Co-Ion Effect on Cr3+ Sorption by Amberlyst-15(H+)

Cr³⁺ sorption on strong acid exchanger Amberlyst-15(H⁺) is studied as a function of time and temperature using CrCl₃.6H₂O and [Cr₄(SO₄)₅(OH)₂] solutions. The rate is found to be governed by a mixed diffusion for both the solutions and faster for Cl^1? solution than SO₄ ^2?. The exchange capacities are found to be higher for Cl^1? system than SO₄ ^2?. From the rate constant values, the energies of activation are calculated using the well-known Arrhenius equation. Equilibrium data is explained with the help of the Langmuir equation. The Langmuir parameters are also found to be higher for exchange from the chloride solutions. Various thermodynamic parameters (??H^o, ??S^o, and ??G^o) for Cr³⁺ exchange on the resin are calculated. The ??G^o values are found to be negative while ??H^o and ??S^o are positive for both the Cr³⁺/Cl^1? and Cr³⁺/SO₄ ^2? systems. It is suggested that in case of Cl^1? solutions, the metal is exchanged as Cr³⁺, while in case of SO₄ ^2? solutions, the metal exchanging specie is CrSO₄ ⁺.     

CT and cross-sectional anatomy of the paranasal sinuses in the Holstein cow

The structure of paranasal sinuses in cattle is difficult to understand due to its complexity, age-related changes, and insufficient published data. In this prospective, anatomic study, we described the anatomy of the paranasal sinuses in the Holstein cow using computed tomography (CT) and cross-sectional anatomic slices. Twelve healthy adult Holstein cow heads were used for this study. The heads were scanned using CT, and frozen anatomical sections were taken. The locations, borders, and relationships of the paranasal sinuses were defined on the anatomical sections and CT images. The paranasal sinuses on each side of the head consisted of conchal (dorsal, middle, and ventral), maxillary, lacrimal, palatine, frontal, sphenoid sinuses, and ethmoidal cells. The frontal sinus pneumatized all bones surrounding the cranial cavity, except for the ethmoidal and body of basisphenoid bones. The sphenoid and ventral conchal sinuses were the most asymmetrical, and the middle conchal sinus was the simplest. The ventral conchal sinus was detected in eleven animals, one of which was unilateral. This sinus communicated with the middle nasal meatus (13/21) and ventral nasal meatus (8/21). Findings can be used as background for interpreting CT studies of cattle with clinical signs of sinonasal region diseases. Future cross-sectional radiological and reconstructive anatomical studies and investigation of the postnatal development of related structures in cattle are needed.     

珍稀濒危植物杏黄兜兰的生境调查和栽培试验

2005年对野生的杏黄兜兰进行了温室栽培试验,并于2006年4月用典型抽样法对杏黄兜兰的生境进行了调查研究.杏黄兜兰天然分布集中在怒江流域,垂直分布范围超过现有资料记载的海拔2 100m.杏黄兜兰分布区为典型的亚热带山地气候,在以石灰岩为基质发育的土壤上,杏黄兜兰丛生于高山栎-杜鹃次生灌木群落内腐殖质丰富的林下,杏黄兜兰易栽培成活.不同遮荫和施肥处理的杏黄兜兰的叶绿素含量差异不显著,但存在随着遮荫强度增加而增加的变化趋势;不遮荫和单层遮荫处理下,叶绿素含量随着N肥中的含N量增加而增加;不同遮荫和施肥处理对杏黄兜兰的叶片长度和叶片宽度影响不大,但不同遮荫强度对杏黄兜兰叶片的厚度有较大影响.     

The morphology of the hypoglossal dorsal root and its ganglia in Holstein cattle

This study was carried out to describe morphologically and morphometrically the hypoglossal dorsal root and its ganglia, using heads of 20 adult Holstein cattle of both sexes. The dorsal root of the hypoglossal nerve (XII) has always an evident dorsal root ganglion (DRG) including the accessory in 30% (6 of heads) or satellite ganglia in 10% (2 of heads). There were statistically significant differences between the lengths (right: 8.64+/-0.22 mm, left: 7.91+/-0.31 mm, p<0.01) of peripheral roots of the DRG in male. Statistical significance existed in the lengths (right: 7.01+/-0.43, left: 8.27+/-0.47, p<0.05) of the central roots of the DRG in male. Since the histological findings showed that each ganglion placed on the dorsal root of the XII had the general feature of a spinal ganglion, it can be said that the XII has the intracranial peripheral (sensory) fibers and carry directly sensory input to the brain stem. In conclusion, the present study is the first to reveal the morphology of the hypoglossal dorsal root with ganglia in Holstein cattle.     

Identification of whitefly transmitted tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus from Iran and a survey of its distribution with molecular probes

A virus causing a disease of tomato, prevalent in the southern provinces of Iran, with symptoms of leaf-curling, stunting, reduction of leaf size, leaf corrugation, shortening of internodes and severe reduction in fruit yield, was shown to be transmissible to healthy tomato plants by grafting and by whiteflies ( Bemisia tabaci ), but not by sap inoculation. Geminivirus DNA was detected in extracts of diseased tomato plants by dot-blot hybridization assays using as probes full-length cloned DNA of Australian, Italian (Sardinian) or Jordanian strains of tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). Geminivirus coat protein was detected in whitefly inoculated plants by dot immunobinding assay using polyclonal antibody raised against Jordanian TYLCV. A limited survey using the dot-blot hybridization assay for virus detection indicated the presence of the virus in tomato-growing provinces of southern but not northern Iran. Whitefly transmission experiments to tomato under controlled greenhouse conditions showed that some isolates of TYLCV-like geminiviruses from different parts of Iran differ in symptomatology.