This study examined the reproductive performance of dihydroxy pyridone (DHP)-inoculated South African indigenous (SAIG) female goats maintained on two dietary treatments: (i) Leucaena leucocephala/grass mixture and (ii) natural pasture prior to conception, and during gestation. Leucaena leucocephala/grass mixture was nutritionally superior (crude protein and mineral elements) than the natural p...

Because women supplemented with copper have improved bone density and femurs of rats deficient in copper have decreased mechanical strength, the hypothesis that mice fed meat would have fragile bones was tested. Mice fed sirloin are hypercholesterolemic in comparison to mice fed meat and beef liver because of a relative deficiency of copper compared to zinc. Male, albino, Swiss mice were fed tr...

climate change is a phenomenon that has made the most concern in communities and decision making centers. this phenomenon has important effects on different aspects of human life. one of the most important crops that are affected by climate change is wheat. accordingly, data and information of northern khorasan have been used to study the effects of climate change on rain-fed wheat yield. for t...

Survival of small premature infants has markedly improved during the last few decades. These infants are discharged from hospital care with body weight below the usual birth weight of healthy term infants. Early nutrition support of preterm infants influences long-term health outcomes. Therefore, the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition has reviewed available evidence on feeding preterm infants after...

In this paper, a novel wideband microstrip-fed quasi-Yagi antenna is presented. The proposed quasi-Yagi antenna consists of a microstrip-fed monopole, three radiating patches (two square patches and a rectangular patch), and three parasitic strip elements as the function of reflector. In order to achieve wide bandwidth, two parasitical patches are etched on both sides of the substrate. Furtherm...

This paper focuses on the development of a novel single layer dual band proximity fed gap coupled microstrip array antenna. A basic 2x1 microstrip patch array consisting of a pair of rectangular patches which are coupled with a centrally placed microstrip line in the same plane and an arrow headed dumbbell shaped slot in the ground plane is investigated. By using two additional parasitic patche...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to demonstrate the early changes of the sensory retina induced by hypercholesterolemia in an experimental model. METHODS New Zealand rabbits were divided into two groups: CG (Control Group) was fed a normal diet for 6 weeks. G1 was initially fed a 1% cholesterol diet for two weeks and from the 14th day on a 0.5% cholesterol diet until the 42nd day. The eyes un...

Selenium is one of the most essential trace elements in fishes. Therefore, determining the optimal level of selenium in the fish diet is one of the main concerns of researchers. This study investigated the effects of Sel-Plex (Selenium yeast) supplement on the hematological parameters and immunological parameters, and growth performance in Siberian Sturgeon, Acipenser baerii. The Siberian Sturg...

Introduction: Millimetre-wave fibre wireless applications [1] could profit from a small antenna that can be fully integrated with the microwave and optical components of the system. This can lead to smaller and more cost-effective fibre-fed antenna units. Active integrated antennas [2] are another application that could benefit from a directly integrated antenna. Printed antennas are the obviou...