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The aim of this study was to assess the total body water in damvi (sanguinei) and safravi (cholerici) mizaj (temperament) individuals through Watson equation, to analyze whether any correlation exists between temperament and total body water and to explore that whether the total body water in damvi and safravimizaj were same or different and to develop a new parameter for the determination of mizaj through estimation of body water. The mean and standard deviation of total body water of Damvi and Safravi subjects were calculated.

Only two fatty acids are known to be essential for human -alpha-linolenic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) and linoleic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid). Natural seed is Cucurbita mixta (Pumpkin) contain 42.71 % oil. Cucurbita mixta (pumpkin) seed oil supply calcium, iron, vitamin A, oil (25 -55%, rich in unsaturated oleic and linoleic acids). The proximate analysis of Cucurbita mixta (Pumpkin) seed oil shows 04.70 % moisture & 05.35 % ash. It has congeding point 10.700C. It is commonly used in folk medicine.

An investigation was carried out to study the effect of spacing and NPK on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by makoi under hill zone-9 of Karnataka at Horticulture Research Station, Thirthahalli, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot during the year 2013-14. The results revealed that, spacing of 60 x 45 cm and application of NPK fertilizer @ 125:75:75 kg /ha was found beneficial for getting higher growth, fruit yield and uptake of nutrients by makoi.

An experiment was conducted to study the effects of feed particle size on performance of broiler chicken with one hundred and fifty, day-old commercial broiler chicks (Vencobb-400) allotted to three dietary treatments ground using hammer mill screen openings of 3mm (T1), 5mm (T2) and 7mm (T3) with five replications per treatment and 10 birds per replicate in a completely randomized design. An iso-caloric and iso nitrogenous maize – soya based broiler starter and finisher feed (BIS 2007) ground in hammer mill using 3mm, 5mm and 7mm screens were used for the study.

Sustainability is the cry in today’s world by many concerned earth dwellers with a view of developing the earth’s resources in such a manner that it will not be depleted for future generations. Key to these developments is justice and equity regarding the redistribution of all goods and service on planet earth. The question is: What could theology and the church’s contribution be to this quest of sustainability of the earth’s resources?

Peste des Petits Ruminants is an acute and highly contagious viral disease of small ruminants causes great economic loss to the small ruminant industries due to the high mortality and morbidity rates in infected sheep and goats. An epidemiological study was undertaken to assess the measures of causal association between Peste des petits ruminants and its determinants in north-west agroclimatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India.

Estuaries are important sinks of pollutants derived from anthropogenic activities. Fish inhabiting these areas have been proposed as sentinels for pollution monitoring through assessment of sensitive biomarkers. Biomarkers can be defined as a change in biological response, ranging from molecular through behavioural changes, which can be related to exposure or effects of environmental contaminants. The present study was focused to examine the histological changes in the comparatively in polluted samples collected from two different sites.

Objective. The aim of this study was the identification of pulmonary manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and their assessment in relation to immunological alterations. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed 90 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Patients were examined by laboratory tests such as: anti-nuclear antibody, anti double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid antibody, anticardiolipin antibodies and D dimer.

Climate change, an alteration in the state of the climate can be identified by changes in the mean state and/or the variability of its properties and it persists for an extended period of time. Climate change occurs may be due to natural internal processes or external forces. Specifically, local outcomes of climate change are uncertain in the form of frequency, intensity, spatial extent or duration of weather.

This study examined institutional constraints and agribusiness capacity of key institutions involved in dairy development in Western Kenya. Using checklists and interview guides, data was collected from Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), farmer groups, credit institutions, agro dealer feed stockists, Inseminators, County livestock department and dairy cooperatives. The results showed that despite developing many feed technologies, KARI lacked agribusiness orientation which limited the scaling up and dissemination of improved technologies to target users.