Heterosis and the nature and combining ability was studied in 7 × 7 diallel cross in maize for grain yield and yield contributing characters. The significant estimates of GCA and SCA variances suggested the importance of both additive and non-additive gene actions for the expression studied traits. Preponnderance of additive gene action was noticed for ear diameter and 1000-kernel weight and th...

Superficial temporal artery (STA) based pedicled fascial flap plays a pivotal role in ear reconstruction for microtia patients. There is paucity of literature on the anatomy of the STA in microtia patients. The present study aimed to describe any possible anatomical variations seen in the STA of patients afflicted with microtia. Pre-operative carotid computer tomographic angiography images of p...

The aim of this article is to present clinical features, diagnostic procedures and surgical treatment of a rare ear tumor. We report a case of 78 year old female with hidradenoma of the external auditory canal. Patient had a sensation of pain and fullness with permanent ottorhea from the right ear for one year Temporal bone computed tomography showed a tumor of the external ear, 6 centimeters i...

BACKGROUND: Super absorbent polymers (SAP) by increasing the capacity of water storage and nutrition materials, reduction of wasting water and evaporation from the surface of soil improve crop production under water stress condition. Bio-fertilizers have the significant advantages to chemical fertilizers; for instance, they do not produce toxic and bacterial substances in the f...

Measurements of the transfer function of headphones and earphones are made on dummy-heads or on ear simulators. This paper introduces measurement problems of newly designed in-ear phones, often called as micro-driver equipment. These earphones have smaller transducer diameter and are equipped with rubber or spongy material to fit in the ear canal. This coupling may create an increased sound iso...

in order to evaluate the effects of seed priming and different levels of nitrogen on yield and yield components of two corn (zea mays) hybrids, an experiment was carried out as split plot factorial based on a randomized complete block design (rcbd) with four replications in agricultural research station of shahrood university of technology. the treatments were urea levels (150, 250, 350 kg/ha) ...

Visible light is a source of energy known to activate the visual system through absorption by photoreceptors in the eye. When the so-called stress-confinement condition is fulfilled, laser light can induce an acoustic signal through an optoacoustic effect. We sought to assess, if visible light with parameters that induce an optoacoustic effect (i.e., 532nm, 10ns pulses) could be used to stimula...

1. Microradiographic techniques have been used to show that endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF), which is believed to be nitric oxide, influences vasomotor responses in small arteries and arterioles down to 25 micron in diameter in an isolated, intact, buffer-perfused ear preparation of the rabbit. Arteries down to 75 micron in diameter, i.e. the central ear artery (G0) and its first thr...

It is well known that rodents are especially susceptible to diseases of the inner ear. This condition is suspected clinically when head tilt, weight loss, and/or staggering gait develop. Physical examination may be difficult due to the length and small diameter of the external auditory canal; moreover, the ear canal is frequently filled with cerumen. We have recently had the opportunity to radi...

Modern weapon systems produce very high levels of impulse and/or continuous noise. Exposure to intense noise induces mechanical and/or metabolic damage to the inner ear. At the hearing threshold the amplitude of the displacements of the sensory structures of the inner ear (stereocilia) is about 10 m (1/100 the diameter of the hydrogen atom). At 120 dB this amplitude reaches 1 micrometer (corres...