abstract background: the increase in breast cancer incidence has enhanced attention towards breast cancer risk. the aim of this study was to determine the risk of breast cancer and risk perception of women, factors that affect risk perception, and to determine differences between absolute risk and the perception of risk. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out among 346 women whose ...

Research evaluating the effect of energy levels and minimum dietary protein on growth, performance, meat quality Sin Cheng ducks reared for at 1-12 weeks age to find out minimal raising ducks. The study was conducted 450 from 1 day old 12 arranged in 3 groups with different diet, corresponding stages (0-3 old)., 4-7 old, 8-12 old) respectively: Control group (DC): 2267 - 2329 2372Kcal, 17 15 14...

dwarf chicory (cichorium pumilum jacq.) is one of the annual species from chicory genus grows in western and southern parts of iran. to date no study on this species has been carried out under the field conditions. in order to determine the suitable planting date of dwarf chicory, an experiment was conducted in a split plot layout based on randomized complete block design with three replication...

Abstract Salinity is one of the major abiotic challenges influencing plant productivity worldwide. To examine the response of two alfalfa cultivars (Bami and Hamedani) to six levels of water salinity (0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 mM L-1 NaCl), a glasshouse experiment was conducted at the College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran in 2008. The results showed that in Bami (which appeared...