The purpose of the work was to establish regularities of the ice formation in the largest European Lake Ladoga depending on the air temperature.The average daily air temperatures obtained at the Sortavala weather station for thirty years were used for the analysis.The main task was to determine the sums of accumulated average daily air temperatures

Ascorbate is an important element of a variety of cellular processes including the control of reactive oxygen species levels.Since reactive oxygen species are implicated as a key factor in tumorigenesis and antitumor therapy, the injection of a large amount of ascorbate is considered beneficial in cancer therapy.Recent studies have shown that ascor

The overweight and obesity are considered as a risk factor for the heat strain.This study was planned to assess the oral temperature changes among overweight and normal-weight subjects during light and moderate exercises under exposure to hot and very hot conditions.An experimental study was conducted on 35 subjects with normal-weight and 35 subjec

Abstract Background Malaria still claims substantial lives of individuals in Tanzania.Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spray (IRS) are used as major malaria vector control tools.These tools are facing great challenges from the rapid escalating insecticide resistance in malaria vector populations.This review presents the informati