HERBIVORY AND BODY SIZE: ALLOMETRIES OF DIET QUALITY AND GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HERBIVORE ECOLOGY AND DINOSAUR GIGANTISM.

Herbivory and body size: allometries of diet quality and gastrointestinal physiology, and implications for herbivore ecology and dinosaur gigantism.

Digestive physiology has played a prominent role in explanations for terrestrial herbivore body size evolution and size-driven diversification and niche differentiation.This is based on the association of increasing body mass (BM) with diets of lower quality, and with putative mechanisms by which a higher BM could translate into a higher digestive

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The Reverse Engineering on Golok Banten Slash Type

Making tools such as machetes in the Banten area is still widely done, machetes are produced from the process of forging conventionally using a hammer carried out by a blacksmith.Work as a blacksmith in Banten areas is passed down Leather Golf Bag Tag through generations as a cultural heritage, but over time the machete of traditional blacksmith re

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis Cand B Viruses Infection among Hemodialysis Patients in Holy Karbala, Iraq

Background: Viral hepatitis infections are important cause of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and its prevalence varies considerably among different areas of the world.Patients receiving maintenance HD are at higher risk for acquiring hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections than the general population.O

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