Plant growth and yield are influenced by many production parameters such as the amount of irrigation water, fertilization, plant density, etc. Due to the limitation of resources and agricultural inputs, increased production costs, food demand, population growth, and environmental problems, the development of scheduling approaches to use production parameters is necessary. In this study, firstly, crop yield and net benefit responses to variation of production parameters and secondly, economic-mathematical analysis of production parameters such as irrigation water were reviewed. Presented analyses in this study were categorized into four cases including 1) constant or variable crop price, 2) single, two, or multiple variables production functions, 3) limited land area and water or not limited, and 4) variable water price. The economic-mathematical analysis presented about deficit irrigation in this study was extended to determine the optimum value of other production parameters such as fertilizer rate, plant density, seed density, corm planting intensity, etc.

Scarcity of irrigation water and reduction of its quality are the most important reasons in reducing the growth and yield of agricultural products in arid and semi-arid regions. Optimization of the water use and proper management of saline water is a way to increase water use efficiency. In this research, sugar beet production function was obtained based on the amount and salinity of irrigation water. Then, the needed equations for determining the optimum irrigation water depth when the price of sugar beet is variable and dependant on its quality (sugar content rate) is determined. For salinity of 0 ds/m and based on current prices of water and crop, optimum amounts of water were 1. 87, 1. 77 and 1. 52 m to obtain the maximum yield and maximum profit under limited land and limited water conditions, respectively. The amount of water saving under water limiting conditions were 18. 7 %, respectively, and the cultivation area increased by 20%, respectively.

Today, because of the increasing development of global energy demand, energy resources such as oil and gas are more important than before. However, achieving these significant resources requires the use of the lands and properties of the people who live around these resources. These people have special conditions, which place them in a distinct group and should be considered. Religious and traditional affiliation, subsistence and other cases make these lands important for the indigenous people. In this article, how the industry should enter the lands of indigenous people and whether these people can play a part in choosing these projects are questions that we are seeking to answer. Obtaining consent and consultation with indigenous peoples are requirements that international law has determined for the protection of indigenous peoples rights, which may lead to State responsibility.

Purpose: To compare the anatomical and functional results of deep vitrectomy with and without ILM peeling for full thickness macular hole.Materials & Methods: 37 eyes of 37 patients with full thickness macular hole (FTMH), confirmed by clinical examination and optical coherence tomography (OCT), enrolled in this clinical trial. Based on the stage of FTMH (stage 2, 3, 4) as described by Gass and the techniques of surgery (with or without ILM peeling) the patients were randomized into two different groups. All patients underwent preoperative Act and at least one OCT image was obtained during the postoperative follow up.After obtaining informed consent, deep vitrectomy and 20% SF6 injection was performed. The patients were unaware of their allocation status. Patients data & surgical outcome were collected and statistically analyzed. Anatomical success was defined as hole closure at postoperative OCT and functional success was referred to any improvement in visual acuity. Macular hole index (MHI) was defined as a ratio of the greatest height to the base diameter of the hole on cross-sectional OCT images.Results: 37 eyes of 37 patients (15 men & 22 women) were enrolled. The mean age of the patients was 56.4±21.94 years and FTMH were traumatic in 13 cases (35%) and Idiopathic in 24 (65%) cases. Twenty cases underwent deep vitrectomy with ILM peeling (ILM group) and the remaining cases underwent vitrectomy without ILM peeling (no ILM group).The mean preoperative 10gMAR visual acuity was 1.38±1 in the ILM group and 1.22±0.13 in the no ILM group, these improved to 0.95±1 and 0.77±0.31 postoperatively in the ILM and no ILM group, respectively (P=0.871). The overall anatomical success rate was 64%. The hole was closed in 70% of ILM peeling and 47% in the no ILM group (Chi-square test, P=0.15). In anatomically successful cases the mean of postoperative VA was significantly improved (P=0.001).In traumatic subgroup, ILM peeling seems did not affect the anatomical (P=0.2) and visual Success rates (P=0.5). There was no significant differences in hole closure rates between the traumatic and idiopathic FTMH (P=0.968). Visual acuity significantly improved after operation In MHI ³ 0.5 group compared with the MHk 0.5 group. The stage of the hole did not affect the anatomical success rate (P=0.52) or visual acuity improvement (P=0.741). Macular hole index ³ 0.5 had a prognostic value for postoperative visual acuity improvement. The hole duration was not related to anatomical success rate but there is an inverse relation between duration of the symptoms and improvement in VA.Conclusion: Deep vitrectomy and SF6 injection was a safe & effective surgical technique for full thickness macular hole and peeling of the ILM seems did not affect the anatomical or functional success rates. The hole duration, stage and origin of the hole (traumatic or idiopathic) does not related to the anatomical success or visual acuity improvement. MHI  ³ 0.5 seems to be a prognostic factor for postoperative visual improvement but not for closure rate.

Several voting systems are utilized to allocate both political and non-political positions across countries worldwide. Plurality voting and approval voting are among the most widely implemented electoral systems. Established statistical methods are employedto ensure the accuracy of vote counting and the validation of election results. Two fundamental approaches that significantly enhance the likelihood of identifying errors in election outcomes are Risk-limiting audit (RLA) and Bayesian audit (BA). These audit methods assess the security of elections using statistical tools, based on the random selection of castvotes and their interpretation as evidence supporting or contradicting the reported results. In this paper, we first examine the advantages of a specific form of approval voting, referred to as score voting, and then describe two types of risk-limiting audits to evaluate the accuracy of vote counting and the results. The proposed auditing method for score voting is adapted from the Ballot-polling risk-limiting audits to verify outcomes (BRAVO). Simulation results confirm the effectiveness and accuracy of our approach.

Shortage of irrigation water is a major problem constraining in agricultural production in arid and semi-arid regions. Deficit irrigation is one way to cope with water scarcity and increase water use efficiency. Determining the optimum applied water based on economic analysis is a major key to the deficit irrigation strategy. In this study, the required equations were derived to determine the optimum applied water for sugar beet when crop price is a function of the applied water. The results showed that the optimum applied water under land limiting conditions (144. 98 cm) resulted in the maximum net benefit per unit area (2089741 Rials ha-1). Applying the optimum water depth under land limiting resulted in 17. 48% decrease in the applied water and 15. 05% increase in the total net benefit, in comparison with the maximum yield condition. In water limiting conditions (land is not limiting), the total net benefit was maximized by applying the saved water to put larger areas of land under irrigation. Applying the optimum water depth under water limit condition resulted in 31. 2% decrease in applied water and 45 and 52. 36% increase in the planting area and the total net benefit, in comparison with the maximum yield condition, respectively. Sugar beet planting can be, therefore, profitable if the applied water depth is greater than 67. 53 cm in this study area.