Although more sustainable, feeding fish solely plant protein (PP) deteriorates their fillet quality more than animal counterparts, which additives can alleviate. This study investigated the effects of supplementing high PP diets with two additive mixtures on the fillet quality of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Fish (∼2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe investigate the impact of a 20-yr irrigation on root water uptake (RWU) and drought stress release in a naturally dry Scots pine forest. We use a combination of electrical resistivity tomography to image RWU, drone flights to image the crown stress and sensors to monitor soil water content. Our findings suggest that increased water availability enhances root growth and resource use efficiency, potentially increasing trees' resistance to future drought conditions by enabling water uptake from deeper soil layers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To describe rare genetic interactions of α-thalassemia alleles causing Hb H disease and Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis which could lead to diagnostic errors in a routine practice.
Methods: Hematological and molecular characterization were carried out in a Thai family with a risk of having fetus with Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis.
Results: Both parents were found to be the thalassemia intermedia patients associated with unusual forms of Hb H disease.
The transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) through unsaturated source-zone soils is a critical yet poorly understood aspect of their environmental behavior. To date, most experimental studies have only focused on the equilibrium or non-equilibrium partitioning of PFASs to the air-water interface, or solid-phase based equilibrium or non-equilibrium transport. Currently, there are discrepancies between air-water interfacial partitioning (K) results measured using a drainage-based column method (which supports a Langmuir isotherm) when compared to measurements from alternative experimental methods (which support a Freundlich isotherm).
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