Ants frequently interact with fleshy fruits on the ground of tropical forests. This interaction is regarded as mutualistic because seeds benefit from enhanced germination and dispersal to nutrient-rich microsites, whereas ants benefit from consuming the nutritious pulp/aril. Considering that the process of deforestation affects many attributes of the ecosystem such as species abundance and comp...

ISSN:0975-1459 The present study deals with the preliminary phyto physicochemical evaluation of leaf Naphellium lappaceum. The standardization is carried out on the basis of physiochemical and phytochemical studies including parameters such as fluorescence characteristics and analysis of inorganic constituents. The study contributes to the development of standardization parameters of herbal dru...

T h e auth or arg ue s th at S e n’ s c ap ab il ity ap p roac h is p rim aril y a p h il osop h ic al und e rl ab ouring e x e rc ise aim e d at e l ab orating c e rtain c e ntral e c onom ic c ate g orie s, and th at th e p h il osop h ic al and m e th od ol og ic al und e rp inning s of S e n’ s ap p roac h are rad ic al l y d if f e re nt f rom th ose of c onte m p orary w e l f are e c ono...

pomegranate is an important iranian-native fruit, with many varieties cultivated. although the volume of data on the importance of pomegranates in human nutrition has increased tremendously in the last years, the physical properties of the pomegranate fruit during fruit maturity have not yet been studied in detail. thus, the present study aimed to evaluate changes in physical characteristics of...

1 signing by some 180 nations of a landmark declaration 'A World Fit for Children.' A World Fit for Children reaffirmed world leaders' obligations to promote and protect the rights of each child as stipulated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and laid out 10 principles and objectives for the next decade. One of the objectives included in the declaration was eradication of pover...

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