in order to examine the effect of the quantity of nitrogen fertilizer and bush density on vegetative and productive function of henna medicinal plant (lawsonia inermis)  factorial experimentation in the form of block plan was carried in three stages in agriculture research center in south of kerman  province in corp of 2012. the first factor containing nitrogen fertilizer in 4 levels including ...

This book is a treat. A psychologist (Hurlburt) and a philosopher (Schwitzgebel) join forces to interview a young college graduate (Melanie). They ask Melanie what she experiences at randomly selected times. They debate what Melanie reports and what can be learned from it. They often disagree -but in a candid, humble, and open-minded way. Their imaginative and insightful dialogue, lightly edite...

G. Pascal Zachary is a senior writer for The Wall Street Journal. He is also a contributing editor of the newsmagazine In These Times and a columnist for Technology Review. His first technology-related book Showstopper (1994) focused on innovation at Microsoft. His second book, Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century, follows the life and career of a highly controversi...

Political scientists have approached the administration of George W. Bush from the perspectives of his foreign policy, tax plan, and entitlement reform proposals. One overlooked facet of Bush’s presidency was his commitment to overhauling the social welfare system. This commitment provided the basis for his first campaign speech in 1999, “The Duty of Hope,” as well as his first and second execu...

A H s we enter the 1996 presidential elecI tion year, one issue that promises to I figure p rominen t ly is Medicare • • reform. The current political debate surrounding the budget bill and Medicare reform has led to partial government shutdowns in November and December. President Bill Clinton vetoed the Republican-led Congress's budget bill December 6. Clearly, a heated battle is already under...

As the centerpiece of its “growth package,” the Bush Administration proposes to eliminate taxes that individuals pay on dividend payments they receive from corporations. These dividends would receive tax-free treatment to the extent that they have been paid from profits subject to the corporate income tax. For individuals who hold shares in companies that do not pay dividends, the proposal woul...

I n 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) (121 Stat 962). This Act, by adding subsection (k)(5) to section 505 (21 USC §355), directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “conduct regular, bi-weekly screening of the Adverse Event Reporting System [AERS] database and post a quarterly report on the AERS Website of any new safe...

A recent investigation into the use of science by the Bush Administration alleges a systematic pattern of suppressing or distorting scientific evidence across a wide range of issues (Union of Concerned Scientists 2004). The authors of the report further charge that the appointment of scientific advisors and members of advisory panels now serves interests other than the search for truth. Specifi...

Disturbingly, the strategy laid out in Dr. B. T. Cesul’s article “A Global Space Control Strategy” (November–December 2014) essentially is a throwback to the “space dominance” policies and ambitions set out by the administration of President George W. Bush, following from the 2001 Rumsfeld Space Commission report. Furthermore, the strategy it espouses is just as unobtainable and undesirable now...