1 Laboratory of Quantitative Vegetation Ecology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiangshan, Beijing, China 2 Division of Plant and Invertebrate Ecology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK 3 Biomathematics and Bioinformatics Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK 4 Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA 5 Pr...

the aim of this study was to compare and validate the selected methods for estimating fat percentage. for this purpose, 30 inactive female students of shahid rajaei university (age=20.93±1.91; height=164.73±4.57cm; weight=56.65±8.02 kg) were selected voluntarily. they were randomly placed in one of the four different conditions (digital, harpenden, plastic calipers and electrical bioimpedance) ...

Madeleine J. Smith, Michael J. Adams and Elaine Ward 3 4 Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, 5 Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK. 6 7 Corresponding Author: 8 Dr. Elaine Ward 9 Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology 10 Rothamsted Research, 11 Harpenden, 12 Hertfordshire, 13 AL5 2JQ, 14 UK. 15 Tel: + 44 (0) 1582 763133 ext.2495 16 Fax: +44 (0) 1582 760...

INTRODUCTION Measurement of stature is a prerequisite for determination of the normal lung function since reference equations are based on stature (standing height). We investigated the optimal method for measuring stature and for testing the current practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS We measured the stature of 87 subjects using a digital-counter stadiometer and a wall-mounted bench rule. Stature...

A measurement of the thickness of subcutaneous skinfolds has been widely used as an index of body fat. Edwards et al. (1955) investigated the design and accuracy of skinfold calipers and made a number of recommendations for their construction which were incorporated in the Harpenden skinfold calipers. They found that the precision of the Harpenden skinfold calipers was adequate and that the dif...

There is a pressing need to find a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels that will not compromise food security or require extensive use of agrochemicals. Miscanthus is a perennial energy grass predominantly used for combustion but with the current advancement of ligno-cellulosic fermentation technologies there is an interest in using Miscanthus for bioethanol production. Currently, the only ...

Plant Molecular Biology Group, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia (A.H.M., J.L.H.); Crop Performance and Improvement Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom (V.M., G.K., F.L.T., C.H.F.); and Instituto de Fisiologı́a Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Nacional de...

JONATHAN SILVERTOWN, PAUL POULTON*, EDWARD JOHNSTON*, GRANT EDWARDS†, MATTHEW HEARD‡ and PAMELA M. BISS Department of Biological Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK, * Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK, † Agriculture Group, Field Services Centre, PO Box 84, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, and ‡ Centre for Ecology and Hydrol...

1 AgroParisTech, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1402 ECOSYS, Thiverval Grignon, France, 2 Laboratoire de Géologie de l’ENS-PSL Research University–Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR8538, Paris, France, 3 Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 4 Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, 5 Department of Ecology, S...

The assessment of pesticide risk to bees: the work of the ICPBR ‘Bee Protection Group’ G. B. Lewis , P. A. Oomen , D. Brasse , J. H. Stevenson 4 1 JSC International Ltd, Osborne House, 20 Victoria Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5QY, UK; 2 Plant Protection Service, Postbox 9102, 6700 HC Wageningen, The Netherlands; 3 Biologische Bundesanstalt (BBA), Messeweg 112, 38104 Braunschweig, Ger...