to design the equipment and facilities for preservation, storage and processing of pomegranate, it is necessary to know the specific heat and thermal conductivity of the fruit components. the specific heat of exocarp, mesocarp and of seeds of pomegranate were assessed at three moisture content levels (30, 50 and 76% for seed and mesocarp; 15, 35 and 52% for exocarp) and at four temperature leve...

trehalose is an important disaccharide signal metabolite in plants which is involved in various aspects of plant function such as response to stress, photosynthesis and carbon allocation and partitioning. a mutant of arabidopsis lacking trehalose-6-phosphate synthase activity (tps1) accumulates ascorbate. exogenous ascorbate application ameliorates trehalose induced growth inhibition of wild ty...

japan is a region of active plate tectonics, well known for its japanese trench a geological feature evolving as a result of north pacific (np) oceanic plate pushing and sub-ducting underneath the north american (na) plate. multiple plate tectonics have been continuously recorded in the region since 1979 by the network of gps stations called geonet. the network operating and monitoring more tha...

application of various composts has been intensified in agriculture, due to manifestation of negative effects of chemical fertilizers on environment and soil fertility. however, their usage should be accompanied by environmental and nutritional studies. to study the effects of sulfur granular compost on yield and yield components of two wheat cultivars, a pot experiment was conducted in a compl...

the aim of this study was to compare the effects of olive leaf extracts and synthetic antioxidant bht at concentration of 1% at increase the shelf life of rainbow trout fillets in light salted and packed at 4±1 °c that index of peroxide (pv), free fatty acids (ffa), thiobarbituric acid (tba), humidity, ph and sensory evaluation of fillets of rainbow trout kept in the refrigerator at the time of...

cr(iii), co(ii), ni(ii), cu(ii) and zn(ii) salts of 2-(4-nitrophenylaminocarbonyl)benzoic acid were characterized by physical, analytical and spectroscopic studies and checked for their  in-vitro antimicrobial activity against three bacterial strains, mycobacterium smegmatis (gram +ve), escherichia coli (gram -ve), pseudomonas aeuroginosa (gram -ve) and three fungal strains, nigrospora oryzae, ...

a l t h o u g h m o s t c o m p a n i e s s p e n d l e s s o n p r o d u c t d e s i g n, e x p e r i e n c e s h o w s t h a t, t h e s e c o m p a n i e s h a v e t o p a y h i g h e r c o s t s d u e t o p r o d u c t i o n p r o b l e m s o r l o s s o f m a r k e t. l i t e r a t u r e s t u d i e s s h o w t h a t t h e d e s i g n f o r s i x s i g m a i s a p o w e r f u l a p p r o a ...

a synoptic method based on stream analysis is applied to understand the governing mechanism of summer rainfall occurrence in the south of iran. based on this, the rainfall data of 152 stations of iran were analyzed for a 33-year period (1970-2002). investigating the spatial and temporal distribution of summer rainfall, a typical rainy region is recognized in the south east of iran. it is found ...

this study presents an empirical relationship of suspended sediment concentrations (sscs) inthe coastal waters, which is derived from the conventional methods, to radiometer remote sensing reflectance values (rrs) and satellite data in coastal waters of kerala. an algorithm is then developed to utilize both in situ sscs measured from conventional methods and rrs values. this algorithm is valida...

in this study, production, reproduction, managerial, and economic parameters obtained from data recorded for lori-bakhtiari flock of sheep (500 heads of breeding ewe) stationed at the sheep's breeding station, were employed to determine the relative economic values of and breeding objectives for an annual cycle of production, in village system in this breed of sheep. economic value for a t...