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Background The study evaluated genetic progress of a breeding program for common carp undergoing four generations of selection for increased harvest body weight from 2004 to 2014. The pedigree included 17,351 individual fish which were offspring of 342 sires and 352 dams. Genetic parameters for body ...
For the third time, BMC Ecology is delighted to announce the winners of our Image Competition. This year featured entries from all over the world and showcased not only the creativity and talent of the participants, but also the exquisite beauty and diversity of our planet. We are pleased to present ...
The present invention pertains to the field of nutrition and in particular a food product formulation based on protein and other nutrients extracted from oil seeds, such as hemp, for a plurality of uses, including, but not limited to an infant or toddler formula, a beverage, baked goods or a protein ...
Jellyfish are recorded with increasing frequency and magnitude in many coastal areas and several species display biological features comparable to the most popular Asiatic edible jellyfish. The biochemical and antioxidant properties of wild gelatinous biomasses, in terms of nutritional and nutraceutical ...
This study investigated the occurrence, serovar and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. in shrimp samples from intensive and extensive farms located in three different provinces in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Shrimp from 11 of the 48 farms all contained S. Weltevreden, except for one farm yielding ...
A method for housing a marine submersible instrument includes providing two or more shell portions for forming a complete shell with a cavity, assembling said shell portions around said instrument thereby forming an enveloping shell, and arranging one or more ropes to bind said two or more said shell ...
A method is disclosed that resolves a long-standing seafaring problem of how close to the wind to sail. Sailboats need a convenient way to determine the optimal heading to minimize the Tacking Time to Destination (TTD). Unlike Velocity Made Good (VMG), the method disclosed here allows route planning ...
The invention BS is a device mainly for fishing on and near the bottom without hooks snagging on bottom objects. BS consists mainly of two parts with different density; a lower part which is heavier than water and an upper part which is lighter than water. The whole device is sinking but due to the ...
A tool, such as a multipurpose tool, is provided that is designed to receive a separate tool member (30) configured to be installed after assembly of the tool. In this regard, the tool may have a retention mechanism configured to accept a separate tool member (30). A method of installing a tool member ...
The present invention addresses a need to construct a synthetic-resin spinning reel spool for limiting production of sink marks on the outer surface thereof. A spinning reel spool (4) is attached onto a spool shaft (16) mounted movably back and forth in a reel unit (1) for winding a fishing line thereon. ...
Provided are a dark bluish ceramics that makes it possible to make users to feel a sense of stateliness, high-grade impression, and aesthetic satisfaction through visual sense; and a decorative component for watch, a decorative component for mobile terminal, a decorative component for fishing line guide, ...
The present invention relates to variant phytase enzymes having altered properties
A system and method for sorting fish where the system comprises;—a trawl (2) consisting of at least one trawl bag (3, 3′, 3″), and where the at least one trawl bag (3, 3′, 3″) has an opening which covers a part of an inflow area in the trawl (2),—at least one monitoring device (6) arranged in connection ...
The filter device (2) has a filter chamber (6) which surrounds the housing (4). A cleaning device attached with filter belt (8) is provided for removing retained particles (P) using sprays. The filter belt is driven by a drive device (14) such that the driving force (F) is generated by pseudo-continuous ...
A filtration device for an aquarium comprising a filtering chamber for receiving water and a filter medium therein wherein said filter medium comprises fibers having a diameter from 0.1 nm to 3000 nm and an aspect ratio of length to diameter of 5:1 to 10,000 to 1 wherein said fibers provide for colonization ...
Coastal degradation and habitat disruption are severely compromising sessile marine species. The fan shell Pinna nobilis is an endemic, vulnerable species and the largest bivalve in the Mediterranean basin. In spite of species legal protection, fan shell populations are declining. Models analyzed the ...
Carbonic anhydrase related proteins (CARPs) X and XI are highly conserved across species and are predominantly expressed in neural tissues. The biological role of these proteins is still an enigma. Ray-finned fish have lost the CA11 gene, but instead possess two co-orthologs of CA10. We analyzed the ...
Patient-derived cancer xenografts (PDCX) generally represent more reliable models of human disease in which to evaluate a potential drugs preclinical efficacy. However to date, only a few patient-derived gastric cancer xenograft (PDGCX) models have been reported. In this study, we aimed to establish ...
Background Considerable effort has been made to categorise the bacterial composition of the human gut and correlate findings with gastrointestinal disease. The infant gut has long been considered sterile at birth followed by rapid colonisation; however, this view has recently been challenged. We examined ...
Bivalve shell is a biomineralized tissue with various layers/microstructures and excellent mechanical properties. Shell matrix proteins (SMPs) pervade and envelop the mineral crystals and play essential roles in biomineralization. Despite that Mytilus is an economically important bivalve, only few proteomic ...