Graphical Abstract „A turning point in my career was former colleague at Reading, Joe Sweeney, mentioning Sam Gellman (UW-Madison) to me, which led me spending a month there on Royal Society Travel Grant and becoming obsessed with foldamers … The most important qualities of mentor are listen, not have any preconceived thoughts admit when you don't know something.“ Find out more about A. J. Andr...

the aims of this study were to investigate the energy flow and its modeling in shablon cultivar of plum production in golestan province of iran. data were collected through questionnaires and also interviews with producers. cobb-douglass model and sensitivity analysis were used to determine the effects of energy inputs on plum yield. the results revealed that the total energy inputs and energy ...

Background Brace treatment for scoliosis is effective. The short term in-brace correction of the Cobb angle is associated with end results and success of bracing. Irrespective of the factors which determine the correction the measurement of the Cobb angle is a possibility to evaluate the brace quality. We have investigated the braces from one orthotist over a fixed period of time and have descr...

The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., native to Asia, has recently become a principal pest of this crop in many areas of North America. Insecticides are currently used to manage A. glycines, but host plant resistance is a potential alternative management tool. Tests were conducted to determine resistance to A. glycines amo...

The present study conducted to investigate the effect of energy sources and levels on performance and breast meat amino acids profile in Cobb 500 broiler chicks. A total of 600 1-day-old Cobb 500 broiler chicks with an average weight of 39 ± 0.50 g were randomly divided into five treatments. Each treatment was further divided into four replicates. Chicks were fed a basal diet based on corn and ...

the present study conducted to investigate the effect of energy sources and levels on performance and breast meat amino acids profile in cobb 500 broiler chicks. a total of 600 1-day-old cobb 500 broiler chicks with an average weight of 39 ± 0.50 g were randomly divided into five treatments. each treatment was further divided into four replicates. chicks were fed a basal diet based on corn and ...