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environmental protection; sustainable development; trade; North America; South America
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... The relationship between trade and the environment has been the subject of lively debate in the Americas and elsewhere. This article analyzes the principal issues involved in the current discussion. Rather than attempting to draw definitive conclusions, the major points ofdebate are highlighted. The chief conclusion is that trade and environmental protection can and should be mutually supportive a ...
... A mutant that results in the reduced length of pupal and adult appendages was isolated from a laboratory colony of the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner). "Reduced appendage" (rda) was determined to be an autosomal recessive mutation that affects the development of pupal and adult appendages during the larval/pupal molt. The rda mutation had no observed effect on the larval phenotype. ...
Bacillariophyceae; arid zones; dry environmental conditions; fossils; geochemistry; glaciers; lakes; mountains; salinity; Europe; Great Plains region; North Dakota
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... The 'Little Ice Age' was an interval between about AD 1500 and 1850, characterized by advancing glaciers in mountainous regions of Europe and western North America. However, it is unclear whether this cool moist period was truly global in extent, or how it was manifested in other regions with different climatic controls. A high-resolution reconstruction of salinity fluctuations in Devils Lake, Nor ...
sex pheromones; chemical composition; electroantennography; insect traps; monitoring; insect control; Acleris variana; Newfoundland and Labrador
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... (E)-11,13-tetradecadienal (E11,13-14:Ald) is the major sex pheromone component of the eastern blackheaded budworm (EBB), Acleris variana (Fern.). The compound was identified in female pheromone gland extracts by coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD), coupled GC-mass spectrometry in selected ion monitoring mode, and retention index calculations of candidate pheromone ...
Coptotermes formosanus; trail pheromones; chemical composition; isomers; bioassays; insect control
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... In the course of the elucidation of the primary structure of an isolated trail pheromone from C. formosanus, a minor component that had the same molecular weight as the major trail pheromone, (Z,Z,E)-3,6,8-dodecatrien-1-ol [(Z,Z,E)-DTE-OH], was detected in the mass chromatogram of m/z 180 of capillary GC-MS. The mass spectrum of the minor component showed a prominent pattern of dodecatrien-1-ol. C ...
Drosophila; sex pheromones; hydrocarbons; mating behavior
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... A crude cuticular extract from both sexes of 3660 fruit flies (Drosophila pallidosa) was subjected to SiO2 and AgNO3/SiO2 column chromatography, accompanied by bioassay for the sex pheromone activity. After three chromatographic steps, the active fraction was obtained. The main component of the active fraction was determined to be (Z,Z)-5,27-tritriacontadiene [(Z,Z)5,27-C,33:2], on the basis of ga ...
... Living and dead Thuja occidentalis L. (eastern white cedar) on cliff faces and in the talus of the Niagara Escarpment, southern Ontario were sampled and measured for dendrochronological analyses. One hundred and forty-two tree-ring series were cross-dated and a 1397-year tree-ring chronology was produced spanning the period 594-1990 A.D., making it the longest in Canada. An additional 784-year flo ...
yeasts; DNA replication; mutants; mitosis; nucleotide sequences; Schizosaccharomyces pombe
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... During the cel cycle, DNA is replicated and segregated equally into two daughter cells. The DNA damage checkpoint ensures that DNA damage is repaired before mitosis is attempted. Genetic studies of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe have identified two genes, rad24 and rad25, that are required for this checkpoint. These genes encode 14-3-3 protein homologs that together provide a function ...
... We studied whole-tree C allocation with special emphasis on the quantification of C allocation to roots and root respiration. To document seasonal patterns of C allocation,2-year-old hybrid poplar trees greater than 3 m tall were labeled with 14CO2 in a large Plexiglas chamber in the field, in July and September. Climate and CO2 concentration were controlled to track ambient conditions during labe ...
... Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) terminals (partially opened vegetative quadrifoliate leaf buds) of varieties with varying levels of resistance to the late leaf spot disease (LLSD) fungus [Cercosporidium personatum (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Deighton] and the insects tobacco thrips [Frankliniella fusca Hinds)] and potato leafhopper [Empoasca fabae (Harris)] were analyzed for their polyphenolic content. Al ...
isoprenoids; Prunus; Vitis; furans; isomers; leaves; spectral analysis; extraction; chemical constituents of plants; mass spectrometry; gas chromatography; Fragaria; Germany
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... Identification of 2-(2-butenylidene)-3,3-dimethyl-5-(2-oxopropyl) tetrahydrofuran diastereomers (4, 5) in various leaves [stinging nettle; sloe tree; strawberry; vine (Riesling); sweet silique (Bunias orientalis)] was achieved by comparison of HRGC retention and spectral (MS; vapor phase FTIR) data with those of synthetic references. Model experiments revealed their acid-catalyzed formation from 3 ...
Anomala; insect attractants; synthesis; insect traps; insect control
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... Traps baited with 2-(E)-nonen-1-ol alone or in combination with other compounds caught large numbers of males of both the vine chafer, Anomala vitis Fabr. and the margined vine chafer. A. dubia Scop. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), vineyard and orchard pests. In a dosage test, the largest numbers were caught by traps baited with 10 mg of 2-(E)-nonen- 1-ol, which was the highest dosage tested. This is ...
... Rubber additives manufacture yields waste-waters with recalcitrant and/or toxic benzothiazole compounds. Biodegradation of such compounds was investigated in fed-batch systems. 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) was best degraded by a mixture of MBT-history and non-MBT-history sludge. Concentrations up to 200 mg.l-1 were removed. From 100 mg.l-1 onwards, high percentages of the recalcitrant disulphide ...
... 2-Phenylisoxazolylphenylacetic acids (isoxazoles) and 2-phenyl-5H-pyrazolo[5,1-alpha]isoquinolin-5-ones (isoquinolines) inhibited auxin polar transport (ATP) and inhibited hypocotyl elongation in the same concentration as benzoic acid APT inhibitors, known as phytotropins. At early growth stages of rice, tomato, cucumber, and soybean, isoquinolines inhibited stem elongation in a lower concentratio ...
... Understory 55-year-old white pine (Pinus strobus L.) in mixedwood stands were released in 1971 from an (ca. 80-year-old) overstory of intolerant hardwoods using wheeled skidders in a commercial logging operation. The main aim of the study was to increase the growth and yield of white pine for sawlogs over the following 20 to 30 year period by releasing suppressed pine. Growth of released, healthy ...
... SALATRIM 23SO lot A026 belongs to a family of structured triacylglycerols with lower caloric availability (4.5-6.0 kcal/g) than corn oil 9 kcal/g). Male and female minipigs were divided into five groups of four pigs of each sex and fed diets containing 0%, 3%, 6%, and 10% SALATRIM or 10% corn oil, as a reference for the high fat content of the SALATRIM diets, for 28 days. Diets were supplemented w ...
Pinus pinaster; seeds; arginine; chemical analysis; chemical constituents of plants; protein content; globulins; storage proteins
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... Low molecular weight globulin, which are abundant proteins in the Pinus pinaster Ait. megagametophyte, were purified and characterized. They showed a dimeric structure formed of one large and one small subunit linked by disulfide bridges. They were characterized by a high Arg and Glx content and by a relatively high Cyc content. A comparison of their characteristics with those of angiosperm 2S pro ...
... 31P-NMR spectra on solid samples of NADP+, NADPH and NADPH bound to Lactobacillus casei dihydrofolate reductase have been recorded using the techniques of cross polarisation, magic angle spinning and high power proton decoupling. The isotropic chemical shifts, the principal components of the shielding tensors and the asymmetry parameters for the 31P nuclei in the 2'-phosphate and pyrophosphate gro ...
... To assess the extent of inhibitory activity of the host compound 4-allylanisole, we conducted field studies with three scolytid species. These species are geographically widespread and economically important. Trials were completed with Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte (California), D. ponderosae Hopkins (Oregon), and Ips pini (Say) (Wisconsin) by using multiple-funnel traps with appropriate pheromo ...
... 2,3-Dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one (3) is one of the main products obtained from glucose under the conditions of the Maillard reaction. Heating of 3 in the presence of primary amines leads to the formation of 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-(aLkylamino)-2H-pyran-3(6H)-one (11). These new aminoreductones can also be isolated from glucose/amine reaction mixtures. ...
... 6' gentamicin acetyltransferases detoxify aminoglycoside antibiotics containing a 6' amino group. We tested whether a 6' gentamicin acetyltransferase gene (6' gat) of Shigella sp. is suitable as selectable gene in plant transformation using kanamycin (Km) as a substrate. A comparative transformation experiment using Nicotiana tabacum SR1 protoplasts showed that 6' gat is as effective for selection ...