Differences in prevalence rates were observed among the various ethnic groups; specifically higher frequency for gray zone alleles in males was observed in the White group compared to the Hispanic and African-American groups. One full mutation male was identified (>200
CGG repeats).
Conclusions: The presented pilot study shows that newborn screening in fragile X is technically feasible and provides overall prevalence of the premutation and gray zone alleles in the USA, suggesting that the prevalence of the premutation, particularly Selleck GDC-0068 in males, is higher than has been previously reported.”
“Calendula (Calendula officinalis L.) seeds contain high concentrations of calendic acid (C18:3) which can be used as tung and linseed oil substitutes.
Calendula is adapted to temperate climate, but field studies in western Minnesota indicated that stand establishment was susceptible to high soil temperatures immediately after planting in spring. Consequently, understanding the temperature conditions that govern germination of calendula is necessary to incorporate the crop into crop rotations of the Upper Midwest, U.S. Temperature gradient bar and heat-shock experiments were used to characterize calendula (cv. ‘Carola’) sensitivity before and during germination. Seed germinated between 2 and 32 C with the optimum germination Selleckchem Y 27632 temperature at 16-17 degrees C. Heat shock temperatures (35-40 degrees C) of less than 50h duration reduced germination (at 16 degrees C) below 50%. At 45 C, 100% seed lethality was induced within 24 h of heat treatment. Bafilomycin A1 mouse Accordingly, calendula seed should be sown in the field only if forecasted soil conditions are expected to be below 30 degrees C during seed germination. Published by Elsevier B.V.”
“Aim: The aim of the study is to determinate the using dominant multiple intelligence types and compare
the learning preferences of Turkish cochlear implanted children aged four to ten in Turkey and Germany according to Theory of multiple intelligence.
Material and method: The study has been conducted on a total of 80 children and four groups in Freiburg/Germany and Ankara/Turkey. The applications have been done in University of Freiburg, Cochlear Implant Center in Germany, and University of Hacettepe, ENT Department, Audiology and Speech Pathology Section in Turkey. In this study, the data have been collected by means of General Information Form and Cochlear Implant Information Form applied to parents. To determine the dominant multiple intelligence types of children, the TIMI (Teele Inventory of Multiple Intelligences) which was developed by Sue Teele have been used.
Results: The study results exposed that there was not a statistically significant difference on dominant intelligence areas and averages of scores of multiple intelligence types in control groups (p > 0.05).