Mancozeb is an ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate (EBDC) fungicide. It is used in a wide range to control several of fungal diseases in field crops and fruits. Administration of mancozeb at a dose level of 1/10 LD50 3 times / week for six weeks induced marked histological and histochemical changes in thyroid gland of albino rat. The histological changes included dilation and congestion in blood vesse...

Last weekend saw the great and the good of Indian medicine come together in New Delhi for the very first BMJ Awards India. It was finally time to end the rumour and speculation: who had the judges decided most deserved a coveted trophy in recognition of his or her contribution to healthcare in the country? Senior doctors and researchers, industry representatives, and government officials filled...

Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation overlay achievement and trophy systems onto their video games. Though these meta-game reward systems are growing in popularity, little research has examined whether players notice, use, or seek out these systems. In this study, game players participated in focus groups to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of meta-game reward systems. Participants d...

Trophy fishing occurs when anglers target the largest members of a species with the goal of obtaining an award with perceived prestige. The largest members of many species are also the most fecund, raising alarms about the disproportionate impact of removing the largest individuals of species of conservation concern. Presented here is the first systematic analysis of the conservation status of ...

This paper reports the results of estimating a single equation model of an attendance function for British Rugby League over the seasons 1982/83 to 1990/91. The data are panel data covering virtually every team which played in the two division league over the nine year time period. Diagnostic tests indicate that the appropriate model is a semi-log random effects model, where the dependent varia...

trophy is more prevalent in blacks than whites in the general population: the Dallas Heart Study. Hypertension 2005;46:124–9. 4. Chung AK, Das SR, Leonard D, et al. Women have a higher left ventricular ejection fraction than men independent of their differences in left ventricular volume. Circulation 2006;113:1597–604. 5. Metra M, Zani C, Covolo L, et al. Role of 1and 2c-adrenergic receptor pol...

Biological indices based on the biomass (dry weight, ash content, and chlorophyll-a) of the periphyton in a natural (submersed leaves of Typha domingensis Pers) and in an artificial (plastic hoses) substrate were compared, in experiments performed in summer and winter, in two sampling stations of Imboassica Lagoon, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. The periphytic community exhibited low biomass at the beg...

An elderly woman was brutally murdered while visiting her deceased husband’s grave. At the post mortem it was noticed that her dentures were missing. It was first assumed the dentures had been lost during the violent attack. During the subsequent investigation, a set of dentures was found hanging in the room of one of the suspects. The investigating officer reported the dentures were displayed ...