Optimization of Selected Minerals and a Cytokinin for Propagation of Little-Leaf Mockorange ( A. Gray) Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM).

Optimizing concentrations of minerals and phytohormones is essential when culturing a new plant species. The objective of this study was to use Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to evaluate combinations of selected minerals (N, Ca, and P) along with zeatin (Zea) to obtain optimum shoot growth of little-leaf mockorange. Forty-six treatment combinations were assigned using Proc Optex in SAS software version 9.

Mental health outcomes before psychotropic medications: a retrospective case series of one state hospital records from 1945 to 1954.

Background: Current outcomes for mental illness are widely regarded as poor. Since the introduction of psychotropic medications in the mid 1950's, previous psychosocial practices were minimized in favor of medication focused treatment. The majority of large U.

Improving phylogenetic resolution of the Lamiales using the complete plastome sequences of six Penstemon species.

The North American endemic genus Penstemon (Mitchell) has a recent geologic origin of ca. 3.6 million years ago (MYA) during the Pliocene/Pleistocene transition and has undergone a rapid adaptive evolutionary radiation with ca.

Resistance of Haemonchus sp. to monepantel and reduced efficacy of a derquantel / abamectin combination confirmed in sheep in NSW, Australia.

Early in 2015, sheep in a summer rainfall area of NSW, Australia, displayed signs of haemonchosis despite treatment with monepantel. A faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) was performed on yearlings with natural field infections using various anthelmintics. Only a four-way combination drench achieved a reduction in faecal egg count (FEC) greater than 95%.

A survey of Penstemon's genome size.

Penstemon is the largest genus in North America with more than 270 reported species. However, little is known about its genome size. This information may be useful in developing hybrids for landscape use and for gaining insight into its current taxonomy.

A convenient method for synthesis of cyclic peptide libraries.

Cyclic peptides have been reported to bind to multiple, unrelated classes of receptor with high affinity. Owing to the robustness of amide bond chemistry, the ability to explore extensive chemical diversity by incorporation of unnatural and natural amino acids, and the ability to explore conformational diversity, through the incorporation of various constraints, arrays of cyclic peptides can be tailored to broadly sample chemical diversity. We describe the combination of a safety catch linker with a directed-sorted procedure for the synthesis of large arrays of diverse cyclic peptides for high-throughput screening.