than variety selection. For example, numerous studies have been published from the upper midwestern United WebGro is a web-based soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] decision States on the effect of crop rotation, row spacing, and support system built on the CROPGRO-Soybean model. The purpose of WebGro is to help soybean producers in the midwestern United plant population on soybean yield (Pedersen...

Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers are nowadays being prominently used for the manufacture of new generation semiconductor devices. In order to maximize the device yield, the device industry is seeking SOI wafers that meet very stringent wafer specifications such as very low wafer bow and warp. An SOI wafer can undergo severe process-induced stresses during its manufacture leading to significant...

Enhanced ultraviolet radiation (UV) and elevated tropospheric ozone (O3) may individually cause reductions in the growth and productivity of important agricultural crops. However, research regarding their combined effects on important agricultural crops is still scarce, especially on changes in secondary metabolites and endogenous hormones, which are important protective substances and signal c...

Sugar beet is a species of the Chenopodiaceae family. It is an important sugar crop that supplies approximately 35% of the sugar in the world. Sugar beet M14 line is a unique germplasm that contains genetic materials from Beta vulgaris L. and Beta corolliflora Zoss. And exhibits tolerance to salt stress. In this review, we have summarized OMICS technologies and applications in sugar beet includ...

In field conditions, plants are often simultaneously exposed to multiple biotic and abiotic stresses resulting in substantial yield loss. Plants have evolved various physiological and molecular adaptations to protect themselves under stress combinations. Emerging evidences suggest that plant responses to a combination of stresses are unique from individual stress responses. In addition, plants ...

The thermalmechanical safety analysis of a lowenriched uranium foil based annular target for molybdenum-99 production will be presented. The target constitutes a low enriched uranium foil sandwiched between two concentric aluminum tubes to form a composite cylindrical structure. A threestep numerical model is built using the commercial finite element code Abaqus FEA to simulate the assembly pro...

1. A modified falling ball viscometer (rolling ball viscometer) for blood and other humors is presented. It is capable of easily measuring flow properties at several stresses, as is required to define satisfactorily the properties of anomalous flow systems. At high shearing stresses, apparent specific viscosity values of 2.5 + are observed, corresponding to 2.2 +/-0.2 reported as possible with ...

A thermal barrier system with plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coating (TBC) has been analyzed subject to thermal cycling. The thermally grown oxide (TGO) is allowed to grow at the peak temperature in the cycle, with both thickening and lateral components of the growth strain. The stresses in the TGO are also allowed to relax at high temperature when they attain a critical level. The bond coat is...

Introduction. Pests, diseases and weeds (biotic stresses) are significant limiting factors for crop yield and production. However, the limitations associated with conventional breeding methods necessitated the development of alternative methods for improving new varieties with higher resistance to biotic stresses. Molecular techniques have developed applicable methods for genetic transformation...