Abstract: There is a need for water-based sperm- and egg-friendly vaginal lubricant. We describe novel water-based nature-friendly personal moisturizers and lubricants that relive vaginal dryness. In addition to being non-spermicidal, sperm- and egg-friendly and biological-fluids mimicking, these personal moisturizers and lubricants also enhance sperm survival and motility, promote binding of sperm to eggs and facilitate the process of fertilization. Novel articles, and systems as well as methods of preparation and use of the novel compositions are also provided.

Abstract: There is a need for water-based sperm- and egg-friendly vaginal lubricant. We describe novel water-based nature-friendly personal moisturizers and lubricants that relieve vaginal dryness. In addition to being non-spermicidal, sperm- and egg-friendly and biological-fluids mimicking, these personal moisturizers and lubricants also enhance sperm survival and motility, promote binding of sperm to eggs and facilitate the process of fertilization. Novel articles, and systems as well as methods of preparation and use of the novel compositions are also provided.

Abstract: There is a need for water-based sperm- and egg-friendly vaginal lubricant. We describe novel water-based nature-friendly personal moisturizers and lubricants that relive vaginal dryness. In addition to being non-spermicidal, sperm- and egg-friendly and biological-fluids mimicking, these personal moisturizers and lubricants also enhance sperm survival and motility, promote binding of sperm to eggs and facilitate the process of fertilization. Novel articles, and systems as well as methods of preparation and use of the novel compositions are also provided.

Abstract: Technology development initiatives are objectively evaluated using a framework that includes a set of evaluation parameters and scoring rules. Predefined evaluation parameter values are associated with the evaluation parameters. The evaluation parameters are also associated with scoring rules that can be used to generate score component associated with the evaluation parameters. The evaluation parameters are also grouped and the score components associated with the evaluation parameters are modified based on a scoring rule for the evaluation parameter group. The modified score components are used to generate final scores for the technology development initiatives, and the final scores are used to evaluate the technology development initiatives relative to other initiatives or relative to thresholds.

Abstract: A cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system in different Brassica species having a distinct mitochondrial DNA specific RFLP signature. A method for obtaining male sterile lines and restoration of fertility in B. juncea for hybrid seed production using the CMS. This CMS in B. juncea can be restored by crossing male sterile plants with any B. juncea genotype other than the maintainer genotype. The same B. juncea genotype acts as maintainer of male sterility after a specified number of backcrosses. The CMS also relates to histological characterization of another and microspore development in B. juncea.

Abstract: This application relates to water-based personal moisturizers and lubricants that relive vaginal dryness. These compositions are non-spermicidal, sperm- and egg-friendly, and in various embodiments may mimic biological fluids, enhance sperm survival and motility, promote binding of sperm to eggs, and/or facilitate the process of fertilization. Related articles, systems, and methods of preparation and use of the compositions are also provided.

Abstract: A method for obtaining improved fertility restorer lines for male sterile crop plants and a DNA construct for use in said method are disclosed. The invention relates to the simultaneous use of two different gene sequences encoding the same protein product, one being the naturally occurring wild type sequence and the other sequence being generated by modification of the wild type sequence for expression in crop plants by using codon degeneracy to avoid homology between the two sequences at the DNA and mRNA levels, each of the said sequences being placed under independent transcriptional control of different overlapping plant tissue-specific regulatory elements in the same DNA construct.

Abstract: A method for obtaining improved fertility restorer lines for male sterile crop plants and a DNA construct for use in said method are disclosed. The invention relates to the simultaneous use of two different gene sequences encoding the same protein product, one being the naturally occurring wild type sequence and the other sequence being generated by modification of the wild type sequence for expression in crop plants by using codon degeneracy to avoid homology between the two sequences at the DNA and mRNA levels, each of the said sequences being placed under independent transcriptional control of different overlapping plant tissue-specific regulatory elements in the same DNA construct.

Abstract: There is a need for water-based sperm- and egg-friendly vaginal lubricant. We describe novel water-based nature-friendly personal moisturizers and lubricants that relive vaginal dryness. In addition to being non-spermicidal, sperm- and egg-friendly and biological-fluids mimicking, these personal moisturizers and lubricants also enhance sperm survival and motility, promote binding of sperm to eggs and facilitate the process of fertilization. Novel articles, and systems as well as methods of preparation and use of the novel compositions are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an Insulator construct for controlling leaky expression of a lethal gene from enhancing functions of a strong constitutive promoter present in the said Insulator construct following integration into the genome of a plant and a method for development of male sterile lines in crop plants using the said Insulator construct.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) Brassica napus plant containing improved ‘oxy’ cytoplasm i.e. chloroplast from Brassica oleracea and recombinant mitochondria from Brassica oxyrrhina, a process for developing the said ‘oxy’ CMS Brassica napus plants by using hexaploid ‘oxy’ CMS Brassica plants, obtained through somatic hybridization, as the bridging material and backcrossing these for at least five generations to transfer the novel ‘oxy’ CMS character to Brassica napus plants and a method for producing the improved hexaploid male sterile ‘oxy’ CMS Brassica plants mediated through protoplast fusion and regeneration of the somatic hybrids and to the transfer of this improved ‘oxy’ cytoplasm to tetraploid Brassica napus (AACC) plants through conventional backcross breeding for five generations.