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192. A case study of Heleomyzidae (Diptera) recorded on snow in Poland with a review of their winter activity in Europe
- Creator:
- Soszńska-Maj, Agnieszka and Woźnica, Andrzej J.
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- article, články, journal articles, model:article, and TEXT
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- Zoologie, dvoukřídlí, fenologie, Diptera, phenology, Evropa, Polsko, Europe, Poland, Heleomyzidae, winter activity, snow fauna, 2, and 59
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Twenty eight species of winter-active Heleomyzidae were collected during a long-term study in Poland. More than 130 samples of insects, including Heleomyzidae, were collected from the surface of snow in lowland and mountain areas using a semi-quantitative method. Lowland and mountain assemblages of Heleomyzidae recorded on snow were quite different. Heleomyza modesta (Meigen, 1835) and Scoliocentra (Leriola) brachypterna (Loew, 1873) dominated in the mountains, Tephrochlamys rufiventris (Meigen, 1830) mainly in the lowlands and Heteromyza rotundicornis (Zetterstedt, 1846) was common in both habitats. Heleomyzidae were found on snow during the whole period of snow cover, but the catches peaked from late November to the beginning of February. In late winter and early spring the occurrence of heleomyzids on snow decreased. Most individuals were active on snow at air temperatures between -2 and +2.5°C. A checklist of 78 winter active European Heleomyzidae is presented. Helomyza nivalis Wahlgren, 1918 is herein considered as a new junior synonym of Helomyza caesia Meigen, 1830, syn. n., Agnieszka Soszyńska-Maj, Andrzej J. Woźnica., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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193. A coccidian (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) with extracytoplasmally located stages in the kidney tubules of golden carp (Carassius auratus gibelio L.) (Cyprinidae)
- Creator:
- Lukeš, J.
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- model:internalpart and TEXT
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- coccidia, Eimeria, fish, fusion, and host-parasite interaction
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- English
- Description:
- Numerous coccidian stages were found in the kidney tubules of the golden carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). The merogonial and gamogonial stages were localized extracytoplasmally in the microvillous region of the epithelial cells. The host-parasite interface consisted of i) a large area where the parasite was separated from the host cytoplasm by the parasitophorous vacuole membrane only, and ii) a zone of multiple fusions of the host cell membrane investing the parasite to the neighbouring microvilli. The taxonomic status of the extracytoplasmic stages is not clear, however, their possible appurtenance to Eimeria scardimi, which was frequently found in the kidneys of golden carps in the same population, is discussed.
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194. A comparative study of reactive hyperemia in human forearm skin and muscle
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- Addor, G., Delachaux, A., Dischl, B., Hayoz, D., Liauder, L., Waeber, B., and Feihl, Francois
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- article, články, model:article, and TEXT
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, patologická fyziologie, ischemie, physiology, pathological physiology, ischemia, vasodilation, laser Doppler, strain gauge plethysmography, surrogate endpoint, acetylsalicylate, 14, and 612
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- English
- Description:
- Reactive hyperemia (RH) in forearm muscle or skin microcirculation has been considered as a surrogate endpoint in clinical studies of cardiovascular disea e. We evaluated two potential confounders that might limit such use of RH, namely laterality of measurement and intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Twenty-three young non-smoking healthy adults were enrolled. In Experiment 1 (n=16), the RH elicited by 3 min of ischemia was recorded in the muscle (strain gauge plethysmography, hand excluded) and skin (laser Doppler imaging) of both forearms. In Experiment 2 (n=7), RH was determined in the dominant forearm only, one hour following oral acetylsalicylic acid (1 g) or placebo. In Experiment 1, peak RH was identical in both forearms, and so were the corresponding durations of responses. RH lasted significantly less in muscle than in skin (p=0.003), a hitherto unrecognized fact. In the skin, acetylsalicylate reduced duration (43 vs. 57.4 s for placebo, p=0.03), without affecting the peak response. In muscle, duration tended to decrease with acetylsalicylate (21.4 vs. 26.0 s with placebo, p=0.06) and the peak increase in blood flow was blunted (27.2 vs. 32.4 ml/min/100 ml tissue with placebo, p=0.003). We conclude that, when using RH as a surrogate endpoint in studies of cardiovascular disease, a confounding by laterality of measurement need not be feared, but NSAIDS may have an influence, although perhaps not on the peak response in the skin., G. Addor, A. Delachaux, B. Dischl, D. Hayoz, L. Liaudet, B. Waeber, F. Feihl., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
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195. A comparative study of the abdominal trichobothria of Trichophora, with emphasis on Lygaeoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)
- Creator:
- Gao, Cuiqing, Rédei, Dávid, Shi, Xueqin, Cai, Bo, Liang, Ke, Gao, Shuo, and Bu, Wenjun
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- article, model:article, and TEXT
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- Heteroptera, Hemiptera, Trichophora, Lygaeoidea, abdominal trichobothria, morphology, and systematics
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Members of the clade Trichophora (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha) have trichobothria on their abdominal sterna. There is no comparative study of the fine structure of abdominal trichobothria in the group and until now the trichobothria of their immatures were virtually unknown. The fine structure of the abdominal trichobothrial complex (= the trichobothrium and its associated structures) of adults of 98 species belonging to 25 families in 5 superfamilies and larvae of 7 species belonging to 7 families in 2 superfamilies of Trichophora were examined using scanning electron microscopy. This study indicates that the fine structure of the abdominal trichobothria is very variable and useful for determining evolutionary lineages within the clade. Six types of bothria, three of trichomes and three of microtrichia are recognized and their evolutionary transformations discussed. Changes in the size of trichomes, and density and size of the microtrichia during the postembryonic development of selected species are discussed.
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196. A comparative study of the utilization of ether- and ester-linked phospholipid-containing liposomes by J774.E1 macrophage cell-line infected with Leishmania mexicana mexicana amastigotes
- Creator:
- Hrčková, G., Shah, A., Hart, D.T., and Halton, D.W.
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- Type:
- model:internalpart and TEXT
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- Leishmania m. mexicana, ester-, ether-linked phosphatydilcholine, igands (native LDL, acetylated LDL), and liposome uptake
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- English
- Description:
- The macrophage cell-line J774.E1 and Leishmania m. mexicana infection was used to investigate the uptake of liposomes, which differed in their bulk phospholipid: ester- or ether-analogue of phosphatydilcholine (PC). The receptor-mediated uptake of both species of liposomes, containing native or acetylated LDL as ligands was also evaluated. Uninfected and infected J774.E1 cell-line accumulated more ester- and ether-liposomes alone than mixed type (50:50, ester/ether). The utilization was significantly enhanced when both types of liposomes contained native LDL. The highest uptake was recorded for liposomes bearing acetylated LDL by infected J774.E1 cells. Accumulation of ester- and ether-liposomes with the same ligand was not markedly affected by different chemical nature of PC. Finally, ether-liposomes alone possessed certain activity against Leishmania m. mexicana amastigotes. The results presented here demonstrated the usefulness of ether-liposomes with specific ligands in site-specific delivery of antileishmanial compounds in vitro.
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197. A comparison of capture-mark-recapture and camera-based mark-resight to estimate abundance of Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota)
- Creator:
- Forti, Alessandro, Partel, Piergiovanni, Orsingher, Michel J., Volcan, Gilberto, Dorigatti, Enrico, Pedrotti, Luca, and Corlatti, Luca
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- počítač and online zdroj
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- model:article and TEXT
- Subject:
- Bowden estimator, camera traps, Marmota, and population size
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- English
- Description:
- Obtaining reliable estimates of population abundance is of utmost importance for wildlife research and management. To this aim, camera-traps are increasingly used, as this method has the advantage of being noninvasive and allows for continuous monitoring. Camera traps can be used to estimate abundance in combination with traditional capture-recapture techniques, as well as with estimators that do not require marked individuals. Here, we investigated the use of camera-based mark-recapture methods applied to an Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) population in the Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park (eastern Italian Alps). We compared abundance estimates derived from a traditional capture-mark-recapture (CMR) framework and camera trap mark-resight (CTMR) over three consecutive years. CMR models estimated a population size of n = 19 individuals (95% CI = 18-27), n = 15 (14-22) and n = 24 (22-32) in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively. CTMR returned an estimated population size of n = 24 (95% CI = 18-30), n = 20 (17-24) and n = 22 (21-24) for the same years. The difference between the estimate of these two methods was significant only in 2020, with CMR returning a lower estimate than CTMR (95% CI = –9.4-–0.6). This difference was not significant for 2019 (95% CI = –10.9-0.9) and 2021 (95% CI = –1.8-5.9). Based on our results, the use of CTMR techniques is promising in the estimation of absolute population size of marmots, and the estimator was slightly more precise than CMR. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of CTMR with reduced capture effort.
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198. A comparison of numerical models results with in-situ measurement of ground vibrations caused by sheet pile driving
- Creator:
- Tomáš Petřík, Eva Hrubešová, and Markéta Lednická
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- article, články, model:article, and TEXT
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- Geologie. Meteorologie. Klimatologie, numerické modelování, numerical modeling, dynamic analysis, Plaxis 2D, sheet pile driving, vibration velocity amplitude, vibration frequency, vibratory hammer, 7, and 551
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- English
- Description:
- This paper pursues the effect of changes in distance and vibration frequency on the vibration velocity amplitude. As an example, we used the vibrating sheet piles at the cons truction of a new multi-functional FEI building on the premises of VŠB - TU Ostrava, at 17 listopadu street. The effect of these changes is monitored both in in-situ measurements and in a simulated real-life situation. The calculation software Plaxis 2D is used for creation of numer ical models. At the close, the results from in-situ measurements are confronted with those achieved from the models., Tomáš Petřík, Eva Hrubešová and Markéta Lednická., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy
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199. A comparison of portal vein embolization with poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) and a histoacryl/lipiodol mixture in patients scheduled for extended right hepatectomy
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- Jan H. Peregrin, Radim Janoušek, Dana Kautznerová, Martin Oliverius, Eva Sticová, Martin Přádný, and Michálek, J.
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, physiology, extended right hepatectomy, portal vein embolization, embolization-induced left liver lobe hypertrophy, 14, and 612
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- English
- Description:
- To determine whether PHEMA [poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate)] is suitable for portal vein embolization in patients scheduled to right hepatectomy and whether it is as effective as the currently used agent (a histoacryl/lipiodol mixture). Two groups of nine patients each scheduled for extended right hepatectomy for primary or secondary hepatic tumor, had right portal vein embolization in an effort to induce future liver remnant (FLR) hypertrophy. One group had embolization with PHEMA, the other one with the histoacryl/lipiodol mixture. In all patients, embolization was performed using the right retrograde transhepatic access. Embolization was technically successful in all 18 patients, with no complication related to the embolization agent. Eight patients of either group developed FLR hypertrophy allowing extended right hepatectomy. Likewise, one patient in each group had recanalization of a portal vein branch. Hist ology showed that both embolization agents reach the periphery of portal vein branches, with PHEMA penetrating somewhat deeper into the periphery. PHEMA has been shown to be an agent suitable for embolization in the portal venous system comparable with existing embolization agent (histoacryl/lipiodol mixture)., J. H. Peregrin, R. Janoušek, D. Kautznerová, M. Oliverius, E. Sticová, M. Přádný, J. Michálek., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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200. A comparison of S-N curves of uniaxial and combined random loading
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- Svoboda, Jaroslav and Balda, Miroslav
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- model:article and TEXT
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- fatigue test, combined loading, S-N curves, and spectral density
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- English
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- The paper deals with results of special fatigue life tests. Random processes of different power spectral densities loaded tube specimens made of a mild carbon steel ČSN 411523.1 (11523.1), notched by a perpendicular hole. It has been found that fatigue lives build similar S-N curves like by harmonic loadings, when the standard deviation s^d of peaks of an effective damaging stress and number of loading blocks Nb are used instead of amplitudes oa, and number of cycles Na, respectively. S-N curves of unaxial and multiaxial loading are compared in the paper.
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