BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A decrease in fractional anisotropy (FA) of the ipsilesional corticospinal tract (CST) distal to stroke lesions in the subacute (eg, 30 days) and chronic phase has been correlated with poor motor outcomes, but it is unclear whether FA values obtained within the acute stroke phase (here defined as 80 hours after onset) can predict later outcome. METHODS Fifty-eight patie...

In order to study effects of nitrogen fertilization and cultivars on some of traits of different barley an experiment was conducted at Isfahan in 2012. The experimental was split plot in a randomized complete block design with three replications. In this experiment, different levels of nitrogen in the main plots included four levels (0, 50, 100 and 150 N kg/ha (urea)) and barley cultivars inclu...

Characteristics The olfactory system is highly developed in vertebrates, particularly in “macrosmic” mammals (such as many rodents) where olfaction is the primary sensory system used to navigate in the world. As olfactory ability has evolved, there has been a concurrent increase in the size and complexity of cortical structures dedicated to encoding and deciphering olfactory information (▶corti...

Phalaenopsis is an important ornamental pot plant for the global horticultural market. The inflorescences of hybrids require support from a stick during cultivation because weight multiple large flowers. Developing hybrid with sufficiently lignified inflorescence stem that does not additional could be way to reduce costs production. This study aimed (i) determine orientation and degree lignific...

Caudal-fin-based swimming is the primary form of locomotion in most fishes. As a result, many species have developed specializations to enhance performance during steady swimming. Specializations that enable high swimming speeds to be maintained for long periods of time include: a streamlined body, high-aspect-ratio (winglike) caudal fin, a shallow caudal peduncle, and high proportions of slow-...