McNeil Ann, and Mortimer Kevin, and Li Lin, and Borland Ron, and King Bill, and O'Connor Richard J

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study aimed to explore issues that might impact on the acceptability and feasibility of offering smokers nicotine containing products either to quit nicotine use altogether by using as a short term means of quitting cigarettes or as a longer term substitute.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>Two small pilot studies, one in the UK (n = 34) involving face to face contact and direct provision of the product, the other in Australia (n = 31) conducted remotely with produc...

García-Arrarás José E, and San Miguel-Ruiz José E

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>All animals possess some type of tissue repair mechanism. In some species, the capacity to repair tissues is limited to the healing of wounds. Other species, such as echinoderms, posses a striking repair capability that can include the replacement of entire organs. It has been reported that some mechanisms, namely extracellular matrix remodeling, appear to occur in most repair processes. However, it remains unclear to what extent the process of organ regenera...

Melkonian Michael, and Philippe Hervé, and Heidel Andrew J, and Glöckner Gernot, and Brinkmann Henner, and Wodniok Sabina, and Becker Burkhard

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The terrestrial habitat was colonized by the ancestors of modern land plants about 500 to 470 million years ago. Today it is widely accepted that land plants (embryophytes) evolved from streptophyte algae, also referred to as charophycean algae. The streptophyte algae are a paraphyletic group of green algae, ranging from unicellular flagellates to morphologically complex forms such as the stoneworts (Charales). For a better understanding of the evolution of l...

Olin Anna-Carin, and Bornehag Carl-Gustaf, and Lazowska Dagmara, and Carlstedt Fredrik, and Hasselgren Mikael

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Objective markers of early airway inflammation in infants are not established but are of great interest in a scientific setting. Exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and urinary eosinophilic protein X (uEPX) are a two such interesting markers.</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To investigate the feasibility of measuring FeNO and uEPX in infants and their mothers and to determine if any relations between these two variables and environmental factors can be seen in a small sample...

Márcia Elisa da Silva Padilha, and Walter Augusto-Ruiz

Este trabalho teve por objetivo estabelecer um processo para obter e caracterizar os produtos da cristalização das frações do óleo de pescado hidrolisado com lipase pancreática. A hidrólise enzimática foi realizada em 60 minutos com uma concentração de substrato de 1262 mmols, 38 °C, pH 8 e com uma concentração de extrato enzimático de 7,647 mg.mL-1. Os produtos da hidrólise foram separados por cromatografia em coluna e caracterizados por cromatografia em camada delgada e cromatografia em fase g...

E. Negrisoli, and M.R. Corrêa, and E.D. Velini, and L.F. Bravin, and S.R. Marchi, and A.L. Cavenaghi, and C.V.S. Rossi

O estudo de decomposição de plantas aquáticas foi realizado na UHE de Americana-CPFL, com o objetivo de avaliar a taxa de degradação de plantas na própria água do reservatório. Foram consideradas como variáveis a profundidade (superfície, 3,5 e 7,0 m), as espécies de plantas aquáticas (Eichhornia crassipes, Brachiaria subquadripara e Pistia stratiotes) e o tipo de processamento a que estas foram submetidas (planta inteira, planta picada manualmente e com aplicação de fogo). Este estudo indicou q...

ENDANG WIGATI, and SUTARNO, and HARYANTI

The objectives of the research were to study the genetic variation and allozyme band pattern of Pristipomoides multidens from several locations of Indonesian sea based on the pattern of allozyme. Samples of the fish were collected from three geographically different water areas of Bali, Sumbawa and Moluccas. Ten different enzymes, ADH, MDH, LDH, α-GPD, PGM, GPI, IDH, ME, EST and SP were used in this study. Polymorphic loci of genetic variation were in line with the Hardy-Weinberg’s equilibrium. ...

Adriana Zulema Valencia-Perez, and Herlinda Soto-Valdez, and Josafat Marina Ezquerra-Brauer, and Enrique Márquez-Ríos, and Wilfrido Torres-Arreola

Fresh blue shrimp (Litopenaeus stylirostris) muscle was stored with antioxidants under different conditions: ANTIOX 2%, packed in bilayer film of polyamide-low density polyethylene film (PA-LDPE) with 2% α-tocopherol; ANTIOX 4%, packed in PA-LDPE film with 4% α-tocopherol; and ANTIOX-GLAZED, samples stored glazed with 2% α-tocopherol. Shrimps packed in PA-LDPE without α-tocopherol were used as CONTROL. All samples were stored at –20 °C for 120 days. As compared to the CONTROL, the shrimp stored ...

Lucirene Aguiar de Souza, and Carlos Edwar de Carvalho Freitas

Pesquisas sobre as pescarias amazônicas apresentam problemas nas coletas de dados que impedem ou restringem as respostas resultantes da modelagem. Este trabalho tem como objetivo propor um protocolo de pesquisa, discriminando as principais variáveis necessárias à construção de modelos para analisar a pesca na região.<br>Research on amazonian fisheries presents problems in data collection that impedes or restricts resultant answers from modeling. This work proposes a protocol of research, that di...

Laís de C. T. Chaves, and José de Anchieta C. C. Nunes, and Cláudio L. S. Sampaio

This study aims to describe for the first time the fish community structure of five shallow reefs located off the cities of Santa Cruz de Cabrália and Porto Seguro (Araripe-AR, Itacipanema-IT, Alagados-AL, Naufrágio-NA and Recife de Fora Marine Park-RF Reefs), South Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. Fish density and richness were assessed through stationary point counts of 2 m radius for small cryptic species and 3 m for more conspicuous species. A total of 1 802 fishes belonging to 23 families and 54...

Cong MA, and Chang-guo CHEN, and Xue-bing JIANG, and Dan-dan LI, and Min LIU, and Xiu-hong HAO, and Xue-bin MA, and Yang-hui QIAN

Objective　To investigate the main species of marine bacteria and their distribution characteristics in China seas. Methods　Seawater samples were obtained from sea water about one meter below the sea level along the navigation course, and then the bacteria therein were enriched, cultured, identified and tested for drug sensitivity. Results　A total of 528 seawater samples were collected from four seas of China, and 759 marine bacteria in 145 species were isolated. The isolates were mainly Vibro, E...

Artur Serafin, and Magdalena Pogorzelec

Changes in the flora composition of the eastern and southern shore area of Lake Piaseczno, with predominantly agricultural and recreational land use in the lake catchment, were examined in the years 2003 and 2010. Multifaceted analysis of the flora was made with regard to its botanical, syntaxonomical, and ecological aspects, the identified species were assigned to different historical-geographical groups and range groups, as well as the flora synanthropisation, anthropophytisation and apophytis...

D. Tipmanee, and W. Deelaman, and S. Pongpiachan, and K. Schwarzer, and P. Sompongchaiyakul

In this study, we attempted to use PAHs as a chemical proxy to trace the transport of land-derived materials caused by the tsunami backwash to better understand how it may have affected the distribution of sedimentary deposition throughout the seabed of Khao Lak coastal areas. By analyzing the compositions of sedimentary PAHs in combination with application of the multivariate descriptive statistical techniques, PAHs were proven to be a promising chemical proxy to indicate the tsunami backwash i...

E. Giacco, and G.L. Mariottini, and L. Pane

Marine sediments play an important role in the accumulation-storage and/or release of contaminants in seawaters; sedimets bioassays provide for general information on pollutant bioavailability. This work points out the importance to utilize free and immobilised (Na-alginate) marine algae for the ecotoxicological evaluation of metals (Cd, Zn, Cu) as well as of elutriates and whole sediment samples collected in harbour sites. The bioassay was carried out with the marine microalga Tetraselmis sueci...

Megumu Tsujimoto

From February 3rd to 12th in 2010, the author participated in a cruise on the Antarctic Peninsula as a lecturer. While giving the lectures on Antarctic ecology, the author had an opportunity to learn the biosecurity measures being implemented on board the tourist ship in order to minimize the risk of biological invasion into Antarctica. The measures were classified into three major systems, management of clothing and equipment, orientation prior to landing, and boot-cleaning systems prior to the...

Đergović Dragana M., and Kukobat Lazo M.

As international business becomes more competitive, companies are finding that they need to work more effectively to stay in business. Quality assurance has become very important to the majority of production and service companies with international activity. Shipping companies were also required to implement a quality management system. The huge importance of safety in maritime transport operations resulted in the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) by the International Maritime Org...

José L López, and Walter P Mac Cormack

Ivone Ferreira Borges, and João Paulo Prado, and Andressa Ribeiro Queiroz, and Tarcísio Alves Cordeiro, and José Marcelino Oliveira Carvalheiro, and Michelle Pereira Melo

The aim of this work is to assess the different compositions of phytoplankton in three cultivation systems of marine shrimps <em>Litopenaeus vannamei</em> (BOONE, 1931), denominated as organic, intensive and semi intensive. The samples were done fortnightly, when phytoplankton was collected by a net for phytoplankton, 65 µm mesh, being then filtrated in a total volume of water of 100 L, and preserved in formaldehyde solution at 4% and identified according to the methodology of Cordeiro et al. (1...

Haimin Chen, and Rui Yang, and Juanjuan Chen, and Qijun Luo, and Xiaoshan Cui, and Xiaojun Yan, and William H. Gerwick

Abstract Background Short chain oxylipins in plants as the main volatile organic carbon have been speculated to playing an important role for plant innate immunity, however, not yet intensively studied and far away established as the fully recognized algae defense signals. Results The production of 1-octen-3-ol is self-amplified via the fatty acid-oxylipin metabolic cycle through positive feedback loop. Production of 1-octen-3-ol may act as a messenger that induces P. haitanensis to be in a “pri...

Birgit Lengerer, and Marie Bonneel, and Mathilde Lefevre, and Elise Hennebert, and Philippe Leclère, and Emmanuel Gosselin, and Peter Ladurner, and Patrick Flammang

Background: Marine biological adhesives are a promising source of inspiration for biomedical and industrial applications. Nevertheless, natural adhesives and especially temporary adhesion systems are mostly unexplored. Sea stars are able to repeatedly attach and detach their hydraulic tube feet. This ability is based on a duo-gland system and, upon detachment, the adhesive material stays behind on the substrate as a 'footprint'. In recent years, characterization of sea star temporary adhesion ha...

Garry A. Tew, and Dean Leighton, and Roger Carpenter, and Simon Anderson, and Louise Langmead, and John Ramage, and James Faulkner, and Elizabeth Coleman, and Caroline Fairhurst, and Michael Seed, and Lindsay Bottoms

Abstract Background This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of two common types of exercise training—high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT)—in adults with Crohn’s disease (CD). Methods In this mixed-methods pilot trial, participants with quiescent or mildly-active CD were randomly assigned 1:1:1 to HIIT, MICT or usual care control, and followed up for 6 months. The HIIT and MICT groups were offered three exercise sessions per week ...

F. H. Coutinho, and C. B. Silveira, and G. B. Gregoracci, and C. C. Thompson, and R. A. Edwards, and C. P. D. Brussaard, and B. E. Dutilh, and F. L. Thompson

Julie Vercelloni, and Mohsen Kayal, and Yannick Chancerelle, and Serge Planes

Abstract Preserving coral reef resilience is a major challenge in the Anthropocene, yet recent studies demonstrate failures of reef recovery from disturbance, globally. The wide and vigorous outer-reef system of French Polynesia presents a rare opportunity to assess ecosystem resilience to disturbances at a large-scale equivalent to the size of Europe. In this purpose, we analysed long-term data on coral community dynamics and combine the mixed-effects regression framework with a set of function...

Melody S. Clark, and Coleen C. Suckling, and Alessandro Cavallo, and Clara L. Mackenzie, and Michael A. S. Thorne, and Andrew J. Davies, and Lloyd S. Peck

Abstract The pre-conditioning of adult marine invertebrates to altered conditions, such as low pH, can significantly impact offspring outcomes, a process which is often referred to as transgenerational plasticity (TGP). This study describes for the first time, the gene expression profiles associated with TGP in the green sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris and evaluates the transcriptional contribution to larval resilience. RNA-Seq was used to determine how the expression profiles of larvae spawned...

Luis A. Conti, and Aaron Lim, and Andrew J. Wheeler

Abstract Cold-water coral (CWC) mounds are biogenic, long-lived morphostructures composed primarily by scleractinian CWC’s and hemipelagic sediments that form complex deep-sea microhabitats found globally but specifically along the European-Atlantic margin. In this work, high-resolution mapping was applied to identify individual organismal distribution and zonation across a CWC Piddington Mound within the Porcupine Seabight, Ireland Margin. Marine Object-Based Image Analysis (MOBIA) and differen...

Beveridge Ian, and Bray Rodney A., and Cribb Thomas H., and Justine Jean-Lou

Trypanorhynch metacestodes were examined from teleosts from coral reefs in eastern Australia and from New Caledonia. From over 12,000 fishes examined, 33 named species of trypanorhynchs were recovered as well as three species of tentacularioids which are described but not named. Host-parasite and parasite-host lists are provided, including more than 100 new host records. Lacistorhynchoid and tentacularioid taxa predominated with fewer otobothrioid and gymnorhynchoids. Five species, Callitetrarhy...

Iacopo Mattia Quadraroli, and Giuseppe La Torre

Hearing loss can cause both auditory and extra-auditory problems in adult patients, worsening their quality of life on both emotional and social level. The following study shows the acoustic rehabilitation effectiveness in improving the quality of life of hypoacusis patients. The continuous use of hearing aids and a specific adaptation suggested by the specialist lead to an improvement in mental health component summary score (MCS-12) right after a month. This improvement is felt and confirmed b...

Tracey Doering, and Susan Harwell, and Cheryl Fassler, and Kesley Burr, and Sara Hewitt, and Christopher Trabue

Primary care physicians infrequently address lifestyle modification with their obese patients, among whom those of lower economic means are disproportionately represented. To enhance patients&#x2019; access to education on lifestyle modification, a clinic-based computer kiosk was installed at our residency clinic for the purpose of healthy lifestyle education. While posttest scores improved and were maintained after completion of lifestyle modification education, body mass index (BMI) was essent...

Guilherme A. Bortolotto, and Daniel Danilewicz, and Artur Andriolo, and Alexandre N. Zerbini

ABSTRACT Accurate estimates of group sizes through line transect sampling methods are important to correctly ascertain the abundance of animals that occur in groups. Since the average observed group size is a component of the distance sampling formula, bias in these data leads to biased abundance estimates. This study aimed to evaluate the potential errors in group size estimation during line transect ship surveys to estimate abundances of the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski 178...

Eder Dion de Paula Costa, and Claudia Socoowski de Anello Silva

O objetivo deste trabalho é trazer uma reflexão sobre a pesquisa empírica realizada no Polo Naval de Rio Grande acerca do modelo flexível de organização produtiva e seu impacto nos processos de sociabilidade da classe trabalhadora. A perspectiva que se pretende mostrar é a do trabalhador terceirizado dentro da organização da produção e da divisão do trabalho, ambos flexíveis. O presente artigo é produto de reflexões a partir do projeto de dissertação de mestrado da segunda autora sobre a invisib...

Anggraini Barlian, and Noviana Vanawati, and Fitria Dwi Ayuningtyas

Green sea turtle (C. mydas) is one of TSD (Temperature-dependent Sex Determination, TSD) animals which mean that their sex is determined by the egg’s incubation temperature. Genotypic Sex Determination (GSD) homologous genes play a role in TSD process. Until now, research on the pattern of sex determination genes in C.mydas has not been conducted yet. The aim of this research is to reveal sex determination and differentiation genes expression in Mesonephros-Gonad (MG) complexes of C. mydas embry...

Lívia M. A. Oliveira, and Angela M. Zanata, and Luiz F. C. Tencatt, and Marcelo R. Britto

ABSTRACT A new species of Aspidoras from the rio da Dona basin, a small coastal river drainage in Bahia State, is described herein. The new taxon differs from its congeners by presenting infraorbital 1 with well-developed ventral laminar expansion, nuchal plate nearly reaching to or sometimes contacting posterior process of parieto-supraoccipital, anterior tip of nuchal plate just posterior to dorsal margin of first dorsolateral body plate, and blotches on dorsal half of dorsolateral body plates...

RM. Takemoto, and GC. Pavanelli, and MAP. Lizama, and ACF. Lacerda, and FH. Yamada, and LHA. Moreira, and TL. Ceschini, and S. Bellay

The aim of the present study was to provide a current survey of the species of parasites found in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, as well as to investigate which strategies and mechanisms used by parasites, are favored and which environmental factors influence the parasite community in the studied environments. During a seven-year period from February 2000 to September 2007, 3,768 fish belonging to 72 species were collected and analyzed for the purpose of studying the parasite fauna. A total ...

Luciene Stivanin, and Claudia Inês Scheuer

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o tempo de latência e o número de acertos para estímulos equivalentes em nomeação de figuras e leitura de palavras isoladas em voz alta, considerando os atributos do material escrito (freqüência de ocorrência e extensão da palavra). Os participantes foram crianças de 2ª a 4ª séries do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública e municipal da cidade de São Paulo, sem alterações gerais de desenvolvimento, de linguagem e escolares. A prova de leitura foi constitu...

Venkata Sai, and Narayanasamy Angayarkanni, and Srinivasan Vidhya, and Iyer Geetha, and Sivaramakrishnan Ramakrishnan, and Subramanian Madhumathi, and Mahadevan Rajeshwari

<b>Aims:</b> The tear ascorbate owing to its high concentration, functions as an effective antioxidant against the oxidative damage of cornea. Contact lens wearers (CLW) are prone to oxidative stress due to the lens-induced hypoxic conditions. A pilot study was done to compare the tear ascorbic acid level and the total antioxidant capacity give as in normal and CLW. <b> Materials and Methods:</b> In this study 21 CLW (Mean age 23 &#x00B1;<b> </b> 3 years<b> ;</b> M-2, F-19), who were daily w...

Giordani Santos Silveira, and Luiz Fernando Eto

Freqüentemente, o tratamento da má oclusão de Classe II requer a distalização de molares superiores. O aparelho extrabucal foi o primeiro sistema criado para este fim, e ao longo de mais de um século de uso, provou sua eficiência. Entretanto, apresenta como grande desvantagem, o impacto estético negativo, já que os seus resultados estão atrelados à sistemática colaboração dos pacientes. Assim, vários aparelhos distalizadores intra-bucais foram desenvolvidos na expectativa de eliminar a necessida...

Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto, and Mariana Oliveira Rossingnoli, and Livia Pinto Rajab, and Douglas Fernando Peirò, and Emerson Contreira Mossolin

<p>The aim of this study was to describe the population structure and reproduction of <em>Macrobrachium jelskii</em> from<strong> </strong>a stream in the central region of São Paulo State. A total of 1,215 specimens was collected monthly during one year (February 2008 to January 2009), being 535 males, 578 females and 102 juveniles. The overall sex-ratio was not significantly different from the expected 1:1, but has significantly differed in some months. A total of 136 ovigerous females were co...

G. RANALLI

The evidence concerning the existence of transform<br />faults and the occurrence of sea-floor spreading is reviewed and discussed.<br />Available fault-plane solutions indicate that the direction of motion along<br />some oceanic fracture zones is opposite to that which would be expected<br />in case of transcurrent faults. The support for the sea-floor spreading hypothesis<br />comes mainly from magnetic investigations. The problem, however,<br />presents formidable dynamic and rheological asp...

Thompson N, and Nazir N, and Sanderson Cox L, and Faseru B, and Goggin K, and Ahluwalia JS, and Nollen NL

Nia Thompson1, Niaman Nazir1, Lisa Sanderson Cox1,2, Babalola Faseru1,2, Kathy Goggin3, Jasjit S Ahluwalia4, Nicole L Nollen1,21University of Kansas School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas City, KS, USA; 2University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; 3University of Missouri-Kansas City, Department of Psychology, Kansas City, MO, USA; 4University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Medicine and Center for Health Equity, Minneapolis, MN, U...

Ashley Vater, and Barbara A. Byrne, and Blythe C. Marshman, and Lauren W. Ashlock, and James D. Moore

The Rickettsiales-like prokaryote and causative agent of Withering Syndrome (WS)—Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis (Ca. Xc)—decimated black abalone populations along the Pacific coast of North America. White abalone—Haliotis sorenseni—are also susceptible to WS and have become nearly extinct in the wild due to overfishing in the 1970s. Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis proliferates within epithelial cells of the abalone gastrointestinal tract and causes clinical signs of starvation. In...

Lijuan Wang, and Zhihao Wu, and Mengxia Liu, and Wei Liu, and Wenxi Zhao, and Hongjun Liu, and Feng You

Rongcheng Bay is a coastal bay of the Northern Yellow Sea, China. To investigate and monitor the fish resources in Rongcheng Bay, 187 specimens from 41 different species belonging to 28 families in nine orders were DNA-barcoded using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI). Most of the fish species could be discriminated using this COI sequence with the exception of Cynoglossus joyneri and Cynoglossus lighti. The average GC% content of the 41 fish species was 47.3%. The avera...

Nicola A. Hawes, and Louis A. Tremblay, and Xavier Pochon, and Brendon Dunphy, and Andrew E. Fidler, and Kirsty F. Smith

Environmentally induced epigenetic changes may contribute to phenotypic plasticity, increase adaptive potential in changing environments, and play a key role in the establishment and spread of invasive species in new habitats. In this study, we used methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) to assess environmentally induced DNA methylation changes in a globally invasive clonal ascidian, Didemnum vexillum. We tested the effect of increasing temperature (19, 25 and 27 °C) and decreasing ...

D. K. Perovich

The surface radiation budget of the Arctic Ocean plays a central role in summer ice melt and is governed by clouds and surface albedo. I calculated the net radiation flux for a range of albedos under sunny and cloudy skies and determined the break-even value, where the net radiation is the same for cloudy and sunny skies. Break-even albedos range from 0.30 in September to 0.58 in July. For snow-covered or bare ice, sunny skies always result in less radiative heat input. In contrast, leads ...

Sebastián Rascón Marqués, and José Polo López, and Joan Gómez Pallarés, and Antonio Méndez Madariaga

The House of Hippolytus is a building at Complutum outskirts, whose functional characters is yet unknown, but can be of leisure kind. The floor of the principal hall is a mosaic made by two different teams: one of Hispanic roots, that do the geometric ground, and the other of African source, that do the emblema. This one has one text with the author's name and his relationship with the Anios family: «Hipolito, who belong to the Anios, has made this mosaic». The emblema shows a picture about fish...

Ante Vuković

The objective od this study is to analyze the vested rights on maritime domain in two cases: 1. in case od bankruptcy proceeding to debitors assets (port object-immovable assets) located on the maritime domain, and 2. in case od priority concession assignment to the port companies arised from transition of socially owned ports. The conclusion is obvious: all conflicts between the Republic Croatia, more exactly port authority, on the one side and trade associations on the other side should be re...

René Zambrano, and César Meiners

Scientific information on Ucides occidentalis is scarce, and part of these studies have not adequate diffusion, this situation restricts the availability of knowledge about this commercial species. In this work, on the one hand, diverse studies on U. occidentalis are reviewed, and on the other, information obtained from direct observations made since 2011 to 2014 in the Gulf of Guayaquil mangroves, is presented. Notes on changes in the taxonomy of U. occidentalis, its biology, ecological and fis...

Kittithorn Sea-lim, and Chitsanucha Plianpho, and Patsamon Sukmake, and Wisarute Pongcharoenkiat, and Thanwadee Chinda

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste are increasing due to population and economic growth. Most of C&D waste materials, including steel waste, can be managed with the reverse logistics (RL), including directly reuse, recycling, and remanufacturing. However, most waste is dumped into landfills which cause environmental problems. This study examines the implementation of reverse logistics of steel waste in the construction industry utilizing a system dynamics approach. The dynamic model con...

Adam Mahmoud S., and Hifney Awatief F., and Fawzy Mustafa A., and Al-Badaani Arwa A.

A qualitative and quantitative study on epiphytic microalgae was carried out seasonally from November 2015 to August 2016 to follow up their community structures on aquatic macrophytes related to some physico-chemical properties of two polluted and unpolluted water bodies at Assiut, Egypt. A total of 169 species related to 64 genera of epiphytic microalgae were recorded. The most dominant algal group was Bacillariophyceae (43.2%), followed by Chlorophyceae (34.91%), Cyanophyceae (20.71%) and Eug...

Sadek Ahmed, and Md. Rezaul Hai Rakib, and Morsheda Yesmin, and Nasrin Sultana, and Nusrat Jahan, and Md. Ershaduzamman

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the lamb production potentiality in terms of nutrient intake and utilization, growth performances, carcass characteristics and meat quality of three regional native sheep under intensive management condition. Materials and methods: A total of 24 growing lambs having 08 lambs from each group with 4 to 6 months of age were used in this study. 40% urea molasses straw (UMS) and 60% concentrate mixture of the total diet were supplied according to lam...

J. Imanpour Namin F. Tari, and Shahram Abdolmalaki, and Hadavi M.

The reproduction biology of Caspian vimba, Vimba vimba (L.), was investigated on the southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea using 712 fish specimens collected at three fisheries catch stations located in Talesh, Anzali, and Kiashahr over a two-year period from April 2012 through June 2013. Seasonal changes in the gonadosomatic index, gonad histological status, size frequency distribution of oocytes, and the fecundity of the species were studied. The peaks of the gonadosomatic index (GSI) were obs...