the most important postharvest disorder of cut gerbera is stem bending disorder, which occurs below the capitulum. stem strength and lignification is one of important phenomenon and causes of gerbera stem bending. therefore, this experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of salicylic acid (sa) on phenylalanine ammonia-lyase enzyme activity (pal), as an important enzyme in phenylpropanoid...

Selective fusion of the thoracolumbar/lumbar (TL/L) curve is an effective method for the treatment of Lenke type 5C curves. Several studies have demonstrated that spontaneous correction of the thoracic curve does indeed occur. However, how this correction occurs after isolated posterior segmental instrumentation of the structural lumbar curve has not been well described. The aim of this study w...

Carbon films prepared by the method of Bradley (1) are commonly used as specimen supports in preference to plastic films because they are more stable under electron bombardment. Their preparation involves, however, a number of operations, in each of which there is some risk of contamination. Techniques have been developed which reduce the number of operations, but they are useful only in the st...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of pelvic unleveling, foot rotation, and supine leg length alignment asymmetry in a nonclinical population and to examine the validity (sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values) of these visual tests and their relationship to self-reported back pain. DESIGN Volunteers answered a questionnaire regarding back pain and were then exami...

PURPOSE To characterize 24-hour variation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in healthy young adults based on the axial length of the eye. METHODS Twenty-four-hour IOP data were collected from nine healthy young adults with hyperopia, age range 18 to 25 years, in a sleep laboratory. Every 2 hours, measurements of IOP were taken in the participants after 5 minutes in the supine position and 5 minut...

background : since the use of high concentrations of oxygen in infants may lead to chronic lung problems, using proper methods of care in infants under mechanical ventilation is one of the most important measures in nicu. this study aimed to investigate the effects of prone and supine positions on oxygenation (spo 2 ) in premature infants under mechanical ventilation and comparing infants’ oxyg...