No one can deny the significance of plant pests and diseases, as well as their devastating impact in human existence, today. It is self-evident that increasing plant productivity for diverse objectives of plant disease protection is the best and safest
Read MoreVancomycin: A History Vancomycin became available for clinical use >50 years ago but was soon discarded in favor of other antibiotics that were deemed to be more efficacious and less toxic. The advent of pseudomembranous enterocolitis, coupled with the spread
Read MoreKANDUNGAN FENOL DAN LIGNIN TANAMAN NILAM HIBRIDA (POGOSTEMON SP.) HASIL FUSI PROTOPLAS One of the problems faced in patchouli production is nematode infection (Pratylenchus brachyurus). Improvement of the plant resistance to nematode in patchouli is dificult 10 be conducted through
Read MoreDevelopmental pathways of somatic embryogenesis Somatic embryogenesis is defined as a process in which a bipolar structure, resembling a zygotic embryo, develops from a non-zygotic cell without vascular connection with the original tissue. Somatic embryos are used for studying regulation
Read MoreThe role of trypsin, trypsin inhibitor, and trypsin receptor in the onset and aggravation of pancreatitis Trypsin activity is properly suppressed in the pancreatic acinar cells under normal conditions. A small amount of trypsinogen is converted to active trypsin and
Read MoreBiogas production: current state and perspectives Anaerobic digestion of energy crops, residues, and wastes is of increasing interest in order to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and to facilitate a sustainable development of energy supply. Production of biogas provides a
Read MoreUnravelling the biology of macrophage infection by gene expression profiling of intracellular Salmonella enteric For intracellular pathogens such as Salmonellae, Mycobacteriae and Brucellae, infection requires adaptation to the intracellular environment of the phagocytic cell. The transition from extracellular to intravacuolar
Read MoreAmylase--its clinical significance: a review of the literature This review of the English literature on amylase was undertaken because no recent discussion of the subject could be located, no comprehensive list of disorders causing hyperamylasemia or hyperamylasuria is available, and
Read MoreField management effects on soil enzyme activities There is growing recognition for the need to develop sensitive indicators of soil quality that reflect the effects of land management on soil and assist land managers in promoting long-term sustainability of terrestrial
Read MoreDevelopment of soft computing and applications in agricultural and biological engineering Soft computing is a set of “inexact” computing techniques, which are able to model and analyze very complex problems. For these complex problems, more conventional methods have not been
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