DNA & RNA Beginner 0.5 hour RNAcentral [2] is a database of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) sequences that aggregates data from multiple specialised resources and provides a single entry point for accessing ncRNA sequences of all types from all organisms. This course provides a brief overview of the data and the RNAcentral website. You can also watch our webinar [3] for an overview and demo of RNAcentra...

Community-based mass prophylaxis is a core public health operational competency, but staffing needs may overwhelm the local trained health workforce. Just-in-time (JIT) training of emergency staff and computer modeling of workforce requirements represent two complementary approaches to address this logistical problem. Multnomah County, Oregon, conducted a high-throughput point of dispensing (PO...

Interest in the intestinal parasitic protozoa that comprise the genus Giardia has increased considerably in the last quarter century. One reason for this has been the gradual recognition that Giardia organisms in humans are potentially pathogenic: while most frequently they occur in the absence of symptoms, they are sometimes capable of causing a mild, self-limiting intestinal syndrome, and eve...

Dugong and seagrass research in Thailand has been principally conducted by Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR). The first stranded dugong was reported in 1979. The interview surveys with villagers and aerial surveys for dugong population were started in 1993 and 1997, respectively. Several research topics were documented on dugong, both the ...

Aquaponic systems provide a reliable solution to grow vegetables while cultivating fish (or other aquatic organisms) in controlled environment. The main advantage of these compared with traditional soil-based agriculture and aquaculture installations is the ability produce low water consumption. Aquaponics requires robust control system capable optimizing plant growth ensuring safe operation. T...

It has been widely debated how much nonsynchronous trading drives asymmetric portfolio cross-autocorrelations: lagged returns on a portfolio of larger-capitalization stocks are far more heavily correlated with current returns on a portfolio of smallercapitalization stocks than the converse. This paper proposes a new method to generate precise estimates of the extent to which nonsynchronous trad...

in recent years, biotechnology has provided the possibility of creating genetically modified (gm) organisms by transferring genes from sources such as viruses, bacteria, animals, and plants into usually unrelated species. this ability to overcome insurmountable physiological barriers by exchanging genetic materials among all living organisms is a double-edged sword. on the one hand, it allows t...

1. A method is presented for the quantitative comparison under various conditions of the activity of the lipolytic enzyme of the hemolytic steptococcus. The speed of acid production as shown in the color change from pH 8.0 to 7.2, when the living streptococcus is suspended in association with ethyl butyrate, is considered to be indicative of the amount of ferment elaborated by the organism. 2. ...

The selectivity of two types commercial fishing gear (crab hoop/traditional and rigid rectangular cage traps) targeting blue crabs (Callinectes arcuatus) in Cuyutlan Lagoon, Mexico, was assessed. effect soak time on crab catches versus the retention escape rate organisms also evaluated. Results suggested that traps captured larger individuals than hoops. carapace width significantly different b...