the purpose of this study was the introduction of seed accumulation index as a new approach in the evaluation of soil seed bank consistency in the populus caspica in noor reserved forest park. sampling were made above ground vegetation at peak vegetation cover during june 2010 by systematic- selective method. soil samples were collected during late june, late november and early february by hamm...

BACKGROUND To examine whether the social adaptability index (SAI) alone or components of the index provide a better explanatory model for self-care and diabetes outcomes. METHODS Six hundred fifteen patients were recruited from two primary care settings. A series of multiple linear regression models were run to assess (1) associations between the SAI and diabetes self-care/outcomes, and (2) a...

Rapeseed is one of the most important edible oil crops in the world and the seed yield has lagged behind the increasing demand driven by population growth. Winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is widely cultivated with relatively low yield in China, so it is necessary to find the strategies to improve the expression of yield potential. Planting density has great effects on seed yield of crop...

When somatosensory input via electrical stimulation of a peripheral nerve precedes a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) pulse over the primary motor cortex (M1) the corticospinal output is substantially reduced, a phenomenon known as short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI). The present study investigated SAI during rest and during pre-movement, phasic and tonic components of movement. Part...

in order to evaluate a better sowing date of chickpea cultivars in dry land conditions, a factorial experiment in randomized complete block design with four replications was carried out at research station of bahar (hamadan province) during 2005-2006 cropping season. two planting time included winter and spring and four chickpea cultivars (cvs.) including one local (check) and three improved cv...

BACKGROUND Social adaptability index (SAI) is the composite index of socioeconomic status based upon employment status, education level, marital status, substance abuse and income. It has been used in the past to define populations at higher risk for inferior clinical outcomes. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the association of the SAI with renal transplant outcome. ...

Transgenic derivatives of sugarcane cultivar Q117, with reduced acid invertase activity, were used to investigate the role of this enzyme in sucrose metabolism in the sugarcane culm. Despite more than 70% reduction in the level of acid invertase activity in the immature internodes, no significant changes in either sucrose load or purity were evident. Radiolabelling experiments indicated no sign...

INTRODUCTION Definitions of underprivileged status based on race, gender and geographic location are neither sensitive nor specific; instead we proposed and validated a composite index of social adaptability (SAI). MATERIAL AND METHODS Index of social adaptability was calculated based on employment, education, income, marital status, and substance abuse, each factor contributing from 0 to 3 p...

BACKGROUND A quantifiable assessment of socioeconomic status and its bearing on clinical outcome in patients with diabetes is lacking. The social adaptability index (SAI) has previously been validated in the general population and in patients with chronic kidney disease, including those on dialysis and with kidney transplant. We hypothesize that SAI could be used in diabetes practice to identif...