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Polyelectrolyte multilayer assembly bearing ketoprofen for transdermal delivery
A novel microencapsulation technology based on layer-by-layer assembly has been extensively studied and used for controlled delivery of drug microcrystal having poor aqueous solubility and low bioa…
Received 11 October 2009 07:28 UTC; Posted 12 October 2009
Posted to: Pharmacology
Precipitation in Aberdeen, SD: data analysis approach
Daily, monthly, and annual sums of precipitation for Aberdeen, South Dakota, from 1890-2008 were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistical methods (primary statistical analysis, factor…
Received 05 October 2009 19:23 UTC; Posted 07 October 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Nuclear DNA and protein content evaluation in Taxus plant cell cultures using multiparameter flow cytometry
Plant cell cultures of Taxus provide the most reliable production methods for the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel. In order to comprehend the inherent culture heterogeneity and production variability i…
Received 28 September 2009 22:50 UTC; Posted 01 October 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology, Cancer, Developmental Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Plant Biology
Developing an application ontology for annotation of experimental variables – Experimental Factor Ontology
The Experimental Factor Ontology (www.ebi.ac.uk/efo) is an application focused ontology modelling the experimental factors in ArrayExpress. The ontology has been develope…
Received 25 September 2009 21:09 UTC; Posted 25 September 2009
Posted to: Bioinformatics
Host factors affecting abomasal parasites in Alpine Ibex
Alpine ibex is characterized by strong sexual differences, both morphological and in population dynamics. Host sex has been shown to strongly affect parasite load with males usually more infected t…
Received 25 September 2009 11:37 UTC; Posted 25 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Microbiology, Earth & Environment
Prediction of Evolutionarily important catalytic amino acid of Mycobacterium tuberculosis O-Succinylbenzoate synthase through in silico mutational analysis
The emergence of tuberculosis resistant to multiple, first- and second-line antibiotics poses challenges to a global control strategy that relies on standard drug treatment regimens. The high drug-...
Received 17 September 2009 10:51 UTC; Posted 18 September 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Bioinformatics
Resource Mediated Competition of two South Texas Natives: Acacia berlandieri and Trichloris pluriflora
Background/Question/Methods Acacia berlandieri, an early-successional C3 woody shrub legume, and Trichloris pluriflora, a late-successional/climax C4 mid-tall grass, reside in similar h…
Received 17 September 2009 02:12 UTC; Posted 17 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment, Plant Biology
Phenotypic Plasticity and the Invasiveness of Three Taraxacum Species
Background/Question/Methods Many factors have been found to be associated with the success of invasive species. Phenotypic plasticity, the ability of a plant genotype to respond to different en…
Received 15 September 2009 21:13 UTC; Posted 15 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Plant Biology
The relative importance of stabilizing mechanisms of coexistence
Background/Question/Methods Stabilizing mechanisms of coexistence, by definition, cause a species to experience greater intraspecific competition than interspecific. This results in negative fr…
Received 14 September 2009 22:34 UTC; Posted 15 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology
Resin duct density and size predicts mortality in ponderosa pine trees of Northern Arizona
In the presence of herbivores, plants must allocate a portion of their accumulated carbon towards defense to survive. For example, trees susceptible to bark beetle attack are primarily reliant on…
Received 08 September 2009 21:25 UTC; Posted 09 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology
