Single crystals of pure and Na doped L-arginine acetate (LAA) has been successfully grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The crystalline qualities of the grown crystals were confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction studies. The nonlinear refractive index n2 and nonlinear susceptibility c(3) have been measured through the Z-scan technique. The results indicate that the compoun...

We examine quenched chiral logarithms in lattice QCD with overlap Dirac quarks. From our data of m π , we determine the coefficient of quenched chiral logarithm δ = 0.203(14), 0.176(17), 0.193(17) and 0.200(13) for lattices of sizes 8 × 24, 10 × 24, 12 × 24 and 16 × 32 respectively. Also, for the first three lattice sizes, we measure the index susceptibility of the overlap Dirac operator, and u...

Twenty-five cultivars of grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] were examined under both drought stress and normal conditions in 4 experiments. In each condition, genotypes were evaluated in a factorial experiment using a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. Eight drought tolerance indices including stability tolerance index, mean productivity (MP), geometric MP, harmonic ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To determine whether female smokers are more or less susceptible to the detrimental pulmonary-function effects of smoking when compared to male smokers among patients with lung cancer. METHODS Pack-years and pulmonary function indices were compared between 1,594 men and women with lung cancer who were smokers or had a history of smoking. Differences in individual susceptibilit...

Landslides are a common type of natural disaster in mountainous areas. As a result of the comprehensive influences of geology, geomorphology and climatic conditions, the susceptibility to landslide hazards in mountainous areas shows obvious regionalism. The evaluation of regional landslide susceptibility can help reduce the risk to the lives of mountain residents. In this paper, the Shannon ent...

BACKGROUND There is a strong maternal parent-of-origin effect in determining susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS). One hypothesis is that an abnormal intrauterine milieu leading to impaired fetal development could plausibly also result in increased susceptibility to MS. A possible marker for this intrauterine insult is the presence of a non-fatal congenital anomaly. METHODS We investigat...