This study investigates the properties and potential application of Mg-PKS biochar composite for methylene blue solution (MB) adsorption. The was developed from palm kernel shell via steam activation followed by MgSO4 treatment carbonization. effect process parameters such as pH (4-10), contact time (30-90 min) adsorbent dosage (0.1-0.5 g) were investigated central design, response surface meth...

background: oligodendrocytes, the myelinating glial cells of central nervous system, are highly vulnerable to ischemic‑induced excitotoxic insult, a phenomenon in which calcium overload triggers cell death. berberine is an alkaloid extracted from medicinal herbs as coptidis rhizoma with several pharmacological effects like inhibition of neuronal apoptosis in cerebral ischemia. methods: we exami...

Layered TiO2 sheets with high Cr(VI) photoreduction ability were prepared by template free solvothermal method using ethylene glycol (EG) as structure directing agent. EG linking function in the layered confirmed SEM, TEM, FTIR, XPS and so on. Moreover, obtained large sized (20~50 μm length, about 5~10μm width) assembled N‐doped thin 1.2nm gap between, resulting very surface area (327.5 m2/g) a...

Several dietary alternatives to feed withdrawal have been proposed to induce a molt in laying hens. This study compared the behavior of laying hens on an alfalfa crumble diet (ALC) to hens that were either on a conventional layer diet (FF) or hens that had feed withdrawn (FW) during a 9-d trial. Each treatment consisted of 24 hens (3 hens per battery cage), and treatment began after a 2-week ac...

PURPOSE To compare basal retinal and cerebral blood flow (BF) values using continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) MRI and fluorescent microspheres. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 41 animals were used. BF was measured using an established microsphere technique (a mixture of 2.5 million 8 μm green and 0.5 million 10 μm blue fluorescent microspheres) and CASL MRI blood flow measurement in th...

An efficient protocol was established for rapid in vitro propagation of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, using explants from mature plants. The effect of 1/2MS, MS and B5 culture media, also 27 different combinations of auxins and cytokinins was studied on in vitro growth and development of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. The best culture medium for shoot and root formation was 1/2MS, producing 1.30 shoot...

this experiment was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of different levels of echinacea (echinacea purpurea) methanol extract on the growth performances (final weight (fw), daily growth ratio (dgr), feed conversion rate (fcr), voluntary feed intake (vfi) and protein efficiency ratio (per) and some of hematological parameters (hemoglobin (hb), hematocrit (hct), red blood cell (rbc) and white blo...

With the aim of defining the best management of nutrient solution (NS) in a soilless system for obtaining high quality baby-leaf rocket, the present study focuses on two wild rocket genotypes ("Nature" and "Naturelle"), grown in a greenhouse under two Southern Italy growing conditions-autumn-winter (AW) and winter-spring (WS)-using two soilless cultivation systems (SCS)-at two electrical conduc...

the effect of ca, zn and b foliar application (five g l-1) and their mixed applications as well as two harvest dates (1st and 15st of august) on ppo activity of two commercial asian pears (‘ks’9 and ‘ks’13) fruits at the time of harvest and during storage were investigated. results showed that the ppo activity increased from harvest time to three months after storage and then decreased. during ...