Twenty taxa of Lower Givetian rugose corals have been investigated in the Dreimühlen Formation from Meerbüsch quarry, Eifel Hills. The fauna consists mostly solitary coralla associated with some fasciculate specimens Disphyllum caespitosum (Goldfuss, 1826) and large massive colonies Argutastrea briceae (Rohart, 1988). genus Marennophyllum n. gen. is introduced Cystiphylloides marennense Coen-Au...

Abstract Background Nitrogen- and water-use efficiency (NUE WUE) reflect the capacity of plants to take up utilize resources in environments. Although N deposition drought are known affect plant growth persistence, it remains elusive how adjust NUE, WUE their relationship adapt concurrent under context global change. We conducted a field experiment temperate grassland Inner Mongolia, which addi...

Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide and causes serious problems in human life. It is developed by uncontrolled growth of a cell or a group of cells. There are many difficulties in treatment of cancer and many researchers are involved in investigating for effective drugs to treat the disease. Caryophyllaceae is a large family of about 86 genera and 2200 herbaceous or subshrub species. The...

Acanthophyllum laxiusculum is one of the most widely distributed species of the genus in Iran that flourishes in steppe and mountainous regions of the country. In the present study, water-soluble content of A. laxiusculum roots was extracted by boiling water and further successively purified partially by a defined solvent system. Surface tension measurements revealed the ability of plant extrac...