The overfishing of the sandfish Holothuria scabra is increasing due to its various benefits, thus reducing population in nature. This study aimed examine sandfish's length-weight relationship and condition factors on North Coast Sumbawa Island, with sampling locations at two stations, Ai Limung (Pungkit Village), Labu Prajak (Batu Bangka Village). was conducted September-October 2022. A total 1...

Commercial products containing formulations of the vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) Glomus intraradices were assessed for their effectiveness in suppressing Allium white rot (WR) on onions (Allium cepa) in organic soils and compared with the fungicide Folicur 3.6F (430 g a.i./L tebuconazole) under field conditions. The trials were conducted during 2000 and 2001 in commercial onion fields in...

OBJECTIVE Nonverbal motion cues (a clenched fist) convey essential information about the intentions of the actor. Individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) have demonstrated impairment in deciphering intention from facial affective cues, but it is unknown whether such deficits extend to deciphering affect from body motion cues. METHOD We examined the capacities of adults with AN (n = 21) or thos...

We used recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-mediated gene delivery to overexpress a mutant of rat leptin yielding a protein that acts as a neutral leptin receptor antagonist. The long-term consequences of this overexpression on body weight homeostasis and physical activity, as assessed by voluntary wheel running (WR), were determined in F344 x Brown Norway (BN) rats. Leptin antagonist ove...

Aloe vera gel is widely used as a functional ingredient in food processing. This gel is very unstable due to its high water activity. Drying process can be used to obtain shelf stable products. Response surface methodology was used to assess the effects of solution concentration (30-60% w/w), solution temperature (30-50°C) and immersion time (4-6h) at atmospheric pressure and constant solution ...

We recently found that exposure of cells to different aminothiols promotes cystine uptake and leads to an increase of cellular glutathione by new biosynthesis (Issels et al., Biochem. Pharmacol., 37: 881-888, 1988). Therefore, we further investigated whether the known radioprotective and chemoprotective aminothiol derivative S-2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethylphosphorothioic acid (WR-2721) or its dep...

background: brown rice (br) is unpolished rice with various beneficial compounds such as vitamins, magnesium and other minerals, dietary fiber, essential fatty acids, γ‑oryzanol and γ‑aminobutyric acid. in the present study, we compared the effects of white rice (wr) and br on inflammatory marker high‑sensitivity c‑reactive protein (hs‑crp) and cardiovascular risk factors among non‑menopausal o...

Abstract The study objective was to evaluate the effect of single and/or extra doses vitamin C (VC) on water-restricted (WR) Xhosa goats, by evaluating their intake, digestibility, nitrogen, and mineral balance during summer. Goats (42) were randomly divided into seven groups: GI (control, received ad libitum water daily), GII (WR-70% lib. ), GIII (WR-50% GIV + VC [3 g/day orally]), GV GVI oral...