Marital Status and Survival Following Bladder Cancer

International audienceMarital status has been implicated as a prognostic factor in bladder cancer survival. However, few studies have explored potential mechanisms through which this might occur

Controle de brusone e manejo de nitrogênio em cultivo de arroz irrigado Blast control and nitrogen management in lowland rice cultivation

Informações sobre práticas culturais, tais como a aplicação de N e o controle de doenças causadas por fungos, em solo de várzea do Brasil são insuficientes. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a resposta do arroz irrigado a épocas de aplicação de N e ao tratamento das sementes com fungicida no controle de brusone. Aplicaram-se 90 kg ha-1 de N da seguinte forma: todo no plantio (T1); 1/3 no plantio, 1/3 45 dias após o plantio e 1/3 na iniciação do primórdio floral (T2); 1/2 no plantio e 1/2 45 dias após o plantio (T3); 1/2 no plantio e 1/2 na iniciação do primórdio floral (T4); 2/3 no plantio e 1/3 45 dias após o plantio (T5); 2/3 no plantio e 1/3 aplicado na iniciação do primórdio floral (T6) e 1/3 no plantio e 2/3 20 dias após o plantio (T7). O fungicida pyroquilon foi aplicado nas doses de 0, 200 e 400 g de ingrediente ativo por 100 kg de sementes. A produção de grãos foi influenciada significativamente pela época de aplicação de N e pelo tratamento de fungicida. A aplicação de N influenciou significativamente a matéria seca da parte aérea e a acumulação de N nos grãos. A produção máxima de grãos foi obtida pelos tratamentos T2 e T3. O tratamento com 200 g de fungicida por 100 kg de sementes aumentou significativamente a produção de grãos, em relação à testemunha.<br>Nitrogen timing and control of fungal diseases are cultural practices in lowland rice production. The objective of this study was to determine appropriate timing of N application and adequate rate of seed treatment with pyroquilon fungicide in lowland rice. The 90 kg ha-1 N application timing were alloted as follows: total at sowing (T1); 1/3 at sowing, 1/3 at active tillering and 1/3 at panicle initiation (T2); 1/2 at sowing and 1/2 at active tillering (T3); 1/2 at sowing and 1/2 at panicle initiation (T4); 2/3 at sowing and 1/3 at active tillering (T5); 2/3 at sowing and 1/3 at panicle initiation (T6); and 1/3 at sowing and 2/3 at the start of tillering (T7). Fungicide treatments were 0, 200, and 400 g active ingredient pyroquilon per 100 kg seed. Grain yield was significantly affected with timing of N application and fungicide treatments. Nitrogen treatment also affected significantly straw yield, and N uptake in grain. Maximum grain yield was obtained with treatments T2 and T3. Fungicide treatment of 200 g per100 kg of seed, produced significantly higher yield as compared to the control

Proteomic Approaches To Characterize Surface-Bound Proteins and Material-Mediated Cellular Proteins

Proteins at the biomaterial interface include surface-adsorbed proteins and soluble proteins secreted by cells adherent or attached to biomaterial interfaces. These proteins carry multiple functions such as directing cell adhesion, proliferation, differentiation, and migration. The identification of proteins at the material interface will help elucidate the impact of proteins in mediating cell-material interaction, host response, and cell signaling pathway. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the application of proteomic tools to analyze proteins at the material interface. Two main analytical methods, protein microarrays and mass spectrometry (MS), have been reviewed and their applications in proteomic study of biomaterial-related proteins were discussed in case studies. In sum, proteomics provides a viable approach to survey global proteome of surface-adsorbed proteins and soluble proteins from adherent cells at the biomaterial interface. © 2012 American Chemical Society.Link_to_subscribed_fulltex