The vigour and growth of seedlings of CRIC60 cultivar of coconut were studied in different irrigation treatments during the drought period, in a sandy soil in the dry zone. Nine irrigation treatments including a control with no watering were tested. Larger number of casualties were observed in the control while none in the irrigated plots. The best irrigation treatments in order of response wer...

weather data generators (wgs) have been developed for an extension of time series of such weather variables as rainfall, temperature and relative humidity to provide better understanding of systems affected by climatic factors. different algorithms have been applied in these generators, broadly divided into parametric & non-parametric ones. in this study, the performance of non-parametric gener...

The subject of therapist's crying in therapy (TCIT) has been virtually ignored in the literature, with only 1 qualitative dissertation and 3 case studies devoted to the topic. This mixed-method survey study explored therapists' experiences with and attitude toward TCIT. Six hundred eighty-four U.S. psychologists and trainees filled out the survey online, revealing that 72% of therapists report ...

with a -flow fever in 'March, 1759^ by which, in eight weeks, he was reduced to a very weak ftate. He was a ftranger to any intemperance; and although of a grave difpofition, there was no reafon whatever to fufpedt infanity. On the 29th of May a company of young perfons pafied by the houfe, carrying oaken boughs, .and playing upon a, fiddle: he no fooner heard the rnulic than he Harted up in be...

We report the case of a 2.5 month-old infant with cyanotic breath-holding spells, loss of consciousness and seizures. Prolonged asystole up to 70 s despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation was documented by 24 hour Holter monitoring. An epicardial pacemaker was implanted followed by no further loss of consciousness and seizures during spells in a six month follow-up period.

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QUESTION I have children in my clinic who experience seizurelike episodes in which they cry and hold their breath to the point of cyanosis and loss of consciousness. Their examination or investigation findings are normal and referral to a pediatric specialist results in no further investigation. Are breath-holding spells common, and what type of investigation is needed? ANSWER A breath-holdin...

Abstract The frequency and severity of droughts in the Alps are expected to increase due rising air temperatures changes precipitation regimes. Although biomass production humid mountain areas tends be energy limited rather than water limited, an may have negative impacts on availability thus agricultural yields. This study aimed analyse dry spells soil moisture yield anomalies at a montane per...