In two-year field Eye Color experiments, nitrogen (N) in the form of urea (0, 120 and 240 kg N/ha) was applied to grain maize (Zea mays L.) hybrid KWS 2376.The two-year mean content of total grain N at harvest was 1.54%.The highest N dose reduced most of the 17 amino acids (AA) analysed in the grain compared with the other treatments.Possible reaso

Background: HIV/AIDS and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) are contemporary epidemics associated with significant social stigma in which communities affected suffer from social rejection, violence, and diminished quality of life.Objective: To compare and contrast stigma related to HIV/AIDS and EVD, and strategically think how lessons learned from HIV stigm

This contribution critically examines the relevance of infographics for semiotic research, especially insofar as perception and cognition are concerned.After a theoretical discussion of the debate that animates graphic designers themselves, and rereading the classic contribution of Tufte about data display, the essay cross-compares three different