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Tissue culture is a well-established micropropagation method for many vegetable and floral crops. However, transferring plantlets from tissue culture vessels to the propagation trays is extremely time consuming and labor intensive. It is the major obstacle in crop production. The purpose of this projectis to design and produce a prototype which can efficiently transfer plantlets to propagation tra ...

A persistent and spreading inflammatory and oxidative stress is largely responsible for the progressive degeneration of neuronal connectivity ultimate reflected by a debilitating decline of cognitive function, which accompanies normal aging as well as age and/or trauma-related ailments. The yearly economic burden due to age-related cognitive decline is estimated to exceed $600 billion worldwide an ...

"Micro-calorimetry is a Nondestructive Test (NDT) capable of detecting heat characteristics that could identify improperly processed, counterfeit, substandard, nonconforming or fake raw material prior to materials introduction into end-product production cycles. Current calorimetric technology is an extremely sensitive, expensive and time consuming process, utilizing an adiabatic or semi-adiabat ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The long term goal of this project is to develop and test a nutritional product that will improve physical function in individuals with heart failure H in the geriatric population Our approach to nutritional therapy NT focuses on increasing skeletal muscle strength improving vascular reactivity and optimizing regulation of energy substrate metabolism All ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The overall goal of this project is to test a meal replacement beverage that will ultimately preserve muscle loss during calorie restriction weight loss CRWL in obese older individuals We previously developed a meal replacement rich with a proprietary blend of essential amino acids TMR that was more than three times as effective as whey protein in stimulat ...