the genus alburnoides jeitteles, 1861 in iran is reviewed, and diagnoses are presented for all eight recognized species. alburnoides eichwaldii, a. holciki, a. idignensis, a. namaki, a. nicolausi, a. petrubanarescui, a. qanati and a. tabarestanensis are considered valid and three new species are described: alburnoides coadi sp. n., from namrud river in kavir basin, a. parhami sp. n., from atrak...

Small silencing RNAs, including microRNAs, endogenous small interfering RNAs (endo-siRNAs) and Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), have been shown to play important roles in fine-tuning gene expression, defending virus and controlling transposons. Loss of small silencing RNAs or components in their pathways often leads to severe developmental defects, including lethality and sterility. Recently, no...

MOTIVATION Current advances in DNA synthesis, cloning and sequencing technologies afford high-throughput implementation of artificial sequences into living cells. However, flexible computational tools for multi-objective sequence design are lacking, limiting the potential of these technologies. RESULTS We developed DNA-Tailor (D-Tailor), a fully extendable software framework, for property-bas...

present communication deals with the study of four village fish culture ponds (two wild and two managed ponds) from district hisar of haryana, india was undertaken, to correlate the water quality and biological cycles in ponds with fish production. studies have revealed that the ponds are in good trophic status. chlorides, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, biochemical oxygen demand (bod), pho...

in this commentary, we argue that financial incentives are only one of many key components that employers should consider when designing and implementing a workplace wellness program. strategies such as social encouragement and providing token rewards may also be effective in improving awareness and engagement. should employers choose to utilize financial incentives, they should tailor them to ...