Ekologi Pohon Kluwak/Pakem (Pangium edule Reinw.) di Taman Nasional Meru Betiri, Jawa Timur

Antioxidant activity associated with lipid and phenolic mobilization during seed germination of Pangium edule Reinw.

Seeds of the tropical tree Pangium edule Reinw. are widely eaten in Southeast Asia after some treatment or processing. Fermented seeds are a specialty in Indonesia and have been used as spices. Because the tree is wild and has not been cultivated commercially, the physiology of germinated seeds of this tree for food uses is not known. This study reports some biochemical changes during seed germ...

JaWa: Java with Assertions

The Albinism of Timur, Zal, and Edward the Confessor.

INTRODUCTION HISTORICAL personages are often alleged to have suffered from certain diseases or disabilities. Sometimes there is good evidence for this, but sometimes when the evidence is examined one wonders how the belief originated. At least three historical characters, and one biblical one, are frequently referred to as albinos. Two of them, Edward the Confessor and Timur, were real people, ...

Oral Mucosal Cytological Changes among Miraa Chewers in Meru Kenya

Background: Miraa, qat, chat, cat, ghat or khat (Catha edulis), is a shrub indigenous to Eastern Africa and Arabic countries. It is cultivated in most Africa countries. Chewed miraa has sympathomimetic and euphoric effects and its chewing is a popular habit among some populations in Kenya. Habitual miraa chewing has been associated with oral lesions including oral cancer. It has also been assoc...

Il Birraio di Preston di Andrea Camilleri

Nella letteratura italiana degli ultimi decenni lo scrittore Andrea Camilleri rappresenta un caso raro di successo editoriale e di pubblico, con centinaia di migliaia di copie vendute, traduzioni in molte lingue, riconoscimenti e convegni in suo onore. Uno dei suoi titoli più noti è il romanzo storico Il Birraio di Preston. Lo scrittore è diventato famoso presso il grande pubblico inizialmente ...