In the present study, we report fabrication of n-ZnO/p-Si++ hetero-junction devices for detection hydrogen leakage in ambient air environment. For devices, high quality ZnO thin films are grown by controlled thermal evaporation technique on highly doped p-type silicon substrates at 400 oC. The two sets deposited o C further annealed 500 and 600 oC to examine effect annealing temperature structu...

There is still a need for the evaluation of alternative feed additives, including organic acids such as butyric acid, when fed in broiler diets without antibiotic growth promoters. The removal or limitation promoting antibiotics from commercial production changes opportunities additives poultry industry and allows replacement that may not have been cost effective are available. Therefore, an ex...

Embryotoxicity and Fetotoxicity of Inhaled or Ingested Vinylidene Chloride in Rats and Rabbits. MURRAY, F. J., NITSCHKE, K. D., RAMPY, L. W., AND SCHWETZ, B. A. (1979). Toxicol. App/. Pharmacal. 49, 189-202. The teratogenic potential of inhaled or ingested vinylidene chloride was evaluated in Sprague-Dawley rats and New Zealand white rabbits. Both species were exposed to the test material by in...

Hookworm infection is associated with growth delay and iron deficiency anemia in developing countries. A series of experiments were designed in order to test the hypothesis that host dietary iron restriction mediates susceptibility to hookworm infection using the hamster model of Ancylostoma ceylanicum. Animals were maintained on diets containing either 10 ppm iron (iron restricted) or 200 ppm ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the physiological responses on three interval training sets performed at intensities relative to the critical velocity which was calculated from two different combinations of distances using a 2-parameter linear model. METHODS In a controlled repeated measures design, ten male well trained swimmers (age: 15.2 ± 1.2 years) swam 5 × 400-m, 10 ...

Stringent conditions with regard to cleanliness are laid down for the attention of public authorities concerned with the spraying of dieldrin formulations. Protective clothing must be worn and this must be changed frequently. Personal cleanliness is imperative. Since sprayers are often operating in rugged country for days at a time it is not easy for these conditions to be followed and it has b...

Twelve replications of four littermate pigs from a herd naive for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) were weaned (10 ± 2 d of age) and penned individually in disease isolation rooms. Pigs were randomly allotted within litter to one of four dietary concentrations of soy genistein (0, 200, 400, 800 ppm) to quantify the effect of genistein on growth and immune response during a v...

Essential oils are natural compounds, which have extensive applications in perfumery, food and pharmaceutical industries. Nowadays they are also used in preservation of foods and disinfectant production. Considering the undesirable effects of synthetic compounds on the nature and living beings, using natural compounds like essential oils have been noticed recently. Peppermint (Mentha piperita) ...

Studies were conducted on inhalation pharmacokinetics of 1,3-butadiene and of its primary reactive metabolic intermediate 1,2-epoxybutene-3 in rats (Sprague-Dawley) and mice (B6C3F1). Investigations of inhalation pharmacokinetics of 1,3-butadiene revealed saturation kinetics of 1,3-butadiene metabolism in both species. For rats and mice linear pharmacokinetics apply at exposure concentrations b...