Like many English-dominant nations, Australia has a rich history of cultural and linguistic diversity. This diversity is the result of a melting pot of languages including languages spoken by Australia’s Indigenous people and languages added by European settlement and subsequent waves of migration from various parts of the world. Despite this rich history of linguistic diversity, little has bee...

Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique has been used to deposit composite multilayers of poly(3-octylthiophene) with cadmium arachidate (POT-CdA), zinc arachidate (POT-ZnA) and copper arachidate (POT-CuA). These composite multilayers were used as precursors to develop the respective semiconducting CdS, ZnS and Cu2S nanoclusters in the POT-arachidic acid (POT-AA) matrix. The formation of sulphide nano...

This study examined the effect of B fertilizers applied by soil and foliar routes on yield total uptake under glasshouse field conditions. A high-yield rice variety, Sanpatong 1, was used in experiments. In a pot experiment, application produced grain 23.4 g pot−1, similar to control treatment, but decreased 14.9%. The highest at 2.5 mg pot−1 when applied, 66.7% higher than treatments, there no...

High use of synthetic pesticides has detrimental effects on the environment. An alternative option is application of natural pesticide compounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of replacing Vitavax with savory essential oil to inhibit physiological damages to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seeds caused by Fusarium oxysprum. A pot experiment was carried out on wheat seeds as...

In this research, effect of drought stress on leaf characteristics was investigated in the experimental field of Miandoab Azad University, Iran using four facultative barley cultivars. Two separate experiments were conducted in pot and field conditions. In both experiments a factorial arrangement was used and the treatments were completely randomized in four replications. In each experiment ha...

Background: Tannery industry produces high amounts of nutrient rich sludges that can be used as organic fertilizers. Objective: The aim this study was to evaluate the fertilizing potential composted tannery sludge. Methods: A pot experiment carried out with ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.) test two different composts: 2.0 kg dry matter (DM) fatty sludge + 1.5 DM sheep manure wheat straw (Compost 1...

Telomeres are composed of simple tandem DNA repeats that protect the ends of linear chromosomes from replicative erosion or inappropriate DNA damage response mechanisms. The mammalian Protection Of Telomeres (POT1) protein interacts with single-stranded telomeric DNA and can exert positive and negative effects on telomere length. Of four distinct POT1 homologs in the roundworm Caenorhabditis el...