The production of physiologically active emanations by plant tissue in general, and especially by ripe fruit, has been demonstrated by epinastic responses of tomato and potato leaves, by inhibition of seed germination and potato sprouting, by the triple response of etiolated legume seedlings, and by effects on fruit respiration and softening. In all cases which subsequently have been investigat...

Lactation curves are a graphical representation of the milk production profile of a doe from parturition to drying up. Their shape provides information about the productivity of the doe and offers a means of explaining features of the milk production patterns of each animal. A total of 2732 daily morning milk records from 610 does of the Kenyan Alpine dairy goats’ genetic groups (50% Alpine, 75...

The paper illustrates a method for the design of suitable controllers of chaotic systems characterized by complex peak-to-peak dynamics, namely by a recursive relationship between consecutive peaks (relative maxima) of a scalar output variable. For such systems, a reduced model can be defined which, in general, is a hybrid model composed of a one-dimensional map and a finite-state automaton. Th...

Impact of the first-forbidden β decay on the production of A ∼ 195 r-process peak a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t First-forbidden transition Neutron emission QRPA We investigated the effects of first-forbidden transitions in β decays on the production of the r-process A ∼ 195 peak. The theoretical calculated β-decay rates with β-delayed neutron emission were examined using several astroph...

Aims. Several mechanisms can be involved in the development of exercise intolerance in patients with heart failure despite normal left ventricular ejection fraction (HFNEF) and may include impairment of left ventricular (LV) stiffness. We therefore investigated the influence of LV stiffness, determined by pressure-volume loop analysis obtained by conductance catheterization, on exercise capacit...

Contamination of pistachio nuts by aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus species is the greatest constraint to production and export of pistachio nuts in Iran, the leading producer of pistachio nuts in the world. Kerman province is the main region in Iran where 85%, of pistachio nuts are produced. Determining the population density of Aspergillus spores in the orchards and terminals which are th...

In power grids, there must always be a balance between energy production and consumption. Due to the variable nature of consumers, energy production should also be subject to these changes. Electricity storage is one of the most important issues in the electricity industry, which can generate many ancillary services such as load curve leveling, peak shaving, integration with renewable units, ro...