background: the whoqol-bref is one of the best-known instruments that have been developed for cross-cultural compari­sons of quality of life and currently it is available in more than 40 languages. current study was done to provide: (1) the psychometrics properties of the iranian version of whoqol-bref and (2) the norm scores for satisfaction with life over­all and satisfaction with specific li...

Agricultural system models are tools to represent and understand major processes and their interactions in agricultural systems. We used the Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM) with 26 years of data from a study near Nashua, IA to evaluate year to year crop yield, water, and N balances. The model was calibrated using data from one 0.4 ha plot and evaluated by comparing simulated values with d...

Biomass allowance is a key feature in pasture-based rabbit production systems. It conditions not only the stock density (rabbits/m²) and/or number of grazing days, it also influences behaviour animals. When herbage restriction occurs, pelleted feed cereal intake goes up. Inadequate pasture management may impair biomass quantity and quality if overgrazing occurs. To avoid undesirable effects bet...

To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene expression and to define the DNA sequences essential for its cell-type specific and inducible expression, we have isolated and characterized the 5'-flanking region of the HGF gene. A genomic clone containing 2.8 kilobases of the 5'-flanking region of the HGF gene has been isolated from a mous...

The information has always been a valuable patrimony for the information systems that every company tries to capitalize as much as possible. With the web, the amount of information is increased and several problems arise for instance for the safety of the exchanged data but also to the semantic heterogeneity: the same information is very often represented in different ways in different informat...

Scientific production on Triple Bottom Line Theory is, recently, attracting attention in the literature. A series of factors are related to this interest, among them: (i) scarcity productive resources; and, (ii) need optimize processes not only economic terms, but especially their environmental and social aspects. These have fostered study sustainability models. Therefore, present aims conduct ...