We want to thank the authors for responding to our paper and for apprising readers as to the effects of the new information technologies in Asian educational settings. We think Miyake has characterized our argument very accurately and succinctly. As she points out the equity issues we raise are exacerbated in Asia because the resources available through new technologies are mostly in English. B...

S Balasegaram, J M Watson, A M C Rose, A Charlett, A J Nunn, A Rushdy, J Leese, L P Ormerod, on behalf of the Public Health Laboratory Service/British Thoracic Society/Department of Health Collaborative Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Abstract This study aimed to (1) characterized sago palms with different trunk formation times; (2) studied the growth characteristics related diameter of trunk. research was conducted at Sago Cultivation Experimental Site located in Pengkajoang Village, West Malangke District, North LuwuRegency.Thegrowth characters were number leaves, diameter, leaf length,petiole length, tree height,rachis su...

Transplanting has been the most widespread planting technique for rice production in Asia. It is estimated that more than 85% of rice production in china, and almost 100% in Northeast China adopted transplanting. The healthy and vigorous seeding can reduce thetransplanting shock’ and is the most important for final yield formation. The large root diameter, long root length, large surface area a...

in order to investigate rice competition ability against weeds in direct-seeding and transplanting systems afield experiment was conducted at mahmud abad region of mazandaran province on 2011 growing season. experimental treatments were studied in a split plot factorial design based on randomized complete blocks with three replicates. direct-seeding and transplanting of rice in wet seedbed were...