We also studied this relation more than 30 years ago in 60 pairs of maternal and cord blood, and showed such a relation; ours was one of the first published studies on this subject2. Calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphate levels were also assayed, and were repeated in babies of about one month of age. Maternal and cord 25-OH-CC levels were found lowest in winter months when compared to mot...

A 70-day experimental trial was performed to evaluate the contribution of biofloc nutrition Macrobrachium rosenbergii 15 days old postlarvae (PL) (average 82.00 ± 19.71 mg) fed different crude protein (P) and lipids (L) levels in zero-water exchange culture tanks. Six treatments (BFT) as diets with 15, 20, or 25% P 5 8% L were managed: BFT-15/5; BFT-15/8; BFT-20/5; BFT-20/8; BFT-25/5; BFT-25/8,...

Given the importance of cross-disciplinary research (CDR), facilitating CDR effectiveness is a priority for many institutions and funding agencies. There are a number of CDR types, however, and the effectiveness of facilitation efforts will require sensitivity to that diversity. This article presents a method characterizing a spectrum of CDR designed to inform facilitation efforts that relies o...

As a country which frequently suffers from natural disasters, especially earthquakes, China has implemented its own disaster management system to respond to them. The Chinese government gained practical experiences on how to respond to severe earthquakes after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and 2010 Yushu Earthquake. Although China has done a lot to improve its response operations, challenges rem...

Environmental deterioration has taken a long time to become global concern since it was first articulated as scientific problem. degradation formerly considered an abstract idea, but is now far from abstract, defining people’s lives. Thrilling weather events and increased variability in patterns have severe consequences for societies that rely on Land, lakes, seas food income. Due insufficient ...