This paper investigates the function of windcatchers in dry regions in Middle East and compares them in different fields in two areas including Yazd-Iran, and Egypt. The study examines windcatchers in these areas in terms of cooling system and forms, with different plans, forms, constituent components and decorations.Reassessment of windcatchers in these areas can shed light on these difference...

Background Soil moisture deficiency causes yield reduction and instability in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) production. The extent of sensitivity to drought stress varies across accessions originating from diverse moisture regimes of the world. Hence, we conducted successive greenhouse experiments in pots and rhizotrons to explore diversity in root responses to soil water deficit. Methods A set o...

little information is available on the effects of applying compost tea to species in dry regions. compost from agricultural waste can promote drought resistance in plants and increase their growth by improving soil structure and providing nutrients and enhancing the capacity of the soil to store moisture. in order to examine these effects, compost tea was tested on two species growing in dry re...

this paper investigates the function of windcatchers in dry regions in middle east and compares them in different fields in two areas including yazd-iran, and egypt. the study examines windcatchers in these areas in terms of cooling system and forms, with different plans, forms, constituent components and decorations.reassessment of windcatchers in these areas can shed light on these difference...

[1] Global measurements of the 500–825 hPa layer mean HDO/H2O ratio from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) are used to expose differences in the dominant hydrologic processes in the Amazon, north Australian, and Asian monsoon regions. The data show high regional isotopic variability and numerous values unexpected from classical Rayleigh theory. Correlation analysis shows that mixing ...

Several studies have identi® ed statistically signi® cant correlations between Paci® c sea surface temperature anomalies and NDVI anomalies in Southern Africa. The potential predictive value of the relationship was explored for the 1998 maize growing season. Cross-validation techniques suggested a more useful relationship for regions of wet anomaly than for regions of dry anomaly. Observed 1998...

the essential oils of zataria multiflora (labiatae) from four regions of iran were investigated by glc and gc-ms methods. the main constituents were carvacrol, thymol, linalool and p-cymene. the percentage of the constituents (in dry and wet plant) of different regions have been compared. antibacterial and antifungal effects of these essential oils have been studied. the essential oil with high...

This paper presents the investigation of dry fibers in thick composites. Dry fibers can be defined as lack of epoxy in localized regions. These local regions act as potential defects in thick composites under compressive loads and act as an initiation point for defects such as matrix cracking and delamination. Detection and characterization of dryness in glass/epoxy composites, with thickness g...

a simple mechanistic model was constructed to evaluate potential dry matter of pearl millet. all needed parameters were calculated based on many field and laboratory experiments and actual data obtained from 86 fields of millet located at different regions of khorasan's provinces. the major simulated processes were crop phenology (as a function of temperature and photoperiod function curve...