‎The Steiner distance of a graph‎, ‎introduced by Chartrand‎, ‎Oellermann‎, ‎Tian and Zou in 1989‎, ‎is a natural generalization of the‎ ‎concept of classical graph distance‎. ‎For a connected graph $G$ of‎ ‎order at least $2$ and $Ssubseteq V(G)$‎, ‎the Steiner‎ ‎distance $d(S)$ among the vertices of $S$ is the minimum size among‎ ‎all connected subgraphs whose vertex sets contain $S$‎. ‎Let $...

Background: Infertility problem affects young couples. One of the known causes of spermatogenic disorder is chemotherapy in patients with cancer. Since dividing cells are mainly affected by anticancer drugs, the aim of the present study is to investigate the preventive effect of GnRH antagonist on spermatogenic defect produced by anticancer drug. Materials and Methods: In the present study 30 a...

vegetation deterioration is a main cause of erosion and land degradation. therefore, land cover reclamation in the effected areas will affect erosion trend. in reclamation projects, the investigation of relationship between the planted species and soils is highly recommended. atriplex species can sequester carbon into soil, and have an ability to conserve soil and prevent soil erosion, as well....

Abstract Background The banana stem weevil, Odoiporus longicollis (Olivier), is a serious threat to cultivation world over. Since food crop, the use of naturally infecting biological control agents could be an effective alternative manage insect pest instead harmful chemicals. Also, efficacy entomopathogenic fungi against O. was used in bioassay. Results Among Beauveria bassiana isolates tested...

the use of acoustic waves in researches related to sea water is of most importance among scientistsrecently. since these waves are the only waves, transmitted in water with lowest attenuation and high speed, they canbe used in many scientific fields. the main goal of this research is to better understand the physics and mechanismsof sound-seabed interaction, including acoustic penetration, prop...

BACKGROUND The inferior vena cava (IVC) parameters, including its diameter and collapsibility index have been evaluated for fluid status for over 30 years, but little is known about the impacts of patient characteristics on IVC parameters. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between individual patient characteristics and IVC parameters in healthy Chinese adult volunteers....