Integrated assessment of adventitious rhizogenesis in Eucalyptus: root quality index and rooting dynamics

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 2145-2161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romeet Saha ◽  
Harish Singh Ginwal ◽  
Girish Chandra ◽  
Santan Barthwal
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Adventitious Rhizogenesis ◽  
Root Quality

Producing Blue and Pink Flowers on Hydrangea Using Coal Bottom Ash as a Media Component

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 465b-465
Author(s):  
Bradford C. Bearce ◽  
Dharmalingam S. Pitchay
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Bottom Ash ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Dolomitic Lime ◽  
Coal Bottom Ash ◽  
Hydrangea Macrophylla ◽  
Media Component ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Substrate Ph ◽  
Root Quality

Rooted terminal tip cuttings of hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla Thunb. `Blaumeise Lace Cap') were transplanted into 10-cm azalea pots containing 1 peat: 1 vermiculite (by volume) into which CBA (sieved through 6-mm screen) had been mixed at 0%, 25%, or 50% on 18 Aug. 1996. They were then grown until bud maturation on 21Nov., precooled, and brought into the greenhouse for forcing on 9 Jan. 1997. The substrate pH levels were adjusted to 6.0–6.5 for pink flowers with dolomitic lime and with Al2(SO4)3 to a pH range of 5.0–5.5. Measurements were performed at anthesis on 19 Apr. There were no significant differences in fresh and dry weight and root quality index from 0% through 75% CBA media, but these parameters were reduced in 100% CBA for both blue- and pink-flowered plants. Plant heights and diameters were equal in 0% through 75% CBA and ranged from 16.33 to 17.56 cm and 17.33 to 18.06 cm, respectively, but were significantly reduced in 100% CBA for blue-flowered plants. Plant heights and diameters were equal in 0% through 100% CBA for pink-flowered plants and ranged from 21.0 to 24.0 and 19.3 to 23.5 cm, respectively. Diameters of blue inflorescences ranged from 95.9 to 104.9 cm, and these were equal on plants in 0% through 100% CBA. However, diameters of pink inflorescences ranged from 114.2–155.6 cm and were significantly reduced on plants in 25%, 50%, and 100% CBA.

Homocysteine Levels Show Significant Differences among Mediterranean Dietary Quality Index Variables Compared to Folate and Vitamin B12 Status in Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 202-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivona Višekruna ◽  
Ivana Rumbak ◽  
Ivana Rumora Samarin ◽  
Irena Keser ◽  
Jasmina Ranilović
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Diet ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract. Results of epidemiologic studies and clinical trials have shown that subjects following the Mediterranean diet had lower inflammatory markers such as homocysteine (Hcy). Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess female diet quality with the Mediterranean diet quality index (MDQI) and to determine the correlation between MDQI, homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 levels in the blood. The study participants were 237 apparently healthy women (96 of reproductive age and 141 postmenopausal) between 25 and 93 years. For each participant, 24-hour dietary recalls for 3 days were collected, MDQI was calculated, and plasma Hcy, serum and erythrocyte folate and vitamin B12 levels were analysed. Total MDQI ranged from 8 to 10 points, which represented a medium-poor diet for the subjects. The strength of correlation using biomarkers, regardless of group type, age, gender and other measured parameters, was ranked from best (0.11) to worst (0.52) for olive oil, fish, fruits and vegetables, grains, and meat, in this order. Hcy levels showed the best response among all markers across all groups and food types. Our study shows significant differences between variables of the MDQI and Hcy levels compared to levels of folate and vitamin B12 in participants with medium-poor diet quality, as evaluated according to MDQI scores.

Integrated Assessment for Sustainable Choices

2014 ◽  
pp. 111-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cerreta ◽  
Pasquale De Toro ◽  
Girard Luigi Fusco
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Assessment

Quality of Governance at the Communal Level in Poland: an Exploratory Study of the Worst Performer Case From the Opolskie Province

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-55
Author(s):  
Bartosz Czepil
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Extreme Case ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Major Conclusion ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Quality Of Governance ◽  
Governance Quality

The objective of this paper is an attempt to explain the determinants of the lowest governance quality level in one of the communes of the Opolskie Province, Poland. The first stage of the research consisted in developing a commune-level governance quality index in order to measure the quality of governance in the 60 communes of the Opolskie Province. Subsequently, the commune with the lowest score in the index was qualified for the second stage of the research which was based on the extreme case method. The major conclusion from the research is that the commune leader's governance style which allowed him to hold on to power for many terms of office was responsible for generating low governance quality. Furthermore, the low quality of governance was not only the effect of the governance style but also the strategy aimed at remaining in the commune leader office for many terms.

DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHM PROCEDURE OF STRATEGY DECISION-MAKING IN A CEMENT INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Elena Vyacheslavovna Zaytseva
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Technological Readiness ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Methodological Principles

The problem statement (relevance). The article illustrates the outcome of analytical research in the area of substantiation of organizational and managerial structures of cement companies on the basis of conducting an integral estimation of complex conditions of operation (manufacturability of mining and geological conditions of cement production, level of production and technical conditions and social conditions) and outputs (production and technical level and financial level). Integrated assessment is provided by the appropriate methodology, the purpose of which supports an increase in the objectivity, reliability and reliability of decisions in the development of technological systems of cement enterprises.Purpose: development of an enlarged flowchart of the decision-making procedure algorithm for development strategies for cement enterprises. Methods used: the work used the method of “vector norm”, based on the methodological principles of the theory of complex decision making, utility theory, game theory, qualimetry, expert survey method and other generally accepted methods and principles.Novelty. The elements of novelty include an improved method of integrated assessment of the technological structure of cement enterprises in the conditions of external and internal environments of operation.Result. The article presents an iterative algorithm and decision-making procedure for structurally selected groups of cement enterprises with the choice of a specific form of their development. The results of the work made it possible to form the key areas of training and a list of information technologies that ensure technological readiness for the implementation of the directions of digitalization in relation to cement enterprises.Practical significance: the organizational and management apparatus with the appropriate mathematical reinforcement for the selection and justification of strategies for the development of cement enterprises. The practical implication of the outcome of the study due to the possibility to increase the effectiveness of organizational-technological and managerial solutions based on the developed methodology, technique and algorithm of formation of innovative strategy of development of the mining enterprises of the cement industry. The main provisions of the work are used in the holding “EUROCEMENT” in the development and implementation of plans for the development of industrial production in the short and long term.

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