BACKGROUND Certain salivary proteins of phlebotomine sand flies injected into the host skin during blood-feeding are highly antigenic and elicit strong antibody-mediated immune responses in repeatedly-exposed hosts. These antibodies can be measured by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assays (ELISAs) using salivary gland homogenates (SGHs) as the source of antigens and serve as a markers for exposur...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect raw (RawBC) and iron (Fe)-modified biochar (FeBC) derived from Platanus orientalis Linn branches on plant growth, enzyme activity, bioavailability uptake As, Cd, Pb by rice in a paddy soil with continuously flooded (CF) or alternately wet dry (AWD) irrigation pot experiment. Application RawBC (3%, w/w) significantly increased pH, while FeBC decre...

We n&asured leaf respiration in 18 eastern deciduous forest tree species to determine if there were differences in tempera i m-respiration response functions among species or among c opy positions. Leaf respiration rates were measured in situ an4 on detached branches fordcerpensylvanicum L., A. rubrum i., Betula spp. (B. alleghaniensis Britt. and B. renta L.), Caryq glabra (Mill.) Sweet, Cornus...

Estimating urban trees growth, especially tree height is very important in urban landscape management. The aim of the study was to predict of tree height base on tree diameter. To achieve this goal, 921 trees from five species were measured in five areas of Mashhad city in 2014. The evaluated trees were ash tree (Fraxinus species), plane tree (Platanus hybrida), white mulberry (Morus alba), ail...

Hippocrates is considered to be the father of modern medicine because in his books, which are more than 70. He described in a scientific manner, many diseases and their treatment after detailed observation. He lived about 2400 years ago. He was born in the island of Kos and died at the outskirts of Larissa at the age of 104. Hippocrates taught and wrote under the shade of a big plane tree, its ...

Günümüzde, insanların rekreasyonel ihtiyaçlarının artması farklı aktivite alanlarını da beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu ihtiyaçların karşılanması anlamında kentsel açık-yeşil alanlar en önemli arasındadır. Ancak birçok kentte nitelik ve nicelik bakımından yetersiz olan aktif yeşil kullanıcıların beklentisini karşılayacak hizmet kalitesini sergileyememektedir. çalışmanın amacı, Isparta’nın yeni yerl...