BACKGROUND Grass pollen allergens are a major cause of allergic respiratory disease but traditionally prescribing practice for grass pollen allergen-specific immunotherapy has favoured pollen extracts of temperate grasses. Here we aim to compare allergy to subtropical and temperate grass pollens in patients with allergic rhinitis from a subtropical region of Australia. METHODS Sensitization t...

Thirty five growing male goats (6.98±0.86 kg BW) were divided into five equal groups with seven animals in each group. The five dietary treatments were consisted of varying proportions of Moringa foliage (Moringa oleifera) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpurium); T1 (100% Moringa foliage); T2 (75% Moringa foliage+25% napier grass); T3 (50% Moringa foliage+50% napier grass); T4 (25% Moringa foli...

Rainfall patterns and land cover are two important factors that affect the runoff generation process. To determine the surface and subsurface flows associated with different rainfall patterns on sloping Ferralsols under different land cover types, observational data related to surface and subsurface flows from 5 m × 15 m plots were collected from 2010 to 2012. The experiment was conducted to as...

OBJECTIVE To identify the optimal pulse sequence for ferumoxides-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the detection of hepatocelluar carcinomas (HCCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen patients with 25 HCCs underwent MR imaging following intravenous infusion of ferumoxides. All MR studies were performed on a 1.5-T MR system, using a phased-array coil. Ferumoxides (Feridex IV) at a dose of...

BACKGROUND Medium chain carboxylic acids, such as caproic acid, are conventionally produced from food materials. Caproic acid can be produced through fermentation by the reverse β-oxidation of lactic acid, generated from low value lignocellulosic biomass. In situ extraction of caproic acid can be achieved by membrane electrolysis coupled to the fermentation process, allowing recovery by phase s...

Abstract Goat meat is consumed all over the world because of its nutritional profile and delicacy. It produced in areas Pakistan but Karakoram region mostly organic animals are fed on natural vegetation having nutrition benefits for humans. In current study, goats were reared different systems flora alfalfa grass hey (MS I) sea buckthorn II), Russian Olive III) mix ration olive IV). The 6 month...

field studies were conducted at lorestan, kermanshah and golestan provinces in 2006 to separately evaluation of clethodim herbicide for weedy grass control in soybean. all experiments were designed as randomized complete blocks with four replicates. treatments included: clethodim at 0.6, 0.8, 1, and 1.2 l/ha; cycloxydim at 3 l/ha; haloxyfop-r-methyl at 0.75 l/ha; quizalofop-p-ethyl at 2 l/ha; a...

Salt meadow on lake beaches is the most dynamic plant community. Studying its soil characteristics and response threshold allows us to understand external driving forces of vegetation stable-state maintenance changes, provide a theoretical basis for utilization ecological restoration beach wetland resources. In this study, community diversity, physical chemical properties soil, thresholds key i...

background& aim: substance abuse is associated with high prevalence of psychiatric disorders including mood disorders (especially depression), personality disorders and psychosis. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of methadone and its result on substance induced depression-symptoms among iv drug abusers of kashan prison in 1384. method & materials: this is a semi-experimen...

Two experiments were carried out to determine the effects of feeding grass silages differing in their water-soluble carbohydrate content, with or without red clover silage, on the efficiency of nutrient use. High-sugar grass, control grass, and red clover were ensiled in laboratory silos for use in an in vitro experiment (Exp. 1). For an in vivo experiment (Exp. 2), the same forage types were b...