In this study, the effects of dietary lipid levels on growth, apparent digestibility, and blood biochemical indices of juveniles crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) were evaluated. Triplicate groups of fish (average weight 2.05±0.02 g) were fed four isonitrogenous experimental diets formulated with increasing levels (13.6, 61.3, 115, and 259.8 g kg) of lipid. The weight gain (WG), specific...

The research was conducted with the aim of determining the trend of development of morphological characteristics in female and male students aged seven (7) to fourteen (14) years. The sample of examinees was drawn from the population of female and male students from first (1) to eighth (8) grade of elementary schools in Split. In total, 771 female students and 840 male students were measured. H...

BACKGROUND Growth failure in children less than five years old can lead to the serious complications such as increased mortality, learning difficulties or physical disability. The aim of this study was to investigate the nonorganic factors affecting the growth trend in less than two years children living in Zanjan, Iran. METHODS This longitudinal study was conducted on a sample of 3566 childr...

Phytotoxic activity of Ocimum tenuiflorum (Lamiaceae) plant extracts was investigated against the germination and seedling growth of cress (Lepidium sativum), lettuce (Lactuca sativa), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum), barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli), and timothy (Phleum pratense) at four different concentrations. The plant extracts at concentrations grea...

length- weight relationship and growth pattern, condition factor and length at first maturity of yellowfin seabream were investigated in the persian gulf by monthly sampling of 30 fish from september 2011 to august 2012. maximum (31.45± 4.32) and minimum (17.80± 1.85) values of fork length and maximum (720.46 ± 292.58 gr) and minimum (134.01± 45.62) values of body weight were in january and sep...

BACKGROUND Birth size has been shown to be related to maternal fish intake, although the results are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the association of consumption of different types of fish and prenatal mercury exposure with birth weight, birth length, and classification as small for gestational age (SGA) in newborns. DESIGN Cord blood total mercury was measured in 554 ...

Sustainability development is a core issue in autonomous regions’ construction and development. The paper evaluated the sustainability of five regions Western China from 2010 to 2019. In order further analyze sustainable level regions, it compared with three provinces largest GDP Central past years, similarly, Eastern China. A new weighting method was proposed by combining grey relational analy...

in order to identification of allelopathic compounds and investigation of the effect of aerial part extract of orchard grass on germination and seedling growth of alfalfa an experiment conducted as completely randomized design with four replications at university of mohaghegh ardabili, iran. treatments were concentrations of orchard grass extracts including 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100%. radicle and ...

OBJECTIVE Positive effects of growth hormone therapy on growth, nutritional status, and lung function have been observed in patients with cystic fibrosis, but the current evidence is based on unblinded studies that involved a small number of patients. This trial was designed as a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to assess the efficacy and safety of 2 dosages of gr...