Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of zinc supplementation on anthropometric measures, improving lipid profile biomarkers, and fasting blood glucose level in obese people.Methods: This randomized, double- blind clinical trial was carried out on 60 obese participants in the 18-45 age range for one month.The participants were ra
Instrumental insemination of Apis mellifera L.queens is a widely employed technique used in honeybee breeding that enables the effective control of mating.However, drone semen represents a potential source of honeybee viruses.In this study, 43 semen doses collected from apparently healthy drones, and consequently used in instrumental insemination,
The availability of cost-efficient genotyping technologies has facilitated the implementation of genomic selection into numerous breeding programs.However, some studies reported a superiority of pedigree over genomic selection in line breeding, and as, aside from systematic record keeping, no additional costs are incurring in pedigree-based predict
Abstract Although Staphylococcus capitis is considered to be a rare causative organism for prosthetic valve endocarditis, we report 4 such cases that were encountered at our hospital over the past 2 years.Case 1 was a 79-year-old woman who underwent aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthetic valve and presented with fever 24 days later.Transesop