Differences in level of herbivory can select for local adaptation and genetic differentiation of plant populations in different environments. Mean bulb depth of the desert lily Pancratium sickenbergeri, differs considerably among populations differing in the level of herbivory by the dorcas gazelle. The gazelle digs in the sand to remove most of the bulb of the lily. Deeper bulbs have less mate...

Mishrif Formation is the main reservoir in oil-fields (North Rumaila, South Majnoon, Zubair and West Qurna) which located at Basrah southern Iraq. The Inductively coupled plasma-Mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) was used for water chemistry analysis Scanning Electron Microprobe (SEM) purpose of mineralogy diagnosis. A weak acidic salinity six-time greater than seawater plays a role generating formatio...

BACKGROUND To describe a mammoplasty technique that we called "Florentine Lily" because of the shape of the pre-operative drawings similarity with the symbol lily Florentine. METHODS In a group of 190 women who underwent reductive mammoplasty, 23 women affected by severe enlarged breasts were selected. Main selection requirements were: 18-30 cm rising of the Areola-Nipple Complex (NAC). RES...

This commentary is motivated by the publication of the Briefing Document on the use of somatropin for non– growth hormone deficiency short stature by Eli Lily on 1 May 2003. This was followed by approval by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) on 10 June 2003, and subsequent full approval by the FDA on 25 July 2003. Eli Lily...

gladiolus (gladiolus grandiflorus l.), a popular bulbous cut flower, has high demand in both domestic (pakistani) as well as international markets. five potential, exotic cultivars of gladiolus, ‘cantate’, ‘corveira’, ‘eminence’, ‘essential’ and ‘fado’ were evaluated to determine the cultivar effects on yield and quality, to compare their relative performance and recommend their suitability for...