in the present paper, a 3d numerical model has been applied to predict the flow hydrodynamics around power intakes within the dez dam reservoir. the dez dam is a 203 m high, double arch concrete dam which is constructed by italians in 1962. since then, sedimentation in reservoirhas continued and since the dam does not have bottom outlet, the reservoir bed level is raising by a rate of about 2.5...

the common pistachio psylla agonoscena pistaciae is a key pest of pistachio in iran. a study was conducted to determine the spatial distribution ofpsyllanymphs and eggs in a 10 ha pistachio orchard in the rafsanjan region, southeast of iran. three rows, each containing 33 trees (totally 99 trees), were randomly selected in the orchard based on a stratified sampling scheme. in each of the select...

AIMS To investigate the association of chocolate consumption with measured blood pressure (BP) and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS AND RESULTS Dietary intake, including chocolate, and BP were assessed at baseline (1994-98) in 19 357 participants (aged 35-65 years) free of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke and not using antihypertensive medication of the Potsdam arm ...

The objective of this observational field study was to investigate the effect of an alternative intermittent lighting program (13L: 5D: 1L: 5D – Trt) vs. standard lighting program (16L: 8D – Ctrl) on production performance of laying-hen parent flocks. Two houses of 15,000 Hy-Line brown parent-stock hens each were used for the comparative study. Hen-day egg production (HDEP), eggs per hen ho...