Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a medicinal plant and pungent food spice, which has antioxidant properties.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ginger on antioxidant status of blood in healthy sheep.In this study, dried ginger root powder was added to the ration of 10 male yearling sheep (treatment group), at the rate of 1g/head/
The UniFrac distance metric is often used to separate groups in microbiome analysis, but requires a constant sequencing depth to work properly.Here we demonstrate that unweighted UniFrac is highly sensitive to rarefaction instance and to sequencing depth in uniform data sets with no clear structure Earplugs or separation between groups.We show that
Stormwater runoff is a leading cause of nitrogen (N) transport to water bodies and hence one means of water quality deterioration.Stormwater runoff was monitored in an urban residential catchment (drainage area: 3.89 hectares) in Florida, United States to investigate the concentrations, forms, and sources of N.Runoff samples were collected over 22
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents has become a rising concern worldwide and a risk factor for suicide.There is a noticeable rise in number of children who attempted or committed suicide in past few years in Pakistan.However, not much attention has been paid to identify and target risk factors.A preliminary survey was conducted to Co
The experience of social stress during adolescence is associated with higher vulnerability to drug use.Increases in the acquisition of copyright self-administration, in the escalation of copyright-seeking behavior, and in the conditioned rewarding effects of copyright have been observed in rodents exposed to repeated social defeat (RSD).In addition