Rashid, M. T., Voroney, P. and Parkin, G. 2005. Predicting nitrogen fertilizer requirements for corn by chlorophyll meter under different N availability conditions. Can. J. Soil Sci. 85: 149–159. Nitrogen management strategies that enhance fertilizer use efficiency and maximize profitability in corn require a rapid and accurate method to determine the crop N needs of current hybrids. The object...

Cancer has become one of the leading causes of death in the world and colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Asian and Western countries (Bray et al., 2002). In Malaysia, colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks as the third commonest cause of cancer death and it is commonest in Chinese compared with other races (National Cancer Registry 2004; Rashid et al., 2009). Its incidence rises sign...

• Session 1: Objectives, outcomes, and trade-offs associated with alternative fertilizer promotion programmes. • Session 2: What determines the cost of fertilizer at the farm gate? Cost build-up analysis (Bumb, g p y (IFDC) • Session 3: Fertilizer profitability analysis (Rashid and Jayne, IFPRI/MSU) • Session 4: Experiences and lessons learned with alternative fertilizer promotion efforts (Mino...

String matching is one of most challenging issues in computer science. In this study, a new efficient hybrid string matching algorithm called Atheer was developed. This proposed algorithm is integrated with the excellent properties of three algorithms, namely, the Karp–Rabin, Raita, and Smith algorithms. The Atheer algorithm demonstrated an efficient performance in the number of comparison atte...

valve-in-valve implantation for the treatment of stentless aortic valve dysfunction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010;140:246–8. [11] Ferrari E, Marcucci C, Sulzer C, von Segesser LK. Which available transapical transcatheter valve fits into degenerated aortic bioprostheses? Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;11:83–5. [12] Ye J, Webb JG, Cheung A, Soon JL, Wood D, Thompson CR et al. Transapical ...

A Contourlet transform, an expansion of a wavelet transform, is a double filter bank structure composed of Laplacian Pyramid and directional filter banks. Several wavelet filters of preferable performance have been developed for wavelet transforms, e.g. CDF (Cohen, Daubechies and Feauveau) 9/7 filter. However, there is still only a limited number of wavelet filters applicable for Contourlet tra...

Objective: To evaluate the association between passive smoking and adverse reproductive effects or pregnancy outcomes among Jordanian pregnant women. Material and Methods: This was a retrospective study which was conducted at Prince Rashid Ben Alhasan hospital between 2011 and 2013. Total samples of 4125 newborns were included in the study. The demographic characteristics of these newborns incl...

DTN probabilistic routing protocols forwards message to a node that holds high predictability value to meet its destination. However, the message replication continues on the high probable peers while high probable peers continue to receive the transmissions from multiple sources. Such rampant transmissions drain out the battery and node can go to the dead state thus will not be able receive it...

Local malaria transmission in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came to an end in 1997. Nevertheless, UAE has been subjected to substantial importation of malaria cases from abroad, concerning both UAE nationals and immigrants from malarious countries with a total number of 2,119 cases in 2007. To evaluate a new DNA extraction technique using nested PCR, blood samples were collected from 132 indiv...

The development of the situation in banking sector led to an increase competition providing distinguished electronic services customers, which prompted banks explore factors influencing customers' intention use through mobile phones Iraqi and provide solutions thereto. problems that suffer from. Where research problem was represented lack telephone services, although they are available 24 hours...