Guthion, a trade name for azinphos-methyl, is a restricted use organophosphate insecticide that is primarily used as a foliar application against phytophagous insect pests on fruit, field, or vegetable crops and works as both a contact insecticide and a stomach poison. In 2002, the estimated annual agricultural use of guthion had declined to about 1.2 million pounds, nearly a 50% decline from 1...

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance a handheld NIR spectrometer for non-destructive quality analysis apples and pears produced in Brazilian Semi-arid region. spectra were acquired with portable wavelength range 750–1065 nm reference analyses dry matter content (DMC) soluble solids (SSC) measured weekly during 10 weeks storage at 0.5 °C. Spectra pre-processed sta...

An oriental medical diagnosis is featured by inferring hidden causal factors of diseases from observed symptoms. This paper introduces a computer aided diagnosis in help of a linear independent factor model that interprets the observed symptoms as generated from hidden independent causes in term of discrete variables. The model is computed by algorithms obtained from the BYY harmony learning. K...

Information is provided about the new book of second volume «Pomology», prepared at VNIISPK with participation breeders and cultivars leading horticultural institutions in Russia. The was published under general editorship Academician Russian Academy Sciences E.N. Sedov Doctor Agricultural E.A. Dolmatov, republished additions end 2022 expense Sciences. In updated «Pomology» «Pear. Quince» addit...

A new, rapid and highly sensitive and rapid method was proposed for the simultaneous determination trace levels of vitamin C and folic acid in the human urine samples. The inûuence affecting factors on the UA-DLLME such as type and volume of the dispersive and extraction solvent, pH, ionic strength and temperature of sample solution, sonication condition investigated and optimized. Under the op...

The use of toxic protein bait sprays to suppress melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae), populations typically involves application to vegetation bordering agricultural host areas where the adults seek shelter ("roost"). Although bait spray applications for suppression of oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), populations have traditionally been applied ...

BACKGROUND Oriental medicines have been associated with severe psychiatric, neurological, and other adverse medical events. These medicines occasionally cause a typical reversible toxic encephalopathy, but most such cases are not recognized because these adverse events are complex and are associated with other systemic signs and symptoms. CASE REPORT We describe a married couple with rapid pr...

Nam Deuk Kim*, Eun Ok Im, Yung Hyun Choi and Young Hyun Yoo Department of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Pusan Cancer Research Center, Pusan 609-735 Department of Biochemistry, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University, and Research Center for Oriental Medicine, Pusan 614-052, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Dong-A University College of Medicine and Institute of Medical Sc...