Aural, Visual, And Literary Aspects Of Martin Bresnick's For The Sexes: The Gates Of Paradise

The objective of this project is to provide a structural analysis of the aural, visual, and literary aspects of American composer Martin Bresnick’s (b. 1946) For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (2001) for piano solo and DVD projection. Based on English poet and visual artist William Blake’s (1757-1827) emblem book of the same title from the version of 1818, Blake’s text is spoken and sung by the pianist as a revival of the ancient “Bard” tradition, and Blake’s emblematic drawings are animated in the DVD and accompanied by piano solo. Despite Bresnick’s successful career as a prominent composer and an influential teacher, Bresnick’s piano music is not widely known. Bresnick’s piano music is highly structured and immensely expressive. The purpose of this study is to cultivate scholastic attention and to generate interest for Bresnick’s For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise.U of I OnlyUIUC School of Music polic

Aural, Visual, And Literary Aspects Of Martin Bresnick's For The Sexes: The Gates Of Paradise

The objective of this project is to provide a structural analysis of the aural, visual, and literary aspects of American composer Martin Bresnick’s (b. 1946) For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (2001) for piano solo and DVD projection. Based on English poet and visual artist William Blake’s (1757-1827) emblem book of the same title from the version of 1818, Blake’s text is spoken and sung by the pianist as a revival of the ancient “Bard” tradition, and Blake’s emblematic drawings are animated in the DVD and accompanied by piano solo. Despite Bresnick’s successful career as a prominent composer and an influential teacher, Bresnick’s piano music is not widely known. Bresnick’s piano music is highly structured and immensely expressive. The purpose of this study is to cultivate scholastic attention and to generate interest for Bresnick’s For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise.U of I OnlyUIUC School of Music polic

Study of Alternative Reactor-Separator Network in Bunsen Process of Sulfur-Iodine Cycle for Hydrogen Production

This paper proposes a novel reactor-separator network in the Bunsen process for high hydrogen production thermal efficiency. Six case studies were conducted to Investigate the effect of reactants on the Bunsen reaction. The key classification of the case studies was the location of the SO2-O-2 stream to avoid oxygen contact in the Bunsen reaction and the use of an Hi(x) purifier instead of the SO2 absorber to reduce iodine. The thermal efficiency in the best case was 48.91%. The main criteria for high efficiency were low iodine flow, high HI flow, and higher amount of SO2 recycling to avoid hindrance and maintain low iodine flow.11Nsciescopu

A Preliminary Study for Identifying Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Seed Production in Radish Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing

The high yield of seeds can reduce the cost of seed production for parental lines, as well as F1 cultivars in radish. The number of seeds per silique and silique length are two important traits among traits determining seed yield, but no study has been conducted on their quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in radish. A high-density linkage map was constructed, based on genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) of the F2 population, derived from two parental lines, significantly differed by the two traits, which were grown in a controlled environment to minimize the environmental effects. Using the map with 848 SNPs, three significant QTLs were identified, two and one of which were associated with the number of seeds per silique and silique length, respectively. Ortholog analysis was conducted with Arabidopsis thaliana genes, related to the number of seeds per silique, and revealed five radish putative candidate genes. These putative candidate genes appear to be related to ovule, embryo sac, embryo, pollen and seed development, as well as a double fertilization process. The method to pollinate the F2 population, as well as preliminary QTLs and SNPs therein, can be helpful for future QTL studies to improve seed production in radish breeding programs

A Preliminary Study for Identifying Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Seed Production in Radish Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing

The high yield of seeds can reduce the cost of seed production for parental lines, as well as F1 cultivars in radish. The number of seeds per silique and silique length are two important traits among traits determining seed yield, but no study has been conducted on their quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in radish. A high-density linkage map was constructed, based on genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) of the F2 population, derived from two parental lines, significantly differed by the two traits, which were grown in a controlled environment to minimize the environmental effects. Using the map with 848 SNPs, three significant QTLs were identified, two and one of which were associated with the number of seeds per silique and silique length, respectively. Ortholog analysis was conducted with Arabidopsis thaliana genes, related to the number of seeds per silique, and revealed five radish putative candidate genes. These putative candidate genes appear to be related to ovule, embryo sac, embryo, pollen and seed development, as well as a double fertilization process. The method to pollinate the F2 population, as well as preliminary QTLs and SNPs therein, can be helpful for future QTL studies to improve seed production in radish breeding programs

Potential SNPs related to microspore culture in Raphanus sativus based on a single-marker analysis

Radish (Raphanus sativus) is an economically important crop grown for its edible roots and leaves. It is a self-incompatible, outcrossing species making the production of homozygous lines and the development of breeding populations difficult. However, this can be overcome with haploids production techniques using isolated microspores providing the rapid production of homozygous lines for breeding. Thus, it would be useful to identify radishes with a high regeneration rate from microspore culture. In the current study, 96 radish cultivars or germplasms were evaluated for high regeneration rates. Also, a single-marker analysis (SMA) was applied to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) potentially associated with this trait using genotype-by-sequencing (GBS) technology. The regeneration rate from microspore culture of 96 lines showed a wide range from 0 to 269.5 percent. From the SMA, fifty-two markers were detected at the p-value of 0.001, and a total of 11 physically nearby genes with high levels of similarity in various species were identified as candidates for high regeneration rates. This result could be used for clarifying the genetic basis underlying these traits and developing molecular markers associated with regeneration rates and would be beneficial to generating homozygous inbred lines.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author

LED Lights Enhance Metabolites and Antioxidants in Chinese Cabbage and Kale

Light emitting diode (LED) lights play an important role in the plant physiology and alter the metabolites in a significant manner. Glucosinolates (GSLs), polyphenols, flavonoids and antioxidant properties of Chinese cabbage and kale cultivated in varying LED lights were investigated. Analysis revealed 7 aliphatic, 3 indolyl and 1 aromatic GSLs in Chinese cabbage and kale. The total GSL content ranged from 1.5-19.08 and 1.85-24.87 µmol/g DW, and glucobrassicanapin was the predominant GSL (3) in Chinese cabbage, whereas; sinigrin (3.49 µmol/g DW) was in kale. Blue and red LED lights produced significantly higher amount of GSLs in Chinese cabbage and kale respectively. Results revealed higher amount of total polyphenol (3.845 µg/mL) and total flavanoids (3.939 μg/mL) in Chinese cabbage. Chinese cabbage and kale showed significant antioxidant activities when compare with positive control, and the antioxidant assays were slightly correlated with total GSLs, polyphenols and flavanoids contents. The influence of LED lights on glucobrassicin in Chinese cabbage and kale should be studied extensively, because GSL is the precursor of indole-3-carbinol, a potent anticancer isothiocyanate

Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) Associated with Microspore Culture in Raphanus sativus L. (Radish)

The radish is a highly self-incompatible plant, and consequently it is difficult to produce homozygous lines. Bud pollination in cross-fertilization plants should be done by opening immature pollen and attaching pollen to mature flowers. It accordingly takes a lot of time and effort to develop lines with fixed alleles. In the current study, a haploid breeding method has been applied to obtain homozygous plants in a short period of time by doubling chromosomes through the induction of a plant body in the haploid cells, in order to shorten the time to breed inbred lines. We constructed genetic maps with an F1 population derived by crossing parents that show a superior and inferior ability to regenerate microspores, respectively. Genetic maps were constructed from the maternal and parental maps, separately, using the two-way pseudo-testcross model. The phenotype of the regeneration rate was examined by microspore cultures and a quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis was performed based on the regeneration rate. From the results of the culture of microspores in the F1 population, more than half of the group did not regenerate, and only a few showed a high regeneration rate. A total of five significant QTLs were detected in the F1 population, and five candidate genes were found based on the results. These candidate genes are divided into two classes, and appear to be related to either PRC2 subunits or auxin synthesis