Ovule Development and Transformation of Maudiae by -Mediated Ovary-Injection.

In this paper, the development of the Maudiae embryo sac at different developmental stages after pollination was assessed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. The mature seeds of Maudiae consisted of an exopleura and a spherical embryo, but without an endosperm, while the inner integument cells were absorbed by the developing embryo. The Maudiae embryo sac exhibited an type of development.

Ni Hierarchical Structures Supported on Titania Nanowire Arrays as Efficient Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensor.

Developing new advanced nonenzymatic electrochemical nano-sensors for glucose detection has attracted intensive attraction. In this work, we designed a novel nanocomposite nonenzymatic glucose sensor by fabricating hierarchically nanostructured metal nickel on titania nanowire arrays, which was loaded on a transparent conductive substrate (i.e.

Orientation-dependent structural and photocatalytic properties of LaCoO epitaxial nano-thin films.

LaCoO epitaxial films were grown on (100), (110) and (111) oriented LaAlO substrates by the polymer-assisted deposition method. Crystal structure measurement and cross-section observation indicate that all the LaCoO films are epitaxially grown in accordance with the orientation of LaAlO substrates, with biaxial compressive strain in the plane. Owing to the different strain directions of CoO octahedron, the mean Co-O bond length increases by different amounts in (100), (110) and (111) oriented films compared with that of bulk LaCoO, and the (100) oriented LaCoO has the largest increase.

Trimethylamine N-oxide in atherogenesis: impairing endothelial self-repair capacity and enhancing monocyte adhesion.

Several studies have reported a strong association between high plasma level of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and atherosclerosis development. However, the exact mechanism underlying this correlation is unknown. In the present study, we try to explore the impact of TMAO on endothelial dysfunction.

Chemical composition of volatile oils from the pericarps of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) by different extraction methods.

The chemical composition of volatile compounds from pericarp oils of Indian sandalwood, Santalum album L., isolated by hydrodistillation and solvent extraction, were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The pericarps yielded 2.

[Raman spectra analysis of calcium metaphosphate glass-ceramics].

In the present paper, calcium metaphosphate glass with molar ratio of Ca/P = 0.45 was prepared and Ca(PO3)2 glass-ceramics were obtained by reheating the glass at 300-700 degrees C. The Raman spectra of samples were measured.