OBJECTIVE An experiment was conducted to investigate the environment of the deep litter system and provided theoretical basis for production. METHODS The bedding samples were obtained from a pig breeding farm and series measurements associated with gases concentrations and the bacterial diversity as well as the quantity of Escherichia coli, Lactobacilli, Methanogens were performed in this pap...

Knowledge of transport and degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is important in assessing PAH contamination of soils and water resources. The transport of naphthalene, anthracene, pyrene and phenanthrene was determined in a contaminated calcareous soil obtained from the Shadegan wetland (Khozestan, Iran) considering a column study in laboratory conditions. The PAHs were added ...

The Gorean snapper, Lutanus goreensis is an important component of artisanal fisheries and trawl landings in the Gulf of Guinea. Despite its economic importance, there is a dearth of information on size structure and life history strategies of the species. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to provide baseline data on the life stages, exploitation status and habitat use for the specie...

1. Complex multiplication. We say an abelian variety A of dimension g over a field K admits sufficiently many Complex Multiplications (smCM) if D = End(A) contains a commutative semi-simple algebra Λ ⊂ D of rank dimQ(Λ) = [Λ : Q] = 2g. In this case we say A is a CM abelian variety. A point z ∈ Ag(k) is called a CM point if z is the moduli point of a polarized abelian variety z = [(A,μ)] such th...

Purpose: To investigate the penetration enhancing effect of two polysorbates polyoxyethylene 20 (POE-20) and polyoxyethylene 80 (POE-80) on the in vitro percutaneous absorption of ascorbic acid (AA). Methods: For the permeation experiments, Franz diffusion cell covered with aluminum foil providing an effective diffusion area of 1.76 cm 2 and hairless rabbit skin were used. A range of concentrat...

Using the Gamma-Ray Spectrometer on the Mars Odyssey, we have identified two regions near the poles that are enriched in hydrogen. The data indicate the presence of a subsurface layer enriched in hydrogen overlain by a hydrogen-poor layer. The thickness of the upper layer decreases with decreasing distance to the pole, ranging from a column density of about 150 grams per square centimeter at -4...