Changes of Element Ratios of Cultured Cells from Dune Reed Under Adverse Environmental Conditions

2002 ◽  
Vol 87 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 201-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Lie Zhang ◽  
Suxia Cui ◽  
Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Element Ratios ◽  
Dune Reed ◽  
Adverse Environmental Conditions

CREATION OF THE INDUCED APPLE-THREE TETRAPLOIDS

1970 ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
L. V. Tashmatova ◽  
О. V. Mantseva ◽  
N. V. Gorbacheva
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Cytological Analysis ◽  
Open Pollination ◽  
Apple Breeding ◽  
Adverse Environmental Conditions ◽  
Diploid Gametes ◽  
Resistance To Diseases

The basic moments of a process of obtaining apple tetraploids as donors of diploid gametes for apple breeding with polyploidy using are demonstrated. In industrial terms, triploids are of the greatest importance. The manifested effect of heterosis leads to the improvement of many characteristics - higher resistance to diseases, pests and adverse environmental conditions, greater autogamy than in diploids, less pronounced periodicity of fruiting, larger fruits and a convenient crown for harvesting. Triploids are developed as a result of crosses 2n × 3n or 2n × 4n. Tetraploids are necessary for more successful apple breeding with polyploidy using. For industry they are not of great importance but they are of interest as donors of diploid non-reduced gametes and allow to make the selection process more directional. One of the methods of experimental polyploidy is the induction of polyploids using mutagenes. The germs were treated with colchicines at concentrations 0.1% - 0.4% during 24 and 48 hours. According to the morphology the obtained plants were divided into five groups. Colchicine concentrations 0.3% and 0.4% during 48 hours of the treatment had a disastrous impact on the development of germs. As a result of the cytological analysis, tetraploids and chimeras were revealed, which were obtained from the seeds from the open pollination of Orlik and Svezhest (treatment variants – 0,1% colchicines solution and 24 and 48 hours of exposition), as well as from the seeds obtained as a result of the Svezhest × Bolotovskoye crossing. Tetraploids had a normal growth but they differed in large leaves, while chimeras were of low size with normal leaves and internodes.

The Effects of Adverse Environmental Conditions on Workload

1975 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-304
Author(s):  
Ann E. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Secondary Task ◽  
The Other ◽  
Random Numbers ◽  
Performance Decrement ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Continuous Noise ◽  
Adverse Environmental Conditions ◽  
Intermittent Noise

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of environmental conditions on visual workload. The environmental variables used were temperature, studied at levels of 45°F., WBGT, and 95°F., WBGT; and noise, studied at 83 dBA intermittent noise and 93 dBA continuous noise. Workload was defined as the amount of attention demanded from an operator as measured by performance decrement on a secondary task while performing a primary and secondary task simultaneously. The secondary task was reading random numbers, and the primary task was reading word lists. Significant differences (p<.05) were found between the control condition and all experimental conditions. The low temperature and high temperature-continuous noise conditions were significantly different from the other conditions. Noise and temperature were found to significantly increase workload (p<05).

scholarly journals Default Mode Network Maturation and Environmental Adversities During Childhood

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 247054701880829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keila Rebello ◽  
Luciana M. Moura ◽  
Walter H. L. Pinaya ◽  
Luis A. Rohde ◽  
João R. Sato
Keyword(s):  
Default Mode Network ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Development Patterns ◽  
Default Mode ◽  
Functional Studies ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Special Challenge ◽  
Brain Changes ◽  
Adverse Environmental Conditions ◽  
Atypical Development

Default mode network (DMN) plays a central role in cognition and brain disorders. It has been shown that adverse environmental conditions impact neurodevelopment, but how these conditions impact in DMN maturation is still poorly understood. This article reviews representative neuroimaging functional studies addressing the interactions between DMN development and environmental factors, focusing on early life adversities, a critical period for brain changes. Studies focused on this period of life offer a special challenge: to disentangle the neurodevelopmental connectivity changes from those related to environmental conditions. We first summarized the literature on DMN maturation, providing an overview of both typical and atypical development patterns in childhood and early adolescence. Afterward, we focused on DMN changes associated with chronic exposure to environmental adversities during childhood. This summary suggests that changes in DMN development could be a potential allostatic neural feature associated with an embodiment of environmental circumstances. Finally, we discuss about some key methodological issues that should be considered in paradigms addressing environmental adversities and open questions for future investigations.

Nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide interactions in plants under adverse environmental conditions

2022 ◽  
pp. 215-244
Author(s):  
M. Nasir Khan ◽  
Zahid H. Siddiqui ◽  
M. Naeem ◽  
Zahid K. Abbas ◽  
M. Wahid Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Adverse Environmental Conditions
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