expansive soils are considered a worldwide problem as they cause extensive damage tocivil engineering structures. an important characteristic of expansive soils is theirsusceptibility to volume change due to the phenomenon of wetting and drying. this paperpresets the effect of pore water quality on the swelling and shrinkage behavior of anexpansive soil during wetting and drying cycles. thirty ...

to investigate the influence of salinity and calcium (ca) on some properties of plantago ovata, a pot factorialexperiment based on randomized complete block design with three replicates was conducted in jiroft, south of kermanprovince, iran. three salinity levels of 0, 100 and 200 mm nacl and ca levels of 0, 5 and 10 mm calcium nitrate wereapplied as the first and second factors, respectively. ...

a major portion of the iranian fig (ficus carica) industry is located in high-salinity regions, and salinity is an important limiting factor in the production of this fruit. the present study was conducted to investigate the changes of leaf antioxidant-enzyme activity, proline and total protein content in two fig cultivars with two leaf shapes: ‘anjir sabz’ with lobate and palmate leaves, and ‘...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Nucleus accumbens-associated 1 (NAC1) in the development of uterine sarcomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS NAC1 expression and localization in the normal myometrium, benign leiomyoma, and uterine sarcoma were assessed with immunohistochemistry. NAC1-specific siRNA was used to inactivate NAC1 for in vitro biological assays. RESULTS...

abstract alstroemeria is one of the most important cut flowers in the world which is multiplicated by rhizome explants in in vitro conditions . the major problem in using rhizome explants is fungal and bacterial contamination which inhibit the preparation of strill explants. therefor in this experiment, the effect of disinfecting compounds like sodium hypochlorite, mercury chloride, nano silver...

nabro3 combined with nh4cl is found to be an efficient reagent for the transformation of sulfides into sulfoxides in aqueous and under mild conditions.

Human toxicity High NaCl intake without corresponding intake of water can lead to hypernatremia: the ratio of sodium to water exceeds normal, and both the plasma sodium concentration and the total body sodium increase. Consequently, the balance of extracellular and intracellular osmolality is disturbed, which can result in several clinical symptoms, like excessive thirst, weakness, headache, ir...

The present study compared the postweaning blood pressures and body weights of borderline hypertensive rats exposed to a high (8%) sodium chloride maternal diet either from conception to weaning or only during the weaning period with borderline hypertensive rats consistently exposed to a normal (1%) sodium chloride maternal diet. Because the effects of early sodium chloride exposure may be most...