The present study was undertaken with the aim of investigating the physical parameters (e.g. organoleptic and specific gravity of raw milk) and also to study the microbiological quality of raw milk (total viable count, Coliform count and Staphylococcal count) from different villages and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Dairy Farm of Mymensingh District of Bangladesh, during the period f...

Glacial retreat on the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding regions is characteristic since the 1960s and has intensified in the past 10 yr. The magnitude of glacial retreat is relatively small in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau and increases to the margins of the plateau, with the greatest retreat around the edges. Glacial retreat in this region is impacting the hydrological processes in the Ti...

During the 1995 outbreak of Ebola (EBO) hemorrhagic fever in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo, two surveys using a new ELISA for EBO (subtype Zaire) virus antigen were conducted to assess the prevalence of EBO IgG antibodies among residents of Kikwit and the surrounding area. The first study determined the proportion of antibody-positive individuals who were self-identified forest and city ...

Deltamethrin is one of the most effective insecticides for vector control, already widely used for bednet impregnation to control malaria. To evaluate the efficacy of deltamethrin-impregnated bednets in malaria control and in reducing the biting nuisance caused by Anopheles sacharovi, field trials were carried out in an endemic area of malaria in the surrounding rural settlements of Sanliurfa C...

Bodyzone is a young persons drop in service run in eight small market towns in Oxfordshire. It is based in secondary schools, or in youth centres nearby, and runs once a week during the school lunchtime. The service was initially developed to meet the needs of young people in a rural population. Many young people find it hard to use services primarily designed for adults. Additional problems fo...

The Present study has been conducted in the surrounding villages of the Shivalik hills of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh State to document some commonly found ethno-botanical plants and their uses in this area. An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken in this region. A number of plants were collected from the study area. Local knowledgeable people of the area were contacted for the local na...

“Project-based learning (PBL) is a model that organizes learning around projects”(Thomas p.1, 2000). Projects are authentic tasks closely linked to learners' daily lives. By being engaged in projects, learners not only develop the 21st century skills but also promote their awareness of and care about surrounding environment and people. This research examines how the pupils in two lower secondar...

In this retrospective study, we reconsidered 221 cases of malignant tumors of lungs and pleurae among the admissions to the Diyarbakir Chest Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey, between 1968 and 1976 (inclusive). There were 44 patients with pleural tumors and 177 patients with tumors of the lung (patients of both sexes and of different age groups). Including all of the ten cities of southeast Turkey (...