This work is focused on the molecular conditionality of flax resistance to heavy metals. Attention was therefore devoted to the identification of proteins whose role in stress response to heavy metals have not been discovered yet in flax. Two contrasting flax varieties displayed differences in steady state levels of short thiol peptides (GSH and PC) and heavy-metal binding proteins (ferritin and lipocalin) which can detoxify cadmium via chelation. These results are the first published analysis of the proteomic response to cadmium exposure in commercially important annual crop with potential use in phytoremediation. Another of the objectives was to verify the possibilities of influencing the flax resistance to heavy metal using transgenosis. There were obtained a multiplied flax plants, in which the presence of a transgene was verified, and these lines were tested for tolerance and accumulation of cadmium in both in vitro and in the field conditions.

Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: Autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is the current gold standard following induction therapy to improve survival of multiple myeloma (MM). Lenalidomide (LEN) is used for treatment of MM before ASCT, but exposure may impair autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) mobilization. Chemomobilization with cyclophosphamide (CTX) has not been evaluated in this setting. CTX + filgrastim was investigated to determine if LEN-associated mobilization impairment can be abrogated. Methods: 36 pts (group A=12 pts who received ≥2 cycles of LEN and group B=24 pts without LEN) were analyzed retrospectively. Baseline characteristics were matched (p>0.05 for all variables). All pts received CTX (median group B, 1.5g/m2; median group A, 3gm/m2(p=0.18)) and filgrastim 10μg/kg/day. Primary outcomes include number of CD34+ cells collected and number of leukapheresis sessions. Secondary outcomes include failure to collect CD34+ cells and total CD34+ cells collected after second leukapheresis. Main Results: Total median number of CD34+ cells collected in group B=9.15x106/kg CD34+ cells and group A=7.43x106/kg CD34+ cells (p=0.159). Median number of apheresis sessions in group B=2 and group A=3 (p=0.42). Two of 12 pts with antecedent LEN usage failed to collect while no patient without previous LEN exposure failed to collect (p=0.105). Total number of CD34+ cells collected after 2 apheresis sessions for group B=8.13x106/kg CD34+ cells and group A=3.34x106/kg CD34+ cells (p=0.06). Conclusions: Chemomobilization with CTX + filgrastim yields robust PBSC collections irrespective of antecedent lenalidomide. There was a trend towards lesser PBSC collection in LEN-treated pts.

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Len Lye was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1901. Lye was an avid enthusiast of kinetic sculpture and experimental film. In 1965 Lye built a prototype for a kinetic sculpture called Blade that he intended would be a much larger work. In 1996, Dr. Shayne Gooch of the University of Canterbury embarked on a research contract that saw the fruition of Lye’s Blade at a scale previously unachieved. This work was given the name Big Blade. This thesis provides a study into the maximum realisable scale of Blade using technology and materials available today. A new pivoting clamp design is tested and assessed using a small scale Blade sculpture built at the University of Canterbury and used as a test rig. Advancements in technology, material availability and manufacturing techniques lead to a comprehensive fatigue study of the new clamp design. Stresses are measured at the critical stress location in the blade material and a new maximum economic scale of Blade is suggested. The new sculpture requires a blade material that measures 10024mm x 1080mm x 22mm. The visible blade length is 8424mm. The new sculpture is called Giant Blade. A critical aesthetic component for Len Lye’s performance of Blade is the mode shapes formed by the blade material. Specifically, the second and third bending modes (Lye’s single and double harmonic) and the first torsional bending mode (Lye’s shimmering frequency). These frequencies are calculated using the new pivoting clamp design to ensure that these sections of the performance are maintained in Giant Blade. An important requirement of the new sculpture drive mechanism is the capability to reduce the amplitude of shuttle oscillation dynamically during Blade performances. This capability allows bending stresses in the blade material to be reduced in the third bending mode of vibration without halting the performance to adjust the shuttle oscillation amplitude. Four dynamically adjustable variable stroke mechanisms are presented and compared using the methods of Pahl and Beitz. A suitable mechanism for Giant Blade is selected and a proposed arrangement for the new sculpture is provided. An embodiment design is presented for Giant Blade. This embodiment design consists of a new pivoting clamp design and the proposed variable stroke mechanism. Further work includes the design of a mechanism to support the ball and wand assembly.

The content of this thesis was to draw up the literary owerview around Japanese quail breeding and fattening and to execute the practice experiment whitch aim was to analyse the efect of the inclusion of extruded flax seed to the diet for quails.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-15T13:31:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1dissertacao-capa.pdf: 85499 bytes, checksum: 93abb32e87de260a937eca45af655983 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-12-16 / Palinotaxonomicaly, 27 species of the tribe Byttnerieae, Hermannieae and Helictereae (Malvaceae s. l.) from Bahia State were studied with aim of to increase alow knowledge pollen morphology and to contribute with a taxonomic delimitation of the taxa. The pollen material were acetolysed, analyzed and photographed under light and scanning electron microscopic. Four pollen types are recognized based in exine ornamentation and apertural type: (I) pollen grains (2)3(4)-porate, aspidate, planaperturate, (micro)reticulate exine, whose are representated by the tribe Byttnerieae (Ayenia L., Byttneria L. and Rayleya Crist?bal); (II) pollen grains (2)3-colporate, microreticulate exine, constitute only by Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. (tribe Byttnerieae); (III) pollen grains 3 to 8-colporate, suprareticulate or spinulose exine, represented by Melochia L. and Waltheria L. of the tribe Hermannieae; (IV) pollen grains (2)3(4)-porate, no aspidate, angulaperturate, verrucate or spinulose exine in the species of the tribe Helictereae (Helicteres L.). In the tribe Byttnerieae was observed that Ayenia, Byttneria and Rayleya form a palinotaxonomic complex very homogeneous and in Byttneria and Rayleya were closed related because the reticulate ornamentation of exine. In the tribe Hermannieae, the pollen dimorphism associated the heterostyly of the Melochia and Waltheria species corroborated their proximity. In the tribe Helicterieae, the differentiated morphologic caracterization of Helicteres pollen grains support its taxonomic position in the tribe. The results demonstrated the taxonomic importance of pollen morphology studies corroboring with the subdivision of the taxa subordinates in this tribes. / Neste trabalho ? apresentado o estudo palinotaxon?mico de 27 esp?cies das tribos Byttnerieae, Hermannieae e Helictereae (Malvaceae s. l.) que ocorrem no Estado da Bahia, com o objetivo de ampliar o conhecimento da morfologia pol?nica e contribuir para a melhor delimita??o dos t?xons a? inclu?dos. Os gr?os de p?len foram acetolisados, analisados sob microscopias ?ptica e de varredura, descritos e ilustrados por meio de fotomicrografias e eletromicrografias. Considerando a ornamenta??o da exina e o tipo apertural, foram reconhecidos quatro tipos pol?nicos: (I) gr?os de p?len (2)3(4)-porados, aspidados, planaperturados, exina (micro)reticulada, cujos representantes pertencem ? tribo Byttnerieae (Ayenia L., Byttneria L. e Rayleya Crist?bal); (II) gr?os de p?len (2)3-colporados, exina microrreticulada, constitu?do apenas por Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. (tribo Byttnerieae); (III) gr?os de p?len 3 a 8 colporados, exina suprarreticulada ou espiculada, representado pelos g?neros da tribo Hermannieae (Melochia L. e Waltheria L.); (IV) gr?os de p?len (2)3(4)-porados, n?o aspidados, angulaperturados, exina verrucada ou espiculada, presentes nas esp?cies da tribo Helictereae (Helicteres L.). Na tribo Byttnerieae, observou-se que Ayenia, Byttneria e Rayleya formam um complexo palinotaxon?mico muito homog?neo, no qual as esp?cies de Byttneria e Rayleya se aproximam pela ornamenta??o da exina reticulada. Na tribo Hermannieae, o dimorfismo pol?nico associado ? heterostilia apresentado pelas esp?cies de Melochia e Waltheria corrobora a proximidade desses g?neros. Enquanto que na tribo Helictereae, a caracteriza??o morfol?gica diferenciada dos gr?os de p?len de esp?cies estudadas de Helicteres sustentam o posicionamento taxon?mico a parte desse g?nero.Pelos resultados obtidos, pode-se afirmar que a morfologia pol?nica tem import?ncia taxon?mica e corrobora a subdivis?o dos t?xons subordinados a estas tribos.

The aim of this study is to understand how one of the strongest Islamist movements in Turkey, the G&uuml / len Movement, approaches to the question of woman and disseminates it to the society through religious broadcasting. To realize this aim, the content of the movement&rsquo / s television channel, STV&rsquo / s program, Bosanmak Istemiyorum (I do not want to divorce) in which family, marriage and gender relations are the main discussion points is analyzed. Besides the assessment of the way in which gender relations are handled and family and gender norms are represented in the program, it also tries to provide discussions on the gender discourse of the movement and the related practices of the movement.

This study attempts to explore the scientific careers and ideological profiles of former Olympiad participant scientists. The research carried out via the Internet is to understand the differences in reproductive function of different high school types. Firstly, it elaborates on the transformation of the education field into an area of struggle together with the alteration in the policies of the State as to educational understanding. Secondly, it focuses on the education understanding of the G&uuml / len Community, which has become a part of struggle in education field to affect the reproductive function of education. Lastly, this study aims to depict the varieties in their scientific careers and ideological profiles of the former Olympiad participants who graduated from different types of high schools.

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Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: Autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is the current gold standard following induction therapy to improve survival of multiple myeloma (MM). Lenalidomide (LEN) is used for treatment of MM before ASCT, but exposure may impair autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) mobilization. Chemomobilization with cyclophosphamide (CTX) has not been evaluated in this setting. CTX + filgrastim was investigated to determine if LEN-associated mobilization impairment can be abrogated. Methods: 36 pts (group A=12 pts who received ≥2 cycles of LEN and group B=24 pts without LEN) were analyzed retrospectively. Baseline characteristics were matched (p>0.05 for all variables). All pts received CTX (median group B, 1.5g/m2; median group A, 3gm/m2(p=0.18)) and filgrastim 10µg/kg/day. Primary outcomes include number of CD34+ cells collected and number of leukapheresis sessions. Secondary outcomes include failure to collect CD34+ cells and total CD34+ cells collected after second leukapheresis. Main Results: Total median number of CD34+ cells collected in group B=9.15x106/kg CD34+ cells and group A=7.43x106/kg CD34+ cells (p=0.159). Median number of apheresis sessions in group B=2 and group A=3 (p=0.42). Two of 12 pts with antecedent LEN usage failed to collect while no patient without previous LEN exposure failed to collect (p=0.105). Total number of CD34+ cells collected after 2 apheresis sessions for group B=8.13x106/kg CD34+ cells and group A=3.34x106/kg CD34+ cells (p=0.06). Conclusions: Chemomobilization with CTX + filgrastim yields robust PBSC collections irrespective of antecedent lenalidomide. There was a trend towards lesser PBSC collection in LEN-treated pts.