Three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations of ion beam assisted deposition ~IBAD! are performed to determine the mechanisms of crystallographic texture selection during the IBAD of polycrystalline films. A face centered cubic bicrystal consisting of @111# and @110# oriented grains is grown while an ion beam bombards the growing film at normal incidence. As the film grows, the grain bounda...

The biological activity (contact and contact-digestive toxicity, repellent fumigant effects, effect on the insect’s development life cycle parameters) of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) ethanolic extract was assessed against Plodia interpunctella, most destructive storage pest sunflower. Additionally, study aimed to examine phytotoxic in order assess its potential as a sunflower grain prot...

Laboratory bioassays were carried out to evaluate the insecticidal efficacy of SilicoSec? against 7 - 14 day old adults, old and young larvae of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) with the mean ? SE (n = 30) weight of 3.4 ? 0.1 and 0.6 ? 0.1 mg, respectively at 27?C and 55 ? 5% RH. Wheat treated with four dose rates of SilicoSec? and untreated wheat served as a control with three replications. Adult?...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an investigational skin protectant product at managing severe skin breakdown associated with incontinence. DESIGN Open-label, nonrandomized, prospective study. SUBJECTS AND SETTING The sample comprised 16 patients; inclusion criteria were: patients older than 18 years, cared for in the intensive care unit of a level I trauma ...

The stored grain pests infest grains and other pantry items to fulfill their food shelter requirements leading both qualitative quantitative losses. Due favorable climatic conditions of Jammu, these insects register presence throughout the year. These destroy contaminate kitchen commodities with fecal matter undesirable odors make them unpalatable, thus, posing a grave health hazard. this reaso...

An experiment on the efficacy of pheromone on capturing angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) was conducted in the laboratory of the Department of Entomology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh, using rice variety BR11. Pheromone (X-lure) trap was used as a treatment and data were recorded at different days and distances. The experiment was laid out in a Completely...