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Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieu) Population Characteristics And An Evaluation Of Management Responses In Two West Virginia Watersheds, Jacob D. Harrell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) population characteristics were examined within the Tygart and Cheat River watersheds of north-central West Virginia. Growth, mortality and recruitment were examined for each individual population prior to modeling potential effects of various management schemes. Smallmouth Bass were sampled for total length and weight, aged using sagittal otoliths and sexed through observations of gonadal or ovarian development. Growth for each population was examined using von Bertalanffy growth models and assessed for variation among populations. Population demographic characteristics differed between and among populations, most noticeably between riverine and lacustrine habitat, whereby growth, mortality and recruitment were higher …

Needs Assessment Of Diabetes Self-Management Education And Support Within West Virginia From Provider Viewpoints, Kasey M. Yost

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects millions of Americans. It can have significant, lasting effects on an individual’s mental and physical wellbeing, especially when it goes unmanaged or untreated. Diabetes has been a growing problem in West Virginia (WV), which has the highest adult rate of diabetes at 15.7% in the US. Furthermore, WV has the highest mortality rate associated with diabetes at 36.2%. An effective method of management is through diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES). DSMES is a critical component of care for all individuals with diabetes. It is defined as the ongoing process of facilitating …

Global Engagement Model For Land-Grant Universities, A Grounded Theory., Lorena Ivonne Ballester

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study is to examine how land-grant universities engage with the public in the era of globalization; to explain the institutionalization of engagement processes accounting for the global context; and, to integrate this analysis into a Global Engagement Model for Land-Grant Universities (GEM) implementing a grounded theory research methodology.

GEM’s foundation is both theoretical and empirical. Applying the intensity sampling method, the universities selected for the empirical base were: The University of California, Davis, Michigan State University, and The Pennsylvania State University. Rather than an exact representation of individual universities’ engagement models, the model is the researcher’s …

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Behavioral Differences In Urban Sciurus Carolinensis With Varying Human Exposure As A Model For Synanthropic Human-Animal Relationships, Tiffany M. Jordan

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

Synanthropic animals are considered a halfway point between wild and domestic animals that live in urban environments and depend on humans for their survival. Sciurus carolinensis, the eastern gray squirrel, symbolizes a distinctive coexistence between human and wildlife as they are commonly fed in parks and gardens. They are native to the eastern United States. Where they are invasive, they are found only in urban areas and not in rural or wildlife areas. This study examined how different levels of human exposure impact the behavior of S. carolinensis in its non-native range from two different perspectives by using flight initiation …

Investigating Patient Attitudes Towards Quality Of Service Management In The Public Health Service Sector: Evidence From Saudi Arabia, Aseel Bahareth

Plymouth Business School Theses

Purpose - Healthcare has been recognised as one of the key social responsibilities in any society, and the quality of healthcare available in a country is one of the key recognised standards and indicators for measuring the quality of life and standard of living obtainable in a particular society or country. Several previous studies have also shown that service satisfaction and quality experienced by patients vary from one country to another, while most developing nations fall at the bottom of these satisfaction ladders or rankings due to little (or non-available) research evidence in these areas. Therefore, this study will employ …

Assessment Of Brain Age In Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Findings From The Enigma Ptsd And Brain Age Working Groups, Ashley N. Clausen, Kelene A. Fercho, Molly Monsour, Seth Disner, Lauren Salminen, Courtney C. Haswell, Emily Clarke Rubright, Amanda A. Watts, M. Nicole Buckley, Adi Maron-Katz, Anika Sierk, Antje Manthey, Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Bunmi O. Olatunji, Christopher L. Averill, David Hofmann, Dick J. Veltman, Elizabeth A. Olson, Gen Li, Gina L. Forster, Henrik Walter, Jacklynn M. Fitzgerald, Jean Théberge, Jeffrey S. Simons, Jessica A. Bomyea, Jessie L. Frijling, John H. Krystal, Justin T. Baker, K. Luan Phan, Kerry Ressler, Laura K. M. Han, Laura Nawijn, Lauren A. M. Lebois, Lianne Schmaal, Maria Densmore, Martha E. Shenton, Mirjam Van Zuiden, Murray Stein, Negar Fani, Raluca M. Simons, Richard W. J. Neufeld, Ruth Lanius, Sanne Van Rooij, Sadkia B. J. Koch, Serena Bonomo, Tanja Jovanovic, Terri A Deroon-Cassini, Timothy D. Ely, Vincent A. Magnotta, Xiaofu He, Chadi G. Abdallah, Amit Etkin, Christian Schmahl, Christine L. Larson, Isabelle M. Rosso, Jennifer Urbano Blackford, Jennifer S. Stevens, Judith K. Daniels, Julia Herzog, Milissa L. Kaufman, Miranda Olff, Richard J. Davidson, Scott R. Sponheim, Sven C. Mueller, Thomas Straube, Xi Zhu, Yuval Neria, Lee A. Baugh, James H. Cole, Paul M. Thompson, Rajendra A. Morey

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Background

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with markers of accelerated aging. Estimates of brain age, compared to chronological age, may clarify the effects of PTSD on the brain and may inform treatment approaches targeting the neurobiology of aging in the context of PTSD.

Method

Adult subjects (N = 2229; 56.2% male) aged 18–69 years (mean = 35.6, SD = 11.0) from 21 ENIGMA-PGC PTSD sites underwent T1-weighted brain structural magnetic resonance imaging, and PTSD assessment (PTSD+, n = 884). Previously trained voxel-wise (brainageR) and region-of-interest (BARACUS and PHOTON) machine learning pipelines were compared in a subset of control …

First Determination Of Anticancer, Cytotoxic, And In Silico Adme Evaluation Of Secondarymetabolites Of Endemic Astragalus Leucothrix Freyn & Bornm, Ayşe Şahi̇n Yağlioğlu, Duygu Güneş Gürbüz, Melda Dölarslan, İbrahi̇m Demi̇rtaş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Isolation and characterization of anticancer activity guided secondary metabolites of endemic Astragalus leucothrix Freyn& Bornm were aimed. Aerial parts of the plant were extracted by maceration method in the solvent system methanol-chloroform (1 : 1) at room temperature. The obtained crude extract was dissolved in purified water. Then, the extract was partitioned with n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol, respectively. Anticancer activity tests of all the fractions were performed against HeLa and C6 cancer cells. The chloroform fraction that has highest anticancer activity was subjected to chromatographic methods such as column chromatography and thin layer chromatography. Pentyl tetratetracontanoate (1), alfalone …

Supramolecular Solvent-Based Microextraction For The Preconcentration Of Pb2+ Andcd2+ Prior To Spectrophotometric Detection, Huma Zafar, Faheem Shah, Rafaqat Ali Khan, Asad Muhammad Khan, Jan Nisar, Bushra Ismail

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Supramolecular solvent-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction technique has been developed as a preconcentration tool for the determination of trace level of Pb2+ and Cd2+. Dodecanol dispersed in tetrahydrofuran has been utilized as a supramolecular-solvent system for the extraction of analytes prior to their quantitative determination with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Both Pb2+ and Cd2+, which were efficiently extracted by supramolecular solvent system, were complexed with dithizone followed by the addition of supramolecular solvent. The experimental variables that could possibly influence the extraction efficiency, i.e. pH value, temperature, sample volume, centrifugation time, rate of centrifugation, ionic strength, etc. were subjected to …

Chromatographic Evaluation Of Tocols And Sterols Of Processed Canola Oil And Deodorizerdistillate, Hadia Shoaib, S. Tufail Sherazi, Saba Naz, Dr Sarfaraz Ahmed Mahesar, Abdul Rauf Khaskheli, Siraj Uddin, Ahmed Raza Sidhu, Hami̇de Fi̇li̇z Ayyildiz, Hüseyi̇n Kara, Mustafa Topkafa

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Tocopherols and tocotrienols in the combined form are known as tocols. Changes of total and individual tocols and sterols concentration of canola oil and deodorizer distillate (DD) during different processing stages were evaluated with the application of gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). For sterols analysis, GC coupled with flame ionization detector (FID) was used while tocols in canola oil samples and DD, normal phase (NP) HPLC was applied. The results of the present study indicated that levels of total and individual tocols and sterols content were decreased during processing (neutralization to deodorization). Deodorization was found to be …

A Simple And Rapid Rp-Hplc Method For The Assessment Of Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) Intilapia And Snoek Fishes, Labaran Ibrahim, Aminu Usman

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

This study developed a rapid reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method equipped with a UV-Vis detector. The aquaponics system?s tilapia and marine snoek fishes were extracted using an autoclaving process and enzymatic treatment. The technique enabled the separation and quantification of cobalamin present in these fishes extracts. Phenomenex Luna® 5 μm C18 (2) 100 A LC-column (150 × 4.6 mm) was used as a stationary phase, while the mobile phase consisted of methanol and phosphoric acid in a ratio of 35:65 (v/v), respectively. The developed method was revealed to be rapid (a retention time of less than 5.0 min), linear …

Synthesis Of Some New Isoxazole Compounds And Their Biological Tyrosinase And Antioxidant Activities, Seda Fandakli

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, 7 new isoxazole compounds (8-14) were synthesized from the cyclization of chalcone compounds (1-7) containing different functional groups with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in alkaline medium. Tyrosinase and antioxidant properties of 8-14 were investigated. IC50 values for the tyrosinase enzyme inhibition of compounds 8, 11, 12, and 13 were varied between 61.47 ± 3.46 and 188.52 ± 5.85, while compounds 9, 10 and 14 did not show any inhibition effect. The antioxidant properties of 8-14 were investigated by DPPH and CUPRAC methods. Compound 12 showed the best DPPH radical scavenging activity (SC50: 40.21 ± 2.71), while 12 and 13 …

Induction Of Lutein Production In Scenedesmus Obliquusunder Different Culture Conditions Prior To Its Semipreparative Isolation, Ayşegül Erdoğan, Ayça Büşra Karataş, Zeli̇ha Demi̇rel, Meltem Dalay

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Microalgae with their improved growth rates and accumulation of high-value-added products make their commercial production attractive. Among them, lutein, which is a carotenoid, plays a very important role due to its various applications in the food and pharmaceutical industry. Induction of its biosynthesis can be triggered by various stress conditions like light. In this study, three different light intensities (50,150 and 300 μmol photons/m2s) and aeration rates (1, 3, and 5 L/min) were utilized to induce the lutein biosynthesis and biomass productivity in Scenedesmus obliquus. Lutein was isolated by preparative chromatography using a semiprep C30 column (10 × 250 mm, …

Peg4000 Modified Liposomes Enhance The Solubility Of Quercetin And Improve The Liposome Functionality: In Vitro Characterization And The Cellular Efficacy, Gülen Meli̇ke Demi̇rbolat, Ömer Erdoğan, Gökni̇l Peli̇n Coşkun, Özge Çevi̇k

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Quercetin, a multifunctional therapeutic agent, is used in various types of cancer. However, its therapeutic effect is limited by virtue of poorly aqueous solubility and instability in the physiological medium. To overcome these limitations, we aimed (i) to design quercetin loaded liposomes with unlinked-PEG4000 with regard to not only surface modification but also solubility enhancement, and (ii) to investigate the antineoplastic effects on HeLa cells. PEG4000 increased the quercetin solubility 2.2 fold. PEG4000 modified liposomes displayed small particle size (254 ± 69 nm), low polydispersity index (0.236 ± 0.018), favorable zeta potential (-35.4 ± 0.6 mV), high quercetin encapsulation efficiency …

Fabrication Of Electrospun Cellulose-Derived Nanofiber Membranes With Enhanced Stability Properties Of Arginase, Ceyhun Işik, Mustafa Teke

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, cellulose acetate (CA)/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and CA/PVP/Mn2+ nanofibers were produced by the electrospinning method, and these cellulose-derived membranes were used as carriers for arginase immobilization for the first time. The structural and morphological analysis of these cellulose-derived nanofibers were determined by attenuated total reflection-Fourier to transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). After the immobilization process, it was observed that the thermal properties of the cellulose-derived nanofibers especially improved. The optimum temperature value for free arginase was found to be 35 °C, and this value was found to be 40 …

Comprehensive Evaluation Of Reseda Lutea L. (Wild Mignonette) And 7 Isolated Flavonol Glycosides: Determination Of Antioxidant Activity, Anti-Alzheimer, Antidiabetic And Cytotoxic Effects With In Vitro And In Silico Methods, Hati̇ce Kiziltaş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, anticholinergic, antidiabetic, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of Reseda lutea L. (R. lutea) were determined. Ethanol extracts of R. lutea (EERL) and water extract of R. lutea (WERL) were prepared for biochemical analysis. The antioxidant capacities of EERL and WERL were evaluated with 6 different methods. In addition, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), α-amylase and α-glycosidase enzyme inhibition by EERL were measured. According to the results, EERL exhibited high inhibition effects against α-amylase, α-glycosidase and AChE enzymes. The IC50 values of EERL against AChE (2.21 μg/mL), α-glycosidase (1.38 μg/mL), and α-amylase (0.11 μg/mL) were determined. Also, high cytotoxic effect of EERL …

A Simple Quantitative Method Using Tlc-Image Analysis To Determine Fructooligosaccharides (Fos) In Food Samples, Diana Beatriz Muñiz Márquez, Marco Antonio Mártinez Cervantes, Alain Martinez, Cristobal Aguilar, Pedro Agui̇lar Zarate, Jorge Enrique Wong Paz

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The thin-layer chromatography technique (TLC) is a simple and inexpensive analysis commonly used to identify qualitatively the presence of carbohydrates in food samples such as mono- di and oligosaccharides particularly. TLC assay could be improved using image processing software for the semiquantitative determination of this type of compound. In the present work, TLC-image analysis with Silica Gel 60 TLC plates was used for the semiquantitative determination of 6 standards of carbohydrates (glucose, fructose, sucrose, 1-kestose, nystose, and fructofuranosylnystose). Subsequently, the areas of the spots of each compound were determined by digitizing in a conventional office scanner. Then, the segmentation of …

Determination Of Triacylglycerol And Fatty Acid Compositions Of Impatiens Seed Oils Using Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Anh Van Nguyen, Anh Thi Ngoc Vu, Victor Ivanovic Deineka, Huy-Trung-Kien Nguyen

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In the present work, triacylglycerol and fatty acid compositions of Impatiens balsamina L. and Impatiens walleriana Hook.f. seed oils were determined using reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography with both refractive index and spectrophotometric detections. The presence of conjugated octadecatetraenoic moieties was confirmed by UV and IR spectroscopy. Triacylglycerol (TAG) compositions were performed using an incremental approach and confirmed by the results of MS and electronic spectra. The quantitative analysis of TAG was achieved by careful calibration, introducing correction factors for the sensitivity of each compound. The results showed that both Impatiens seed oils contain the same 23 TAGs. The …

Photocatalytic Degradation Of Aquatic Organic Pollutants With Zn- And Zr-Based Metalorganic Frameworks: Zif-8 And Uio-66, Fatma Defne Çalik, Bi̇lgesu Erdoğan, Esra Yilmaz, Gi̇zem Saygi, Seher Fehi̇me Çakicioğlu Özkan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Water treatment has been an essential issue with the increasing population over 40 years. Researchers center on the major organic pollutants, such as dyes, pesticides, and pharmaceutical products. Photocatalytic degradation is one of the promising methods for aquatic organic pollutant treatment. Over the years, scientists have been working on developments for photocatalysts to enhance their pollutant degradation performances. From the reviewed studies, it is seen that properties like surface area, chemical, mechanical, and thermal stability, and uniform distribution of active sites are crucial, and an increase in these properties provides better degradation efficiency. In this sense, metal-organic frameworks as photocatalysts …

Synthesis And Antioxidant Activities Of Benzylic Bromophenols Inclusive Of Natural Products, Çeti̇n Bayrak, Eda Mehtap Üç, Mohsen Rezaei, İlhami̇ Gülçi̇n, Abdullah Menzek

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The synthesis of natural products 2-(2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid (1) and 2-(2,6-dibromo-3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid (2) and as well as their derivatives 25 and 26 were carried out by substitution, hydrolysis and demethylation reactions of the corresponding four benzyl bromides. The antioxidant potentials of benzylic acid-derived bromophenols were, for the first time, appraised by several outstanding bioanalytical methods. Besides these, we estimated the antioxidant effects which were studied using the methods of DPPH·, ABTS^·+ scavenging activities, ferric (Fe³⁺) and cupric (Cu²⁺) ions and Fe³⁺-TPTZ reducing capacities. Benzylic acid-derived bromophenols were found as effective DPPH^·, and …

Chromatographic Profile Of Major Whey Proteins In Some Dairy Beverages Based On Milk Serum, Doina Prodan, Miuta Filip, Mihaela Vlassa, Marioara Moldovan, Rahela Carpa

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The aim of this study was the determination of chromatographic profiles of major whey proteins (WP): α-lactalbumin (α-La), β-lactoglobulin A and B, (β-Lg A and B), bovine serum albumin (BSA) in dairy beverages based on Zonar milk serum. The studied WP were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on Aeris XB-C18 column using gradient elution with 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in water and 0.1% TFA in 80% acetonitrile, at 214 nm detection. The HPLC method was validated for system suitability, selectivity/specificity, linearity (R² ≥ 0.996), precision (RSD% ≤ 2.01), trueness (recovery 96.29%-102.08%), sensitivity (limits of quantification (LOQ) 1.35-10.08 μg/mL), …

Annual Reports Of The Town Of Seabrook, New Hampshire For Year Ending December 31st, 2021 As Compiled By The Town Officers., Seabrook Town Representatives

Seabrook, NH Annual Reports

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Habit And Diabetes Self-Management In Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes, C. Cummings, N. E. Benjamin, H. Y. Prabju, L. B. Cohen, B. J. Goddard, Astrida S. Kaugars, T. Humiston, A. H. Lansing

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Objective: The development of habit (i.e., behavioral automaticity, the extent to which a behavior is performed with decreased thresholds for time, attention [effort], conscious awareness, and goal dependence), for goal-directed health behaviors facilitates health behavior engagement in daily life. However, there is a paucity of research examining automaticity for Type 1 diabetes self-management in adolescence. This study examined if greater perceived automaticity for diabetes self-management was associated with increased daily self-management, decreased daily self-regulation failures in glucose checking, and more optimal daily glycemic levels in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. Method: Adolescents aged 13–17 and diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes …

Biofilm Harvesters In Coastal Settings Of The Early Palaeozoic, Nora Noffke, M. Gabriela Mángano, Luis A. Buatois

OES Faculty Publications

The ichnogenera Syringomorpha and Daedalus are here interpreted as products of infaunal biofilm harvesters. This study investigated: (1) Syringomorpha nilssoni and Syringomorpha isp. from the Cambrian Series 2‐Miaolingian Campanario Formation, northwest Argentina; and (2) Daedalus halli from the Floian Grès et Schistes de la Cluse de l’Orb Formation, Montagne Noire, France. Syringomorpha nilssoni occurs in sandy to mixed intertidal to lower shoreface deposits, whereas Syringomorpha isp. in the lower intertidal zone. Daedalus halli occurs in a lagoon and intertidal to lower shoreface sands of a barrier island. Syringomorpha and Daedalus comprise a vertical J‐shaped causative burrow and deep spreite. These …

Bio-Go-Ship: The Time Is Right To Establish Global Repeat Sections Of Ocean Biology, Sophie Clayton, Harriet Alexander, Jason R. Graff, Nicole J. Poulton, Luke R. Thompson, Heather Benway, Emmanuel Boss, Adam Martiny

OES Faculty Publications

In this article, we present Bio-GO-SHIP, a new ocean observing program that will incorporate sustained and consistent global biological ocean observations into the Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP). The goal of Bio-GO-SHIP is to produce systematic and consistent biological observations during global ocean repeat hydrographic surveys, with a particular focus on the planktonic ecosystem. Ocean plankton are an essential component of the earth climate system, form the base of the oceanic food web and thereby play an important role in influencing food security and contributing to the Blue Economy. Despite its importance, ocean biology is largely under-sampled in …

Investigation Of Antibacterial And Photocatalytic Efficiency Of Green Zno Nanoparticles That Synthesized With Celosia Cristata Flower Extract, Mahmure Özgür, Özgür Duygulu, Melda Altikatoğlu Yapaöz

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Increasing interest in green chemistry has led scientists to an environmentally friendly nanoparticle synthesis approach that has many advantages, such as simple, affordable and versatility for a wide range of commercial production. In this study, green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), which is widely researched in the field of nanotechnology, was performed under different conditions (volume ratio of CC flower extract to Zn(CH3COO)2 solution, time, pH and temperature) using the aqueous extract of Amarant (Celosia cristata L., CC, cockscome) plant flowers. Produced ZnO NPs were characterized by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), high-resolution transmission electron …

Amin-Modified Graphene Oxide As A Promising Adsorbent For Selective Extraction Of Dexamethasone Adulterant From Herbal Supplements, Mahboob Nemati, Ali Zayer, Samin Hamidi

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In most cases, herbal supplements found in illegal centers and herbal medicine stores have harmful content that causes irreparable damage to people. As a representative of the green chemistry method, a rapid and efficient dispersive micro solid-phase extraction (D-mSPE) method was applied to extract dexamethasone adulterant from handmade supplements sold as power natural enhancing materials. The quantification of the analyte was performed by high performance liquid chromatography with an ultraviolet detector. Effective parameters on the extraction recovery, including the type and amount of adsorbent, the kind of elution solvent, and the time of extraction and elution, were systematically investigated. The …

The Sweet And Embellishing Lycium Arabicum Schweinf. Ex Boiss. Fruit Oil: A Potential Source Of Essential Ω-6 And Ω-9 Fatty Acids, Phytosterols, And Carotenoids, Jawhar Fakhfakh, Marwa Affes, Hazem Jabeur, Mohamed Ayadi, Noureddine Allouche

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In our current phytochemical investigation on the Tunisian plant Lycium arabicum Schweinf. ex Boiss., we attempted to explore the oil obtained from its fruits. This oil was extracted by cold maceration with ethanol and was analyzed to estimate its sterol and fatty acid content. The physicochemical parameters of the oil were also examined. They were specified in terms of acid value (0.8 ± 0.01 mg KOH g^-1 oil), peroxide value (10.9 ± 0.02 meq O₂ kg^-1 oil), saponification value (162.97 ± 0.03 mg KOH g^-1 oil), chlorophylls (1.011 ± 0.03 mg kg^-1 oil) and carotenoids …

Changes In The Barley Stem Proteome In Response To Drought During Grain Filling, Mohammed Al Slamh

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Drought is the major environmental factor that limits crop yield worldwide. Crops are particularly vulnerable to drought at the reproductive stage. In cereals, grain filling during drought depends on the contribution of current photosynthesis products from the leaf and spike and carbohydrates stored mainly in the stem and remobilized to the grain. Even though stem reserve is an important source for grain filling, changes in the proteome of barley stem under drought have not been studied. Also, the molecular events associated with differential stem reserve remobilization under drought are not well understood. In this study, barley plants were exposed to …

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