Isolation and expression of a cold-responsive gene PtCBF in Poncirus trifoliata and isolation of citrus CBF promoters

milwaukee 2981-20 C-repeat/dehydration-responsive element binding factor (CBF) plays important roles in cold response network in plants.Here, one member of CBF coding gene family in trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata), designated as PtCBF, was isolated.Semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions showed up-regulation of Pt

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Vitamin D, acute respiratory infections, and Covid-19: The curse of small-size randomised trials. A critical review with meta-analysis of randomised trials.

BackgroundRandomised trials conducted from 2006 to 2021 indicated that vitamin D supplementation (VDS) was able to prevent severe COVID-19 and acute respiratory infections (ARI).However, larger randomised trials published in 2022 did not confirm the health benefits of VDS in COVID-19 patients.ObjectiveTo examine through a zippy paws adventure backp

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The Potential Use of Layer Litter in Awassi Lamb Diet: Its Effects on Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality

Carcass parameters and meat quality in lambs that consumed diets having layer hen litter (LL) were evaluated in a complete randomized study.Forty-two lambs were allocated equally (14 lambs/treatment diet) into one of three iso-nitrogenous diets for 75 days.To partially replace soybean meal and barley, LL was given at 0 (LL0), 150 (LL150), or 300 g/

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