Pod shattering resistance index (SRI) is a key factor affecting the mechanical harvesting of rapeseed. Research on the differences in pod shattering resistance levels of various rapeseed varieties can provide a theoretical basis for varietal breeding and application in mechanical harvesting. The indicators on pod shattering resistance including pod morphology and wall components were evaluated ...

The hydraulic resistance of pit membranes was measured directly in earlywood vessels of Fraxinus americana and Ulmus americana. The area-specific resistance of pit membranes (r(mem)) was higher than modeled or measured values obtained previously for hardwood species, with r(mem) of 5.24 × 10(3) MPa·s·m(-1) for Fraxinus and 2.56 × 10(3) MPa·s·m(-1) for Ulmus. The calculated resistance of pit can...

UNLABELLED Aims/Introduction:  It is important to identify individuals at risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS), namely those with insulin resistance. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to find anthropometric and metabolic parameters that can better predict insulin resistance. SUBJECTS AND METHODS   We selected 3899 individuals (2058 men and 1841 women), excluding those with fasting plas...

Background: Urinary tract infection is a common disease in childhood. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic performance of urinary analysis, assess the role of urine culture in determining its necessity and evaluate etiologic agents and antimicrobial resistance patterns in children with urinary tract infection.Methods: Our study was made by evaluating the patients who applied to...

A (k, l)-robust combiner for collision resistant hash functions is a construction, which takes l hash functions and combines them so that if at least k of the components are collision resistant, then so is the resulting combination. A black-box (k, l)-robust combiner is robust combiner, which takes its components as black-boxes. A trivial black-box combiner is concatenation of any (l−k+1) of th...