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Hepcidin is a 25-amino peptide hormone that regulates iron homeostasis. Its serum quantification helps to provide the right therapeutic choice in iron-deficiency anemia and anemia in chronic diseases. We determined serum hepcidin levels using ELISA assay in 125 patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD) [stages from II to V] (n=60), rheumatoid arthritis (n=30), β-talasemia major (n=15) and iron-deficiency anemia (IDA; n=20) for a period 2012 – 2014 year. We compare their results to control group. The reference ranges for serum hepcidin in Bulgarian population are 3.052 - 37.750 µg/L.

The study included 12 Yersinia ruckeri isolates from rainbow trout with symptoms of yersiniosis. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of the isolates were performed by conventional microbiological, biochemical and molecular methods. Identification was confirmed by PCR using Y. ruckeri-specific primers and antibiotic resistance profiles were determined. Some isolates were found to be resistant to florfenicol, erythromycin, and oxytetracycline, which are licensed for use in fish farms.

Diarrhea is one of the remarkable hygiene problems in the world. Despite reducing the diarrheal mortality rates for 3 million children per year through Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT), mortality reduction among patients is still substantial. Objectives: The aim of this study is, detection of bacterial and parasitic agents isolated from diarrheal children’s stool and their antibiotic susceptibility profiles. This study also aims to introduce appropriate solutions for reducing of diarrhea causative agents.

Electricity is the major share of total global energy requirement, which is expected to be exponentially growing. As the demand grows steadily, not only will the supply become inadequate, it’s transmission and distribution will become inefficient and wasteful. The existing grid infrastructure was not basically designed for today’s pace of power transfer. It has not been updated and upgraded in accordance to the pace of increases in power and itsdelivery. As the power grid network is already a complex structure, the dynamics of this structure becomes more crucial due to overloading.

The experiment was conducted in the five years old mulberry germplasms maintained at Sericulture Department. The study was conducted in all three seasons of the year 2010-2011 viz., pre monsoon (March-June), monsoon (July-Oct) and post–monsoon (November– February). The two sucking pests were selected for the study namely Pink mealy bug, Meconellicoccus hirsutus Green and Thrips, Pseudodendro thrips mori (NIWA). Score Index was followed to categorize the genotypes for various level of pest infestation. During pre-monsoon season (March – June), infestation of sucking pest, Pink mealy bug, M.

Objective: To evaluate the antibacterial activity of two saltpan microalgae Amphora sp and Oscillatoria sp against post operative pathogens Methods: Samples of microalgae were collected from the puthalam solar saltpan of Kanyakumari district. Two microalgae Amphora sp and Oscillatoria sp were identified and isolated by serial dilution method. Biomass was produced by culturing the isolated strains in one litre of Walne’s medium. The activity was assessed by using ethanol and petroleum ether solvents.

Rural society is the primitive society of man. India is well-known in the world because of Indian rural culture and society. Farmers are the backbone of country.65% Indian economy is depending on agriculture. Therefore really if we want to develop India, there is a need to develop the rural society. Today Indian farmers are having so many social, familiar and economical problems. Farmer’s suicide is crucial and serious problem in current scenario. Some states in India having the large number of farmer’s suicide cases.

This work was developed in the semiarid region of São José da Tapera, in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, in order to assess the quality of goat milk in two communities: Settlement Mocambo and Settlement Selma Bandeira. Milk were analyzed in 74 goats that survive under extensive management in the Caatinga. All animals were Brown Alpine breed. Microbiological analyzes were performed at the Microbiology Laboratory of the Veterinary School of the Federal University of Alagoas.

Many agriculturally important traits such as yield, quality and some form of disease resistance are controlled by many genes (poly genes) and are known as quantitative traits. Identification of the genomic region containing few or more genes controlling these complex traits is a basic idea of QTL mapping. The large number of QTL mapping studies for diverse crop species has provided an abundance of DNA marker-trait associations. The information obtained on the QTL analysis can be utilized for the crop improvement through marker aided selection and molecular breeding.

The present investigation was concluded to evaluate the lethality of cypermetrhin on common carp, Cyprinus carpio. The effect was assessed on the basis of 10,20 and 30 days exposure of its sublethal concentrations (1/5th (0.02 mg/L) and 1/10th (0.01mg/L) on some hematological parameters. Fish were sampled at 10, 20 and 30 days to test for blood analysis. There was most of the blood parameters measured such as hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cells (RBC), packed cell volume (PCV) and MCHC was significantly decreased (p< 0.05), but the WBC levels were significantly increased (p< 0.05).