Bursae of Fabricius were collected from 20 chickens diagnosed with infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) infection from 15 prefectures in 1993 to 2004. Here we report the nucleotide sequence analysis of VP2 hypervariable domain of IBDV genome detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction from these samples. Ten sequences derived from 10 prefectures in 1996 to 2003 were of the cla...

This report constitutes the first study of Culicoides spp. and their seasonal abundance at Al-Ahsa, the largest oasis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. New Jersey light traps were used to collect the midges at Mastock farm and Al-Mansura village. The mean monthly abundance was determined from October 1993 to October 1994. The mean monthly number per trap reached its minimum value during ...

phyte alga Aureococcus anophagefferens Hargraves et Sieburth occurred in the coastal bays of Long Island NY, Barnegat Bay NJ and Narragansett Bay, RI. During the past 15 years, Aureococcus has bloomed more frequently in Long Island bays than in Barnegat and Narragansett Bays, with significant blooms (>100 000 cells ml–1) occurring in about half of those years. In an intensive survey for the pre...

Materials of the discussion about informal philosophical schools held in Alushta (1987–1989, 1991, 1993). The context Ukrainian SSR 1980s and impact Schools on philosophy during period independence are analyzed.

The objective of this study was to determine the distribution of the cause of death among children under 5 years with respect to the age and sex in Amirkola Children Hospital. The data of 536 child death was obtained during l 993-1997 on the basis of ultimate diagnosis in the death certificate using disease classification. The results shows that the most common cause of death in the neonatal p...

This study investigated the association between prostate cancer risk and energy restriction during childhood. The authors examined the hypothesis among 58,279 men aged 55-69 years enrolled in the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer. Information on diet and risk factors was collected by questionnaire in 1986. Additional information was collected on residence during the Dutch Hunger Winte...