A family of subsets of an n–set is k–locally thin if for every k of its member sets the ground set has at least one element contained in exactly 1 of them. We derive new asymptotic upper bounds for the maximum cardinality of locally thin set families for every even k. This improves on previous results of two of us with Monti. ∗Research supported in part by a USA Israeli BSF grant and by a grant...

Quercetin is a biological flavonoid, which can be found in red kidney bean at high concentration. In this study, a comparison was conducted between traditional and modern extraction methods. Sequential microwave-assisted extraction was used for isolation of quercetin from red kidney bean. The effect of several factors such as particle size of grinded kidney bean, extraction solvent, microwave p...

Bush bean, long bean, mung bean, and winged bean plants were grown with N fertilizer at rates of 0, 2, 4, and 6 g N m(-2) preceding rice planting. Concurrently, rice was grown with N fertilizer at rates of 0, 4, 8, and 12 g N m(-2). No chemical fertilizer was used in the 2nd year of crop to estimate the nitrogen agronomic efficiency (NAE), nitrogen recovery efficiency (NRE), N uptake, and rice ...

Background: Storage of platelet concentrates (PCs) at room temperature (20-24°C) limits its storage time to 5 Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common inherited enzyme deficiency of the human red blood cells . Most of G6PD deficient individuals are asymptomatic, but acute hemolytic anemia may be presented with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache,...

For a graph G whose number of edges is divisible by k, let R(G,Zk) denote the minimum integer r such that for every function f : E(Kr) 7→ Zk there is a copy G′ of G in Kr so that ∑ e∈E(G′) f(e) = 0 (in Zk). We prove that for every integer k, R(Kn, Zk) ≤ n + O(k log k) provided n is sufficiently large as a function of k and k divides ( n 2 ) . If, in addition, k is an odd prime-power then R(Kn, ...

seizure is a rare presentation for acute hemolysis due to g6pd deficiency. we report a previously healthy boy who presented initially with seizure and cyanosis and subsequently acute hemolysis, due to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (g6pd) and probably secondary methemoglobinemia, following the ingestion of fava beans.

A. Castellano, L. Bello, E. Fava, A. Casarotti, C. Papagno, G. Carrabba, G. Scotti, and A. Falini Neuroradiology Unit and CERMAC, Scientific Institute and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, MI, Italy, Institute of Radiological Sciences, University of Milano, Milan, MI, Italy, Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Milano, Milan, MI, Italy, Neuropsychobiology o...

background: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency is the most common enzyme disorder in human. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of g6pd deficiency among children and evaluate its association with abo/rh blood groups.   method: blood samples of 3401 asymptomatic children were analyzed and compared with 317 children who were admitted to hospital because of hemol...

in order to study radiation use efficiency and radiation interception in intercropping of herb sweet basil and common bean, an experiment was conducted at the agricultural research station, ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran for the growing season of 2008. treatments were 1) sole crop of bean , 2) sole crop of sweet basil, 3) strip intercropping of bean and sweet basil (four rows bean and two...