this study was conducted to determine regression equations for the prediction metabolizable energy value corrected for zero nitrogen retention (amen) in 12 wheat cultivars (mahdavi, chamran, sabalan, sepahan, sivand, alamoot, sholeh, neishaboor, pishtaz, bahar, shiraz and shahpasand) cultured in alborz province of iran. chromic oxide marker bioassay was used to determine wheat cultivars nitroge...

A pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility of composting of source separated organic matter of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in low, middle and high income areas of Karachi city with a population over 14 million. Results of MSW analysis indicate the presence of high percentage of biodegradable organic matter (71-74%), acceptable moisture content (40-50%) and C/N ratio (38-40:...

BACKGROUND Pretreatment is necessary to reduce biomass recalcitrance and enhance the efficiency of enzymatic saccharification for biofuel production. Ionic liquid (IL) pretreatment has gained a significant interest as a pretreatment process that can reduce cellulose crystallinity and remove lignin, key factors that govern enzyme accessibility. There are several challenges that need to be addres...

The Al-Salam Lagoon is one of the recreational sites along Jeddah coast, showing environmental impacts urbanization coast. A sediment core (220 cm) was collected from intertidal zone to evaluate heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb) geochemical indices (contamination factor, geo-accumulation index, pollution load index). In organ-ic-rich muddy sediments (0–100 cm), there a high content ...

To study the effects of nitrogen addition to the breathing mixture on sleep disturbances at pressure, two dives were performed in which helium-nitrogen-oxygen mixture was used up to 450 m sea water (msw). In total, sleep of 12 professional divers was analyzed (i.e., 184 night records). Sleep was disrupted by compression and by stay at 450 msw: we observed an increase in awake periods and in sle...

BACKGROUND An open-irrigated radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter was developed to measure contact force (CF). Three optical fibers measure microdeformation of the catheter tip. The purpose of this study was to (1) validate the accuracy of CF sensor (CFS) (bench test); and (2) determine the relationship between CF and tissue temperatures, lesion size, steam pop, and thrombus during RF ablation...

The aim of this research was to analyze the physical and chemical properties rice bran with husk addition. percentage addition 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% 100%. Husks were grounded mixed homogeneously. mixture analyzed for properties, proximate analysis van Soest analysis. variables in study included visualization bran, specific gravity (SG), bulk density (BD), moisture cont...

Utilisation of Municipal Solid Waste is important to curb the ever rising demand of scarce land for its disposal. Changing life style patterns, particularly in urban areas, has led to increase in generation of MSW. Municipal solid waste from Indian cities estimated to have 40% 60% organic matter, which could be recycled as compost. The most suitable way to recycle it with low investment is aero...

The purpose of this paper is to show that modern control theory, both in the form of the “classical” ideas developed in the 1950s and 1960s, and in that of later, more recent methods such as the “nonsmooth,” “very nonsmooth” and “differentialgeometric” approaches, provides the best and mathematically most natural setting to do justice to Johann Bernoulli’s famous 1696 “brachistochrone problem.”...