Although online communities often regard membership growth as an important goal of their development, research has shown that large influx of new users may interrupt a community’s wellness by introducing information overload and lowering content quality [1], [2], which is also know as “Eternal September”1 from the infamous case of Usenet’s fall[3]. Founded in 2005, Reddit, as one of the most po...

Eight species of Brachyura and two species of Anomura were registered for the first time on the Santa Catarina coast, in the waters around the Arvoredo Marine Biological Reserve. The animals were collected by scuba divers, between 3 and 22 meters depth, from September 2001 to February 2003. A total of 31 decapod species were collected, and most of the new occurrences had already been registered...

The aim of the present study was to determine seasonal variations in semen characteristics, testicular size, and plasma testosterone concentration in Iranian Khalkhali goats. An artificial vagina was used to collect semen from 10 bucks (2–4 years of age), from November 2013 to October 2014. Testicular circumference was higher (P<0.05) from September to October. Ejaculate volume, sperm ...

Plant samples of Salicornia herbacea were collected from different localities around the northern costal part of Izmir, during the months of June, July, August and September. Salinity and pH of the soils and plants was investigated and the relationship between these parameters tested statistically. The soil salinity values showed that the highest values were obtained in August, but after the ra...

sugar beet cultivation is of great importance in isfahan province. powdery mildew is a major limiting factor to sugar beet. to evaluate powdery mildew status in sugar beet fields, samples were collected from main sugar beet growing areas including, isfahan, semirom, farydan and komsheche during 2009-10. in order to determine the disease severity, in each region, samples were taken at six growth...

asparagus (asparagus officinalis l.) is an ancient vegetable originated from europe, asia and africa. the germplasm of a. officinalis in iran is limited, with only some individual plants have been found in taleghan mountains. in order to evaluate the morphological characteristics of this valuable vegetable, 58 individual plants from taleghan population were studied and compared with mary washin...

Consequently a regular examination of the stools of all troops in the garrison was carried out during the months of September to December 1929. Samples of fresh stools of 503 civilians, consisting mostly of labourers and working classes, were also examined in order to compare the incidence of helminthiasis in the troops with the civilian population as well as to reveal any local foci of infecti...