The main problem of cocoa seed storage is moisture content of the seeds because cocoa seeds will germinate if cocoa seeds moisture content is high.The objective of this research is to maintain the cocoa seeds viability in storage using acrylic acid sodium acrylate polymer (AASAP).The function of AASAP is to absorb humidity in storage due to their a
Investigating the genetic architecture of eye colour in a Canadian cohort
Summary: Eye color is highly variable in populations with European ancestry, ranging from low to high quantities of melanin in the iris.Polymorphisms in the HERC2/OCA2 locus have the largest effect on eye color in these populations, although other genomic regions also influence eye color.We performed genome-wide association studies of gildan cobalt
Lung ultrasound in a tertiary intensive care unit population: a diagnostic accuracy study
Abstract Background Evidence from previous studies comparing lung ultrasound to thoracic computed tomography (CT) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is limited due to multiple methodologic weaknesses.While addressing methodologic weaknesses of previous studies, the primary aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of lung ultra
Insights into shell deposition in the Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica: gene discovery in the mantle transcriptome using 454 pyrosequencing
Abstract Background The Antarctic clam, Laternula elliptica, is an infaunal stenothermal bivalve mollusc with a circumpolar distribution.It plays a significant role in bentho-pelagic coupling and hence has been proposed as a sentinel species for climate change monitoring.Previous studies have shown that this mollusc displays a high level of plastic