this study was performed to assess the effects of nitrogen fertilizer and vermicompost on qualitative and quantitative yield of chamomile ( matricaria chamomilla l.). it was conducted at the research fields of ran company located in firouzkouh, iran, in 2013. treatments were consisted of 1) control, 2) 100% nitrogen from urea, 3) 100% nitrogen from ammonium nitrate, 4) 75% nitrogen from urea an...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of using combined glucose and fructose (GF) ingestion as a means to stimulate short-term (4 h) postexercise muscle glycogen synthesis compared to glucose only (G). METHODS On two separate occasions, six endurance-trained men performed an exhaustive glycogen-depleting exercise bout followed by a 4-h recovery period. Muscle biopsy samples were obtained from the ...

The study was conducted at Pig farm of AICRP on Pigs, Livestock farm, Adhartal, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., Jabalpur (M.P.) for a period of three months. A total of 36 Large White Yorkshire crosses (LWY X Desi) were randomly assigned to six different groups and diets were formulated as per ICAR (1998) standard. All the diets were isoproteinous except group-6, which was formulated as p...

this study was carried out to investigate the effects of 1, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1, 25 (oh)2 d3) and root hydroalcoholic extract of withania somnifera (ws) root on performance, mineral retention, bone mineralisation and mechanical characteristics of broiler chicks. treatments were arranged factorially (2×3×2) consisted of a positive control with adequate ca and a negative control diet (...

As part of on-going efforts to use eco-friendly alternatives to chemical pesticides, methanol crude extracts of Plectranthus glandulosus and Callistemon rigidus leaves were sequentially fractionated in hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and methanol to establish the most active fraction(s) against Callosobruchus maculatus in cowpea. Cowpea seeds (25 g) were treated with 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 g/kg of...

Effect of treating maize cobs with a combination urea and wood ash (WA) on chemical composition in vitro gas production truly degraded substrate (TDS) were examined. The treatments were:1) 100U = (100% 0% ash), 2) 75U25WA (75% 25% 3) 50U50WA (50% 50% 4) 25U75WA (25 % 75% ash) 5) 0U0WA (Untreated cobs). concentrations reconstituted as follows: 5 kg dissolved 100 liters water /200 cobs; 3.75 mixe...

Background and Purpose—Desmoteplase is a novel plasminogen activator with favorable features in vitro compared with available agents. This study evaluated safety and efficacy of intravenous (IV) desmoteplase in patients with perfusion/diffusion mismatch on MRI 3 to 9 hours after onset of acute ischemic stroke. Methods—DEDAS was a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, dose-escalation stu...