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Female Preference and Adverse Developmental Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides on Ecologically Relevant Traits in Japanese Quails
2019
Controversial glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are the most frequently used herbicides globally. An increasing number of studies have identified GBH residues in soil, water, and even human food that may expose nontarget organisms including wildlife, livestock, and humans to health risks. After a heated debate, the European Union allowed the use of GBHs to continue until 2022, after which their risks will be re-evaluated. Thus, decision makers urgently need scientific evidence on GBH residues and their possible effects on ecosystems. An important, yet neglected, aspect is to assess whether animals show preference or avoidance for GBH-contaminated food, as it can influence the likelihood of…
Asociación de pravastatina y fenofibrato (Pravafenix®). Estudios de seguridad
2014
Resumen Aunque el colesterol unido a lipoproteinas de baja densidad (cLDL) es el objetivo primario de tratamiento para reducir el riesgo cardiovascular, el incremento de trigliceridos y el descenso del colesterol unido a lipoproteinas de alta densidad (cHDL) constituyen el denominado riesgo cardiovascular residual. El tratamiento con estatinas asociado a fibratos es una posibilidad real de tratamiento del riesgo cardiovascular total. Sin embargo, esta asociacion puede con frecuencia asociarse a efectos adversos, especialmente musculares y hepaticos. Por sus caracteristicas farmacologicas, la asociacion de pravastatina con fenofibrato puede ser eficaz y segura, con escasos efectos secundario…
Eugenics and American Economics in the Interwar Years: The Case of Thomas Nixon Carver
2017
The aim of this paper is to explore in some detail Carver’s eugenic ideas with a main, albeit non-exclusive, focus on the interwar years. Although his major contributions had all appeared prior to 1918, Carver remained particularly productive throughout the 1920s and 1930s, publishing several articles and eight books, which include The Principles of National Economy (1921), and The Essential Factors of Social Evolution (1935)—two works which contain significant traces of eugenic reasoning. Just as important, Carver’s interwar activities were not limited to academia. After his retirement from Harvard in 1932 he became involved in the activities of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, while i…
Autour du paon et du phénix : étude d'une iconographie cultuelle et funéraire dans le Bassin méditerranéen (IVe-XIIe siècle)
2017
This dissertation deals with the meaning of the peacock and the phoenix within contexts of worship and funerary contexts in the Mediterranean area, between the IVth and the XIIth centuries. The study is based on an iconographic documentation meeting 490 items of the peacock and 68 items of the phoenix. These birds were imaged in various ways as well as coins, paintings of catacombs, sarcophagi, mosaics (pavements, domes, apses, …), manuscripts, and even chancel screens. The analysis of the documentation indicates that links were weaved between both birds associated with the idea of revival long before the IVth century. The idea of revival, indeed, is a cross-cutting concept in the study of …
Zvaigžnotā Debess: 2007, Vasara
2007
Latvijas Zinātnes padome, Latvijas Universitāte
The culturable bacterial community of frass produced by larvae of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Canary island …
2012
Aims: Larvae of the red palm weevil (RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) feed inside palm stem tissues, making galleries and producing a wet fermenting frass. We characterized the culturable bacteria associated with frass produced by tunnelling larvae inside the Canary island date palms and investigated the role of frass and gut bacteria in plant polymers breakdown. Methods and Results: A culture-dependent method was used to isolate bacteria from frass and noninfested palm tissues. Bacterial isolates were grouped into operational taxonomic units based on polymorphisms in the ITS-PCR profiles, and representative isolates were identified by partial sequencing …
Rara avis
1977
Suture Removal After Trabeculectomy With Fornix-based Conjunctival Flap Leads to Faster Visual Recovery but Not Reduced Astigmatism
2019
PReCIS:: The closing limbal suture after trabeculectomy with a fornix-based conjunctival flap plays no critical role in the development of corneal astigmatism and intraocular pressure (IOP). A standard removal is not recommended. Purpose To investigate the effect of removal of the conjunctival suture after trabeculectomy with fornix-based conjunctival flap on corneal astigmatism, visual acuity, and IOP. Methods Eighty-seven cases of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C with a fornix-based conjunctival flap performed in the eyes of 82 patients (5 patients underwent bilateral trabeculectomy) were enrolled in a prospective randomized study. All surgeries were conducted by the same surgeon (J.W.) in…
Effects of bilingualism on white matter atrophy in mild cognitive impairment: a diffusion tensor imaging study
2020
Background and purpose Previous investigations show that bilinguals exhibit the first symptoms of dementia 4-5 years later than monolinguals. Therefore, bilingualism has been proposed as a cognitive reserve mechanism. Recent studies have advanced towards an understanding of the brain mechanisms underlying bilingualism's protection against dementia, but none of them deals with white matter (WM) diffusion. Methods In this study, the topic was investigated by measuring WM integrity in a sample of 35 bilinguals and 53 passive bilinguals with mild cognitive impairment. Results No significant differences were found between the groups in cognitive level, education, age or sex. However, bilinguals …