Chinese solar greenhouse (CSG) is universally applied in northern China for producing horticultural products. CSG is characterized by the unbalanced structures with an arched front roof face to the south side and a thick wall as well as back roof in the north side. Such structures affect light distribution in the greenhouse. This study aims to investigate the light distribution properties in CS...

Two new genera, Rumburak gen. nov. and Yimbulunga gen. nov., of euophryine jumping spiders are established from the Afrotropical Region. Thirty three new species included in this subfamily are diagnosed and described: Chinophrys trifasciata sp. nov. (♂, South Africa), Euophrys bifida sp. nov. (♂♀, South Africa), E. cochlea sp. nov. (♂♀, South Africa), E. elizabethae sp. nov. (♂♀, South Africa),...

in the last decades, rice yields in south asian countries grew tremendously in one hand and a noticeable yield fluctuation on the other. the objective of this study was to examine the rice yield distributions, estimate yield risks at country level, and compare risks between five countries namely afghanistan, bangladesh, nepal, sri lanka, and pakistan. anderson darling (ad) test was applied to t...

skin fungal infections are common global problems with attendant morbidity amongaffected individuals. children are mostly affected because of predisposing factors such aspoverty, overcrowding, and lack of guidance. investigation on the prevalence ofsuperficial fungal infections among primary school pupils was carried out in awka southlocal government area of anambra state, nigeria. six public p...

in this research standardized precipitation index (spi) in a period of 22 years(1990 to 2011) was used for zoning of climatic and agricultural drought in south khorasanprovince, iran. rainfall data of six synoptic stations were collected and used for evaluationof meteorological drought. also, reports of some local offices such as natural resources,agriculture, regional water and environment dep...

drought monitoring is a fundamental component of drought risk management. it is normally performed usingvarious drought indices that are effectively continuous functions of rainfall and other hydrometeorological variables.in many instances, drought indices are used for monitoring purposes. geostatistical methods allow the interpolationof spatially referenced data and the prediction of values fo...

background south pars special economic energy zone is the world's second largest gas reservoir that was established two decades ago. high incidence of social harms is observed in this region due to various problems such as drug addiction which is of high prevalence. conclusions it is necessary to implement simultaneous national interventions as soon as possible to improve the economic, social, ...

withdrawal of oil and gas from reservoirs causes a decrease in pore pressure and an increase in effective stress which results to a reservoir compaction. reservoir compaction will result in surface subsidence through the elastic response of the subsurface. usually in order to determine the subsidence above a hydrocarbon field, the reservoir compaction must be first calculated and then the effec...

whilst there seem to be available data on blood pressure profiles of south african children, especially in urban areas, few data exist on rural children. the aims of this study were to determine the blood pressure profiles of rural south african children residing in thohoyandou; and to examine the relationship between body mass index and blood pressure among the children.the study involved 296 ...