This research was undertaken to attain a standard extract from the leaves of Salvia officinalis for use in a tablet dosage form, and to identify and determine the active components in the leaf, extract, and in Sweatosan as the standard tablet dosage form. It has previously been reported that an aqueous infusion and a dried aqueous extract, in an open study with 80 patients comparably reduced sw...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Growth of grass species in temperate-humid regions is restricted by low temperatures. This study analyses the origin (intrinsic or size-mediated) and mechanisms (activity of individual meristems vs. number of active meristems) of differences between Bromus stamineus and Lolium perenne in the response of leaf elongation to moderately low temperatures. METHODS Field experime...

Die technischen Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre beeinflussen mehr und mehr auch den privaten Alltag. Nicht nur die großen Elektrokonzerne stellen Geräte für den privaten Haushalt mit immer umfangreicherer Technik zur Verfügung, sondern auch kleinere Anbieter drängen auf den Markt. Bei der hohen Zahl innovativer Technologien und Produkte ist es für einen Kunden nur schwer möglich, eine Markttran...

Die Model Driven Architecture (MDA) ist ein Standard der Object Management Group zur modellgetriebenen Software-Entwicklung (Object Management Group 2003). Hinter dem Ansatz verbirgt sich im Kern die Idee einer strikten Trennung von Spezifikation und Implementierung eines Systems. Modelle auf verschiedenen Abstraktionsebenen und automatisierte Transformationen zwischen Modellen setzen diese Ide...

Populismus der Mitte? Was zunächst als Widerspruch erscheint, entpuppt sich im Falle Argentiniens fruchtbare Perspektive auf die gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen während Kirchner-Regierungen (2003-2015). Tobias Boos zeigt, dass weit entfernt davon ist, ein Phänomen randständigen Massen zu sein. Vielmehr offenbaren Teile argentinischen Mittelklasse gewichtige Säule des politischen Projekts Kirch...

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a chronic benign gynecologic disease that can cause pelvic pain and infertility affecting almost 10% of reproductive-age women. Deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a specific entity responsible for painful symptoms which are related to the anatomic location of the lesions. Definitive diagnosis requires surgery, and histological confirmation is advisable. The a...

Metal forming processes, compared with machining ones, reduce production steps and increase manufacturing speed in addition to saving raw material. In this paper, forming process of column of a steering mechanism is investigated by finite element analyses and experimental tests; and optimum die design parameters are found. Forming process parameters including die opening angle, bearing length, ...

In the present paper a geospatial analysis is performed to understand the meandering behaviour of Barak River in southern Assam between 1988 and 2010. Landsat images (with Thematic mapper and Enhanced thematic mapper-plus sensors) for years 1988, 1999, and 2010 are considered for the study. River Barak within the study area is digitized as polygons for three years and sinuosity index (SI) are c...

Mediterranean fluvial environments have responded sensitively to past changes in climate, physiographic conditions and human activity. Chronosequences of river terraces and alluvial deposits were established using morphologic, sedimentological and pedologic criteria, Cand Pb-dating techniques, historical data and pottery fragments. The objective of this study addresses the fluvial dynamic of se...

Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a xylem-limited bacterium that lives as a harmless endophyte in most plant species but is pathogenic in several agriculturally important crops such as coffee, citrus, and grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). In susceptible cultivars of grapevine, Xf infection results in leaf scorch, premature leaf senescence, and eventually vine death; a suite of symptoms collectively refer...