ON THE COMPARISON OF THE APPLICATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL RANKING TECHNIQUES IN DETERMINING THE PRIORITY FACTORS AFFECTING SEED PRODUCTION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS: CASE OF GUILAN PROVINCE, IRAN

On the Comparison of the Applications of Conventional Ranking Techniques in Determining the Priority Factors Affecting Seed Production of Medicinal Plants: Case of Guilan Province, Iran

Aimed at identifying and prioritizing promoters and deterrent affecting seed production of medicinal plants, the present study was conducted in 2014.The Delphi method was conducted using a panel of 13 experts in Guilan Natural Resources and Agriculture Organization.In the first round of the study, multiple-response techniques were used for content

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Understanding the intricacy of canid social systems: Structure and temporal stability of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) groups.

Red foxes have a highly flexible social system.Despite numerous studies worldwide, our understanding of the pattern and stability of fox social relationships remains limited.We applied social network analysis to camera trap data collected at high-quality foraging patches to examine the social structure of a population of urban red foxes.Foxes encou

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Affordable and sustainable new generation of solar cells: calcium titanate (CaTiO3) - based perovskite solar cells

Indonesia is located along the equator lines with the high intensity of solar radiation averaging about 4.5 kWh of electrical energy/day.This potential leads to the selfsustaining energy possibility fulfilling the electricity needs.Due to their unique electronic structures and high-cost merit over the existing commercial PV technologies, perovskite

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How Monocytes Contribute to Increased Risk of Atherosclerosis in Virologically-Suppressed HIV-Positive Individuals Receiving Combination Antiretroviral Therapy

Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is effective at suppressing HIV viremia to achieve persistently undetectable levels in peripheral blood in the majority of individuals with access and ability to maintain adherence to treatment.However, evidence suggests that ART is less effective at eliminating HIV-associated inflammation and innate immune

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