FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY: A SENSITIVE TOOL FOR IDENTIFYING LAND-USE AND CLIMATIC REGION EFFECTS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER-EXTRACTABLE SOIL ORGANIC MATTER

Water-extractable organic matter (WEOM) is an indicator of active and labile pools of soil organic matter (SOM).Land-use is expected to have a major effect on SOM, yet the effects of different land-uses on WEOM are not well understood.Reported trends in the changes in water-extractable organic C (WEOC) concentrations following changes in land-use a

It is well established that bleeding activates the hematopoietic system to regenerate the loss of mature blood elements.We have shown that hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) isolated from animals challenged with an acute bleed regulate osteoblast differentiation from marrow stromal cells.This suggests that HSCs participate in bone formation where the

Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNTA) causes a life-threatening neuroparalytic disease known as botulism that could afflict large, unprotected populations Mounting Hardware if the toxin were employed in an act of bioterrorism.Current post-exposure therapy is limited to symptomatic treatment or passive immunization that is effective for treating i

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: This study models a framework for integrating epidemiological and experimental approaches to investigate the effect of prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure on mitochondrial function (mtDNAcn, superoxide production and membrane potential) as a potential mechanism of toxicity.METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The epidemio