scholarly journals The retromer protein ZmVPS29 regulates maize kernel morphology likely through an auxin‐dependent process(es)

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1004-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Chen ◽  
Yong‐Xiang Li ◽  
Chunhui Li ◽  
Yunsu Shi ◽  
Yanchun Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maize Kernel ◽  
Dependent Process ◽  
Kernel Morphology

Moral reasoning is the process of asking moral questions and answering them

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Alfano
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Dependent Process ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Path Dependent ◽  
Path Dependent Process ◽  
Moral Questions

Abstract Reasoning is the iterative, path-dependent process of asking questions and answering them. Moral reasoning is a species of such reasoning, so it is a matter of asking and answering moral questions, which requires both creativity and curiosity. As such, interventions and practices that help people ask more and better moral questions promise to improve moral reasoning.

ANTAGONISTIC ACTION OF NORETHYNODREL ON THE TESTOSTERONE-DEPENDENT PROCESS OF FRUCTOSE FORMATION IN MOUSE SEX ACCESSORY ORGANS

1966 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Thomas ◽  
Edward T. Knych
Keyword(s):  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Antagonistic Action ◽  
Dependent Process ◽  
High Doses

ABSTRACT Norethynodrel antagonized the fructose stimulating effects of exogenous testosterone in sex accessory organs of castrate mice. It was antiandrogenic at both low doses (50 μg) and high doses (400 μg) of testosterone. Norethindrone and ethisterone suppressed fructose formation in the testosterone-treated castrate mouse, but not as effectively as norethynodrel. Norethandrolone exerted no antagonistic activity.

Mechanism of Maize Kernel Setting and Characteristics of Kernel Growth and Development under Controlled Pollination

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 1605-1615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Yu FENG ◽  
Zhi-Min WANG ◽  
Fan-Na KONG ◽  
Min-Jie ZHANG ◽  
Shun-Li ZHOU
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Maize Kernel ◽  
Controlled Pollination ◽  
Kernel Growth

scholarly journals HANDY: a device for assessing resistance to mechanical crushing of maize kernel

Plant Methods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Su ◽  
Yang Xu ◽  
Tao Cui ◽  
Xiaojun Gao ◽  
Guoyi Xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Maize Kernel ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Maize Cultivars ◽  
Maize Varieties ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Mechanical Crushing

Abstract Background How to control the physical damage during maize kernel harvesting is a major problem for both mechanical designers and plant breeders. A limitation of addressing this problem is lacking a reliable method for assessing the relation between kernel damage susceptibility and threshing quality. The design, construction, and testing of a portable tool called “HANDY”, which can assess the resistance to mechanical crushing in maize kernel. HANDY can impact the kernel with a special accelerator at a given rotating speed and then cause measurable damage to the kernel. These factors are varied to determine the ideal parameters for operating the HANDY. Results Breakage index (BI, target index of HANDY), decreased as the moisture content of kernel increased or the rotating speed decreased within the tested range. Furthermore, the HANDY exhibited a greater sensitivity in testing kernels at higher moisture level influence on the susceptibility of damage kernel than that in Breakage Susceptibility tests, particularly when the centrifugation speed is about 1800 r/min and the centrifugal disc type is curved. Considering that the mechanical properties of kernels vary greatly as the moisture content changes, a subsection linear (average goodness of fit is 0.9) to predict the threshing quality is built by piecewise function analysis, which is divided by kernel moisture. Specifically, threshing quality is regarded as a function of the measured result of the HANDY. Five maize cultivars are identified with higher damage resistance among 21 tested candidate varieties. Conclusions The HANDY provides a quantitative assessment of the mechanical crushing resistance of maize kernel. The BI is demonstrated to be a more robust index than breakage susceptibility (BS) when evaluating threshing quality in harvesting in terms of both reliability and accuracy. This study also offers a new perspective for evaluating the mechanical crushing resistance of grains and provides technical support for breeding and screening maize varieties that are suitable for mechanical harvesting.

scholarly journals Neural Circuitry–Neurogenesis Coupling Model of Depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 2468
Author(s):  
Il Bin Kim ◽  
Seon-Cheol Park
Keyword(s):  
Entorhinal Cortex ◽  
Coupling Model ◽  
Neural Circuitry ◽  
Hippocampal Neurogenesis ◽  
Pattern Separation ◽  
Dependent Process ◽  
Hippocampal Activity ◽  
Mechanistic Understanding ◽  
Activity Dependent ◽  
Memory Pattern

Depression is characterized by the disruption of both neural circuitry and neurogenesis. Defects in hippocampal activity and volume, indicative of reduced neurogenesis, are associated with depression-related behaviors in both humans and animals. Neurogenesis in adulthood is considered an activity-dependent process; therefore, hippocampal neurogenesis defects in depression can be a result of defective neural circuitry activity. However, the mechanistic understanding of how defective neural circuitry can induce neurogenesis defects in depression remains unclear. This review highlights the current findings supporting the neural circuitry-regulated neurogenesis, especially focusing on hippocampal neurogenesis regulated by the entorhinal cortex, with regard to memory, pattern separation, and mood. Taken together, these findings may pave the way for future progress in neural circuitry–neurogenesis coupling studies of depression.

Pesticide degradation on solid surfaces: A moisture dependent process governed by the interaction between TiO2 and H2O

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenda Yang ◽  
Zhongwen Wang ◽  
Bin Yang ◽  
Yu Jiang ◽  
Meizhou Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Solid Surfaces ◽  
Pesticide Degradation ◽  
Dependent Process

Photocatalysis with universality and feasibility has been widely applied to degrade pollutants that mainly existed in gas and liquids systems. However, the photocatalytic degradation of contaminants on solid surfaces is...

Contesting Commemorative Landscapes: Confederate Monuments and Trajectories of Change

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Simko ◽  
David Cunningham ◽  
Nicole Fox
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
African American ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
African American Church ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Dependent Process ◽  
Trajectories Of Change ◽  
Path Dependent ◽  
Path Dependent Process

Abstract Following the racially motivated shootings at an African American church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, a wave of contentious campaigns around Confederate statuary emerged, or at least intensified, in communities across the country. Yet local struggles have culminated in vastly different alterations to the built environment. This paper develops a framework for differentiating distinct “modes of recontextualization” rooted in the relocation and/or modification of commemorative objects. Building on models of memory as an iterative, path-dependent process, we track recontextualization efforts in three communities—St. Louis, Missouri; Oxford, Mississippi; and Austin, Texas—documenting how each mode alters the meaning of contested symbols. An analysis of local news sources in the year following recontextualization shows how each mode exerts identifiable proximate effects on broader political debates and, through that process, structures the horizon of possibility for longer-range outcomes. 

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