This is an empirical analysis of the Malindi Ungwana Bay prawn fishery in the coast of Kenya. A resource allocation problem is at the heart of the conflict between artisanal fishers and commercial trawlers exploiting the prawn fishery in the bay. The Prawn Fishery Management plan by the government has...
The study contains a cost benefit analysis of the aquaculture development component of the Fish Farming Enterprise Productivity Program (FFEPP) undertaken for Meru County in Kenya. It focuses on the implementation of the FFEPP undertaken from 2009 up to 2013 and evaluates its benefits and costs against the opportunity cost...
Persistent and uncontrolled inflammation is the root cause of various debilitating diseases. Given that interleukin-1 receptor–associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) is a critical modulator of inflammation, inhibition of its activity with selective drug molecules (IRAK4 inhibitors) represents a promising therapeutic strategy for inflammatory disorders. To exploit the full potential of this...
Herein, we report an efficient combinatorial therapy for metastatic ovarian cancer based on siRNA-mediated suppression of DJ-1 protein combined with a low dose of cisplatin. DJ-1 protein modulates, either directly or indirectly, different oncogenic pathways that support and promote survival, growth, and invasion of ovarian cancer cells. To evaluate the...
Accurately monitoring tropical forest carbon stocks is a challenge that remains outstanding. Allometric models that consider tree diameter, height and wood density as predictors are currently used in most tropical forest carbon studies. In particular, a pantropical biomass model has been widely used for approximately a decade, and its most...
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Moses Libalah3, Alfred Ngomanda15, Vivien Rossi4,16, Bonaventure Sonké3, Nicolas Texier1,3
Field and laboratory studies were conducted on volcanic ash from Yakima, Moses Lake, Spokane, Washington, and Moscow, Idaho, three weeks after the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mt. St. Helens in southwestern Washington. These studies examined 1) the chemical, physical, and water retentivity properties of the ash, 2) the effect...
(Brandt) were surveyed for the presence of polyploid cells.
Large polyploid cells were found in the hepatic cecum, gut
and sheath of the testis.
The relative DNA content of the polyploid nuclei was
measured by means of two wavelength cytophotometry. Histograms
plotted from the data provide information on the level...
The physiologic specialization of nine isolates of stripe rust
(Puccinia striiformis West.) collected in the Pacific Northwest
was determined. The separation of races was based on the differential
susceptibility of the following wheat varieties: Cappelle
Desprez, Chinese 166, Dippes Triumph, Druchamp, Etoile de
Choisy, Flamingo, Gaines, Golden, Ibis, Leda, Michigan...