PREMISE OF THE STUDY Mosses, very diverse in modern ecosystems, are currently underrepresented in the fossil record. For the pre-Cenozoic, fossil mosses are known almost exclusively from compression fossils, while anatomical preservation, which is much more taxonomically informative, is rare. The Lower Cretaceous of Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada) hosts a diverse anatomically preser...

Umbellularia californica (California bay laurel) and Laurus nobilis (Mediterranean bay laurel) leaves may be mistaken or used as a substitute on the market due to their morphological similarity. In this study, a comparison of anatomical and chemical features and biological activity of both plants is presented. L. nobilis essential oil biting deterrent and larvicidal activity were negligible. On...

Elemental carbon and nitrogen levels and isotope ratios were assessed in different biological compartments of a Northwest (NW) Mediterranean bay to trace the various sources of nutrient input from natural (river runoffs) and anthropogenic (harbor outflows, fish farms and urban sewage outfall) sources. Samples from transplanted mussels and natural sea grass communities (Posidonia oceanica leaves...

Bay laurel leaves, also known as bay are an important herb in many cuisines around the world. In addition to their use cooking, leaves have been used for medicinal properties and thought anti-inflammatory antimicrobial effects. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) device was determine secondary metabolites essential oil of samples kept at different temperatures (−22, −20, −18, 2, 4, 6, ...

Sleeping exposes lizards to predation. Therefore, sleeping strategies must be directed towards avoiding predation and might vary among syntopic species. We studied sleeping site characteristics of two syntopic, congeneric lizards-the Bay Island forest lizard, Coryphophylax subcristatus and the short-tailed Bay Island lizard, C. brevicaudus and evaluated inter-specific differences. We measured s...

We developed an algorithm for calculating habitat suitability for seagrasses and related submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) at coastal sites where monitoring data are available for five water quality variables that govern light availability at the leaf surface. We developed independent estimates of the minimum light required for SAV survival both as a percentage of surface light passing through...

Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) is an agriculturally and economically important dioecious tree in the basal dicot family Lauraceae used in food and drugs and in the cosmetics industry. Bay leaves, with their abundant monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, are used to impart flavor and aroma to food, and have also drawn attention in recent years because of their potential pharmaceutical applications. To i...

This study is intended to prevent ochratoxin A (OTA) production by Aspergillus carbonarius S402 using essential oils (EOs) and total phenolic compounds extracted from plants and herbs. The EOs used in this study are the following: bay leaves, cumin, fenugreek, melissa, mint, and sage. As for the phenolic compounds, they were extracted from bay leaves, cumin, fenugreek, melissa, mint, sage, anis...

the writer in this article is going to illustrate that human rights and humanitarian law are applicable on detainees of guantanamo bay. of course ,we should know that although scope of our guantanamo bay discussions is about guantanamo bay detainee but our reasons are applicable on similar occasions .the writer does his best to refer to general comments of human rights committee this can increa...

The study of bay leaf extract had been done to know its potential as Culex quinquefasciatus repellent. Bay has the secondary metabolite compounds, such terpenoid that is known repellent mosquitoes. aim this was determine effect on quinquefasciatus. method used in an experiment with complete randomized design which consisted six treatments and four repetitions. treatment control (0%), P1 (10%), ...