Microbial ecology is currently undergoing a revolution, with repercussions spreading
throughout microbiology, ecology and ecosystem science. The rapid accumulation of …

Summary 1 Aridland ecosystems cover about one‐third of terrestrial environments globally,
yet the extent to which models of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling, developed largely …

Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remain the gold standard for assessing
intervention efficacy; however, RCTs are not always feasible or sufficiently timely. Perhaps …

A new automated system for the analysis of nitrate via reduction with a high-pressure
cadmium column is described. Samples of urine, saliva, deproteinized plasma, gastric juice …

Nitrate metabolism was investigated in long-term metabolic studies in healthy young men.
Under conditions of constant low ingestion of nitrate (less than 180 mumol/day per subject) …

Prolonged aPTT in Patients with Covid-19 In this study, 20% of patients with Covid-19 had a
prolonged activated partial-thromboplastin time. In 90% of these cases, the cause was lupus …

Although the importance of phonological awareness has been discussed widely in the
research literature, the concept is not well understood by many classroom teachers. In the …

Metabolic balance studies show that germfree and conventional Sprague-Dawley rats
synthesize nitrate. Equivalent results for germfree and conventional rats eliminate the …

A survey of clinical and subclinical mastitis was carried out on 97 dairy farms in England and
Wales, selected at random from members of a national milk recording scheme. The farmers …

Broiler (meat) chickens have been subjected to intense genetic selection. In the past 50
years, broiler growth rates have increased by over 300%(from 25 g per day to 100 g per …