In this paper we present a clustering method for XML documents. Our step is twophase based: we first automatically extract the structure from the document; we then use it as model of representation to classify the document that it represents. The matching of the documents’ structures is based on the calculation of their similarities. For the experimentation we used the INEX. MOTS-CLÉS: Clusteri...

Despite the importance of Artemisia annua L. as the only source of the anti-parasitic drug artemisinin, little is known on the effects of biotic and abiotic stress on artemisinin accumulation. Water deficit is the most limiting factor on plant growth, however it can trigger secondary metabolite accumulation, depending on the plant growth stage and intensity. A. annua cultivated in growth chambe...

Cunninghamia plays an important role in China’s southern forest industry the face of increasingly arid climate; thus it is urgent to identify and screen drought-tolerant varieties. In this study, 2-year-old seedlings C. unica lanceolata from four provenances were subjected water-break tests, their physiological responses different drought conditions observed. The results showed that with aggrav...

Let (Ω,A, μ) be a σ-finite nonatomic measure space and let Λw,φ be the Orlicz-Lorentz space. We study the Gateaux differentiability of the functional Ψw,φ(f) = ∞ ∫ 0 φ(f∗)w. More precisely we give an exact characterization of those points in the Orlicz-Lorentz space Λw,φ where the Gateaux derivative exists. This paper extends known results already on Lorent spaces, Lw,q , 1 < q <∞. The case q =...

OBJECTIVE: Diabetic nephropathy is a major diabetes complication. Arterial resistance index (RI) may predict deterioration in kidney function. This study was designed to compare renal arterial RI in different stages of renal function according to glomerular filtration rate (GFR), serum creatinine level and proteinuria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study on 81 diabetic patients i...

Background & Aims: Diabetes is the most common cause of renal insufficiency throughout the world. The main cause of renal failure in diabetic patients is microvascular endothelial injuries that is secondary to atherosclerosis and ischemia. The efficacy of renal Doppler indices such as resistive index (RI) and pulsetile index (PI) for the evaluation of intrarenal arteries has been shown. This st...

Introduction: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is used for the treatment of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Anterior STEMI is associated with adverse outcomes, and it is possible that the presence of ramus intermedius (RI) would inversely affect the outcome. This research involved the evaluation of the influence of RI presence on clinical ou...

The influence of drought stress on internal water status and the final grain yield of three Egyptian corn (Zea mays L.) genotypes; GIZA2, TWC310 and TWC320 at different developmental stages was investigated. Plants grown in pots were subjected to four levels of water stress at vegetative and tassel emergence stages. Exposure of plants to drought led to noticeable decreases in leaf water potenti...

Plants with citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), a disease caused by the xylem-limited bacteria Xylella fastidiosa, have leaves with water deficiency symptoms and are associated with decreases on the net photosynthesis and transpiration rates. Using healthy and CVC-affected ‘Pêra’ sweet orange plants on ‘Rangpur’ lime rootstock, the leaf gas exchange variables were measured with an open-gas porta...