Abstract Background The biosynthesis of aflatoxin (AF) involves over 20 enzymatic reactions in a complex polyketide pathway that converts acetate and malonate to the intermediates sterigmatocystin (ST) and O-methylsterigmatocystin (OMST), the respective penultimate Dong Quai (Angelica) and ultimate precursors of AF.Although these precursors are che
Background There is developing evidence of excess mortality among people with mental disorders.This protocol presents the methodology to undertake a systematic review to definitively examine the current evidence on the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in people with mental disorders (mood, anxiety, substance use, eating, personality a
The aim of this observational study (field experiment) was to evaluate carcass composition and meat quality of male suckling buffalo calves.The animals were born between June and September 2011 and were Light Ropes kept on natural pasture in a cow/calf herd.From the end of November 2011, the suckling calves were fed only roughage as feed supplement
Right-to-carry (RTC) laws allow the legal carrying of concealed firearms for defense, in certain states in the United States.I used modern causal inference methodology from epidemiology to examine the effect of RTC laws Disposable Cups on crime over a period from 1959 up to 2016.I fitted marginal structural models (MSMs), using inverse probability
The current study delves into the impact of irrigation using two distinct water sources (freshwater and brackish water) in conjunction with three salt-tolerant fodder crops (Sesbania, Guar, and Pearl millet) within arid dry-land environments for two year FOLDING KNIFE - CLOSEOUT experiments.Brackish water irrigation impedes the growth of all three