Annual program review, forest biology

"March 25-26, 1999."Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers: status report for project F010 / Gerald Pullman ... [et al.] ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers - initiation / Gerald Pullman ... [et al.] ; Variation in initiation and the number of zygotic embryos in the seed / John MacKay ... [et al.] ; Survival of initiated cultures after direct transfer into liquid media: the effect of maltose, auxin type, and genotype / Gary Peter , Teresa Vales ; Embryo development improvements based on elemental analysis of female gametophyte, zygotic and somatic embryo tissues / Gerald Pullman , Paul Montello , Xiaorong Feng ; Optimizing the percent of embryos that develop into cotyledonary embryos: the role of plating density and ABA concentration / Gary Peter , Teresa Vales ; Field establishment of somatic embryo derived loblolly pine seedlings / Jerry Pullman , Paul Montello , Mike Cunningham ; Analysis of free amino acids, nitrate, and ammonium in zygotic female gametophyte and embryo tissues / Gerald Pullman ... [et al.] ; Functional analysis of pinus taeda zygotic embryo germination: the effect of partial drying and the acquisition of desiccation tolerance / Gary Peter ... [et al.] ; Gene expression in pine embryos; developing tools / John Cairney , Gerald Pullman , John MacKay ; Differential gene expression in the suspensor of zygotic embryos / John MacKay ... [et al.] ; Analysis of a late stage-specific clone of loblolly pine by a non-radioactive method of cDNA labeling and detection / Barbara Johns and John Cairney ; Externally funded research in 1998-1999 supporting F010 / John Cairney ... [et al.] ; Developing reliable systems for evaluating gene expression using DNA arrays / Lin Ge , Jerry Pullman and John Cairney ; Early-specific gene expression in loblolly pine zygotic and somatic embryos: cDNS cloning, sequencing and expression analysis / Vincent Ciavatta , Gerald Pullman , John Cairney ; Fundamental biological mechanisms: improved stem growth rates and fiber properties: status reports for project F011 / Gary Peter ... [et al.] ; Externally funded research in 1998-1999 supporting F011 / Gary Peter ... [et al.] ; Transformation methods for southern pine: building an efficient transformation method for loblolly pine / Gary Peter ... [et al.] ; Environmental and genetic regulation of microfibril angle in southern pine: determination of the microfibril angle in the s2 layer of pinus taeda using differential interference contrast microscopy: validation of the method / Douglas Benton , Keith Bennett , Gary Peter ; Trees containing built-in pulping catalysts / Jerry Pullman ... [et al.] ; Lignin reactivity during pulping and bleaching of CAD-deficient pine / John MacKay ... [et al.] ; IPST forest biology research proposals ; Student research -- Slide Material

Annual program review, forest biology, October 14-15, 1998

"October 14-15, 1998."Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers: project F010 / Jerry Pullman ... [et al.] ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers - initiation / Gerald Pullman ... [et al.] ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers: genetic control of initiation and the number of zygotic embryos in the seed / John MacKay ... [et al.] ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers: survival of initiated cultures after direct transfer to liquid media / Gary Peter ... [et al.] ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers - embryo development improvements based on elemental analysis of female gametophyte, zygotic and somatic embryo tissues / Gerald Pullman, Paul Montello, Xiaorong Feng ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers: optimizing the percent of embryos that develop into cotyledonary embryos by altering embryo plating densities and ABA concentration / Teresa Vales, Gary Peter ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers: field establishment of somatic embryo derived loblolly pine seedlings / Jerry Pullman, Paul Montello, Mike Cunningham ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers: functional anaylsis of pinus taeda zygotic embryo germination: the effect of partial drying and the acquisition of desiccation tolerance / Gary Peter ... [et al.] ; Mass clonal propagation of improved conifers: differential gene expression in the suspensor of zygotic embryos - update / John MacKay ... [et al.] ; Externally funded research in 1998-1999 supporting F010 / John Cairney ... [et al.] ; Gene expression studies with developing embryos: the effect of ABA treatment / Nanfei Xu ... [et al.] ; Early-stage-specific gene expression in loblolly pine zygotic and somatic embryos: cDNA cloning, sequencing and expression analysis / Vincent Ciavatta, Gerald Pullman and John Cairney ; Identification and cloning of cDNAs for novel female-, male- and vegetatively expressed genes / Lin Ge, Gerald Pullman, and John Cairney ; Fundamental biological mechanisms: improved stem growth rates and fiber properties: project F011 / Gary Peter ... [et al.] ; Fundamental biological mechanisms: improved fiber properties and rates of wood cell formation: cellulose biosynthesis / Gary Peter, Chris Ricker ; Externally funded reserach in 1998-1999 supporting F011 / Gary Peter ... [et al.] ; Towards genetic engineering of forest trees with anthraquinones: endogenous anthraquinones in pulpwood trees and the cloning of a key gene for anthraquinone biosynthesis / Huabin Meng ... [et al.] ; Environmental and genetic regulation of microfibril angle in southern pine: determination of the microfibril angle in the S2 layer of pinus taeda using differential interference contrast microscopy: validation of the method / Douglas Benton, Keith Bennett, Gary Peter ; Genetically modified lignin in pine: structure and properties: lignin reactivity in CAD-deficient trees during pulping and bleaching / Donald Dimmel ... [et al.] -- Slide material

Muscle strength and hop performance criteria prior to return to sports after ACL reconstruction

Purpose The purpose of this article is to present recommendations for new muscle strength and hop performance criteria prior to a return to sports after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Methods A search was made of relevant literature relating to muscle function, self-reported questionnaires on symptoms, function and knee-related quality of life, as well as the rate of re-injury, the rate of return to sports and the development of osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction. The literature was reviewed and discussed by the European Board of Sports Rehabilitation in order to reach consensus on criteria for muscle strength and hop performance prior to a return to sports. Results The majority of athletes that sustain an (ACL) injury do not successfully return to their pre-injury sport, even though most athletes achieve what is considered to be acceptable muscle function. On self-reported questionnaires, the athletes report high ratings for fear of re-injury, low ratings for their knee function during sports and low ratings for their knee-related quality of life. Conclusion The conclusion is that the muscle function tests that are commonly used are not demanding enough or not sensitive enough to identify differences between injured and non-injured sides. Recommendations for new criteria are given for the sports medicine community to consider, before allowing an athlete to return to sports after an ACL reconstruction