Market demand for scallops has considerably increased in recent decades. Although natural populations of are vulnerable, the queen scallop, Aequipecten opercularis, can represent a possible alternative to at-risk species. The aim this study was determine effect seawater parameters on commercial quality, biological indices and nutritional quality scallop A. opercularis 1900 L tanks ex situ condi...

Forty three infants under 1400 g were fed by a bolus nasogastric, continuous nasogastric, or transpyloric route. There were more complications with transpyloric feeding and no identifiable benefits in the growth rate, oral energy input, or chosen biochemical indices of nutrition. Bolus or continuous nasogastric feeds rather than transpyloric are better routine methods in infants of low birth we...

series of appendices giving normal values for biochemical haematological and many other indices and includes a reasonably comprehensive table of drug dosages. The book is a tribute in itself to the position that the Belfast Neonatal Unit holds in the forefront of this specialty and its best recommendation as a practical handbook is the falling perinatal mortality in the Province in recent years...

This paper compares the Portuguese and Bulgarian consumer price indices (CPI) and attempts to identify some areas in which the CPI compilation methodology could be improved in the two countries. This work is organised into six sections. The first section briefly describes the organisational structure on which the production of the CPI is based in the two countries. The second section focuses on...

Plasma antidiuretic hormone concentrations were measured in a group of children with acute asthma and in a control group. Very high levels of antidiuretic hormone were found in the asthmatic group. There were no changes in other biochemical indices. If overproduction of antidiuretic hormone is sustained then fluid administration to children with severe acute asthma is potentially dangerous.

Effects of Cypermethrin and their reversal by Leucoverin following oral administration were evaluated in mice. Mature male swiss mice were orally administered cypermethrin (15 mg/kg body wt), leucoverin (50mg/kg body wt) or both daily for 4 weeks. At the end of fourth week, hematological & serum biochemical were studied. Subchronic exposure to cypermethrin significantly reduced, when the co-con...

In this document, we present several methods for approximating the indices σj and ηj associated with the second-order variance-based sensitivity analysis technique discussed in the Main text. We first review a number of multivariate representation schemes for the response function of a biochemical reaction system that can be used to analytically map the complex relationship between the biochemi...

The global demand for fossil energy is triggering oil exploration and production projects in remote areas of the world. During the last few decades hydrocarbon production has caused pollution in the Amazon forest inflicting considerable environmental impact. Until now it is not clear how hydrocarbon pollution affects the health of the tropical forest flora. During a field campaign in polluted a...

BACKGROUND Natural cocoa and cocoa products are increasingly attracting the attention of many investigators and the general public because of their potential nutritional and medicinal properties and other claims. OBJECTIVE This study sought to evaluate the effect the consumption of natural cocoa powder has on some biochemical and hematological indices in the rat, as a way of establishing the ...