the present study evaluated the effects of different dosages herbicides oxyfluorfen and trifluralin on crop properties of garlic, including plant height, number of cloves per bulbs as well as economical and biological yield of garlic. in this research, a randomized complete block design, with seven treatments and three replications, along with a control sample (weeding and no weed control), was...

background: dengue is amongst the most serious mosquito-borne infectious disease with hot spots in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. unfortunately, no licensed vaccine for the disease is currently available in medicine markets. the only option available is the management of dengue vector mosquito, aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae). method: predatory potential of five odonate nymphs ...

background: the present study was carried out on the human population of kashmir valley to evaluate the status of the biochemical parameters of infected population. materials and methods: blood samples were collected from 514 individuals, 298 (57.97%) males and 216 (42.02%) females, 187 (36.38%) were found sero-positive for human toxocariasis. results: alkaline phosphatase level was found highe...

the clinical behavior of asthma varies with age at onset. this study was undertaken to identify associated markers of adult-onset allergic asthma (age ≥20 years).this cross-sectional study compared two groups: 58 patients with asthma onset at <20 years and 66 with onset at ≥20 years. they were compared depending on results of clinical history, and body mass index (bmi), aeroallergen sensitizati...

casein possesses important physiological and biological properties with regard to promotion of health, as well as prevention of diseases. anticarcinogenic activities, reduction in the risk factors of cardiovascular disease and anticariogenic features have been associated with casein. in addition, casein is known as a source of bioactive peptides. casein-derived peptides have been found to have ...

chromatomyia horticola (goureau) (diptera: agromyzidae) is a highly polyphagous leaf miner that causes severe damage to different crops. sampling on the alysiinae (braconidae) parasitoids of c. horticola was performed at various locations of kermanshah province during 2009–2010. infested leaves of host plants bearing the larvae and puparia of c. horticola were collected and placed inside the pl...

the chitinase producing ability of pseudomonas fluorescens strains viz., pf1, pb2 and fp7 was evaluated in a culture medium with and without a chitin source. the addition of 1% (v/v) chitin in culture medium significantly increased the bacterial population and chitinase activity. among three strains tested, fp7 responded well to the addition of chitin by producing 31.2% increased chitinase in c...

introduction:with increasing threats of weapons of mass destruction (wmd) in future war especially biological threats against our country necessity of using novel technologies in crisis management against new warfare’s is very important. passive defense as a peaceful and preventive strategy without any warfare is able to not only monitor the prospect of new warfare specially biological warfare ...

styrene is an important constituent of widely used organic solvents in industries for production of various synthetic materials. the use of solid-phase extraction (spe) has grown and is a fertile technique of sample preparation as it provides better results than those produced by liquidliquid extraction. in this study, spe has been optimized, regarding sample ph, sample concentration, sample fl...