Understanding the spatial distribution and hot spots of collared Bornean elephants in a multi-use landscape.

In the Kinabatangan floodplain, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, oil palm and settlements have reduced and fragmented lowland tropical forests, home to around 200 endangered Bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis). In this region, elephants range within forests, oil palm and community areas. The degree to which elephants are using these areas remains unclear.

Serum lipids in children with xeroderma from an inland district of Sri Lanka.

Children living on plantations in inland districts of the southeastern part of Sri Lanka frequently develop a skin condition on the legs described as mosaic skin or xeroderma. This condition is characterized by atrophic, dry, shining and scaly skin. The etiology is unknown.

Essential fatty acids in human colostrum.

We analyzed the colostrum of 11 mothers, consuming a normal hospital diet, for total fat content and various fatty acids. Three of the mothers had given birth four weeks prematurely. Total fat content of the colostrum ranged from 2.

Kinetics of drug activities as influenced by their physico-chemical properties: antibacterial effects of alkylating 2-furylethylenes.

A method is presented allowing for direct incorporation of the time of exposure into the relationship between biological and physico-chemical properties of drugs. The approach employs kinetics of the drug-receptor interaction based on mass action law, whereby biological response is considered as proportional to the receptor modification, and the time-dependent drug concentration in the vicinity of receptors is expressed by a disposition function. The function with variable physico-chemical properties and time relates the intracellular drug concentration to the dose.