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Helminth parasites in faecal samples from the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus).
2011
The Iberian lynx is the most endangered felid in the world. Enteropathogens may threaten its survival, and therefore we analysed faecal samples from 66 different individuals (37 males and 29 females), the largest population representation studied to date. The samples were obtained from November 2005 to October 2008 in the two areas where the Iberian lynx survives: Sierra Morena and Donana (Andalusia, southern Spain). A total of 56.1% samples were parasitized with at least 6 species of helminths, including two cestodes (Hymenolepis spp. and Taenia spp.) and four Nematodes (Ancylostoma spp., Toxocara spp., Toxascaris leonina, and Capillaria sp.). In this work, the presence of Hymenolepis is r…
What determines the likelihood of structural reforms?
2015
We use data for a panel of 60 countries over the period 1980–2005 to investigate the main drivers of the likelihood of structural reforms. We find that: (i) external debt crises are the main trigger of financial and banking reforms; (ii) inflation and banking crises are the key drivers of external capital account reforms; (iii) banking crises also hasten financial reforms; and (iv) economic recessions play an important role in promoting the necessary consensus for financial, capital, banking and trade reforms, especially in the group of OECD-countries. Additionally, we also observe that the degree of globalisation is relevant for financial reforms, in particular in the group of non-OECD cou…
Evaluation and comparison of tailor-made stationary phases based on spherical silica-based beads for capillary electrochromatography via peptide sepa…
2004
Small cyclic peptides have been employed to elucidate the performance of novel sorbents as stationary phases in capillary electrochromatography (CEC). In this paper chain length dependencies for ordinary liquid chromatographic sorbents are reported together with findings acquired on beads specifically designed to suit CEC. The latter, tailor-made, spherical, porous silica exhibits a distinguished surface modification to meet the criteria anticipated to enhance performance profiles in CEC. With well-characterised peptides resembling the analytes, probing of the CEC system in a systematic manner (predominantly via the organic modifier content of the background electrolyte (BE)) reveals insigh…
Some European green roof norms and guidelines through the lens of biodiversity : do ecoregions and plant traits also matter?
2018
Abstract Green infrastructure and in particular green roofs are crucial to meet the challenge of sustainable urbanisation fostered by the current European Research and Innovation agenda. Several documents were issued in the last decades in Europe for regulating the design, construction and up-keep of roof greening. In particular, the actual German guidelines have been widely adopted as a reference basis for green roof design and regulation worldwide, because of its exhaustiveness and proven building- and landscaping tradition. With the aim to assess the effectiveness of green roof guidelines and norms in supporting plant and soil biodiversity in different ecoregions, and particularly of the…
La sociedad frente al espejo. Aproximaciones al capital social en Argentina
2015
El siguiente articulo presenta los resultados de una primera serie de mediciones sobre algunos elementos que participan del concepto de capital social, centrandonos en la confianza interpersonal y en las instituciones, y en los atributos considerados relevantes para ser un buen ciudadano en la Argentina, realizada por el Observatorio de Capital Social de la Universidad de Palermo y de la Consultora Carlos Fara y Asociados. Mientras que los primeros resultados parecen sugerir una convergencia entre los rasgos individualistas y el descredito de las instituciones asociadas a los asuntos publicos (politica, economia), una observacion mas atenta de la positiva valoracion ciudadana que mantienen …
Tuning the defect configurations in nematic and smectic liquid crystalline shells
2013
Thin liquid crystalline shells surrounding and surrounded by aqueous phases can be conveniently produced using a nested capillary microfluidic system, as was first demonstrated by Fernandez-Nieves et al. in 2007. By choosing particular combinations of stabilizers in the internal and external phases, different types of alignment, uniform or hybrid, can be ensured within the shell. Here, we investigate shells in the nematic and smectic phases under varying boundary conditions, focusing in particular on textural transformations during phase transitions, on the interaction between topological defects in the director field and inclusions in the liquid crystal (LC), and on the possibility to rel…
El Desorden mundial
1997
Bēgšana no realitātes Maikla Šabona darbā „Kavaliera un Kleja brīnumainie piedzīvojumi”
2017
Šajā darbā tiek pētīta terminu “bēgšana no realitātes” un “literatūra bēgšanai no realitātes” nozīme, un tiek parādīts, kā laika gaitā ir attīstījusies šo jēdzienu uztvere. Darba galvenā daļa ir veltīta tam, lai analizētu, vai Maikla Šabona darbs “Kavaliera un Kleja brīnumainie piedzīvojumi” var tikt kategorizēts kā literatūra bēgšanai no realitātes, izpētot dažādus bēgšanas no realitātes veidus, kas parādās šajā grāmatā, kā arī izpētot attiecības starp fantastikas literatūru un Holokausta literatūru. Darba galvenais secinājums ir tāds, ka bēgšana no realitātes ne vienmēr ir bezjēdzīga un “Kavaliera un Kleja brīnumainie piedzīvojumi” ir grāmata, kas parāda bēgšanas no realitātes transformēj…
Les parcours étudiants en fonction des caractéristiques individuelles
2011
Ce texte vise à préciser quel est l'effet des capitaux culturel et économique des familles sur l'orientation des étudiants. Une comparaison entre les catégories sociales des élèves de classes de 6ème des collèges et celles des étudiants de l'enseignement supérieur permet, dans un premier temps, de décrire la sélectivité sociale qui s'exerce depuis l'entrée au collège jusqu'au études supérieures. Dans un second temps, il sera montré que le coût des études représente une variable explicative des choix scolaires et professionnels en ce qu'il limite les choix des plus démunis alors qu'il ne constitue pas une limite pour les pluis aisés. Enfin, en vue de mieux cerner l'impact respectif et de la …