of Prenatal And First-Year Brain Development, Jennifer Brown

The Compass

No abstract provided.

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