The main objective of the study was to determine the nutritional status in terms of the content of microelements, such as iron, manganese, zinc, copper and boron in several standard cultivars of anthurium (Anthurium cultorum Birdsey) called Baron, Choco, Midori, Pistache, President and Tropical. The plants were grown in expanded clay (ř 8-18 mm) using drip fertigation with standard nutrient for...

We describe the introduction, taxonomic identification and genetic parameters for farm traits of Midori strain Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas - a possible alternative to widely farmed Miyagi on US West Coast. Broodstock (G0) oysters collected from mouth river near Iwajima Island, Ariake Bay, Japan were identified as C. based nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region 28S gene well mitoc...

Feeding experiments were conducted quantitatively to examine the breakdown of mineral grains by earthworm, Eisenia feida, and larva of beetle, Protaetia lugubris insperata. Crushed and sieved test minerals of K-feldspar and/or quartz were mixed with artificial humus that contained no mineral grains. The mixture was fed to the soil animals in the plastic containers. After 1-, 4and 7-day experime...

We apply CGHS-type dilaton gravity model to (1+1)-dimensional cosmological situations. First the behavior of a compact 1-dimensional universe (i.e. like a closed string) is classified on the assumption of homogeneity of universe. Several interesting solutions are found, which include a Misner-type universe having closed time-like curves, and an asymptotically de Sitter universe first pointed ou...

During the last years, the industry sector showed particular interest in solutions which allow to encrypt and decrypt data within one clock cycle. Known as low-latency cryptography, such ciphers are desirable for pervasive applications with real-time security requirements. On the other hand, pervasive applications are very likely in control of the end user, and may operate in a hostile environm...

Takeyuki Ajito Takashi Obi Masahiro Yamaguchi Nagaaki Ohyama Tokyo Institute of Technology Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama, 226-8503 Japan E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. To reproduce the natural color of an object through color imaging systems, the range of the reproducible color, i.e., the color gamut, of the color display devices must be...