The Pacific jack Caranx caninus is a common species fished by artisanal fishermen off the coast of Colima, México. During 2002, monthly samples of morphometric data and otoliths were taken to determine age and growth. Seven age groups were identified. The highest growth, 14.4 cm, takes place during the first year of life. During the second year, C caninus grows 11.76 cm; the third year 9.61 cm;...

The aim of this study was to provide necessary information on the age, growth and sex ratio of one of commercially important cyprinid species, Alburnus chalcoides in the southern Caspian Sea (North Iran) from 2010 through 2011. 53 specimens of both sexes (males and females) were collected monthly. The samples were transported tothe laboratory for further biological measurements and otolith extr...

This study was conducted to investigate the hair production and fleece characteristics of hairy goats according to the sex and age of animals. The material of the study consisted one total data of 73 hair goats, which were between more than one year-old and one year-old Lori goats from both sexes (26 males and 47 females). The overall fleece weight, fiber length, lock length, washing yield, hai...

BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is associated with low birth weight, both because of increased risks of preterm and of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births. Low birth weight is associated with accelerated childhood height gain and cardiovascular diseases later in life. The aim was to investigate if prenatal exposure to preeclampsia is associated with accelerated childhood height gain, also after adju...

C M P0 4 The arrowed objects are tyrosine crystals. Tyrosine crystals are rare and their presence in urine is always abnormal. They form clusters of silky needle-like structures that are colorless, or black on focusing. Tyrosine crystals are found in acid urine, increase after refrigeration, and are insoluble in alcohol or ether. They are soluble in dilute hydrochloric acid, alkali and relative...

We define two such pairs (X, i), (Y, j) to be equivalent if there is an isogeny α : X → Y such that if α̃ : End(X) ' End(Y ) is the induced isomorphism, we have α̃ ◦ i = j. It is easy to check that this is an equivalence relation. We write X ∼ Y if (X, i) is equivalent to (Y, j). Let AF be the collection of equivalence classes. We will classify such equivalence classes. Let D be any R-algebra. A ...

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) increases with age, yet the risk factors for OSA in older people remain poorly understood. This study aimed to define the age-related changes in upper airway morphology in carefully matched groups of healthy older (>60 years, n=11) and younger (<40 years, n=14) males, using direct (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) and indirect (acoustic reflecti...

A study was conducted to examine how 2 feeder space allocations during the rearing period followed by 2 feeder space allocations after photostimulation and 2 female feeding to peak programs (fast or slow) affected female broiler breeder reproductive performance and mortality. Sixteen pens of 76 breeder females each were equipped with either 4 tube feeders with a 132 cm circumference pan (7.0 cm...

background: finding the safe location of spinal cord for cerebrospinal fluid (csf) during surgical procedures is very important due to its various nature for each patient as well as its potential peripheral nervous system hazards. the aim of this study was to find the relationship between the location of conus medullaris (cm) and gender, age and body mass index (bmi) in order to minimize the po...