It has often been stated or implied that grazing is an important factor in the land degradation process, a suggestion supported by various research projects, and this study investigated the effect of livestock grazing on stem height, crowncover, production, basal diameter, stem biomass, litter, leaf-stem index (leaf to stem weight) , root diameter and weight and seed production per individual o...

it has often been stated or implied that grazing is an important factor in the land degradation process, a suggestion supported by various research projects, and this study investigated the effect of livestock grazing on stem height, crowncover, production, basal diameter, stem biomass, litter, leaf-stem index (leaf to stem weight) , root diameter and weight and seed production per individual o...

Here we denote a diameter six tree by (a0; a1, a2, . . . , am; b1, b2, . . . , bn; c1, c2, . . . , cr), where a0 is the center of the tree; ai, i = 1, 2, . . . ,m, bj , j = 1, 2, . . . , n, and ck, k = 1, 2, . . . , r are the vertices of the tree adjacent to a0; each ai is the center of a diameter four tree, each bj is the center of a star, and each ck is a pendant vertex. Here we give graceful...

The degree-diameter problem asks for the maximum number of vertices in a graph with maximum degree ∆ and diameter k. For fixed k, the answer is Θ(∆k). We consider the degree-diameter problem for particular classes of sparse graphs, and establish the following results. For graphs of bounded average degree the answer is Θ(∆k−1), and for graphs of bounded arboricity the answer is Θ(∆bk/2c), in bot...

Here we denote a diameter six tree by (c; a1, a2, . . . , am; b1, b2, . . . , bn; c1, c2, . . . , cr), where c is the center of the tree; ai, i = 1, 2, . . . ,m, bj, j = 1, 2, . . . , n, and ck, k = 1, 2, . . . , r are the vertices of the tree adjacent to c; each ai is the center of a diameter four tree, each bj is the center of a star, and each ck is a pendant vertex. Here we give graceful lab...

Precise measurements of root system architecture traits are an important requirement for plant phenotyping. Most of the current methods for analyzing root growth require either artificial growing conditions (e.g. hydroponics), are severely restricted in the fraction of roots detectable (e.g. rhizotrons), or are destructive (e.g. soil coring). On the other hand, modalities such as magnetic reson...

OBJECTIVE Epidemiologic studies have shown associations between impaired fetal growth and risk for coronary heart disease in adults. The underlying mechanisms are unknown. We investigated whether restricted intrauterine growth affects cardiac structure. METHODS We performed echocardiography on 216 9-year-old children who were measured previously at birth. The diameter of the coronary left and...