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Effects of self-myofascial release: A systematic review.

2015

Summary Background Self-myofascial release (SMFR) is a type of myofascial release performed by the individual themselves rather than by a clinician, typically using a tool. Objectives To review the literature regarding studies exploring acute and chronic clinical effects of SMFR. Methods PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched during February 2015 for studies containing words related to the topic of SMFR. Results Acutely, SMFR seems to increase flexibility and reduce muscle soreness but does not impede athletic performance. It may lead to improved arterial function, improved vascular endothelial function, and increased parasympathetic nervous system activity acutely, which could b…

Complementary and Manual Therapymyalgiamedicine.medical_specialtyPopulationPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationAthletic PerformanceAutonomic Nervous SystemPhysical medicine and rehabilitationVascular StiffnessDelayed onset muscle sorenessmedicineHumanseducationMuscle SkeletalTherapy Soft TissueRandomized Controlled Trials as Topiceducation.field_of_studybiologyAthletesbusiness.industryRehabilitationFlexibility (personality)Myalgiabiology.organism_classificationMyofascial releaseBiomechanical PhenomenaAutonomic nervous systemComplementary and alternative medicinePhysical therapyFoam rollingEndothelium Vascularmedicine.symptombusinessJournal of bodywork and movement therapies
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Ruolo dei parassitoidi oofagi nel controllo naturale dei fitofagi del nocciolo responsabili del “cimiciato delle nocciole” nel Parco dei Nebrodi (ME).

2009

Role of oophagous parasitoids in the natural control of hazelnut bugs inducing the “cimiciato seeds” in Nebrodi Park (ME) Oophagous parasitoids of bugs collected on hazelnut cultivations and seasonal parasitism on eggs of Gonocerus acutengulatus (Goeze) were studied from 2004 to 2006 in the Nebrodi Park (ME). Samples of bug eggs were collected in three altitude areas, 300-590, 600-890 and 900-1100 m above sea level, and examined in laboratory. Parasitoid adults obtained from all eggs were identified. Parasitization levels, detected on G. acuteangulatus in all areas showed a similar trend with the most value on August. Significant regression between the total number of eggs and the number of…

Controllo biologico Anastatus bifasciatus Gryon muscaeformis Telenomus viggianiSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata
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Testing the assumptions of conditional handicap theory: costs and condition dependence of a sexually selected trait

2000

Conditional handicap models of sexual selection predict that sexual traits are reliable signals of male quality because they are (a) condition dependent and (b) costly to produce or maintain. In this study, my objective was to experimentally investigate whether the drumming of male Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata wolf spiders is a condition-dependent costly trait. Males court females by drumming dry leaves with their abdomen and females preferentially mate with males drumming at higher rates. I manipulated male phenotypic condition and drumming rate simultaneously by keeping males on three different food rations and either introducing or not introducing them to a female. Food ration treatment aff…

Courtship displayHygrolycosa rubrofasciataEcologydigestive oral and skin physiologyBiologyFood rationAnimal ecologySexual selectionTraitAnimal Science and ZoologyMatingCondition dependenthealth care economics and organizationsEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsDemographyBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
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Incorporating spatial structure and stochasticity in endangered Bonelli’s eagle’s population models: implications for conservation and management

2008

Population models have played a chief role informing management decisions for the endangered Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata) in Spain. In this paper, we incorporate spatial structure and stochasticity in the construction of individual-based metapopulation models, and use these models to explore the effects of possible management actions on the persistence of the species in Spain. To build the models we used data on seven sub-populations that have experienced different trends in the last decades, and we introduced new estimates of pre-adult survival rate. The elasticity analysis of our models showed that when the interchange of individuals among sub-populations is taken into account, pre-a…

EagleMetapopulationsPopulation dynamicsPopulationEndangered speciesMetapopulationDemographic modelsIndividual-based modelsbiology.animalAccipitridaeZoologíaeducationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape Conservationeducation.field_of_studybiologyRaptorsEcologyElasticity analysisbiology.organism_classificationpeople.cause_of_deathElectrocutionAquila fasciataGeographyBonelli's eaglePopulation modelSpainpeopleVortex
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Intrinsic competition between two European egg parasitoids of the brown marmorated stink bug

2020

Following the accidental introduction and spread of the invasive polyphagous agricultural pest Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), the two European egg parasitoids Anastatus bifasciatus (Geoffroy) (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) and Ooencyrtus telenomicida (Vassiliev) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) have been investigated for inundative biological control. Since the competititve outcome between the two generalist parasitoids is difficult to predict, intrinsic competition was investigated with a time-course development study. Both species readily oviposited in H. halys eggs containing eggs and early instar larvae of the competitor, but oviposition decreased when eggs contained late insta…

EcologyOoencyrtus telenomicidamedia_common.quotation_subjectBiological pest controlBiologybiology.organism_classificationInvasive speciesCompetition (biology)Anastatus bifasciatus biological control Halyomorpha halys invasive species multiparasitism Ooencyrtus telenomicidaSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataInsect ScienceBrown marmorated stink bugAgronomy and Crop Sciencemedia_commonJournal of Applied Entomology
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(S)legati (d)al lavoro. Adulti giovani e occupazione tra ricomposizione e frammentazione sociale

2005

Fra i cambiamenti più rilevanti in atto nel mondo del lavoro vi è certamente quello riguardante la diversa accezione che ha assunto l’identità professionale. In presenza di una accentuata volubilità e di una difficile definzione dell’identità professionale – spesso divisa fra molte occupazioni svolte in luoghi e in momenti della propria vita e della giornata diversi – il bisogno di ricomposizione che caratterizza la frammentata società contemporanea e che si declina nei diversi ambiti istituzionali sembra assumere nel lavoro connotazioni assolutamente specifiche che meritano particolare attenzione. Il volume risultato dell’approfondimento di una ricerca condotta in Italia nel 2004 da dieci sedi universitarie e riguardante i percorsi di ricomposizione sociale degli adulti-giovani intende offrire un’analisi dei cambiamenti determinati dal differente modo in cui si declina per questa fascia di età la dimensione lavorativa. Il lavoro ci si è chiesti può essere considerato un ambito di ricomposizione nella frammentata vita degli adulti giovani? Attraverso l’analisi quali-quantitativa di diverso materiale empirico si è inteso scandagliare nel rapporto esistente fra lavoro progetto biografico e formazione dell’identità professionale in un periodo in cui la difficile “transizione alla vita adulta” assume sempre più i caratteri della dilazione continuata e in cui “ricomporre la vita” diventa anche per gli adulti giovani sempre più difficile.
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The craniofacial necrotizing fasciitis after a minor trauma in an elderly white woman

2014

The term necrotizing fasciitis /NF/ was probably first described by Jones in 1871 as “hospital gangrene”. NF, with its fast spreading from the local infection to massive necrosis of the underlying tissues, ie. superficial fascia and subcutaneous layers, is a potentially fatal disease, unless diagnosed early and properly treated. NF is more frequent in frail patients with chronic debilitating illnesses, immune deficiencies or from a poor social background. Sixty percent of NF cases occur in females. Here we present a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck region after a minor trauma (phenol blocks due to severe neuropathic pain) in an 82-year-old female with the history of trigem…

Gangrenemedicine.medical_specialtyOral Medicine and Pathologybusiness.industrySuperficial fasciaCase ReportOdontologíamedicine.disease:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]Ciencias de la saludSurgeryMinor traumaTrigeminal neuralgiaNeuropathic painUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASmedicineFatal diseaseCraniofacialFasciitisbusinessGeneral Dentistry
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Viability costs of condition-dependent sexual male display in a drumming wolf spider

1996

According to the conditional handicap models females use male ornaments as honest signals of male viability. The assumptions for honest signalling are that the traits are costly and that they reflect male phenotypic condition, and hence optimal trait size is largest in the most viable males. However, experimental evidence for the costs of signalling are scarce. In this study we experimentally tested whether acoustic signalling, drumming, in a wolf spider Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata is a condition dependent, costly trait, and thus offers an honest signal of quality to females. Males of this species court females by drumming dry leaves with their abdomen. Females prefer to mate with males of hi…

General Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyHygrolycosa rubrofasciataEcologyWolf spiderOrnamentsGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationAffect (psychology)General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyMate choiceFood levelTraitGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesCondition dependentGeneral Environmental ScienceDemographyProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
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Mate choice for offspring performance: major benefits or minor costs?

1998

There is considerable disagreement over whether or not gaining viability benefits to offspring could be substantial enough to overcome the costs of female choosiness. A recent review suggested that the 'lek paradox' might be resolved by large indirect benefits as indicated by highly heritable ornamental traits. We selected males of a wolf spider Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata in relation to their sexual signalling rate (audible drumming). The estimated correlated response in offspring viability was rather small (0.12 s.d.). However, it may be large enough if the costs of being choosy are small. In fact, females mate with better-than-average males just by responding passively to a random drumming…

General Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyHygrolycosa rubrofasciataOffspringmedia_common.quotation_subjectWolf spiderGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationMating systemGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyCompetition (biology)ArticleMate choiceSexual selectionGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSocial psychologyGeneral Environmental ScienceDemographymedia_common
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Àguila cuabarrada, Águila perdicera (VER0000157)

1871

Altres noms vulgars: Bonelli's Eagle (Anglès), Aigle de Bonelli (Francès), Habichtsadler (Alemany) Gabinet de Vertebrats (Departament de Zoologia), Facultat de Ciències Biològiques (Campus de Burjassot), C/ Doctor Moliner, s/n, Bloque B. 5é plant, Burjassot (Valencia). Armari: 4-2 Viver 15/10/1871 Juvenil

Hieraaetus fasciatus (Vieillot 1822)AccipitridaeRapaces diurnas: águilas buitres y halcones
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