The question which has to be answered concerning Whiteheads metaphysic is whether his system is completed with Process and Reality [29] or whether his metaphysics only comes fully into view in his later works (esp. Adventures of Ideas [30] and Modes of Thought [31]). It will be argued that his main ideas are already fully developed in Process and Reality. Especially regarding the concept of tim...

Silicon soil amendment has been shown to enhance plant defenses against insect pests. Rice is a silicon-accumulating graminaceous plant. In the southern United States, the rice water weevil and stem borers are important pests of rice. Current management tactics for these pests rely heavily on the use of insecticides. This study evaluated the effects of silicon amendment when combined with curre...

abstract in order to optimum utilization of diazinon on rice stem borer, chilo suppressalis walker (lepidoptera: pyralidae), an experiment was conducted with two factors including, rice varieties (tarom-mahalli, khazar, nemat) and application times (control with no application, first generation application, second generation application, first and second generations application and four times a...

Pharmaceutical acne treatments are costly and have potentially severe side-effects. Adolescent acne is typically the result of clogged, infected, pilosebaceous follicles. Adults may experience fewer comedones and more inflammatory lesions. 1 Normally, sebum travels up the follicle to the skin surface. Hormones may increase sebum production and cause follicular cells to hyperproliferate and bloc...

In two experiments on a farm practicing conservation agriculture, the grain yield of range wheat cultivars was significantly (p < 0.001) negatively related to post-harvest population densities Pratylenchus thornei in soil profile 45 cm depth. third and fourth experiment with different rotations, methyl bromide fumigation 0.05) decreased (a) low initial density P. 90 depth (b) high depth, med...