Expression of seed storage proteins responsible for maintaining kernel traits and wheat flour quality in common wheat under heat stress conditions.

Heat stress during grain filling has been documented to decrease wheat grain yield and quality in arid regions worldwide. We studied the effect of heat stress on wheat flour quality in heat tolerant cultivars to define the effects of heat stress on flour quality and to identify germplasm combining traits for heat tolerance and good flour quality. We studied the kernel phenotypic traits, the expression of seed storage proteins (SSPs), and the resulting flour quality under heat and normal conditions.

Countdown timers, video surveillance and drivers' stop/go behavior: Winter versus summer.

This paper presents an analysis of drivers' stopping and traversing behaviors during inter-green periods. Eight intersections were observed in Changchun, China both with and without countdown timers and/or video surveillance during summer and winter. The impacts of the devices on the drivers' behavior were examined and compared between the two seasons from a safety perspective.

[Laparoscopic liver resection].

Totally laparoscopic liver resection (TLLR) is still a challenging procedure, although experienced liver surgeons have performed this operation successfully. Between May 1997 and October 2009, 97 patients at Iwate Medical University Hospital underwent TLLR, which included 79 partial resections, 15 left lateral sectionectomies, two S5 subsegmentectomies, and one right hepatectomy. Important considerations in determining indications for TLLR include tumor size, type, and location.

Purification, characterization, and cDNA cloning of a lectin from the mushroom Pleurocybella porrigens.

A lectin, PPL, was purified from the mushroom Pleurocybella porrigens. The results of SDS-PAGE, gel filtration, and MALDI-TOF-mass of PPL indicated that its molecular mass was 56 kDa, and it was composed of four 14 kDa subunits with no disulfide bonds. In hemagglutination inhibition assay, PPL exhibited the strongest binding specificity toward GalNAc among the mono- and oligo-saccharides tested.

"Type 1 on type 2" diabetes mellitus: autoimmune type 1 diabetes superimposed on established type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To investigate clinical features and pathophysiology of a rare form of new-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus that was superimposed on established type 2 diabetes.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 126 consecutive type 2 diabetic patients, who were admitted to the hospital 2 or more times from July 2000 to December 2005 and had been repeatedly examined for islet-associated autoantibodies and insulin secretory capacity over a period of years.

Results: We experienced 2 patients in whom autoantibodies including ICA, GADAb, and IA-2Ab were initially all negative, but in whom at least 1 of these antibodies later became positive, whose endogenous insulin secretion decreased, and who eventually reached an insulin-dependent stage.