PRIMATES MUST EAT to survive; the acquisition of food resources is thus among one of the most signifi cant selective pressures affecting their biology. The necessity of fi nding food to meet nutritional requirements must be balanced with avoiding predation and securing mates, and thereby infl uences primate physiology, ecology, activity, movement, and social relationships. All animals, includin...

Understanding microbial nutritional requirements is a key challenge in microbiology. Here we leverage the recent availability of thousands of automatically generated genome-scale metabolic models to develop a predictor of microbial minimal medium requirements, which we apply to thousands of species to study the relationship between their nutritional requirements and their ecological and genomic...

This study compared the Perception and Practice of Food Habit and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls between Garment Workers and School Going Girls in Bangladesh. Adolescent health has become one of the most widely discussed and sensitive issues. In Bangladesh 21% is adolescent of the total population. Adolescent girls need more food, care and knowledge about nutritive food. In Bangladesh m...

The growth requirements of the New York State Laboratories strain of Clostridium tetani were the subject of investigation by Mueller and his co-workers (Mueller and Miller, 1941a, 1942; Feeney et al., 1943a, b). During these studies, a synthetic medium capable of supporting good growth of this strain of C. tetani in primary culture was developed. However, these investigators were interested pri...

Proper nutritional status is critical for optimal production efficiency in the beef cow herd. However, beef producers often take a “one size fits all” approach to feeding the cows in the cow herd. This singular approach to nutrient supply for the cow herd can have serious nutritional and economic ramifications. It should be obvious that not all cows have the same nutrient requirements. Nutritio...

The article explores and reveals the most important aspects of designing an interior living environment using example a children's room, taking into account ergonomic, anthropometric, aesthetic, psychophysiological standards requirements to create safe developmental space for preschool child. problem influence on child's development is highlighted, peculiarities formation modern child are syste...

Natural abundance is shaped by the abiotic requirements and biotic interactions that shape a species' niche, yet these influences are rarely decoupled. Moreover, most plant mortality occurs during early life stages, making seed recruitment critical in structuring plant populations. We find that natural abundance of two woodland herbs, Hexastylis arifolia and Hepatica nobilis, peaks at intermedi...