EFFECTS OF FOOD AVAILABILITY ON YOLK ANDROGEN DEPOSITION IN THE BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (RISSA TRIDACTYLA), A SEABIRD WITH FACULTATIVE BROOD REDUCTION.

In birds with facultative brood reduction, survival of the junior chick is thought to be regulated primarily by food availability.In black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) where parents and chicks are provided with unlimited access to supplemental food during the breeding season, brood reduction still occurs and varies interannually.Survival of

Khadigeh Mirzaii NajmabadiShahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, IranObjectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a multimodal intervention (including the Women’s Wellness Program) on increasing levels of physical activity in Iranian midlife women.Study design: This 12-week study was conducted in women a

The management of product quality in palm oil crystallisation poses a formidable challenge.Although various model-based optimisation control strategies have been widely applied, their effectiveness hinges on understanding the intricate and highly nonlinear dynamic behavior of crystallisation.Notably, existing research has predominantly focused on d