Ontogeny and the Explanation of Form: An Allometric Analysis Author(s): Stephen Jay Gould Source: Memoir (The Paleontological Society), Vol. 2, Supplement to Vol. 42, no. 5 of the Journal of Paleontology. Paleobiological Aspects of Growth and Development: A Symposium (Sep., 1968), pp. 81-98 Published by: Paleontological Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1315520 Accessed: 01-04-201...

Abstract The aim with this trial was to evaluate the effects of 25-OH Vit D3 in serum metabolites growing grazing Nellore young bulls during rainy season two different supplementary P levels. Two independent and sequential trials were performed: first one using a 250 g/kg CP supplement containing 8 P, second same 25% supplement, no addition P. In each trial, eighteen 385 kg BW 18 months age ran...

Nutritional factors can dramatically affect development of young animals during the early stage of life. The objective of the present study was to examine the effects of a neuroactive nutritional supplement (NNS) containing DHA, taurine, carotenoids and vitamins on the body weight and body composition of growing puppies. A total of twenty-four 2-month-old Beagles were fed a nutritionally comple...

BACKGROUND Nigella sativa seed has been used in folk medicine against many ailments including infections. The present study was aimed to investigate activity of thymoquinone, in vitro, against clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. METHODS Mycobacteria obtained from patients of King Fahd Hospital of University, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia were subcultured at 37 degrees C in MGIT tubes co...

The therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) has been shown to rely on their immunomodulatory and regenerative properties. In order obtain sufficient numbers for clinical applications, MSCs have be expanded ex vivo. Expansion media with xenogeneic-free (XF) growth-promoting supplements like human platelet lysate (PL) or serum- (SF/XF) formulations established as safe efficient, ...

the objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary l-arginine on performance, meat production and its chemical composition, carcass fat deposition, intestine morphology and blood parameters of ross broiler chickens during 46 days. in this experiment, 192 day old commercial female ross broiler chicks were used with 4 dietary treatments and 4 replications in a completely...

This supplement contains a detailed description of the array-picking algorithm and modified extended time multi-taper method that we used to obtain the constraints on lithospheric structure. Furthermore, it contains comparisons of the results obtained with and without the array-based picker, as well as those obtained using different subsets of data. Finally, it presents an analysis of uncertain...

Shaoying Gong, Xiaoyun Chai, Ting Duan, Liu Zhong, Yongqing Jiao Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China Center for Mental Health Education, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan, Ch...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether a relationship exists between active commuting and physical and mental wellbeing. METHOD In 2009, cross-sectional postal questionnaire data were collected from a sample of working adults (aged 16 and over) in the Commuting and Health in Cambridge study. Travel behaviour and physical activity were ascertained using the Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ) ...