OBJECTIVES To analyse the glycosaminoglycans of the adult human rotator cuff tendon matrix, to characterise changes in the glycosaminoglycan composition with age and in chronic rotator cuff tendinitis. METHODS Rotator cuff (supraspinatus) tendons (n = 84) and common biceps tendons (n = 26) were obtained from cadavers with no history of tendon pathology (age range 11-95 years). Biopsies of rot...

introduction: among soil species earthworms are ubiquitous, abundant and important for soil processes, constituting the largest terrestrial faunal biomass and are also impacted by soil pollutants. the primary purpose of this study was to determine whether changes in earthworm biomass and behavior could serve as a good indicator for copper toxicity in soil systems. another aim of the study was t...

abstract to study the effect of nitrogen application and 2-4-d on weed density and weed architecture in winter wheat an experiment was conducted at agricultural research site, university of mohaghegh ardabili, ardabil in 2009. treatments were two nitrogen levels (no fertilizer and 150 kgnha-1 application) with or without 2-4-d (1.5 kg ai ha-1). results showed that nitrogen application had no si...

peppermint (mentha piperita l.) is one of the most important plants producing essential oil. an experiment was carried out using a randomized complete block design with 3 replications to study the effect of salinity stress on growth parameters, essential oil percent of peppermint. 4 levels of salinity solution containing 0, 50, 100 and 200 mmol nacl was applied in irrigation plantings in a gree...

1.1 The problematic of hydration status in the kidney disease patient Dry weight corresponds to the body weight of a person with normal extracellular fluid volume [1]. In the context of hemodialysis, dry weight is the weight reached at the end of the dialysis session by patients who will remain free of orthostatic hypotension or hypertension until the next session. Clinicians are thus obliged t...

in order to evaluate the effects of different plant densities and nitrogen levels on growth, yield and qualitative characteristics of marigold, a field experiment was conducted as split plot based on randomized complete block design with four replications at the agricultural research station, azad university of torbat-e-jam, during growing season of 2008-2009. main and sub plots were four nitro...