The aim of this work was to study the effect of copper (Cu) and/or cadmium (Cd) on grain germination and anatomical structure of Maize (Zea mays cv. Giza 2) seedling. The results indicated that Cu and/or Cd caused reduced the grain germination indices (FGP final germination percentage, MDG mean daily germination, GI germination index and CVG coefficient of velocity of germination), root anatomi...

background echocardiography is widely used to diagnose or exclude cardiac disease. the reports on reference values based on an asian population are limited. objectives we conducted a study to determine normal values for two-dimensional, m-mode, and doppler echocardiographic measurements and evaluate the relationship between these parameters and age and gender in a large, healthy iranian populat...

in this research, the effect of air pollution on proline concentration, soluble sugar, anatomical and morphological features was studied in two plant species malva parviflora and hordeum glaucum in 2009. the area of the stand steel factory of khuzestan was considered as the polluted site and shush region was considered as the control site, and sampling was carried out from the two sites, accide...

Serial assessments of neurocognitive functioning in athletes with concussion are commonly used for return to play decisions. This study provides reliable change indices (RCIs) for computerized tests from 40 NCAA Division I collegiate athletes that suffered a sports-related concussion. The normative data that resulted from the RCIs and subsequent analyses of differences between improved and not ...

introduction: unstained formalin-fixed whole brain specimens and brain slices do not give satisfactory results for teaching neuroanatomy. in addition, difficulties in obtaining human brains for dissection have increased the demand for more durable brain specimens that have been obtained by the plastination technique. in the present study brain specimens were sliced, fixed and stained using the ...

Anatomical distance has been widely used to predict functional connectivity because of the potential relationship between structural connectivity and functional connectivity. The basic implicit assumption of this method is "distance penalization." But studies have shown that one-parameter model (anatomical distance) cannot account for the small-worldness, modularity, and degree distribution of ...

variations in arterial anatomy are less frequent, contrary to the venous system, and most of these variations affect visceral arteries. variations in the brachial artery are the most frequently reported and so far a minimum of six different patterns have been described. the most common of these patterns is the superficial brachial artery, which lies superficially to the median nerve. much less ...

BACKGROUND Forty dogs presented for brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome with laryngeal collapse not over 1st degree (saccule eversion) underwent glottis endoscopic and radiographic skull measurements before surgery. Fifteen Pugs, fifteen French and ten English Bulldogs were included. The goals were prospectively to compare three common brachycephalic breeds for anatomical differences reg...