Globally the need to substitute fishmeal with other animal protein sources in fish diet has gained more attention; which is occasioned by increasing cost of fish. A 12-week trial was conducted ascertain growth indices and biochemical response hybrid catfish (Clarias gariepinus(♀) Heterobranchus bidorsalis (♂)) fed cockroach meal supplement. total 800 were randomly distributed into four dietary ...

Protein function prediction, in the context of the Gene Ontology, is a task that consists of answering, for a fixed protein X, a large number of binary questions of the form: " Does protein X belong to GO term Y ? " Those binary classification problems are strongly related because the ontology consists of nested classes. Two natural requirements for this prediction problem are • that the set of...

Athletes and recreationally resistance-trained individuals often use protein supplements in an attempt to maximize their training gains and performance. Because of the high bioavailability and solubility and its higher proportion of essential amino acids including Leucine, whey protein extract has been proposed as the best optimal form of protein for strength and power athletes. The objective o...

The purpose of this review was to determine whether past research provides conclusive evidence about the effects of type and timing of ingestion of specific sources of protein by those engaged in resistance weight training. Two essential, nutrition-related, tenets need to be followed by weightlifters to maximize muscle hypertrophy: the consumption of 1.2-2.0 g protein.kg -1 of body weight, and ...

BACKGROUND Athletes are expected to consider multiple factors when making informed decision about nutritional supplement use. Besides rules, regulations and potential health hazards, the efficacy of different nutritional supplements in performance enhancement is a key issue. The aim of this paper was to find evidence for informed decision making by investigating the relationship between specifi...