The objective of this study was to identify the species of thrips associated with rice crops in order to determine population fluctuation of the dominant species.Studies were conducted during the month of April to August in the year 2017 form different growth stages of rice in Babolsar city, Mazandaran Province (Northern Iran).Samplings were OMEGA-
The objective of this study was to evaluate accuracy, precision and robustness of two methods to obtain silage samples, in comparison with extraction of liquor by manual screw-press.Wet brewery residue alone or combined with soybean hulls and citrus pulp were ensiled in laboratory silos.Liquor was extracted by a manual screw-press and a 2-mL aliquo
Abstract Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for difficult acute cholecystitis (AC) cases bears a high risk of vasculobiliary injuries (VBI).The Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18) recommend the use of bailout procedures and subtotal cholecystectomy to prevent VBI.Performing a safe LC is challenging, even when followed by an accurate pre-surgical
Snow avalanches break, uproot and overturn trees causing damage Wax Candles to forests.The extent of forest damage provides useful information on avalanche frequency and intensity.However, impact forces depend on avalanche flow regime.In this paper, we define avalanche loading cases representing four different avalanche flow regimes: powder, interm