Nonindigenous bigheaded carps (Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and Silver Carp H. molitrix; hereafter, “Asian carps” [AC]) threaten to invade and disrupt food webs and fisheries in the Laurentian Great Lakes through their high consumption of plankton. To quantify the potential effects of AC on the food web in Lake *Corresponding author: [email protected] Received December 6, 2014; accep...

This paper evaluates the real-time performance of the growth rate of the DSE-ECRI Indian leading index for exports for predicting cyclical downturns and upturns in the growth rate of Indian exports. The index comprises the 36-country real effective exchange rate and leading indices of India’s 17 major trading partners. Leading indices of India’s major trading partners were developed at the Econ...

The Indian Asian population accounts for a fifth of all global deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD). CHD deaths on the Indian subcontinent have doubled since 1990, and are predicted to rise a further 50% by 2030. Reasons underlying the increased CHD mortality among Indian Asians remain unknown. Although conventional cardiovascular risk factors contribute to CHD in Indian Asians as in other ...

In this paper, we present a generic anaphora engine for Indian languages, which are mostly resource poor languages. We have analysed the similarit ies and variations between pronouns and their agreement with antecedents in Indian languages. The generic algorithm developed uses the morphological richness of Indian languages. The machine learn ing approach uses the features which can handle major...

The Indian monsoons are a major seasonal climatic event over the Indian subcontinent, heralding the arrival of the wet season. Many features of life, biological and cultural, are intimately synchronized to this seasonality. In this paper, we show that the Indian monsoons might have played an important role in shaping the fruiting time and hence dispersal phenology of plant species in the subcon...

An appropriate environmental flow (AEF) is one of the necessary conditions for fish spawning. The operation cascade reservoirs in lower reaches Jinsha River has changed discharge process downstream, which turn directly affected spawning habitat fishes. Determining how to quantitatively evaluate impact different outflows from Xiangjiaba Reservoir on four major Chinese carp species downstream are...

Carp farming is a popular aquaculture activity that provides affordable protein sources and job opportunities to many people worldwide. As carp intensifies, farmers face major issues such as rising feed costs excessive antibiotic usage. Thus, there an urgent need explore alternative resources ensure the sustainability of industry. One most promising phytobiotics possess various properties benef...

background: musculoskeletal diseases are quite common among healthcare professionals including medical laboratory technicians. this cross-sectional study aimed to identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and ergonomic risk factors in indian medical laboratory technicians.   materials and methods: the study sample comprised of 130 male and female laboratory technicians from the indian...

Bigheaded carps (bighead carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, and silver nobilis) their hybrids play an important ecological economic role in original habitat, while introduced stocks may pose serious risks. To address questions about the persistence invasiveness of these fish, we need to better understand population structures. The genetic structures bigheaded carp populations inhabiting Lake Ba...