We investigated the effect of mulch on N cycling in a hardwood plantation of subtropical Australia by examining monthly in situ net N mineralization for 12 months and natural N abundance (δN) of soil and plants. Monthly net N mineralization ranged from –23.0 μg g soil (net immobilization) to 52.6 μg g soil across 12 sampling months and across both mulch and nonmulch treatments. There was a sign...

AIMS To examine experiences of primary care providers with six-monthly diabetes monitoring of well-controlled patients. METHODS This study was part of the EFFIMODI study, examining whether six-monthly monitoring of well-controlled (HbA1c ≤58 mmol/mol, systolic blood pressure ≤145 mmHg and total cholesterol ≤5.2 mmol/l) type 2 diabetes patients results in equivalent cardiometabolic control com...

Objectives Using Canadian mortality data from 1974 to 1995, this article examines seasonal and daily patterns of death by cause. Data source Death records were extracted from the Canadian Vital Statistics Data Base, which is compiled from information provided to Statistics Canada by the Vital Statistics Registries in each province and territory. Analytical techniques Components of the time seri...