some physical attributes of two common types of iranian garlic cloves (white and pink) were identified and compared. a machine vision system was used to determine three di-mensions and both major and minor projected areas of garlic cloves at a moisture content of 42.4% w. b. the geometric mean diameter and sphericity were calculated, as well as the unit mass and volume of cloves were measured. ...

Many protein and mRNA species occur at low molecular counts within cells, and hence are subject to large stochastic fluctuations in copy numbers over time. Development of computationally tractable frameworks for modelling stochastic fluctuations in population counts is essential to understand how noise at the cellular level affects biological function and phenotype. We show that stochastic hybr...

While the difficulties of defining meat quality are highlighted, the importance of measuring quality attributes is recognised, However, it is suggested that emphasis be given during the immediate future to the current research programmes aimed at the design and evaluation of carcase classification and information services. Should the pilot runs of the services demonstrate that the likely costs ...

the fruit of date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) is an important horticultural product in the middle east and north africa. among more than 400 reported date palm cultivars in iran, around 20 cultivars are more important due to having better eating quality and trading values. in this study, the fruit of nine commercially important date cultivars including ‘barhee’, ‘breim’, ‘deiri’, ‘fersi’, ‘ga...

A feeding trial was conducted to discern the influence of dietary incorporation neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder on growth performance and haemato-biochemical parameters ofJapanese quail for 6 weeks. metabolic during last week assess nutrient utilization. total number 144-day-old chicks Japanese were randomly assigned into four treatment groups, with 36 per having three replicates 12 birds...

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Metabolism is executed by an efficient, interconnected and ancient biochemical system, the metabolic network. Its evolutionary origins are, however, barely understood. We here discuss that because of niche adaptation, selection acting on network structure distinguishes modern species early life forms. Yet, its basic remained conserved over more than three billion years diverging evolution. spec...

All processes of life are controlled by networks of interacting biochemical components. The purpose of modelling these networks is manifold. From a theoretical point of view it allows the exploration of network structures and dynamics, to find emergent properties or to explain the organisation and evolution of networks. From a practical point of view, in silico experiments can be performed that...

BACKGROUND The human eye is a complex organ whose anatomy and functions has been described very well to date. Unfortunately, the knowledge of the biochemistry and metabolic properties of eye tissues varies. Our objective was to reveal the biochemical differences between main tissue components of human eyes. METHODS Corneas, irises, ciliary bodies, lenses, and retinas were obtained from cadave...