We used the global fire detection record provided by the satellite-based Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to determine the number of fires detected inside 823 tropical and subtropical moist forest reserves and for contiguous buffer areas 5, 10, and 15 km wide. The ratio of fire detection densities (detections per square kilometer) inside reserves to their contiguous buffer ...

Serial blood-xylose concentrations have been determined in 28 Papua New Guineans after 25 g oral xylose; 9 had an acute and 8 a chronic systemic infection, 4 the tropical splenomegaly syndrome and 7 were free of infection. Mean xylose was significantly depressed at 30, 60, 90 and 120 min in those with acute and chronic infections. Correlations between xylose and serum albumin, alpha 1, alpha 2,...

Agrochemicals, veterinary drugs, antibiotics and improved feeds can increase the food supply while minimising production costs in various livestock production systems around the world. However, these days, quality-conscious consumers are increasingly seeking environmentally safe, chemical-residue-free healthy foods, along with product traceability and a high standard of animal welfare, which or...