Transgenic Brassica napus harboring the synthetic chitinase (NiC) gene exhibits broad-spectrum antifungal resistance. As the rhizosphere microorganisms play an important role in element cycling and nutrient transformation, therefore, biosafety assessment of NiC containing transgenic plants on soil ecosystem is a regulatory requirement. The current study is designed to evaluate the impact of NiC...

muslims nowadays need to be present on the international stage. this involves living together with non-muslims, especially the people of the book. this sort of life and interaction has different political, cultural, economic, and military aspects. the belief that non-muslims are impure (najes) causes hardship to the muslims; and is incompatible with human dignity, which is acknowledged by the q...

Brix and apparent purity are well known to be biased estimators of dry solids and true purity respectively, particularly on lower purity streams. Correlations which estimate dry solids from brix and apparent purity and estimate true purity also from brix and apparent purity are presented. The suitability of these correlations is evaluated in the light of available historical data.