background: to examine macronutrient and micronutrient intake of adolescent girls of tehran, capital of iran to discover any malnutrition in relation to weight status and dieting. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted. four hundred 11- to 17-year-old students were selected by multistage clus­ter sampling from secondary and high schools of tehran. the information about dietary intakes w...

Ornamental nursery producers grow a variety of plant taxa in soil-less substrates and rely on frequent water nutrient applications to maximize growth quality. This study was performed understand the morpho-physiological basis response phosphorus (P) additions identify optimum P concentration required for three common woody ornamental taxa: Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Queen Hearts’, Cornus obliqua ‘P...

The interest in recovery and reuse by sludge fractionation has increased in recent years, largely due to environmental and political considerations. This article is a survey of the status concerning phosphorus recovery, looking into national policies and experiences in different European countries to find different factors influencing the development of phosphorus recovery. The ambivalence of s...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this experiment was to characterize the mRNA expression profile of type IIb sodium-inorganic phosphate cotransporter (NaPi-IIb) and the biochemical values of serum alkaline phosphatase (AKP), calcium, inorganic phosphorus, tibial ash and minerals of broiler chickens with aging. METHODS A total of 56 one-day-old Arbor Acres male broiler chickens were used. Broiler ch...