Aim: To evaluate some forage feeds of ruminants in terms of their carbohydrate (CHO) and protein fractions using Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS).Materials and Methods: Eleven ruminant feeds (six green fodders - maize, oat, sorghum, bajra, cowpea, berseem and five range herbages - para grass, guinea grass, hedge lucerne, setaria
Background: The protease-antiprotease hypothesis proposes that inflammatory cells and oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) produce increased levels of proteolytic enzymes (neutrophil elastase, matrix metalloproteinases [MMP]) which contribute to destruction of parenchyma resulting in progressive decline in forced expirat
We previously demonstrated that cholesterol deprivation increases endothelial cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-dependent prostacyclin [prostaglandin I2 (PGI2)] production in vitro.Cholesterol directly regulates gene transcription through the sterol response element binding protein (SREBP).In this work, we demonstrate that SREBP directly regulates COX-2 exp
Reverse genetics approaches in plants rely on post-transcriptional gene silencing to study the function of genes.In particular, virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) has been successfully applied to identify gene function in some crops.To date, it is unclear whether phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is involved in low temperature tolerance in the pep
Abstract Solar absorber is required to absorb most of the energy of the solar spectral irradiance.We propose a graphene-based solar absorber design with two different metasurfaces to improve this absorption and increase the efficiency of the solar absorber.The metasurfaces are selected based on their symmetrical/asymmetrical nature (O-shape 5 Piece