BACKGROUND The prevalence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), including asymptomatic cases and cases unknown to the general practitioner (GP) was estimated in 18,884 men and women, aged 45-74 years, on the list of 18 general practice centres (GPC). METHODS The study population (n = 3171) consisted of a stratified sample of the total population. In the GPC data were collected on i...

Variation in genetic constituent leads to increasing phenotypic expression of the quantitative characters of individuals. This variation is induced by mutation and the variability was evaluated on the quantitative traits such as, days to germination, percent germination, root length, brix percent and yield of sugarbeet mutant at M1 generation by the effect of radiation. The results were showed ...

The present study was undertaken to explore the bioherbicidal potential of essential oil(EO)(25 to 250μg/ml) from Eucalyptus tereticornis against one of the major weed of rice (Oryza sativa L.), i.e. Echinochloa crus – galli L. considering percent germination, root length and shoot length development chlorophyll, protein and carbohydrate content and percent cellular respiration). Studies reveal...

This paper examines determinants of creditor recoveries from defaulted debt instruments. First, we argue that to properly measure a debt instrument’s relative position in a firm’s debt structure, debt pari passu to the instrument must be accounted for. We thus propose a new measure of seniority and find that it is the most important determinant of recovery rates. Second, firm-level variables, e...

Parasitism by Striga hermonthica (Del) Benth is a severe constraint in maize production in sub-Saharan Africa. Varying levels of tolerance to Striga attack have been identified and exploited in breeding programs of several crops. However, the level and stability of the tolerance is generally unacceptable in field-practice. Only limited exploration has been undertaken among the farmers’ landrace...

Domestication has resulted in selection upon seed traits found in wild populations, yet crop-wild hybrids retain some aspects of both parental phenotypes. Seed fates of germination, dormancy, and mortality can influence the success of crop allele introgression in crop-wild hybrid zones, especially if crop alleles or crop-imparted seed coverings result in out-of-season germination. We performed ...