A homogeneous DNA hybridization system by using a new luminescence terbium chelate

Homogeneous DNA hybridization assay based on the luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) from a new luminescence terbium chelate, N,N,N-1,N-1-[2,6-bis(3'-aminomethyl-1'-pyrazolyl)-4-phenylpyridine]tetrakis(acetic acid) (BPTA)-Tb3+ (lambda(ex) = 325 nm and lambda(em) = 545 nm) to an organic dye, Cy3 (A,. = 548 nm and A,. = 565 nm), has been developed. In the system, two DNA probes whose sequences are complementary to the two different consecutive sequences of a target DNA are used; one of the probes is labeled with the Tb3+ chelate at the T-end, and the other is with Cy3 at the 5'-end. Labeling of the Tb3+ chelate is accomplished via the linkage of a biotin-labeled DNA probe with the Tb3+ chelate-labeled streptavidin. Strong sensitized emission of Cy3 was observed upon excitation of the Tb3+ chelate at 325 run, when the two probe DNAs were hybridized with the target DNA. The sensitivity of the assay was very high compared with those of the previous homogeneous-format assays using the conventional organic dyes; the detection limit of the present assay is about 30 pM of the target DNA strand.

Identifying framework titanium in TS-1 zeolite by UV resonance Raman spectroscopy

Framework titanium in Ti-silicalite-1 (TS-1) zeolite was selectively identified by its resonance Raman bands using ultraviolet (W) Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectra of the TS-1 and silicalite-1 zeolites were obtained and compared using continuous wave laser lines at 244, 325, and 488 nm as the excitation sources. It was only with the excitation at 244 nm that resonance enhanced Raman bands at 490, 530, and 1125 cm(-1) appeared exclusively for the TS-1 zeolite. Furthermore, these bands increased in intensity with the crystallization time of the TS-1 zeolite. The Raman bands at 490, 530, and 1125 cm(-1) are identified as the framework titanium species because they only appeared when the laser excites the charge-transfer transition of the framework titanium species in the TS-1. No resonance Raman enhancement was detected for the bands of silicalite-1 zeolite and for the band at 960 cm(-1) of TS-1 with any of the excitation sources ranging from the visible tb UV regions. This approach can be applicable for the identification of other transition metal ions substituted in the framework of a zeolite or any other molecular sieve.

Inoculação com Azospirillum brasilense: inovação em rendimento a baixo custo.

O que são bactérias promotoras do crescimento de plantas?; Bactérias do gênero Azospirillum promovem o crescimento de plantas?; O que é a fixação biológica do nitrogênio? Azospirillum também pode realizar esse processo?; Que outros benefícios às plantas são atribuídos ao Azospirillum?; Há muitos ensaios de inoculação com Azospirillum conduzidos no mundo?; Pode existir especificidade de Azospirillum com as plantas hospedeiras? E no Brasil, há muitos estudos básicos e aplicados com Azospirillum?; Qual foi a pesquisa que resultou no primeiro inoculante contendo Azospirillum comercializado no Brasil?; Nessa pesquisa pioneira, quais foram os resultados encontrados com o trigo?; E qual foi o efeito da inoculação do milho com Azospirillum?; Quais foram as repercussões desses ensaios com trigo e milho?; E no caso de inoculantes líquidos, quais foram os resultados obtidos em trigo e milho?; Os benefícios pela inoculação com Azospirillum no Brasil são atribuídos à fixação biológica do nitrogênio?; Rendimentos elevados de milho podem ser obtidos via inoculação com Azospirillum?; A partir dos resultados de todos esses ensaios, qual pode ser a recomendação para as culturas do trigo e do milho?; Existem mais resultados obtidos com diferentes doses de fertilizante nitrogenado em trigo e milho?; Quais cuidados devem ser tomados com a compra do inoculante contendo Azospirillum?; Como deve ser feita a inoculação das sementes com Azospirillum?

Psychologically Inspired Sensory-Motor Development in Early Robot Learning

Lee, M., Meng, Q. (2005). Psychologically Inspired Sensory-Motor Development in Early Robot Learning. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 325-334.

Waterworks and commemoration: purity, rurality, and civic identity in Britain, 1880-1921

Roberts, Owen, 'Waterworks and commemoration: purity, rurality, and civic identity in Britain, 1880-1921', Continuity and Change (2007) 22(2) pp.305-325 RAE2008

Monturas de cuero recubiertas con pellones y gualdrapas tejidas con hilos de color, de los indígenas Wayúu Guajira.

11 hojas : ilustraciones, fotografías a color.

Addressing non-linear hardware limitations and extending network coverage area for power aware wireless sensor networks

Science Foundation Ireland (07/CE/11147); Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (Embark Initiative)

Human dimensions of bycatch reduction technology: Current assumptions and directions for future research

Bycatch reduction technology (BRT) modifies fishing gear to increase selectivity and avoid capture of non-target species, or to facilitate their non-lethal release. As a solution to fisheries-related mortality of non-target species, BRT is an attractive option; effectively implemented, BRT presents a technical 'fix' that can reduce pressure for politically contentious and economically detrimental interventions, such as fisheries closures. While a number of factors might contribute to effective implementation, our review of BRT literature finds that research has focused on technical design and experimental performance of individual technologies. In contrast, and with a few notable exceptions, research on the human and institutional context of BRT, and more specifically on how fishers respond to BRT, is limited. This is not to say that fisher attitudes are ignored or overlooked, but that incentives for fisher uptake of BRT are usually assumed rather than assessed or demonstrated. Three assumptions about fisher incentives dominate: (1) economic incentives will generate acceptance of BRT; (2) enforcement will generate compliance with BRT; and (3) 'participation' by fishers will increase acceptance and compliance, and overall support for BRT. In this paper, we explore evidence for and against these assumptions and situate our analysis in the wider social science literature on fisheries. Our goal is to highlight the need and suggest focal areas for further research. © Inter-Research 2008.