The objective of this paper is to investigate the impacts of implementation of the FTAA and China’s lower import tariffs on international trade of soybean oil, soybean meal, and soybeans. A two-commodity spatial model was formulated. The base model was calibrated to simulate the average level data of 1996, 1997, and 1998. Two alternative trade scenarios were simulated. The results indicated tha...

The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, is one of the most important economic pests affecting soybean production in Wisconsin and neighboring states. Since its discovery in 2000, the soybean aphid has become established in the North Central Region and presents a potential threat to the soybean industry. Insecticides are available for control of the soybean aphid, but are an additional prod...

This study was conducted to determine the nutritive value of soybean varieties using in vitro methods and gas production technique.In vitro gas productions and gas production kinetics of soybean variety were determined at 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h incubation times. This study revealed that there were variations among five different soybean varieties in terms of chemical...

Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) establishes a symbiotic relationship by infection with soybeannodulating bacteria and subsequent root nodule formation. Soybean acquires atmospheric nitrogen as ammonia through the symbiotic nitrogen fixation by soybean-nodulating rhizobia in the root nodules. The inoculation of soybean with bradyrhizobia that has high ability of nitrogen fixation is considered ...

Capillary electrophoresis was applied for the first time to determine soybean proteins in commercial soybean products. The most suitable conditions for the analysis of these products in less than 7 min were 0.05 M phosphate buffer (pH 8) with 1 M urea; detection wavelength, 254 nm; applied voltage, 20 kV; and temperature, 30 degrees C. Quantitation of soybean proteins was achieved using referen...

considering the emphasis of islam on the importance of fasting, muslims attempt to fast from dawn until sunset during the holy month of ramadan. fasting is associated with several benefits for normal and healthy individuals. however, it could pose high risks to the health of diabetic patients due to certain physiological changes. this study aimed to compare the physiological changes associated ...

labor is a physiological event involving a sequential, integrated set of changes within the myometrium, deciduas, and uterine cervix that occur gradually over a period of days to weeks. biochemical connective tissue changes in the uterine cervix appear to precede uterine contractions and cervical dilation, and all of these events usually occur before rupture of the fetal membranes. in other wor...