G x E interactions on yield and quality in Coffea arabica: New F1 hybrids outperform American cultivars

Conventional American cultivars of coffee are no longer adapted to global warming. Finding highly productive and stable cultivars in different environments without neglecting quality characteristics has become a priority for breeders. In this study, new Arabica F1 hybrids clones were compared to conventional American varieties in seven contrasting environments, for yield, rust incidence and volume of the canopy. The quality was assessed through size, weight of 100 beans, biochemical analysis (24 aroma precursors and 31 volatiles compounds) and sensory analysis. Conventional varieties were the least productive, producing 50% less than the best hybrid. The AMMI model analysis pointed out five hybrids as the most stable and productive. Two F1 hybrids clones, H1-Centroamericano and H16-Mundo Maya, were superior to the most planted American cultivar in Latin and Central America showing a high yield performance and stability performance. H1-Centroamerica and Starmaya contain more d-limonene than Caturra, while Starmaya contain more 3-methylbutanoic acid than the control. Those two latter volatiles compounds are linked with good cup quality in previous studies. In terms of sensory analysis, Starmaya and H1-Centroamericano scored better than control

Letter from K.R. Haines to Marie October 23, 1947

This is a letter from a missionary to Marie back home, perhaps a relative of Marie Haine

BOOK REVIEW OF LEAP OF FAITH BY DANIELLE STEEL

Leap of Faith is a novel by a famous novelist Danielle Steel. Leap of Faith debuted at the New York Times and is listed as the best-selling novel to fifty-two of Danielle Steel. This novel is about a girl from France, she is Marie-Ange Hawkins who lives in a magnificent castle name, Chateau de Marmouton. At the castle, she has childhood like everyone's dream. She has the freedom, security and abundant affection of both parents and her brother. But when Marie-Ange Hawkins is eleven years old, a tragic accident that befell his parents take her happiness. She becomes an orphan and is sent to America to live with a cruel aunt of her father. Alone in a foreign land, Marie-Ange Hawkins becomes slave of agricultural land by her aunt, only her friendship with Billy and her dream to return to the castle of her childhood memories that make Marie-Ange endures. But the magic happens when Marie-Ange is 21 years old. She makes it back to the castle Chateau de Marmouton again and even get a chance to be the hostess which is the new owner of the castle, Comte Bernard de Beauchamp proposed her. But behind his proposal, Comte Bernard de Beauchamp keeps his hidden bad intentions to Marie-Ange Hawkins. In desperation and uncertainty areas around her, Marie-Ange has to find the faith and courage to take her last step to save her love ones and herself. Danielle Steel packed this book with very interesting by a simple writing style and storyline in the 1800s which is different from the usual. This book is quite interesting and deserves to be read as entertainment by teenagers and adults

Letter from Marie Chapman to Julia and Marie February 6, 1945

This letter from Marie Chapman tells of what she has been doing at the mission in La Pa

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Structure and magnetism of orthorhombic epitaxial FeMnAs

The molecular beam epitaxy growth of Fe on MnAs/GaAs(001) leads to the formation of an epitaxial FeMnAs phase at the Fe/MnAs interface. The investigation of the structure by high angle annular dark field imaging in a scanning transmission electron microscope reveals an unusual orthorhombic structure, with vacancy ordering. Ab initio calculations show an antiferromagnetic ground state for this orthorhombic FeMnAs.Fil: Demaille, Dominique. Laboratorio Internacional Franco-Argentino en Nanociencias; Francia. Universite Pierre et Marie Curie. Institut des Nanosciences de Paris; FranciaFil: Patriarche, Gilles. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; FranciaFil: Helman, Christian. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Laboratorio Internacional Franco-Argentino en Nanociencias; FranciaFil: Eddrief, Mahmoud. Laboratorio Internacional Franco-Argentino en Nanociencias; Francia. Universite Pierre et Marie Curie. Institut des Nanosciences de Paris; FranciaFil: Etgens, Hugo. Laboratorio Internacional Franco-Argentino en Nanociencias; Francia. Universite Pierre et Marie Curie. Institut des Nanosciences de Paris; FranciaFil: Sacchi, Maurizio. Laboratorio Internacional Franco-Argentino en Nanociencias; Francia. Universite Pierre et Marie Curie. Institut des Nanosciences de Paris; Francia. L’Orme des merisiers Saint-Aubin. Synchrotron SOLEIL; FranciaFil: Llois, Ana Maria. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Laboratorio Internacional Franco-Argentino en Nanociencias; Francia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Marangolo, Massimiliano. Laboratorio Internacional Franco-Argentino en Nanociencias; Francia. Universite Pierre et Marie Curie. Institut des Nanosciences de Paris; Franci

Reduction of colonic inflammation in HLA-B27 transgenic rats by feeding Marie Ménard apples, rich in polyphenols

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are immunomediated ailments affecting millions of individuals. Although diet is regarded as an important factor influencing IBD, there are no accepted dietary recommendations presently available. We administered 7.6 % lyophilised apples obtained from two cultivars (Golden Delicious and Marie Ménard, low and high in polyphenols, respectively) to HLA-B27 transgenic rats which develop spontaneous IBD. After 3 months feeding, rats fed Marie Ménard apples had reduced myeloperoxidase activity (3.6 (sem 0.3) v. 2.2 (sem 0.2) U/g tissue; P <0.05) and reduced cyclo-oxygenase-2 (P <0.05) and inducible NO synthase gene expression (P <0.01) in the colon mucosa and significantly less diarrhoea (P <0.05), compared with control rats. Cell proliferation in the colon mucosa was reduced significantly by feeding Golden Delicious apples, with a borderline effect of Marie Ménard apples. Gene expression profiling of the colon mucosa, analysed using the Whole Rat Genome 4 x 44 K Agilent Arrays, revealed a down-regulation of the pathways of PG synthesis, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling and TNFalpha-NF-kappaB in Marie Ménard-fed rats. In the stools of the animals of this group we also measured a significant reduction of bacteria of the Bacteriodes fragilis group. In conclusion, the administration of Marie Ménard apples, rich in polyphenols and used at present only in the manufacturing of cider, ameliorates colon inflammation in transgenic rats developing spontaneous intestinal inflammation, suggesting the possible use of these and other apple varieties to control inflammation in IBD patient

Anna Marie D\u27Amico

Dr. D’Amico entered Jefferson Medical College in 1968 after spending three years as a biology major at Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. After graduating from Jefferson in 1972 she did her internship and residency at Wilmington General Hospital before going into practice on her own in 1976. Dr. D’Amico retired from practice in 2007. Since then she has volunteered at the Claymont Family Health Clinic, a clinic for the uninsured, and from 2009-2011 she was the Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of Delaware. Most recently she is the Medical Director of a new medical spa. Dr. D’Amico has been professionally involved in ACOG, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, for more than twenty years and has held a variety of leadership positions in the organization, most notably as the first woman District III Chair from 2004-2007.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/oral_histories/1007/thumbnail.jp