To understand the ecology of juvenile chum salmon during early marine life after their downstream migration, we developed a quantitative PCR-based environmental DNA (eDNA) method specific for chum salmon and investigated the spatiotemporal distribution of eDNA in Otsuchi Bay, Iwate, Japan.Indoor aquarium experiments demonstrated the following chara
Food security and livelihoods among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are often constrained by limited farm resource endowment.It can be difficult to improve resource endowment given barriers such as low land availability and the unaffordability of agricultural inputs, so here we ask whether farmers can gain a better return on their resourc
Occupational irritant contact dermatitis (OICD) is still a occupational health problem.Shipyard workers are susceptible to OICD.A cross sectional study was conducted on 32 samples of shipyard workers in Samarinda to analyze the prevalence of OICD and related factors.The dependent variable is OICD, while independent variable consists of plate age, l
Aging is a biological and multifactorial process characterized by a progressive and irreversible deterioration of the physiological functions leading to a progressive increase in morbidity.In the next decades, the world population is expected to reach ten billion, and globally, elderly people over 80 are projected to triple in 2050.Consequently, it
Scurvy results from a deficiency of ascorbic acid.This disease first appeared in children during the 19th century with the emergence of new dietary habits; in particular, heating milk that leads to a loss of ascorbic acid.Even though scurvy has become a rare condition in western countries, many cases are still reported in pediatric patients, especi