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Background Accurate genetic maps are the cornerstones of genetic discovery, but their construction can be hampered by missing parental genotype information. Inference of parental haplotypes and correction of phase errors can be done manually on a one by one basis with the aide of current software tools, ...
Background Astragali Radix has been used widely for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and to enhance endurance and stamina in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for over 2000 years. The polysaccharide constituents of Astragali Radix (ARP) are considered as one of the major ...
The association of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba with the under-ice habitat was investigated in the Lazarev Sea (Southern Ocean) during austral summer, autumn and winter. Data were obtained using novel Surface and Under Ice Trawls (SUIT), which sampled the 0–2 m surface layer both under sea ice ...
Abstract Karyotypes of Entedon cionobius Thomson, 1878 and Entedon cioni Thomson, 1878 ( Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) were studied using DNA-binding ligands with different base specificity (propidium iodide, chromomycin A3, methyl green and DAPI; all these ligands, except for the last one, were used for ...
There is provided a floating pond protection system (1) to protect a pond from predators such as cats and herons. The system comprises a plurality of barriers (2), a plurality of elongate joining pins (3) that are substantially perpendicular to the barriers, and a plurality of floats (4). The joining ...
Device for squashing of krill and other marine organisms comprising a soft protein containing material and a shell material, so that some particulate protein material and protein rich liquid are separated from a residue fraction comprising shell and further protein material. The device comprises a press ...
A tool for shelling crustaceans (C), in particular prawns, imperial prawns and the like. The tool (1 ) comprises a base element (2), which includes a seat (7) for inserting and blocking the crustacean, and a slider (3) slidably coupled with said base element (2) for sliding along a first predetermined ...
The present invention relates to a process for producing food substrates coated by cooked grains on conventional industrial coating lines where : - food substrates are covered with a batter, - battered food substrates are coated by dehydrated grains, said grains being selected in the group of precooked ...
The method comprises carrying a moving-up and moving-down needle holder (3) by piston pumps, whose pistons (40) are driven by a piston plate (4), supplying the needle (5, 5') with the brine by dosing units, where the piston brings the brine over the needles of the holder in the case of injection stroke ...
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) such as arachidonic (ARA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids are essential components of biomembranes, particularly in neural tissues. Endogenous synthesis of ARA, EPA and DHA occurs from precursor dietary essential fatty acids such ...
The invasive softshell clam (Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758) is native to the northwestern region of the Atlantic Ocean. This species has been introduced in the northeast Pacific and along the European coasts, due to intense naval transports and aquaculture, and it is now present in all the European seas. ...
Background: Diverse perspectives have influenced fish consumption choices. Objectives: We summarized the issue of fish consumption choice from toxicological, nutritional, ecological, and economic points of view; identified areas of overlap and disagreement among these viewpoints; and reviewed effects ...
Fish farm sediments receive a large amount of organic matter from uneaten food and fecal material. This nutrient enrichment, or organic pollution, causes the accumulation of sulphide in the sediment from the action of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB). We investigated the effect of organic enrichment ...
Halosauropsis macrochir ranked amongst the most abundant and widespread demersal fishes on the mid-Atlantic Ridge of the North Atlantic (Iceland-Azores) with greatest abundance at 1700–3500 m. All sizes, ranging from 10–76 cm total length, occurred in the area without any apparent spatial pattern or ...
Nano-sized (10−9–10−7 m) particles offer many technical and biomedical advances over the bulk material. The use of nanoparticles in cosmetics, detergents, food and other commercial products is rapidly increasing despite little knowledge of their effect on organism metabolism. We show here that commercially ...
Sex determination is a complicated process involving large-scale modifications in gene expression affecting virtually every tissue in the body. Although the evolutionary origin of sex remains controversial, there is little doubt that it has developed as a process of optimizing metabolic control, as ...
Background: Environmental risks to health in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have shifted rapidly from infectious to noninfectious diseases as the nation has developed at an unprecedented rate. In response to public concerns over newly emerging environmental risks, the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi commissioned ...
Joint group membership is of major importance for cooperation in humans, and close ties or familiarity with a partner are also thought to promote cooperation in other animals. Here, we present the opposite pattern: female cleaner fish, Labroides dimidiatus, behave more cooperatively (by feeding more ...
A method and apparatus for biological and/or chemical decomposition of waste containing organic mattter. The method comprises waste pretreatment in which the waste is fragmented and homogenised in a pretreatment apparatus (10a, 10b) operating on the principle of a multi-ring double action impact mill. ...
The invention relates to a gel spun, ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) multifilament yarn characterized in that said yarn comprises individual monofilaments having a coefficient of variation of their linear density, hereafter CVintra, of less than 30%, wherein the CVintra of a monofilament ...