Is gastric cancer part of the tumour spectrum of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer? A molecular genetic study.

Background: Gastric cancer is the second most common extracolonic malignancy in individuals with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)/Lynch syndrome. As gastric cancer is relatively common in the general population as well, it is not clear whether or not gastric cancer is a true HNPCC spectrum malignancy.

Aim: To determine whether or not gastric cancer is a true HNPCC spectrum malignancy.

Gramine and free amino acids as indicators of fluoride-induced stress in barley and its consequences to insect herbivory.

Barley leaves were sprayed with aqueous NaF, which caused accumulation of fluoride in the foliage, but no visible symptoms were detectable. No significant correlation was observed between foliar fluoride concentration and content of the indole alkaloid gramine after exposure to fluoride levels of 20 to 60 mg F liter-1. Fluoride exposure did not explicitly affect the performance of Carausius morosus or Rhopalosiphum paid on barley.

Deposition of motor vehicle emissions and winter maintenance along roadside assessed by snow analyses.

A vertical snow-sampling method, where a sample was taken throughout the snowpack, was used to estimate the pollutant load on a roadside where average daily traffic density was about 9100 motor vehicles. The snow samples were collected at two sites, forest and open field, at two distances of 10 and 30 m from the road. The concentrations of inorganic anions (Cl(-), NO(-)(3), SO(2-)(4)), total N, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated phenols (PCPhs) were analysed.

On the Relationships of Net CO(2) Assimilation and Leaf Expansion to Vegetative Growth in Lycospersicum esculentum, var Jubilee.

Relationships between net plant CO(2) exchange rate (CER) and canopy development were examined in ;jubilee' tomato over the initial 4 weeks of vegetative growth. A comparison was made between two plant groups that were alternatively exposed to 200 or 800 microeinsteins per square meter per second midday irradiation to establish a differential in net CER. Plants exposed to higher irradiation demonstrated a 2- to 4-fold greater net photosynthetic rate per leaf area and 100% average higher net CO(2) assimilation rate/plant.

Odor as an aid to chemical safety: odor thresholds compared with threshold limit values and volatilities for 214 industrial chemicals in air and water dilution.

The body of information in this paper is directed to specialists in industrial health and safety, and air and water pollution, who need quantitative data on the odor thresholds of potentially hazardous chemical vapors and gases. The literature, largely unorganized, has been reviewed for 214 compounds and condensed into tables based on consistent units. Data on the volatility, solubility, ionization and water-air distribution ratio at 25 degrees C are included.