Double-target fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to determine the genomic distribution of ribosomal RNA genes in five Lupinus species: L. cosentinii (2n=32), L. pilosus (2n=42), L. angustifolius (2n=40), L. luteus (2n=52) and L. mutabilis (2n=48). 18S-25S rDNA and 5S rDNA were used as probes. Some interspecific variation was observed in the number and size of the 18S-25S rDNA loc...

In the present study, the morphological and morphometric characterization of Oochoristica mutabilis and a new species of the same genus Oochoristica sp.nov., anoplocephalid cestode parasites infecting the small intestine of the rough tail rock Agama stellio (f:Agamidae) in South Sinai, Egypt were described by means of light microscopy as a first description from this host in Egypt. Two species ...

The rhomboid fossa of clavicle is used to determine the age and sex in anthropology and forensic sciences. The variant types of rhomboid fossa on inferior surface have been reported in many races except in Thais. This study therefore was aimed at classifying the types of the rhomboid fossa in Northeastern Thais. The identified 476 Northeastern Thais dried clavicles (270 males and 206 females) w...

A healthful diet can reduce major risk factors for chronic diseases. To assess the dietary status of Thais and monitor changes in food consumption patterns, the Healthy Eating Index for Thais (THEI) is developed, an important tool for meeting the nutrition goals and determining people's overall diet quality. This index measures how well the diets of Thai people conform to the recommendations of...

BACKGROUND Height trends can be useful indicators of population health but, despite Thailand's rapid socioeconomic development since the 1950s, few studies have examined accompanying secular changes in adult height or the effects of the transition on the heights of rural versus urban populations. This study therefore sought to document average heights in different age groups of rural and urban ...

OBJECTIVE To assess three plasma adipokines that might act as biomarkers useful in determining persons exposed to asbestos. METHOD Sixty subjects were included in the study, 30 male workers from factories manufacturing cement products using chrysotile asbestos, and 30 volunteer controls comprising 15 men and 15 women. Fasting venous blood specimens were submitted for blood chemistry examinati...

We characterised the organic matter content of marine deposits at Oxfordian–Kimmeridgian transition in Boulonnais (France). Organic rich platform environments are evidenced uppermost Cymodoce and lowermost Mutabilis Zone (early late Kimmeridgian), associated with enhanced planktonic palaeoproductivity and/or developing dysoxia/anoxia. Similar intervals early Kimmeridgian also Normandy Charentes...