Monthly samples of Acanthopagrus latus (Hottuyn, 1782) were used to determine (1) feeding habits and (2) reproduction characteristics of the species in relation to its size, spawning season and sex in the Northern part of the Persian Gulf from January to December 2013. The smaller length classes of all samples were dominated by male fish. All gonads examined, were ovotestis during the spawning ...

b a ckground: the present study aimed to demonstrate the seasonal activities of ixodes ricinus at the pasture level and on the host. m e t hods: a vast pasture in amol countryside (mazandaran province, iran) which had the potential for a considera- ble number of cattle and sheep to graze was chosen. tick sampling from the skin of 130 cattle and 130 sheep were collected every month interval. sim...

On January 5, 2015, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) was notified about a suspected measles case. The patient was a hospitalized, unvaccinated child, aged 11 years with rash onset on December 28. The only notable travel history during the exposure period was a visit to one of two adjacent Disney theme parks located in Orange County, California. On the same day, CDPH received re...

Devendra Lal was an Indian nuclear physicist who began his career studying particle physics while a student at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Bombay, using tracks emulsions to study cosmic ray particles and their interactions. He soon moved on search for radionuclides produced atmosphere by bombardment, independently (with colleagues) discovering radioisotopes Be, P Si the...