Twenty four male rats (45-65g) were used to determine the nutritional responses to mixed plant and animal protein diets. Rats were fed various mixtures of sorghum (S), pigeon pea (PP). bread fruit (TAP) plus crayfish (CR) to provide 1.6g N/100g of daily diet for a 35-day study period. Three dilrerent diets were fed to 6 rats assigned to each diet on the basis of body weight. Combination of PP:C...

A 35-day experimental study consisting of 28-day growth and 7-day calcium (Ca) balance periods was conducted to assess the effects of fibre and N ratios on growth and Ca balance of rats. Growth and Ca balance of rats (45-80g) fed mixtures of cooked (CS) and uncooked (RS) sdrghurn and dehulled (DB) and undehullcd (UB) bean were studied. The diets contained 10% protein. Casein served as the contr...

In the WINDS project the consortium partners have experimented with the Virtual University for Architecture and Engineering Design. University professors and their colleagues have created 21 online courses in this field. Their specific requirements have been taken into account in the implementation of the ALE system that integrates the functionality of a complex elearning system with adaptive e...

The convergence of information technology developments, together with instructional and pedagogical developments, is creating opportunities for new paradigms of learning and teaching. New concepts of postgraduated university education and of university continuing education will emerge, where new roles for individuals and institutions will be available and where new requirements will shrink. The...

Individualised open and distance learning at the university education levels is nowadays a central issue. The dynamically changing social and economic environment we live in claims for new approaches to university education. The advanced information and communication technologies together with several applications offer new perspectives, such as the socalled Virtual University. The paper introd...

iran’s industry has had a considerable number of difficulties to perform so well as was expected in the post – revolutionary era. unfavorable legal, political environments combined with eight –year imposed war may be singled out as the root causes of such performances. however, this paper argues that our industry’s lack of realization of its dire need to adapt to the emerging unprecedented envi...

The Association between Use of Virtual Social Networks and Social Isolation among High School Girls in Shahrekord   K. Karimian [1] M. Parsamehr, Ph.D. [2] S.A.R. Afshani, Ph.D. [3]   This study [4] sought to examine the association between use of virtual social networks and social isolation among high school girls in Shahrekord. The research method was survey. The statistical population ...