water use efficiency (wue, the ratio of total dry matter to water use) became a breeding target only when it was found that carbon stable isotopes were inversely related to wue. the current study conducted under well-watered and drought conditions in the field over two years at broom’s barn research station, uk, was undertaken to investigate the extent of genotypic differences for water use, yi...

primary sjorgen syndrome is one of the commonest autoimmune diseases with characteristic of involvement of lachrymal and salivary glands, but other organ involvements as peripheral and central nervous system are also possible. the reported case is a 23 year old lady presented with progressive sensory ataxia and weakness of four limbs, bilateral sensory hearing loss and cognitive impairment with...

We report an experimental investigation of the near-solidus phase equilibria of a water-saturated analog of the Martian mantle. Experiments were performed at low temperatures (700–920 1C) and high pressure (4–7 GPa) using multi-anvil apparatus and piston cylinder device (4 GPa). The results of this study are used to explore the role of water during early melting and chemical differentiation of ...

Mastitis is an economic problem. As with many other cattle diseases, the economic damage of mastitis, either clinical or sub-clinical, can be brought down to a few categories: milk production losses, drugs, discarded milk, veterinarian, labour, milk quality, culling, clinical mastitis, sub-clinical mastitis and other diseases. Management decisions can be taken at various levels: the quarter lev...

the madden julian oscillation (mjo) is known as the primary mode of large-scale inter-seasonal variability in tropical regions that affects equatorial and extra-tropical climates. it was characterized as a 45-60 day wave that develops over the tropical indian ocean and then travels east across the tropics at 5-10 m/s. the phenomenon has a frequency of 6-12 events per year associated with a peri...

In order to evaluate the landscape and its agrarian components in the low mountainous region of the Alpujarras in Southeastern Spain, Conjoint Analysis (C.A.) was used, and both ranking and rating approaches were considered as a way of assessing preferences. Data was obtained from a preference test carried out with a sample survey of 165 visitors to the area. Three main landscape components wer...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of dry eye on work productivity of office workers, especially in terms of presenteeism. METHODS A total of 396 individuals aged ≥20 years (258 men and 138 women, mean age 43.4 ± 13.0 years) were recruited through an online survey. Data from 355 responders who did not have missing values were included in the analysis. They were cl...