Mapping Genes in Apple: the Future for Molecular-Aided Breeding

1992 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham J. King
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Methods ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Genetic Components ◽  
Disease Resistant ◽  
Resistant Varieties ◽  
The Future ◽  
Genetically Determined ◽  
Made In

Many of the factors affecting the production and quality of apples are genetically determined. This paper describes how progress being made in identifying these genetic components will help to develop the European apple crop by integrating the demand for high quality and disease resistant varieties with advanced breeding methods.

scholarly journals Determining the psychometric properties of a novel questionnaire to measure “preparedness for the future” (Prep FQ)

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daren K. Heyland ◽  
J. Paige Pope ◽  
Xuran Jiang ◽  
Andrew G. Day
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Well Being ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Future ◽  
Quality Of Death ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background People are living longer than ever before. However, with living longer comes increased problems that negatively impact on quality of life and the quality of death. Tools are needed to help individuals assess whether they are practicing the best attitudes and behaviors that are associated with a future long life, high quality of life, high quality of death and a satisfying post-death legacy. The purpose of paper is to describe the process we used to develop a novel questionnaire (“Preparedness for the Future Questionnaire™ or Prep FQ”) and to define its psychometric properties. Methods Using a multi-step development procedure, items were generated, for the new questionnaire after which the psychometric properties were tested with a heterogeneous sample of 502 Canadians. Using an online polling panel, respondents were asked to complete demographic questions as well as the Prep-FQ, Global Rating of Life Satisfaction, the Keyes Psychological Well-Being scale and the Short-Form 12. Results The final version of the questionnaire contains 34 items in 8 distinct domains (“Medico-legal”, “Social”, “Psychological Well-being”, “Planning”, “Enrichment”, “Positive Health Behaviors”, “Negative Health Behaviors”, and “Late-life Planning”). We observed minimum missing data and good usage of all response options. The average overall Prep FQ score is 51.2 (SD = 13.3). The Cronbach alphas assessing internal reliability for the Prep FQ domains ranged from 0.33 to 0.88. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) used to assess the test–retest reliability had an overall score of 0.87. For the purposes of establishing construct validity, all the pre-specified relationships between Prep FQ and the other questionnaires were met. Conclusion Analyses of this novel measure offered support for its face validity, construct validity, test–retest reliability, and internal consistency. With the development of this useful and valid scale, future research can utilize this measure to engage people in the process of comprehensively assessing and improving their state of preparedness for the future, tracking their progress along the way. Ultimately, this program of research aims to improve the quality and quantity of peoples live by helping them ‘think ahead’ and ‘plan ahead’ on the aspects of their daily life that matter to their future.

scholarly journals Protocol adjustment improves the extraction of high-quality total RNA from common bean stems infected by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Novais de Miranda ◽  
Caroline Marcela da Silva ◽  
Antonio Carlos da Mota Porto ◽  
Welison Andrade Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Common Bean ◽  
Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum ◽  
Rna Extraction ◽  
White Mold ◽  
Basic Requirement ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Commercial Kits ◽  
Made In

ABSTRACT The Straw Test is an assay developed to evaluate the resistance of common bean to white mold, in which the plant stems are inoculated and the symptoms of the disease are monitored. It is plausible to admit that investigating gene expression in pathogen-infected tissues may be strategically interesting. However, obtaining a quality RNA is a basic requirement for this purpose. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate adjustments in protocols of commercial kits in the expectation of improving the quality of RNA obtained from bean stems. For this, plants of two lines were inoculated and the stems pathogen-infected were collected 72 hours after. For RNA extraction, two commercial reagents were used following the manufacturer’s recommendations and then following adaptations in these protocols. In particular, the proposed modifications relate to volumes of supernatant recovered in purification steps, additional step of chloroform purification and extended time for nucleic acids precipitation. The obtained RNA was analyzed by spectrophotometer, electrophoresis and bioanalyzer, then converted into cDNA and subsequently submitted to PCR. From the obtained data, it was observed that the adaptations made in the protocols contributed to better results and that, when the indicative values of RNA quality are guaranteed, the subsequent reactions are more pure, precise and representative.

Development and production of large blast furnaces from 2015 to 2016 in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Dai ◽  
Hong-ming Long ◽  
Yong-cai Wen ◽  
Yi-long Ji ◽  
Yun-cai Liu
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Blast Furnaces ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Hot Metal ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Large Blast ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Cost Cutting ◽  
The Future

This article has reviewed the production status, total reductant consumption, raw materials and operation principle indexes of large blast furnaces in China from 2015 to 2016. The developing actuality of Chinese large BFs has been quantitatively analyzed and the existing problems have been proposed clearly. Based on that, maintaining production stable, enhancing the quality of raw materials and improving the operation principles are suggested. Large BFs take advantages of high-quality hot metal, energy saving, cost-cutting, high mechanization and automation levels and are sufficient to meet the challenges of economic crisis, environmental pressure and security risk form the future. Thus, the number of large BFs in China will continue to increase in the future.

STUDIES OF FACTORS AFFECTING COOKING QUALITY OF YELLOW PEAS

1963 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Chernick ◽  
B. A. Chernick
Keyword(s):  
Soil Ph ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Cooking Quality ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Yellow Peas

The largest peas from well-matured plants and pods, and those grown at a soil pH of 6–7, were of the best quality for soup manufacture. A genetic basis for cooking quality was suggested by the consistent superiority of the variety Chancellor to Arthur, and by the fact that high quality lines selected from the variety Chancellor maintained this status for several generations.

Dreams of people with moderate intellectual disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol LXXIX (5) ◽  
pp. 325-340
Author(s):  
Hanna Żuraw
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mental Activity ◽  
Social Response ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Strong Bond ◽  
The Future ◽  
Made In

Dreams defined as a form of mental activity that focuses on fulfilling desires, aims, and plans regarding one’s life are a synthetic reflection of a human being’s past and presence, and his or her vision of the future. Exploring dreams has cognitive, ethical, and practical dimensions. It provides knowledge of a person’s inner life and the quality of his or her experiences. Analysis of the dreams of people with moderate intellectual disabilities expresses respect for their humanity. The findings of explorations regarding the dreams of this group of people can serve as a predictor in developing practical solutions to improve the quality of their lives. The paper presents information on the dreams of women with moderate intellectual disabilities. Their dreams refer to something that is beyond them – to the issues of self-esteem, independence, social response to disability, and the features of their situation in life. Their dreams show exclusion from the privilege of adulthood, that is – from independence. They show a strong bond between the women and their mothers, their desire to enhance their lives, and their aiming at stabilization and being among familiar, close people. Observations made in the study suggest the need for institutions that will replace motherly care in the future and will allow an enriched life.

scholarly journals Reconnaissance and latent learning in ants

2007 ◽  
Vol 274 (1617) ◽  
pp. 1505-1509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel R Franks ◽  
James W Hooper ◽  
Anna Dornhaus ◽  
Philippa J Aukett ◽  
Alexander L Hayward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latent Learning ◽  
Significant Preference ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Temnothorax Albipennis ◽  
Nest Sites ◽  
Strategic Value ◽  
The Future ◽  
First Time

We show that ants can reconnoitre their surroundings and in effect plan for the future. Temnothorax albipennis colonies use a sophisticated strategy to select a new nest when the need arises. Initially, we presented colonies with a new nest of lower quality than their current one that they could explore for one week without a need to emigrate. We then introduced a second identical low quality new nest and destroyed their old nest so that they had to emigrate. Colonies showed a highly significant preference for the (low quality) novel new nest over the identical but familiar one. In otherwise identical experiments, colonies showed no such discrimination when the choice was between a familiar and an unfamiliar high-quality nest. When, however, either all possible pheromone marks were removed, or landmarks were re-orientated, just before the emigration, the ants chose between identical low-quality new nests at random. These results demonstrate for the first time that ants are capable of assessing and retaining information about the quality of potential new nest sites, probably by using both pheromones and landmark cues, even though this information may only be of strategic value to the colony in the future. They seem capable, therefore, of latent learning and, more explicitly, learning what not to do.

scholarly journals RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF EDENTULOUS PATIENTS WITH DENTURES MADE OF «FTORAX»

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
V.M. Dvornyk ◽  
H.M. Kuz ◽  
O.B. Tumakova ◽  
O.S. Shemetov ◽  
V.S. Kuz
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Masticatory Muscles ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Results Of Treatment ◽  
Acrylic Copolymers ◽  
Personal Approach ◽  
Edentulous Patients ◽  
Made In

Background. The problem of providing high-quality dental care to edentulous patients remains one of the most important and unresolved to this day in the clinic of prosthodontics. The causes of complete loss of teeth can be both periodontal tissue diseases and diseases of hard tooth tissues of carious and non-carious origin, trauma and the like. It becomes necessary to fabricate complete removable dentures to prevent the occurrence of pathologies in such situations. Complete secondary adentia leads to a large number of local and general complications. The chewing apparatus undergoes a number of functional and morphological changes. Therefore, the complete absence of teeth sets the dentist the task of restoring the functions of full chewing, the appearance of the patient, and speech. The complexity of high-quality prosthetics for edentulous patients is also because the clinical characteristics of supporting tissues are diverse, constantly changing, so a personal approach to creating stable denture is needed. It should be added that the fabrication of high-quality complete removable dentures largely depends on the properties of the base material. The main group of materials for the fabrication of such dentures is acrylic plastics. The aim. The work is focused on the study of the functional state of the masticatory muscles and the restoration of masticatory effectiveness in edentulous patients, for whom dentures were made in the prosthodontics clinic from the acrylic base material «Ftorax». Material and methods. Hot curing plastic based on fluorine-containing acrylic copolymers «Ftorax» was used in the work. Our evaluation of the quality of all constructions was carried out using the «BOFSAS» test, determining the biopotentials of the masticatory muscles using electromyography, and determining the masticatory effectiveness according to I.S. Rubinov. Results. Based on our work, it can be noted that the use of the basic acrylic material «Ftorax» allows us to achieve good fixation and stabilization of complete removable dentures, which is subjectively confirmed by the «BOFSAS» test, objectively – by the electromyographic studies and time indices during chewing test according to I.S. Rubinov. The amplitude during volitional compression is 556.90±8.72 μV, which approaches the norm (641.58±10.01 μV), and almost four times higher than before prosthetics (188.11±8,13 μV) after 1 year of constructions using. A similar pattern is observed with arbitrary chewing: the amplitude (547.32±8.43 μV) approaches normal (643.92±9.11 μV) compared with the results before prosthetics (201.40±9.39 μV). As for the coefficient «K», its value decreased almost twofold compared with the results before prosthetics (2.44±0.14) and equals to 1.25±0.03, which is significantly closer to normal (1,02±0.01). After the test by Rubinov the following results were obtained: the average time that patients with intact dentitions spent chewing on the stimulus was approximately 12.97±0.13 seconds and the average time for patients before prosthetics (with old dentures) was approximately 45.16±0,41 sec. The time that patients spent chewing a nut after 1 month was 28.97±0.42 seconds, after 6 months – 26.94±0.44 seconds, and after 1 year of using the entures – 25.48±0.45 sec. Based on this, it can be summarized that adaptation to such dentures takes place at the appropriate time with minor corrections. Conclusion. The results of our clinical study indicate the feasibility of using «Ftorax» in prosthodontics clinic for treatment of edentulous patients.

scholarly journals Factor Enhancing Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 325-335
Author(s):  
Mujib Ur Rahman ◽  
Muhammad Asad ◽  
Wisal Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Made In

An attempt is made in this study to analyze the factors affecting the Quality of Life (QoL). It is difficult to measure the Quality of Life (QoL); hence Human Development Index (HDI) was used as the measure for QoL. Different factors such as standard of living, education, GDP, Gross Capital formations, Urbanizations and Physicians were examined that how these programs, in turn, influenced QoL. Data was collected from World Bank (2019) and UNDP (2019) and examined for 71 United Nations member countries over the period 1990-2019. The results obtained from cross-sectional and panel data approaches suggest that the indicators used in the study significantly enhance the quality of life. The study offers important policy implications.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Factors That Affect the Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson's Disease in the Clinic of Neurology of the Hospital Royal Prima Medan 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
M Dwiky Yunarko ◽  
Linda Chiuman ◽  
Sri Wahyuni Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Factors Affecting

An estimated 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year, according to the National Institutes of Health, and around one million Americans have the condition. To find out the analysis of the factors that influence the quality of life of Parkinson's sufferers at the Neurology Polyclinic at The Royal Prima Hospital in 2019. There is a relationship between age and quality of life and social relations of patients with Parkinson's in the Neurology Polyclinic of The Royal Prima Hospital in 2019. There is no relationship between gender and stadium of Parkinson's disease with the quality of life of patients with Parkinson's in the Neurology Polyclinic of The Royal Prima Hospital in 2019 in Medan. It is expected that the Hospital must continue to pay attention and improve in order to create quality and high-quality services at The Royal Prima General Hospital, Medan, especially regarding the factors that affect the quality of life of Parkinson's sufferers. Keywords: Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Parkinson's Patients.

Online Social Exergames for Seniors

2020 ◽  
pp. 1599-1631
Author(s):  
Stathis Th. Konstantinidis ◽  
Ellen Brox ◽  
Per Egil Kummervold ◽  
Josef Hallberg ◽  
Gunn Evertsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

The population is getting older, and the resources for care will be even more limited in the future than they are now. There is thus an aim for the society that the seniors can manage themselves as long as possible, while at the same time keeping a high quality of life. Physical activity is important to stay fit, and social contact is important for the quality of life. The aim of this chapter is to provide a state-of-the-art of online social exergames for seniors, providing glimpses of senior users' opinions and games limitations. The importance of the motivational techniques is emphasized, as well as the impact that the exergames have to seniors. It contributes to the book objectives focusing on current state and practice in health games for physical training and rehabilitation and the use of gamification, exploring future opportunities and uses of gamification in eHealth and discussing the respective challenges and limitations.

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