Microbial erosion assessment on waterlogged archaeological woods (WAWs) from a Chinese ancient shipwreck, Nanhai No. 1

Abstract This article aims at identifying the timber species of Nanhai No.1, an ancient shipwreck (Song Dynasty, 800 years ago) sunk in the South China Sea, finding out the types of bacteria that corrode the wood Bar Table components of the shipwreck and analyzing the erosion level.The changes of the internal structure of wood under different erosi

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Establishing Regional Medical Campuses to Ensure Comparable Experiences: Recommendations From a Narrative Review

Background: Given increasing class sizes and desires to keep costs down, many medical schools are developing regional clinical campuses.We found our regional campus system to be very successful in allowing class size expansion, inspiring a workforce for the state, and concurrently allowing our students to individualize their experience.We desire to

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Age, growth, gonadosomatic index and diet composition of Crimean barbel, Barbus tauricus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), in a small Stream in NE Turkey

Background.Crimean barbel, Barbus tauricus Kessler, 1877, is a riverine cyprinid fish commonly found in well-oxygenated streams with gravel bottom in the Black and Azov Sea basins.Its population has plummeted in the Salgir, Chornaya, and Alma rivers (Crimea) and hence this fish has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.The knowledge about

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