OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes in haemostasis in the three months immediately after stopping the combined contraceptive pill. DESIGN Prospective randomised study. SETTING Family planning centre in London. SUBJECTS 24 women aged 35-45 investigated before, during, and after six months' use of combined oral contraceptives containing 30 micrograms ethinyl oestradiol together with the pr...

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L:) usually grown as a source of oil can be also used as fodder either for hay or ensiling purposes, particularly in semiarid regions. In 2002-2003 a research project was carried out in Southern Italy to evaluate the production and forage quality of safflower biomass cv Centennial (high oleic), harvested at three different stage: May 14 (at complete appearance of...

Periodical organisms, such as bamboos and periodical cicadas, are very famous for their synchronous reproduction. In bamboos and other periodical plants, the synchronicity of mass-flowering and withering has been often reported indicating these species are monocarpic (semelparous) species. Therefore, synchronicity and periodicity are often suspected to be fairly tightly coupled traits in these ...

background & aim: deanaie thyme (thymus daenensis celak.), a member of the lamiaceae family.  thymus in one of the most important medicinal and aromatic plants that was used in pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics hygienic industries in most of developed countries. recent studies have showed that thyme have strong antibacterial, antifungal, spasmolytic and antioxidant activities. experimental: ...

Flowering and vegetative growth were assessed in 19 half-sib families of Alnus rubra Bong. planted in a replicated field trial near Olympia, Washington, USA. The trial consisted of three square spacings (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 m), two irrigation regimes (low and high), and two fertilization treatments (0 and 300 kg P ha(-1)). Male and female flowers were surveyed in all plots for all families at plan...

an experiment was carried out in 2008 to investigate the effects of different irrigation regimes, and chickpea cultivars on chickpea production in the khorramabad lorestan. the experiment was split–plot in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. supplementary irrigation at 8 levels (1-rainfed without irrigation, 2-irrigation after sowing, 3-irrigation at flowering, 4-irrigation ...

The inhibitory effects of protease inhibitors on blood-borne metastasis in male Donryu rat lung were studied. Injection i.v. of 10(6) Yoshida ascites hepatoma AH7974 cells induced about 118 +/- 92 (S.D.) metastatic foci in rat lung after 3 weeks. Leupeptin (50 mg/kg body weight twice a day), injected i.p. from 2 days before to 4 days after the inoculation of tumor cells, reduced the number of m...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare the pelvic floor muscle strength of nulliparous and primiparous women. METHODS A total of 100 women were prospectively distributed into two groups: Group 1 (G1) (n = 50) included healthy nulliparous women, and Group 2 (G2) (n = 50) included healthy primiparous women. Pelvic floor muscle strength was subjectively evaluated using transvaginal digital palpat...

Experiments were conducted with containerized ;Tahiti' lime (Citrus latifolia Tan.) trees in order to define conditions needed to induce flowering. Cyclical or continuous water stress for 4 to 5 weeks induced flowering. Moderate (-2.25 megapascals, midday) or severe (-3.5 megapascals, midday) water stress as measured by leaf xylem pressure potential, for as little as 2 weeks induced flowering, ...