Anthropogenic engineered structures alter the local ecological connectivity of river and survival habitat native fishes. The swimming performance is critical for establishing fish passage or habitat. This study evaluated four carps (black carp, grass silver carp bighead carp) with smaller body lengths (1.0–9.0 cm) in a flume. results showed that burst speed (m/s) increased length, relative (cri...

the turkmans are one of the iranian ethnic population. hla typing (class i and ii) was performed in this population. the data obtained from this study was compared with different populations of the world. we observed that the turkman population is most similar to the northern chinese and uigur population. the distributions of hla antigens in turkmans are somewhat between iranian population, nor...

it is widely accepted in many parts of the world thatcommunity nurses are of vital importance in various phases of disaster response and management. in china, however, it is not clear whether the chinese community nurses are able to assume disaster-related duties due to the lack of a systematic assessment.a pre-designed and well-tested questionnaire was employed to evaluate the competency in di...

conclusions it is therefore recommended that chinese dental interns continue improving knowledge level, assume more positive attitude by accumulating clinical experience, and pay more attention to the overlooked procedures. the results of the current study can help the chinese dental interns on theoretical studies and clinical practices regarding hbv. background blood is frequently involved in ...

The paper reviews all the reports concerning parasitic fauna of three species carps cultured in Al-Furat fish farm, Babylon province, mid Iraq. These fishes included common carp (Cyprinus carpio), grass (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) as well mullet (Liza abu) found same farm. 60 valid parasite species: ten protozoans, myxozoans, 29 monogeneans, one trematode,...