Goal-directed behavior in most cases is composed of a sequential order of elementary motor patterns shaped by sensorimotor contingencies. The sensory information acquired thus is structured in both space and time. Here we review the role of motion during the generation of sensory flow focusing on how animals actively shape information by behavioral strategies. We use the well-studied examples o...

A dose-response study of dietary fish oil supplementation on platelet adhesion was performed in three groups of five normal individuals each. Fish oil equivalent to 3, 6, or 9 g eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/day was administered for 3 weeks, and platelet adhesion was evaluated under high and low shear rate conditions in a laminar flow chamber before, during, and after termination of fish oil admi...

Lipases with unique characteristics are of value in industrial applications, especially those targeting cost-effectiveness and less downstream processes. The aims of this research were to: (i) optimize the fermentation parameters via solid state fermentation (SSF); and (ii) study the performance in hydrolysis and esterification processes of the one-step partially purified Schizophyllum commune ...

BACKGROUND Fishermen's knowledge is a source of indispensable information in decision-making processes related to efforts to stimulate the management and conservation of fishing resources, especially in developing countries. This study analyzed the knowledge of fishermen from three municipal areas of Bahia in northeast Brazil regarding the behavior repertoire of sharks and the possible influenc...

OBJECTIVE To investigate faecal contamination and safety of Rastrineobola argentea sold in retail markets in Kisumu town. DESIGN This was a repeated cross sectional study and based on random sampling. SETTING Kisumu city, targeting six markets; Oile, Jubilee, Kibuye, Kondele, Nyalenda and Manyatta. RESULTS A total of 60 fish samples were analysed. All the fish were found to be contaminate...

Different livestock sectors as beef industries get benefit from the production of male animals while dairy industries get benefit from the milk production by the female animals. Therefore, it is obvious need to produce the animals of desired sex which can be achieved by predetermining the sex of conceptus at the time of conception i.e. pre determination of sex may be of great economic importanc...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine whether aneuploid fetal nucleated erythrocytes (NRBCs) could be detected in maternal blood through the use of fluorescent PCR amplification with polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) markers as an alternative or complementary method to analysis by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). METHODS Peripheral blood samples were obtained from...

Decades of behavioral observations have shown that invertebrate and vertebrate species have the ability to distinguish between self-generated afferent inputs versus those that are generated externally. In the present article, I describe activities focused around the discussion of a classic American Physiological Society paper by Curtis C. Bell that lays the foundation for students to investigat...

The purpose of this study was to validate the results of a meta-analysis showing the efficacy of fish oil in rheumatoid arthritis with the results of a re-analysis of the complete primary data set. A Medline search yielded seven published papers. Three additional trials were found by contacting authorities in the field. Inclusion criteria included (1) a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, (...