Effects of cold plasma treatment on soybean (Glycine max L. Merr cv. Zhongdou 40) seed germination and seedling growth were studied. Seeds were pre-treated with 0, 60, 80, 100 and 120 W of cold plasma for 15 s. Results showed that plasma treatments had positive effects on seed germination and seedling growth, and treatment of 80 W had the highest stimulatory effect. Germination and vigor indice...

Obesity is a world-wide pandemic and its incidence is on the rise along with associated comorbidities. Currently, there are few effective therapies to combat obesity. The use of lifestyle modification therapy, namely, improvements in diet and exercise, is preferable over bariatric surgery or pharmacotherapy due to surgical risks and issues with drug efficacy and safety. Although they are initia...

From April to July 2019, an experiment was conducted in Khumaltar, Lalitpur (27°39.312′N, 85° 19.586′E, and 1322 m above sea level) assess the effectiveness of plant materials on maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) control under laboratory conditions (maintained room temperature 28.5 ± 2°C, relative humidity 72 5%) treatments were Acorus calamus (rhizome powder) @ 5 g·kg−1, Melia azadirac...

Seed deterioration is loss of seed quality, viability and vigor due to effect of adverse environmental factors. Many of our crops are reproduced through seeds, and throughout the world large quantities are produced, stored and transported. Seed ageing during storage may cause retardation of field establishment, and may eventually result in seedling abnormalities or even failure of emergence. Du...

this study proposes a method employing thermogravimetric analysis (tg) to predict pollutionlevels by heavy metals (cr, cu, ni, zn, pb, cd and hg) in port sediments close to urban and industrial sitesfrom bay of cádiz. for this purpose, the thermogravimetric results of 14 sediment samples were recorded andshowed two characteristic ranges of temperatures (w1 as weight loss, %: 200-650°c) vs. (w2 ...

Fresh fruits of Trichosanthes dioica were purchased from the local market, washed and cut. The seeds were separated, air dried, powdered at room temperature in an electrical grinder and stored in glass stoppered bottles. Seed powder was fed in the raw form in a dose of 7 g/day (= 100 g fresh weight) alongwith usual meals to each individual of a group of twenty normal male volunteers (fasting bl...

Lessons Learned from a Community Based Lifestyle Intervention for Youth at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Eva M Vivian1*, Lisa H Colbert2, Patrick L Remington3 1University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy, Madison, USA 2Departments of Kinesiology and Population Health Sciences, 2035 Gymnasium-Natatorium, 2000 Observatory Drive, Madison, USA 3UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Health Sci...