analyzing spatial planning system in different countries could help make appropriate decisions to improve functional system of planning in our country. belgium, inspite of its limited area, has a unique planning system which is derived from political and social condition. belgium has a federal system which is composed of three cultural societies and three economic regions. spatial planning is i...

total concentrations of mineral elements in soil bear little relation to their availability for plants. the dgt (diffusive gradients in thin-films) technique has been found to be a good predictor of trace metals, micronutrients, phosphorous and potassium bio-availability and uptake. in the dgt technique, elements are accumulated on a binding gel after their diffusive transport through a hydroge...

two different growth media, namely complex and defined media, were used to examine establishment of steady-state conditions in phosphate-limited culture system of saccharomyces cerevisiae cen.pk113-5d strain. using the defined growth medium, it was possible to obtain steady state condition in the continuous culture. the effect of phosphate concentration on the growth of s. cerevisiae in phospha...

to study the effects of mycorrhiza fungi and humic substances on yield and yield components of corn (zea mays l. var. s.c. 704) under limited irrigation condition, an experiment was conducted in split plot arrangement based on rcbd in four replications at the research farm of university of tehran (karaj-iran) in 2011. the main factor consisted of three irrigation levels i.e. normal (irrigation ...

Condition monitoring diagnosis of distress and forecasting deterioration, strengthening and rehabilitation of aging bridge structures is a challenge faced by many road authorities in the world. The accurate prediction of the future condition of bridge elements is essential for optimising the maintenance activities. Most authorities conduct regular condition inspection activities followed by a h...

Torsion of the gallbladder with gangrene is a rare condition which is generally due to an abnormal anatomical variation of the organ i.e., loss of fixation of the organ to the inferior margin of the liver and the presence of a long meso cyst. The case considered is a seven year old boy who presented with acute abdominal pain. He underwent laparotomy 36 hours after having sustained blunt ab...

The literature on international travellers with psychiatric disorders is limited. This perspective article highlights various travel-related aspects of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including its aetiological association with maternal migration, the difficulties faced by long-term travelers with autistic children, and the facilitation of international travel for autistic individuals by the tr...

With increasing life expectancy, the demand for preservation of native articular cartilage is increasing to delay joint arthroplasties. In the knee, there are many different strategies to preserve the articular cartilage including but not limited to corrective osteotomies, chondral injury restoration, intraarticular injection of cells or growth factors(PRP). However, One of the most important s...