At this optimum T/B weight ratio, the C(ion-) values of T/B compounds filled PP and EPDM/PP composite specimens reached another maximum as their total compound loadings reached the optimum loading of 6 and 4 wt %, respectively. The C(ion-) values of the PP/T/B and EPDM/PP/T/B specimens increased significantly as they were tested under dynamic mode or by increasing the testing temperatures. The T and/or T/B powders filled PP and E-PDM/PP specimens exhibited significantly higher tensile strength (sigma(f)) and elongation at break (epsilon(f)) values than did the B filled PP and EPDM/PP specimens with the same filler loadings, respectively. Energy dispersive X-rays, particle size, and SEM morphology analysis of

the filler particles present in the T, B, and T/B filled composite specimens were performed to understand these interesting negative air ion and tensile Crenolanib datasheet properties. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 113: 1097-1110, 2009″
“Transgenic loci obtained after Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation can be simple, but fairly often they contain multiple T-DNA copies integrated into the plant genome. To understand the origin of complex T-DNA loci, floral-dip and root transformation experiments were carried out in Arabidopsis thaliana with mixtures of A. tumefaciens strains, each harboring one or two different T-DNA

vectors. Upon floral-dip transformation, 6-30% of the transformants were co-transformed by multiple

T-DNAs originating from different bacteria and 20-36% by different T-DNAs from one GSK2118436 inhibitor strain. However, these co-transformation frequencies were too low to explain the presence of on average 4-6 T-DNA copies in these transformants, suggesting that, upon floral-dip transformation, T-DNA replication frequently occurs before or during integration after the transfer of single T-DNA copies. Upon root transformation, the co-transformation www.selleckchem.com/products/pf-06463922.html frequencies of T-DNAs originating from different bacteria were similar or slightly higher (between 10 and 60%) than those obtained after floral-dip transformation, whereas the co-transformation frequencies of different T-DNAs from one strain were comparable (24-31%). Root transformants generally harbor only one to three T-DNA copies, and thus co-transformation of different T-DNAs can explain the T-DNA copy number in many transformants, but T-DNA replication is postulated to occur in most multicopy root transformants. In conclusion, the comparable co-transformation frequencies and differences in complexity of the T-DNA loci after floral-dip and root transformations indicate that the T-DNA copy number is highly determined by the transformation-competent target cells.”
“Objective-To describe the procedure and clinical usefulness of locking-loop pigtail nephrostomy catheter (PNC) placement in dogs and cats.

Design-Retrospective case series.

Animals-16 cats (18 kidneys) and 4 dogs (4 kidneys) that underwent PNC placement.