Background Age of pubertal onset is associated with lung function in adulthood.However, the underlying role of epigenetics as a mediator of this association remains unknown.Methods DNA methylation (DNAm) in peripheral blood was measured at age 18 years in the Isle of Wight birth cohort (IOWBC) along with data on age of pubertal events, forced vital
Despite the concerted efforts of successive governments in Sri Lanka to popularize coconut-based intercropping (CBI) systems, an intensive land use alternative to traditional less intensive coconut monocropping, its adoption by farmers is as low as 25% of the agronomically potential area of 100,000 ha.Although the adoption of an innovation is influ
Metal mineral resources are critical materials for the world economic development.In a situation of weak supply of terrestrial rare metals, many countries are expanding the direction of resource extraction from a land-based approach to a land-sea approach, with an increased emphasis on marine resource extraction.Aiming at the problem of efficient e