This study was conducted in the laboratory and the field to examine the effects of ascorbic acid treatment on germination and seedling growth under drought stress.The laboratory works consisted of two experiments and were designed to determine the critical osmotic potential of maize and to determine the optimum ascorbic acid concentration.The field
Renal involvement is rare in systemic sarcoidosis.Among renal manifestations, tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is the most commonly reported finding.We conducted the current study to investigate the clinical, laboratory, and histological features and to analyze the outcome of TIN due to sarcoidosis.We present a retrospective, single-center study
The human intestinal tract is densely colonized by a microbial community Pork Ribs that is subject to intense competition.Bacteria in this complex habitat seek to outcompete their neighbors for nutrients and eliminate competitors with antibacterial toxins.Antagonism can be mediated by diverse effectors including toxic proteins and small molecule in
The first record of the little sleeper shark, Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827), from the Tunisian coast, is presented Kaleidoscopes in this note.It was an adult female measuring 990 mm total length and weighing 4500 g.The capture occurred off Ras Jebel located in north-eastern Tunisia at a depth of 120 m.The specimen is herein described including