Abbreviations and Notes: N = nitrogen; P = phosphorus; K = potassium; Ca = calcium; Fe = iron; Si = silicon. The Origins of Biodynamic Agriculture Biodynamics is system of agricultural management based on a series of lectures given by Rudolf Steiner in 1924. A philosopher by training, Steiner sought to infl uence organic life on earth through cosmic and terrestrial forces via nine preparations ...

In this paper, we propose a new block cipher called BC2 (Block Cipher 2). We make a cipher using components that are believed secure. The structure of BC2 is very simple. We use Feistel network with input-output 128 bits, matrix Maximum Distance Separable (MDS) 8x8 with branch number 9 to give high diffusion, a function affine equivalent to the inverse function in GF(2) that we get from Camelli...

This study aims to the effect of enrichment traditional porridge on nutritional and inflammatory protein profile Moderately Acutely Malnourished (MAM) aged 6 59 months with a view their rehabilitation. To achieve this, four groups 75 children were fed types porridge: non-enriched (BC1), enriched Anacardium occidentalis (BC2), Corchorus olitorius leaves (BC3) both occidental (BC4). Nutritional (...

Seed coat color is an important agronomic trait in sesame, as it is associated with seed biochemical properties, antioxidant content and activity and even disease resistance of sesame. Here, using a high-density linkage map, we analyzed genetic segregation and quantitative trait loci (QTL) for sesame seed coat color in six generations (P1, P2, F1, BC1, BC2 and F2). Results showed that two major...

We calculate the temperature T and angular (θ, ϕ) dependencies of the upper critical induction Bc2(θ, ϕ, T) for parallel-spin superconductors with an axially symmetric p-wave pairing interaction pinned to the lattice and a dominant ellipsoidal Fermi surface (FS). For all FS anisotropies, the chiral Scharnberg-Klemm (SK) state Bc2(θ, ϕ, T) exceeds that of the chiral Anderson-Brinkman-Morel (ABM)...

We present an approach that allows the reconstruction of the zero-field magnetic penetration depth λ0 based on the results of muon-spin-rotation (μSR) experiments conducted in a superconductor in the vortex state. It was successfully applied to describe the μSR experiments in optimally doped (BiPb)2(SrLa)2CuO6+δ (OP Bi2201). We found that in unconventional d-wave superconductors (such as OP Bi2...

We compared some fitness components of the wild squash species Cucurbita pepo spp. ovifera var. texana (C. texana) and three generations of hybrids (F1, BC1, and BC2) between C. texana and commercial transgenic squash CZW-3 over three consecutive years under field conditions of low (LDP) and high disease pressure (HDP) by Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) and Wate...

We compared some fitness components of the wild squash species Cucurbita pepo spp. ovifera var. texana (C. texana) and three generations of hybrids (F1, BC1, and BC2) between C. texana and commercial transgenic squash CZW-3 over three consecutive years under field conditions of low (LDP) and high disease pressure (HDP) by Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) and Wate...

The search for new drugs and treatment approaches is of particular importance for glioblastomas (GBMs), as with other types of malignant gliomas, as they are lethal without the available medical care. Current anticancer cocktails have failed to prolong survival beyond 1 year, in part owing to the natural resistance of GBM cells and to the toxic side effects of the available drugs. In many organ...