Utilization of the antagonist fungus Trichoderma sp. in suppressing damping-off disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani can be done various ways. One them is through coating seeds or encapsulation. This study aims to determine effectiveness lettuce encapsulation containing storage time up 12 weeks. The results showed that use talc and kaolin as a material carrier with 1 week had highest germinatio...

arsenic is one of the most dangerous heavy metals in the environment that is harmful for organisms such as human beings. due to this treat economic approach for elimination of arsenic from water and wastewater is necessary. in this research arsenic-resistant bacteria from water and sediments of lake maharloo were isolated and identified then their antibiotic resistance was evaluated. sampling w...

AIMS To investigate the clinical value and practice of reflective testing, a new term to describe the practice of adding on tests when reporting or clinically authorising results. METHODS A consultant medical biochemist collected over a calendar year (2001) copies of clinical biochemistry reports on samples to which he had added on either iron studies (iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC)...

ABSTRACT- The information on the spatial properties of soil is vital to improve soil management and to increase the crop productivity. Geostatistical analysis technique is one of the most important methods for determining the spatial properties of soil. The aim of this study was to investigate spatial variability of soil chemical and physical attributes for field management in eastern Shiraz, I...

A pancreatic acinar cell line, AR4-2J, that expresses a high density of substance P (SP)-binding sites has been identified. SP-binding sites on intact AR4-2J cells were detected with 125I-Bolton-Hunter SP (125I-BHSP). 125I-BHSP binding to AR4-2J cells has an apparent Kd of 40 pm with slow rates of association and dissociation. The number of high affinity binding sites was about 10(4)/cell. Bind...

In modern life petroleum-based plastic has become indispensable due to its frequent use as an easily available and a low cost packaging and moulding material. However, its rapidly growing use is causing aquatic and terrestrial pollution. Under these circumstances, research and development for biodegradable plastic (bioplastics) is inevitable. Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a type of microbial polye...