EFFECTIVNESS OF THE GNRH ANALOGUE DESLORELIN AS A REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTIVE IN A NEOTROPICAL PRIMATE, THE COMMON MARMOSET CALLITHRIX JACCHUS (MAMMALIA: PRIMATES: CALLITRICHIDAE)

Deslorelin is a synthetic GnRH analogue, which is being used as a contraceptive in animals by acting as a gonadal suppressant.The product Suprelorin (Virbac, Australia) contains deslorelin as a biocompatible, slow release subcutaneous implant.The continuous release of deslorelin provokes a down-regulation of GnRH receptors, and subsequently, inhibi

The presence of many young talented composers outside Greece, studying in prominent European music centres during the 1920s and 30s, set them free from the ideological compulsions of Greek musical nationalism prevailing in Athenian musical life during the first decades of the Hair Brush 20th century.The creative approach and adoption of aspects of

Terengganu brassware is a local craft product with high artistic value and traditional craftsmanship that involves a lot of creativity and elaborate artistry.This cultural heritage is in danger of disappearing because the current younger generation lacks interest, creativity and artistic skills to continue the craftsmanship.Therefore, gathering det

Recent studies have reported a significant increase in common carotid artery (CCA) intima media thickness, wall stiffness and reflectivity to ultrasound, in astronauts, after six months of spaceflight.The hypothesis was that 4 days in dry immersion (subjects under bags of water) will be sufficient to change the CCA wall reflectivity to ultrasound s

In this paper we compare two probabilistic data structures for association queries derived from the well-known Bloom filter: the shifting Bloom filter Essential Oils (ShBF), and the spatial Bloom filter (SBF).With respect to the original data structure, both variants add the ability to store multiple subsets in the same filter, using different stra