Structural Properties of Globulin: A Critical Parameter for Sunflower Meal as Wood Panel Adhesives.

Alternative biobased adhesive formulations are currently being investigated to replace urea-formaldehyde (UF) as wood panel adhesives. In this regard, oilseed meals are valuable alternatives, as it is anticipated that the sticky potential of these meals is linked to their protein content. This work focuses on the protein parameters (primary and/or secondary structures) that could impact the adhesiveness of sunflower meals.

Impact of biological nitrogen fixation and livestock management on the manure transfer from grazing land in mixed farming systems.

Soil fertility in mixed farming systems relies on the manure produced by livestock and its recycling in the entire system. In the particular case of crop-livestock system with grazing area, the proper functioning of the system also depends on the presence of nitrogen-fixing plants in the area where livestock grazes (the grazing land). In this paper, we study the impact of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and livestock management on the flux of manure exported outside the grazing land.

Missense mutation of a class B heat shock factor is responsible for the tomato bushy root-2 phenotype.

The bushy root-2 (brt-2) tomato mutant has twisting roots, and slower plant development. Here we used whole genome resequencing and genetic mapping to show that brt-2 is caused by a serine to cysteine (S75C) substitution in the DNA binding domain (DBD) of a heat shock factor class B (HsfB) encoded by SolycHsfB4a. This gene is orthologous to the Arabidopsis SCHIZORIZA gene, also known as AtHsfB4.

Maximization of fertility transfers from rangeland to cropland: The contribution of control theory.

In traditional mixed farming systems, soil fertility in cropland relies on the transfer of fertility from rangeland through the transfer of manure produced by livestock that grazes in rangeland. In this work, we introduce a simple meta-ecosystem model in which the mixed farming system is represented by a cropland sub-system connected to a rangeland sub-system by nutrient fluxes. The livestock plays the role of nutrient-pump from the rangeland sub-system to the cropland sub-system.

Modelling eutrophication in lake ecosystems: A review.

Eutrophication is one of the main causes of the degradation of lake ecosystems. Its intensification during the last decades has led the stakeholders to seek for water management and restoration solutions, including those based on modelling approaches. This paper presents a review of lake eutrophication modelling, on the basis of a scientific appraisal performed by researchers for the French ministries of Environment and Agriculture.

Effects of wind wave turbulence on the phytoplankton community composition in large, shallow Lake Taihu.

Wind waves are responsible for some of the spatio-temporal gradients observed in the biotic and abiotic variables in large shallow lakes. However, their effects on the phytoplankton community composition are still largely unexplored especially in freshwater systems such as lakes. In this paper, using field observations and mesocosm bioassay experiments, we investigated the impact of turbulence generated by wind waves on the phytoplankton community composition (especially on harmful cyanobacteria) in Lake Taihu, a large, shallow eutrophic lake in China.

Cluster of cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to unpasteurised cheese.

A cluster of four patients (1 girl, 3 boys) from a French village (2,000 inhabitants) had acute haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) between March 1992 and May 1993. All had prodromes with fever and diarrhoea, then acute renal failure, anaemia, schistocytosis and thrombocytopenia. Peritoneal dialysis was carried out in three children (duration 3-12 days).

[Unilateral hematocolpos, blind vagina and agenesis of the homolateral urinary tract].

Hematocolpos with homolateral renal agenesis is a rare condition. Dysmenorrhea and paroxysmal abdominal pain are common symptoms in adolescent girls. Following a review of the literature, this article considers those procedures and investigations which can be used to help these patients before arriving at the stage of reconstructive surgery.

[Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: case report].

The muco-cutaneous lymphonode syndrome affecting babies and infants has recently been described in Japan. The children present with sub-maxilliary glands, fever and a characteristic desquamating rash. It is important to make the diagnosis because of the rare but dangerous cardiac complications.

[Cardiac malpositions. Apropos of 5 observations in the neonatal period].

Five cases of cardiac malpositions, discovered in the neonatal period, with early death are reported. The determination of the position of the cardiac cavities is essential for appropriate studies of angiocardiograms and appreciation of the possibilities of surgical treatment.

[Pre-, per-, and postoperative resuscitation in thoracic surgery in newborn infants].

The authors report their five year-experience in reanimation during thoracic surgery in the new-born. The report concerns 66 cases (43 atresias of the oesophagus and 23 diaphragmatic hernias). Prognosonis depends on: 1 -- A permanent temam of suitably qualified doctors ready to carry out at any time the required therapy on the infant.