The study was conducted to study the effects of genotype and age of hen and hatching season on hatchability of egg. Hatching eggs were collected from hens having three genotypes viz. White Leghorn (WLH), Rhode Island Red (RIR) and Fayoumi covering three age groups (28 to 40, 41 to 60 and 61 weeks & above) at winter, monsoon and summer seasons. The study revealed that the highest (P<0.05) averag...

Robert Q. Topper, David L. Freeman, Denise Bergin, and Keirnan R. LaMarche Department of Chemistry, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 51 Astor Place, New York, New York 10003, and Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 Present address: Department of Chemistry, Medical Technology, andPhysics,MonmouthUniversity,WestLongBranch, NewJ...

The metabolic response of pteropods to ocean acidification reflects natural CO2-exposure in oxygen minimum zones A. E. Maas, K. F. Wishner, and B. A. Seibel Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA now at: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 025...

Background Lung cancer (cancer of the lung and bronchus) is the leading cause of cancer death in Rhode Island and the U.S. overall.1 Currently, it is the most common cancer to be diagnosed in Rhode Island (second most common among males, after prostate cancer, and second most common among females, after breast cancer), and second most common to be diagnosed in the U.S.2 Annual counts of new lun...

Distribution of nymphal Ixodes scapularis in Rhode Island was used as a logistical regressor for predicting presence of human babesiosis. Although the incidence of babesiosis is increasing in southern Rhode Island, large areas of the state are free of babesiosis risk.

MEDICINE & HEALTH/RHODE ISLAND Lawrence Proano, MD, DTMH, is Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of International Emergency Medicine. Robert Partridge, MD, MPH, is Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of International Emergency Medicine. Both are at the Warren Alpert Medical Schoo...

germanium quantum dot photodetectors Pei Liu, S. Cosentino, Son T. Le, S. Lee, D. Paine, A. Zaslavsky, D. Pacifici, S. Mirabella, M. Miritello, I. Crupi, and A. Terrasi Physics Department, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA MATIS-IMM-CNR and Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, Universita di Catania...

Poultry meat is one of the most important sources protein for human consumption worldwide. Chicken and turkeys are considered as healthy because they have relatively low levels saturated fat compared with red meat. Kadaknath a native breed, found in tribal dominated Jhabua district Madhya Pradesh, India. But its priced three times more than that broiler chicken. Narmada Nidhi an improved locati...

This research investigate the role of light flashes as environmental stimuli during different incubation periods in improving the embryonic development and hatch performance of Rhode Island Red chicken eggs. A total number of 900 hatching eggs were incubated using 1 of 5 light flashes regimens as follows: The first group (control, C) was incubated under dark conditions throughout the whole incu...

Hospital emergency departments (eds) pRoVIde cRItIcal and highly-demanded services to communities, including treatment for emergency oral/dental problems. EDs also serve as dental safety net points of access for a significant number of low income and uninsured Rhode Island children and adults who have limited access to oral health care due to lack of dental insurance, immigration status, or a n...