A total of 360 bacteria, isolated from the rhizospheres of a system of rice intensification (SRI) fields, were characterized for the production of siderophore, fluorescence, indole acetic acid (IAA), hydrocyanic acid (HCN) and solubilization of phosphorus. Of them, seven most promising isolates (SRI-156, -158, -178, -211, -229, -305 and -360) were screened for their antagonistic potential again...

Introduction Emotion regulation difficulties have an important role in the presence of negative self-image. These problems self-regulation emotion could lead to emotional processes (such as anger) that can body dissatisfaction. Therefore, aim present study was examine than negatively impact self-image and understand if anger acts mediator relationship between Methods A cross-sectional carried o...

Field experiments were conducted in 2006 to investigate the impacts of modified rice cultivation systems on: grain yield, N uptake, ammonia volatilization from rice soil and N use efficiency (ANUE, agronomic N use efficiency; and PFP, partial factor productivity of applied N). The trials compared rice production using modified methods of irrigation, planting, weeding and nutrient management (th...

Background: Sri Lanka became a signatory to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in September 2003 and ratified in November 2003. Aiming to reduce tobacco burden in Sri Lanka, National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act [NATA] No. 27 was authorized in 2006. The objective of this study was to assess the behavioral changes related to tobacco use among adolescents and young adults fol...

Background & Aims: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can be affected by different emotional, cognitive, and natural factors. The purpose of this study was to predict GAD based on emotion regulation deficits, thought-action fusion, and behavioral inhibition. Methods: This was a correlational study. The study sample was comprised of 135 patients with GAD selected from amo...

H S Kiran Kumar1, Sudhakara Bhat2, Sanjay Gouda Patil3, Sankar Madhavan4, Rahul Kulkarni5 1Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, India, 2Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, India, 3Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Hasanamba Dental Col...

Numerous studies have shown growing information indicating the contribution of food to the dietary exposure of arsenic (As) through consumption of different food items in many different regions over the world. However, few review papers with regard to As in Sri Lankan foods are available in databases. Thus, a critical review and assessment of a number of local studies on total As concentrations...