Dendromonocotyle lotteri sp. n. is described from the dorsal skin surface of the stingray Himantura gerrardi (Gray) on exhibit in the public aquarium at the Atlantis resort in Dubai. It is differentiated from all other Dendromonocotyle species by the unique morphology of the distal portion of the sclerotised male copulatory organ. Dendromonocotyle lotteri is the second representative in the gen...

abstract in order to determine efficacy of some registered graminicides in control of resistant and susceptible ryegrass biotypes, two greenhouse trials were conducted at weed research department of iranian plant protection research institute during 2007. experimental design was completely randomized design with eight replications. the susceptible and resistant biotypes were treated by 19 herbi...

To evaluate the effect of residue of sulfonylurea herbicides and  wheat residues on the growth and yield of sunflower, a split factorial experiment was conducted based on a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications at the College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. The treatments included with and without wheat residues from the tested farm as the main plots, a...

We present initial findings of an ongoing effort to endow the key players in a nation-state model with intelligent behaviors. The model is based on resource exchange as the fundamental interaction between agents. In initial versions, model agents were severely limited in their ability to respond and adapt to changes in their environment. By modeling agents with a broader range of capabilities, ...

In this paper we report our efforts to elicit an understanding of drivers and barriers for participation in a Web2.0 online community platform to support the unique collection of virtual collaboration requirements inherent in inter-organization, cross-cultural, and cross-discipline team environments that comprise the Atlantis community. Atlantis is a grant program to stimulate and fund the orga...

Nowadays, capability development requires a flexible approach and needs to consider aspects such as internationalisation, effective teamwork and learner mobility. A learning infrastructure has been developed which combines three different types of learning and teaching. It supports the adaptation of content presentation to varying learning situations. It uses a storytelling-based framework that...