I evaluated solar oven usage and wood consumption in northern Nicaragua during both the rainy and dry seasons using surveys, temperature dataloggers placed in solar ovens, and direct measurements of wood consumption. Solar oven owners surveyed reported usage on 79% of days during the dry season, and 41% of days during the rainy season. I compared these results with oven temperature records, and...

The analysis and presentation of plan view parameters for 39 marinas operating in Croatia is made in the paper to enhance improvement of the spatial and economic planning of nautical tourism in Croatia. The following plan view parameters were collected: number of berths, number of dry berths, breakwater length, fixed pier length, pontoon length, waterfront length, water basin area, territory ar...

A research lab is the workhorse of modern science. Running a research lab, whether it is a wet lab, dry lab, or both, is a complex and costly endeavor, which requires a talented team, solid funding, lab space, and a principal investigator (PI). The success of a lab is normally associated with its PI and, indeed, very much dependent on his or her scientific achievements (hence vision), productiv...

Medicinal plants are garnering widespread interest in scientific circles due to their consistent pharmacological activities, which make them beneficial the treatment of a variety ailments. Costus speciosus, commonly known as crepe ginger, is an herbaceous plant native Mexico that belongs family Costaceae (zingiberaceae). Creep Ginger have many medicinal effects, such antioxidant, anti-inflammat...

It has been more than a century since dry cleaning had its origin in Paris, France. Since that time, the dry cleaning process, whereby garments are cleaned in a nonaqueous solvent, has witnessed many refinements. Gasoline and carbon tetrachloride have been replaced as dry cleaning fluids by perchloroethylene (perc, and also known as tetrachloroethylene), Stoddard solvent (a petroleum distillate...

KEY TAKE HOME POINTS 1. The purpose of dry cow therapy is both therapeutic and prophylactic; selective DCT is aimed only at therapeutic aims 2. Cows that maintain persistent subclinical infections across the dry period are at greater risk of subclinical and clinical mastitis and reduced milk yield during the subsequent lactation 3. Few mastitis pathogens are resistant to most antimicrobials use...