Following the Fukushima nuclear accident of March 11, 2011, soil and water were contaminated by radioactive cesium. Moreover, radioactive cesium was found in the ocean sludge in Tokyo Bay, carried by rivers flowing into the bay. The cesium adsorbed in the sludge cannot easily be removed. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the addition of bacteria to the micro-bubble ci...

because of its kinetic nature and computational advantages, the lattice boltzmann method (lbm) has been well accepted as a useful tool to simulate micro-scale flows. the slip boundary model plays a crucial role in the accuracy of solutions for micro-channel flow simulations. the most used slip boundary condition is the maxwell slip model. the results of maxwell slip model are affected by the ac...

Nutrient deficiencies in humans are problematic on a global scale but more prevalent regions where high-quality and nutrient-dense foods scarce. Developing nutrient-rich crops that thrive these of the world would help alleviate disparity. We leveraged wild barley (Hordeum vulgare spp. spontaneum) Diversity Collection (WBDC) (N = 232) to characterize variation seed macronutrient (P, K, Ca, Mg) m...

Study of the effect of pesticides on soil micro flora and their beneficial activities forms an important part of the pesticides risk assessment . The intensive use of these pesticides in agricultural soils, there may be an interaction with soil micro flora and their metabolic activities besides, controlling the different pest population (Baxter and Cummings, 2008). Therefore the behavior of the...

In order to assessment the effect of micro and macro nutrients on agro physiological traits of oat crop a research was conducted via split plot experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications at Agricultural Research Station, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, along 2013-2014. The main factor included different complex of macro and micro nut...

Global metrics of land cover and land use provide a fundamental basis to examine the spatial variability of human-induced impacts on freshwater ecosystems. However, microscale processes and site specific conditions related to bank vegetation, pollution sources, adjacent land use and water uses can have important influences on ecosystem conditions, in particular in smaller tributary rivers. Comp...

Adequate nutrition is critically important for the achievement of the adolescent athlete's optimal performance. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the adequacy of macro- and micro-nutrients in the adolescent Greek female volleyball players' diet. The subjects of the study consisted of 16 players who were members of the Junior National Team (NP) and 49 players who participated in t...

BACKGROUND Socioeconomic differences in diet are rarely assessed with more than one indicator. We aimed to assess differences in macro- and micro-nutrient intake in both sexes according to education, income, and occupation. METHODS We used data from validated food frequency questionnaire measured dietary intake in 5087 participants (2157 women) from yearly adult population-based cross-section...

This research was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of fortified flour on micronutrient status in poor rural adult women. A total of 4,700 farmers as the intervention group were supplied with multi-nutrient fortified wheat flour for three years, while 2750 farmers as the control group were supplied with unfortified wheat flour. Wheat flour was fortified with vitamins A, B-1, B-2, niacin, f...

The present study was conducted to investigate the seasonal effects of five land use systems (LUSs), i.e., wheat–rice (Triticum aestivum—Oryza sativa) system, sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), orange (Citrus sinensis) orchard, safeda (Eucalyptus globules) forest, and grassland, on soil quality nutrient status in lower Satluj basin Shiwalik foothills Himalaya, India. Samples were analyzed for a...