Background and Objectives Alkaline pH of the soil facilitates the conversion of phosphate present in phosphate fertilizer applied in the field to insoluble phosphate which is not available to plants. Problem of soluble phosphate deficiency arises, primarily due to needless use of phosphate fertilizer. We sought to biofertilizer with the thermo-tolerant phosphate solubilizing actinomycetes conso...

The field experiment was conducted to assess the “Influence of organic and inorganic source nutrient on Physico-Chemical properties Soil under Spinach in an Inceptisol Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India” observe combined effects NPK fertilizer FYM soil health yield. results showed that application had a significant non-significant effect physico-chemical properties. maximum bulk density (1.28 Mg m...

Objectives: To examine the survival rates of subjects aged 95 or over after a follow-up period of 3 years, and to determine predictive factors for mortality risk. Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting: A community-based study. Participants: Forty-eight subjects aged 95 or over. Measurements: Sociodemographic data, Barthel Index, Lawton-Brody Index, Spanish version of the Mini-Mental State...

Anthurium maricense Nadruz & Mayo is one of the anthurium species with potential for commercialization as a foliage. The objective this study was to evaluate NPK rates and frequency nitrogen foliar fertilization pot cultivation maricense. experimental design completely randomized, in split-plot scheme, 04-14-08 applied substrate (0; 3; 6; 9 12 kg m−3) main treatments fertilizer (no fertilizer; ...

We study the astrophysical reaction rate for the formation of Be through the three body reaction α(αn, γ). This reaction is one of the key reactions which could bridge the mass gap at A = 8 nuclear systems to produce intermediate-to-heavy mass elements in alphaand neutron-rich environments such as r-process nucleosynthesis in supernova explosions, s-process nucleosynthesis in asymptotic giant b...

Cadmium is a common impurity in phosphatic fertilizers and may contribute to soil Cd accumulation. Changes in total and bioavailable Cd burdens to agricultural soils and the potential for plant Cd accumulation resulting from fertilizer input was investigated. Three year field studies were conducted using three dose levels of cadmium-rich, commercial, phosphate fertilizers applied at four agricu...

Objectives: To investigate if the use of estimeted height (EH) by currently available prediction formulas might affect the screening and outcome prediction attitudes of both the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and its short-form version (MNA-SF). Design: A 6-month observational study. Setting: Two long-term cares of the province of Como. Participants: 266 resident elderly (102 men, 164 women;...

Objective: The aim of this review of the literature is to report the factors which both contribute to the frailty syndrome and increase hip fracture risk in the elderly. This work is the fruit of common reflection by geriatricians, endocrinologists, gynecologists and rheumatologists, and seeks to stress the importance of detection and management of the various components of frailty in elderly s...

Objectives: To determine (i) the extent to which recommended lifestyle healthy behaviors are adopted and the existence of positive attitudes to health; (ii) the relative influence of socio-demographic variables on multiple healthy lifestyle behaviors and positive attitudes to health; (iii) the association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and positive attitudes to health. Design: two distinct...

Background: Health services for the elderly are becoming increasingly important in industrialized nations, and comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is one of the procedures designed to improve the health of this sector of the population. In 2003 a survey among Belgian geriatricians showed that despite the interest of the geriatric teams for comprehensive geriatric assessment, it was not use...