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A variety of both passive and active diver detection sonars have been developed for harbor underwater security applications. Diver classification is one of the most challenging processing problems for such sonars. Quasi-periodic breathing sounds are known to be a reliable classification feature for ...
La presente invenzione riguarda le alette (3-fig. 1) per arpioni e frecce per i fucili da pesca subacquea e più in particolare riguardala la forma dell' estremità libera dell' aletta (4-fig. 1).
A ballast weight for a fishing line, comprising a main body (1) destined to be associated to a fishing line, which comprises a through-channel (10) provided with an inlet opening (11) and an outlet opening (12) located on the external surface of the main body (1), said through-channel (10) being overall ...
Cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and host defense peptides (HDPs) show vast potential as peptide-based drugs. Great effort has been made in order to exploit their mechanisms of action, aiming to identify their targets as well as to enhance their activity and bioavailability. In this review, we ...
The use of threatened animals as a source of traditional medicines is accelerating the extinction of such species and imposes great challenges to animal conservation. In this study, we propose a feasible strategy for the conservation of threatened medicinal animals that combines trade monitoring and ...
Parasitized individuals are often expected to be poor competitors because they are weakened by infections. Many trematode species, however, although extensively exploiting their mollusc hosts, also induce gigantism (increased host size) by diverting host resources towards growth instead of reproduction. ...
Berberine (BBR) has been confirmed to have multiple bioactivities in clinic, such as cholesterol-lowering, anti-diabetes, cardiovascular protection and anti- inflammation. However, BBR’s plasma level is very low; it cannot explain its pharmacological effects in patients. We consider that the in vivo ...
Renibacterium salmoninarum is the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease, a major pathogen of salmonid fish species worldwide. Very low levels of intra-species genetic diversity have hampered efforts to understand the transmission dynamics and recent evolutionary history of this Gram-positive bacterium. ...
Okadaic acid (OA) is one of the most frequent and worldwide distributed marine toxins. It is easily accumulated by shellfish, mainly bivalve mollusks and fish, and, subsequently, can be consumed by humans causing alimentary intoxications. OA is the main representative diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP) ...
The present invention provides a feeding device (10) for amphibians and reptiles that includes a food chamber (24) in the form of a cup with a plurality of feeding holes (12) formed in a bottom (14) thereof. The preferred hole size is approximately 4mm to accommodate the mealworm. The feeding device ...
The invention comprises a wheelbarrow system comprising a frame (4) and a chassis (6), said chassis (6) comprising at least one wheel (12) and means for forming a slidable connection (8,10) with said frame (4), and within which said connection the chassis (6) may be collocated relative to said frame ...
The Mexican Goodeid, Zoogoneticus tequila, is considered nearly extinct in the wild and it is maintained in captivity by the nonprofit international “Goodeid Working Group.” The unique Italian colony has produced about 180 fish so far. The observable diseases were registered and some fish were submitted, ...
The invention is directed to an animal muscle derived product, a method to prepare such product and to a food product comprising such an animal muscle derived product. The animal muscle derived product comprises myofibrils in a matrix, wherein the average w/w concentration of sodium cations in the ...
A method of manufacture of a microwave or thermally cookable or reheatable food product wherein the product comprises a substrate comprising pieces of poultry fish, red meat, dairy or processed food; the method comprising the steps of: applying a coating of an aqueous coating composition to the substrate; ...
The present invention provides a composition comprising (a) allyl isothiocyanate; and (b) an organic acid selected from acetic acid, propionic acid and mixtures thereof and optionally further comprising (c) green tea [Camellia sinensis] extract.
The majority of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and favorable prognostic features live for long periods without treatment. However, unexpected disease progression is observed in some cases. In a cohort of untreated CD38-CLL patients with normal FISH or isolated 13q− we found that, by ...
Can above–belowground interactions help address issues of food security? We address this question in this manuscript, and review the intersection of above–belowground interactions and food security. We propose that above–belowground interactions could address two strategies identified by Godfray etal. ...
Gyrodactylus salaris is a notifiable freshwater ectoparasite of salmonids. Its primary host is Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), upon which infections can cause death, and have led to massive declines in salmon numbers in Norway, where the parasite is widespread. Different strains of S. salar vary in their ...
In most microalgal species, triacyglycerols (TAG) contain mostly saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, rather than PUFA, while PUFA-enriched oil is the form most desirable for dietary intake. The ability of some species to produce LC-PUFA-enriched oil is currently of specific interest. In this ...
Mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) have a peculiar feeding habit of only accepting live fish prey and refusing dead prey and artificial diets. However, previous research has shown that some individuals accept dead prey after gradual domestication. Digestive enzymes are correlated with feeding habits ...