This study focused on analysing the effect of fish scales reinforcement fresh and hardened-state properties concrete. For this purpose, 24 cubes cylinders were casted at a design mix ratio 1:2.3:4.3. The water-cement 0.57 was maintained. levels 0%, 1%, 1.5% 2% by weight cement maintained for casting specimens. fresh-state assessment, workability concrete mixes observed slump test results showed...

Honghu Lake, which listed in the "Ramsar Convention", is the seventh largest freshwater lake in China and is regarded as one of the biggest freshwater product output areas in China. The toxic element distribution in cultured and wild fish and the corresponding health risks through fish consumption from Honghu area were investigated. The mean concentration in the muscle of cultured and wild fish...

Periodontal disease is a pathological inflammatory condition of the periodontal tissues surrounding teeth, including Human Gingival Fibroblasts (HGF) which one major components tissue formation in periodonsium. HGF regeneration with accelerating proliferation engineering therapy needs. Generally, using regenerative materials from cow or pig as therapies, but these have some flaws so this resear...

The effects of purified red drum somatolactin on pigment movement in red drum scales were studied in vitro and in vivo. The integument became pale within 2 min following an intramuscular injection of somatolactin (1 nmol/g body weight) in fish held in a black-background aquarium, and gradually regained its black coloration during the subsequent 30 min. No melanosome aggregation was observed in ...

Effective conservation of fish species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) requires an understanding of species-habitat relationships and distributional trends. Thus, modeling the distribution of fish species across large spatial scales may serve as a potentially valuable tool for conservation planning. Our goals were to evaluate the status of 10 Iowa fish SGCN in wadeable Iowa streams and tes...