Abstract: Practical test methods and techniques are presented for measuring the electrical characteristics of grounding systems. Topics addressed include safety considerations, measuring earth ...

One year after the collapse of the Assad regime, the fate of Syria’s transition lies between the promise spurred by the Syrian people’s resilience and the enormous challenges posed by years of ...

For example, several states have passed laws to raise the age 129 at which children are tried as adults in the criminal legal system and eliminate the use of solitary confinement 130 on children.

Arousal may be understood on a spectrum, with excessive sleepiness, cognitive dysfunction, and inattention on one side, a wakeful state in the middle, and hypervigilance, panic, and psychosis on the ...

Root system architecture (RSA) – the spatial configuration of a root system – is an important developmental and agronomic trait, with implications for overall plant architecture, growth rate and yield ...

Improving the efficiency of root systems should result in crop varieties with better yields, requiring fewer chemical inputs, and that can grow in harsher environments. Little is known about the ...

Effect of cotyledon and apex amputation on root growth. After 5 daig in the light, the following seedling parts were dissected: visible leaf primordia (−apex), one cotyledon (−1 cot), entire apex and ...