Implementing policy combinations that neither negatively impact economic performance nor create the least amount of harm is the most crucial factor to consider in policy practices that promote environmental quality. In this regard, green growth, which harmonises both environmental and economic performance, gains importance. Based on this, this study analyses the effects of foreign direct investments, financial development, and financial globalisation on green growth for BRICS countries for the period 1990-2021. For this purpose, the effects of these factors on green growth are investigated using novel wavelet quantile regression and wavelet quantile correlation techniques. The findings show that while foreign direct investment inflow harms green growth in countries other than South Africa, there is a positive effect for South Africa. On the other hand, financial development and financial globalisation have adverse effects on green growth only in South Africa but have an increasing effect on green growth in other countries.

• Klíčová slova
• Financial development, Financial globalization, Foreign direct investments, Green growth, Wavelet techniques,
• MeSH
• ekonomický rozvoj * MeSH
• internacionalita MeSH
• investice * MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Jihoafrická republika MeSH

With No Lysine kinases (WNKs) are a distinct family of Serine/Threonine protein kinase with unique arrangement of catalytic residues in kinase domain. In WNK, an essential catalytic lysine requisite for attaching ATP and phosphorylation reaction is located in subdomain I, instead of subdomain II, which is essentially a typical feature of other Ser/Thr kinases. WNKs are identified in diverse organisms including multicellular and unicellular organisms. Mammalian WNKs are well characterized at structural and functional level, while plant WNKs are not explored much except few recent studies. Plant WNKs role in various physiological processes viz. ion maintenance, osmotic stress, pH homeostasis, circadian rhythms, regulation of flowering time, proliferation and organ development, and abiotic stresses are known, but the mechanisms involved are unclear. Plant WNKs are known to be involved in enhanced drought and salt stress response via ABA-signaling pathway, but the complete signaling cascade is yet to be elucidated. The current review will discuss the interplay between WNKs and growth regulators and their cross talks in plant growth and development. We have also highlighted the link between the stress phytohormones and WNK members in regulating abiotic stress responses in plants. The present review will provide an overall known mechanism on the involvement of WNKs in plant growth and development and abiotic stress response and highlight its role/applications in the development of stress-tolerant plants.

• Klíčová slova
• Abiotic stress, Kinases, Phytohormones, Plant growth and development, WNKs,
• MeSH
• Arabidopsis genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• cirkadiánní rytmus fyziologie   MeSH
• fyziologický stres MeSH
• fyziologie rostlin * MeSH
• kořeny rostlin růst a vývoj   metabolismus   MeSH
• lysin metabolismus   MeSH
• protein-serin-threoninkinasy metabolismus   MeSH
• regulátory růstu rostlin metabolismus   MeSH
• rostlinné proteiny genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• vývoj rostlin MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• lysin MeSH
• protein-serin-threoninkinasy MeSH
• regulátory růstu rostlin MeSH
• rostlinné proteiny MeSH

Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) play a key role in lung development by mediating complex interactions between epithelial and mesenchymal cells, which are central to processes such as branching morphogenesis, epithelial differentiation, and alveolarization. The findings regarding this interplay highlight the complexity of FGF signaling, as different FGFs contribute to various aspects of lung formation and maturation. Understanding the role of FGF proteins in shaping the lung is crucial for gaining insight into the biology of its development. Furthermore, FGFs orchestrate complex signaling pathways that regulate lung regeneration in adulthood. Therapeutic strategies targeting FGF-dependent pathways appear promising for repairing and improving lung function in diverse pulmonary diseases. In this review, we describe the current perception of the role of FGF proteins in lung development and regeneration, together with an overview of emerging therapeutic strategies aiming at FGF signaling in lung-related disorders.

• Klíčová slova
• FGFR signaling, fibroblast growth factors, lung development, lung regeneration,
• MeSH
• buněčná diferenciace MeSH
• fibroblastové růstové faktory * metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• plíce * růst a vývoj   fyziologie   metabolismus   MeSH
• plicní nemoci metabolismus   MeSH
• regenerace * MeSH
• signální transdukce MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• fibroblastové růstové faktory * MeSH

• Klíčová slova
• CARCINOGENS/pharmacology *, GROWTH *,
• MeSH
• karcinogeny farmakologie   MeSH
• karcinom * MeSH
• růst a vývoj * MeSH
• růst * MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• karcinogeny MeSH

• MeSH
• biologické jevy * MeSH
• buněčná membrána fyziologie   MeSH
• regulátory růstu rostlin fyziologie   MeSH
• signální transdukce fyziologie   MeSH
• vývoj rostlin fyziologie   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• úvodníky MeSH
• Názvy látek
• regulátory růstu rostlin MeSH

• Klíčová slova
• FETUS/physiology *, PREGNANCY/physiology *,
• MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• matky * MeSH
• plod fyziologie   MeSH
• růst a vývoj * MeSH
• těhotenství fyziologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• těhotenství fyziologie   MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

Potassium is an essential macronutrient that has been partly overshadowed in root science by nitrogen and phosphorus. The current boom in potassium-related studies coincides with an emerging awareness of its importance in plant growth, metabolic functions, stress tolerance, and efficient agriculture. In this review, we summarized recent progress in understanding the role of K+ in root growth, development of root system architecture, cellular functions, and specific plant responses to K+ shortage. K+ transport is crucial for its physiological role. A wide range of K+ transport proteins has developed during evolution and acquired specific functions in plants. There is evidence linking K+ transport with cell expansion, membrane trafficking, auxin homeostasis, cell signaling, and phloem transport. This places K+ among important general regulatory factors of root growth. K+ is a rather mobile element in soil, so the absence of systemic and localized root growth response has been accepted. However, recent research confirms both systemic and localized growth response in Arabidopsis thaliana and highlights K+ uptake as a crucial mechanism for plant stress response. K+-related regulatory mechanisms, K+ transporters, K+ acquisition efficiency, and phenotyping for selection of K+ efficient plants/cultivars are highlighted in this review.

• Klíčová slova
• KT/HAK/KUP transporters, deficiency, potassium, root growth, root system architecture,
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

With the support of the Internal Grant Agency of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic in 1997-1999 work proceeded on the grant "Semi-longitudinal study of the somatic growth of school children in the Czech Republic". The objective of this project is to assess the growth rate of the basic bodily characteristics in children and youth aged 6 to 14 years, to confirm the positive secular trend in height and body weight or its slowing or stagnation, and also to evaluate the growth and development of children under the new socio-economic conditions. In addition to thirty somatic characteristics which are assessed repeatedly every six months, in 1,925 children some supplementary data were obtained from parents. From hitherto assembled data ensues that there was no significant change of the mean length at birth nor of the birth weight as compared with 1989. The increase in height up to adolescence continues, in the higher age groups probably stagnation occurs. Despite a slight increase of mean body weight values since 1981, a gradual decline of the BMI values was observed. In boys this tendency is less marked than in girls, in particular in the oldest age groups. This trend was confirmed also by the results of the present investigation. As compared with the results of the 5th Nationwide Anthropological Survey in 1991 the group of overweight children, i.e. those above the 90th percentile of BMI comprises 6.9% boys and 8.9% girls from a total of almost 2,000 children, as compared with the expected 10%.

• MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• index tělesné hmotnosti MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• longitudinální studie MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• novorozenec MeSH
• porodní hmotnost MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• referenční hodnoty MeSH
• sběr dat MeSH
• společenská třída MeSH
• tělesná výška MeSH
• vývoj dítěte * MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• novorozenec MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• srovnávací studie MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH

The ability to emit and receive signals over long distances is one of the characteristic attributes of multicellular organisms. Such communication can be mediated in different manners (by chemical compounds, light waves, acoustic waves etc.) and usually is reflected in the behaviour of the communicating organisms. Recently, we reported that individual yeast colonies, organised multicellular structures, can also communicate at long distance by means of volatile ammonia, which is produced by colonies in pulses separated by acidification of the medium. Here, we demonstrate that the colony that first reached the stage of intense ammonia production induces ammonia production response in surrounding colonies regardless of their age, causing the synchronisation of their NH(3) pulses and, consequently, the mutual affection of their growth. Also an artificial source of ammonia (but neither NH(4)(+) nor NaOH gradients) can immediately induce the ammonia production even in the colony starting its acidic stage of the development. The repeated transition of Candida mogii colonies from the acidic phase to the phase of intensive ammonia production is accompanied by dramatic changes in colony morphology and also in cell morphology and growth. Relatively smooth colonies in the acidic phase are formed by growing pseudohyphae. After ammonia induction, pseudohyphae decompose into non-dividing yeast-like cells, which rearrange themselves into ruffled spaghetti-like structures. The synchronisation of colony growth, that also exists between yeast colonies of different genera, could be important in establishing their optimal distribution in a natural habitat.

• MeSH
• amoniak metabolismus   farmakokinetika   MeSH
• buněčné dělení účinky léků   fyziologie   MeSH
• Candida růst a vývoj   fyziologie   MeSH
• mezibuněčná komunikace účinky léků   fyziologie   MeSH
• mikrobiologické techniky MeSH
• signální transdukce účinky léků   fyziologie   MeSH
• velikost buňky účinky léků   fyziologie   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• amoniak MeSH

1. Embryonic growth and development were analysed using meat type lines of Japanese quail, HG and LG, divergently selected for shape of the growth curve. A total of 1020 embryos of generations 9, 10 or 13 were used for analysis. 2. Considerable inter-line differences were observed in the rate of embryonic development. When compared to HG, LG embryos appeared to be developmentally accelerated during the first 42 h of incubation (larger blastoderm diameter, more somites and higher frequency of more advanced Hamburger-Hamilton stages) as well as at the end of the prenatal period (more embryos with the yolk sac inside the body cavity, shorter incubation period). This corresponded with the trend in postnatal development. 3. Embryonic growth of both lines exhibited an exponential trend. However, considerable inter-line differences were noted in the rate of embryonic growth. Initial growth retardation compensated subsequently by a higher growth rate of HG vs LG quail, characterised the lines after hatching. The same growth pattern repeated three times during the prenatal period (between d 0 and 3, 3 and 8, and 8 and 16). 4. The repeated occurrence of transient decreases in growth rate of the developmentally delayed HG line could be associated with a delayed onset of genetically determined physiological functions mediating utilisation of nutrient supply. 5. Hence, different shapes of growth curves in two genotypes with similar growth potential reveal inter-line differences in physiological age persisting during the whole ontogenesis.

• MeSH
• časové faktory MeSH
• Coturnix klasifikace   embryologie   růst a vývoj   MeSH
• embryo nesavčí fyziologie   MeSH
• kinetika MeSH
• kladení vajíček MeSH
• morfogeneze MeSH
• ovum fyziologie   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH