this study was carried out to determine the effects of immunogen as a prebiotic on growth-related parameters and gut micro-flora in r. kutum fry. a basal diet was formulated using common feed ingredients supplemented with immunogen at 0, 1, 1.5, and 2 g kg-1 leading to four experimental diets.  fish were randomly distributed in 500 l fiberglass tanks (1×1×0.5 m). the experiment lasted for eight ...

the acehnese mahseer, locally known as keureling, tor tambra is one of the highest economically valued freshwater fishes found in aceh waters. the culture of t. tambra was initiated in aceh province, indonesia more than five years ago. however, the growth rate in captivity has been low, probably due to feeding problems. hence, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the optimum level...

an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of biogen probiotic additives on growth performance of common carp, cyprinus carpio. four practical diets containing 0 (control) , 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 % biogen probiotic were used to feed fish. seventy-two juvenile common carp (65 ? 3.5g) were randomly distributed between 12 fiberglass tanks of 500 l capacity. during 60 days of feeding trial, the...

the current methods for treatment of cancers are inadequate and more specific methods such as gene therapy are in progress. among different vehicles, cationic liposomes are frequently used for delivery of genetic material. this investigation aims to prepare and optimize dotap cationic liposomes containing an antisense oligonuclotide (asodn) against protein kinase c alpha in non-small cells lung...

Taiwan’s banking industry has experienced greatly structural changes since the implementing of Financial Holding Company Act in July 2001. The paper investigates whether Taiwan’s commercial banks establishing or joining in financial holding companies (FHCs) could promote their efficiency and productivity, as well as the determinants of efficiency and productivity changes of commercial banks. Th...

We present an optimistic synchronous relaxation algorithm for parallel kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations of thin film growth. This algorithm is based on spatial decomposition of the KMC lattice and it employs two measures aimed at improving the parallel efficiency: dynamic global updating and domain boundary shifting. We utilize this algorithm to simulate two different growth models, which ...

The consumption of pork products can be increased either through decreased prices via improvements in efficiency of production or through improvements in pork quality which target consumer preferences. Commercial pork producers are considering cost-effective genetic and health management changes to improve both the rate and efficiency of lean growth. Substantial genetic variation for lean growt...