ABSTRACT: This study o evaluated growth, leaf gas exchange and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi root colonization in three medicinal plant species under different irradiance intensities.Fridericia chica (Bonpl.) L.G.Lohmann, Mikania laevigata Sch.Bip.ex Baker and Varronia curassavica Jacq.were propagated by cutting and cultivated for 120 days in artifi

Sex determination has a fundamental role in a captive breeding context, both for commercial reasons and in relation to animal welfare itself.However, this can be particularly difficult, especially in reptiles with little or no sexual dimorphism.Twenty-three clinically healthy young Sierra Nevada lizards (Timon nevadensis) were included in this stud

Reasonably assessing the effectiveness of government expenditure on the Grain for Green project (GFG) in providing forest carbon sequestration would contribute to the development of China’s forest carbon sequestration.Using the government expenditure data from the GFG in Yunnan Province from 2001 to 2015 and the MODIS Land Cover Type (MCD12Q1

BackgroundPotential late effects of treatment for childhood cancer include adiposity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension.These risk factors cluster together as metabolic syndrome and increase the risk for development of diabetes mellitus and cardio- and cerebrovascular disease.Knowledge on risk factors, timely diagnosis, and prevent

Abstract A helical air KITCHEN gap membrane desalination (HAGMD) system is designed in the present study.The condenser is designed as a cylindrical shape with helical fins machined on the outer surface of a hollow copper condenser.A detailed theoretical model, studying heat and mass transfer in the HAGMD module, was developed.The theoretical model