By the time they reach the eighth grade, nearly 50 percent of adolescents have had at least one drink, and over 20 percent report having been “drunk” (1). Approximately 20 percent of 8th graders and almost 50 percent of 12th graders have consumed alcohol within the past 30 days (1). Among 12th graders, almost 30 percent report drinking on 3 or more occasions per month (2). Approximately 30 perc...

NOWACZEWSKI, S., B. KOLANOS, S. KRYSTIANIAK, H. KONTECKA and M. T. GORECKI, 2014. Body weight and some biometrical traits of grey partridges (Perdix perdix) at different ages. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 20: 962-966 The aim of this study was to investigate the body weights, wing lengths, wingspans, tarsus lengths and third toe lengths of captive grey partridges, aged 3-15 weeks. The study was carried...

The present study was conducted to assess antibody response against Newcastle disease (ND) vaccination of one hundred and sixty female chicks represented equally two local Saudi chicken lines Hajar 1 and Hajar 2, In addition to crossbreed HiH1, and HiH2 lines during the rearing period from four to 16 wk of age. Body weight (BW), hemoglobin concentration (Hb) and hematocrit percent (Ht) were eva...

OBJECTIVE CD30 antigen has long been considered to be restricted to the tumour cells of Hodgkin's disease and of anaplastic large cell lymphoma as well as to T and B activated lymphocytes. It is now apparent that the range of normal and neoplastic cells, which may express CD30 antigen, is much wider than was at first thought. In order to gain insight into the physiological function of CD30 anti...

insulin-like growth factor-1 gene (igf1) is a biological candidate gene for investigation traits such as growth, body weight and muscles growth in different species. in this research eight pairs of white and wild quails were crossed reciprocally as a base population. a total of 34 quails were produced in first generation (f1) and 422 quails were generated by intercrossing the f1 population. bod...

BACKGROUND As hyperbilirubinemia is a significant cause of brain injury, it is important to predict the cases who are at risk. Data for preterm infants are scarce. The aim of this study is to predict significant hyperbilirubinemia in preterm infants by measuring capillary bilirubin at 12th hour of life. METHODS One hundred and fifty neonates born ≤ 35 weeks were included in the study. They we...

The aim of this study was to investigate the repair effect of human acellular amniotic membrane (HAAM) loading bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on articular cartilage defect in rabbits. Rabbit BMSCs were isolated and cultured, and they were then inoculated on HAAM to prepare the complex of HAAM and BMSCs. Twenty-four rabbits were randomly divided into groups A and B, with 12 animals i...

Decline in postharvest losses of kiwifruit depended to maintain of quality characteristics during storage and transportation. Storage losses caused serious economic losses in kiwifruit. This study was conducted to inhibition of pathogen infection and increasing fruit quality of Kiwifruit. Hayward kiwifruits inoculated by B.cinerea conidia through pore wounds which formed by removal of the pedic...