abstract in order to study the effects of irrigation regimes and plant spacing on bulb yield of two onion (allium cepa l.) genotypes, an experiment was conducted at kabootar abad research station of isfahan during two growing seasons (2005 and 2006). the experiment design was split-factorial with a randomized complete block arrangement with four replications. main plots included three irrigatio...

Brazil has reported 921 suspected cases of yellow fever since December, the highest number in decades, prompting concerns of a major resurgence of this old enemy as health authorities see signs of a slow start to Brazil’s second Zika season. Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne flavivirus—a cousin to dengue, Zika, and West Nile virus. Once the scourge of the British Empire, it also devastated Napol...

After the membrane impermeant dye Lucifer Yellow is introduced into the cytoplasmic matrix of J774 cells, the dye is sequestered within cytoplasmic vacuoles and secreted into the extracellular medium. In the present work we studied the intracellular transport of Lucifer Yellow in J774 macrophages and the nature of the cytoplasmic vacuoles into which this dye is sequestered. When the lysosomal s...

• Prevention and control In today’s presentation we will cover information on what causes Rift Valley Fever. We will also talk about the history of the disease, where it is distributed, species that it affects (including humans), and signs of illness observed. Finally, we will address prevention and control measures for Rift Valley Fever virus. This will include control of mosquitoes and their ...

The yellow nail syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the classic triad of yellow and dystrophic nails, lymphedema and pleural effusion. We report in this paper a case of yellow nail syndrome, presenting the classic triad of the disease, associated with an unusual lymph accumulation in the abdomen region.

BACKGROUND The problems of vitamin A deficiency and chronic diseases have emerged in recent years in some countries in the Micronesian region. These problems are associated with the dietary shift towards imported processed foods and lifestyle changes. Research in the Federated States of Micronesia indicates that yellow- and orange-fleshed banana cultivars contain significant levels of provitami...

the composition of the essential oils of two african (“white” and “yellow”) olibanums available in the commercial market of isfahan (iran) was analyzed by gas chromatography (gc) and gc-mass spectroscopy methods. the main constituents of the “white” olibanum oil were alpha-pinene (34.8%), limonene (15.9%), alphathujene (9.0%), para-cymene (7.0%), myrcene (6.2%) and sabinene (6.0%). major compon...