| historical population dynamics and demography of the eastern atlantic pomacentrid chromis limbata (valenciennes, 1833). | recent studies have focused on the relationship between the marine fauna of the eastern atlantic and the mediterranean sea, but within the atlantic, little is known about genetic relationships between populations of the macaronesian islands. in this study, we tested whether the paleo-climatology and paleo-oceanography of the region could predict the genetic relationships among three eastern atlantic populations (azores, madeira, and canaries) of a damselfish, chromis limbata, and compared our re ... | 2006 | 16603388 |
| genome of a novel circovirus of starlings, amplified by multiply primed rolling-circle amplification. | the genus circovirus comprises small non-enveloped viruses with a circular single-stranded dna genome. by using pcr with degenerate primers, a novel circovirus (starling circovirus, stcv) was detected in spleen samples of wild starlings (sturnus vulgaris and sturnus unicolor) found dead during an epidemic outbreak of septicaemic salmonellosis in northeastern spain. using a specific pcr, stcv was also detected in apparently healthy birds from the same population. the genome was amplified using mu ... | 2006 | 16603520 |
| antigenic and genetic characterization of an avian poxvirus isolated from an endangered hawaiian goose (branta sandvicensis). | an avian poxvirus from cutaneous lesions in a hawaiian goose (branta sandvicensis) was characterized in this study. the virus was isolated by inoculation onto the chorioallantoic membranes (cams) of developing chicken embryos. cytoplasmic inclusion bodies were observed on histopathological examination of cam lesions. western blotting analysis using polyclonal antiserum against fowl poxvirus (fwpv) showed differences from fwpv, but a similar antigenic profile between hawaiian goosepox (hgp) isola ... | 2006 | 16617975 |
| population genetics of ochlerotatus eatoni (diptera: culicidae) endemic species to two macaronesian islands. | analyses of 11 isoenzyme loci of ochlerotatus eatoni (edwards, 1916), endemic to two macaronesian islands (madeira and tenerife, canary islands), revealed substantial genetic structure in the study populations. samples from sites on the south and north of madeira displayed a significant reduction of variability compared with those from central madeira and tenerife. the tenerife population exhibited a severe deficit of heterozygosity with similar magnitude across all the loci examined. the comple ... | 2006 | 16619604 |
| establishment of an experimental system for the study of tracheary element differentiation from single cells isolated from the mesophyll of zinnia elegans. | single cells were isolated mechanically from the mesophyll of adult plants and of seedlings of zinnia elegans l. cv. canary bird. when single cells isolated from the first leaves of seedlings were cultured in a liquid medium in the dark with rotation, they differentiated to tracheary elements with a reasonable degree of synchrony in the 24-hour period between days 2 and 3 after culture. the proportion of tracheary elements as a percentage of total cells reached nearly 30% 3 days after culture. f ... | 1980 | 16661142 |
| direct evidence for cytodifferentiation to tracheary elements without intervening mitosis in a culture of single cells isolated from the mesophyll of zinnia elegans. | a serial observation of the process of tracheary element differentiation from single cells isolated from the mesophyll of zinnia elegans l. cv. canary bird provided the first direct evidence for the cytodifferentiation without intervening mitosis. percentage of the tracheary elements formed without cell division was about 60% of total tracheary elements formed on the 4th day of culture. the number of tracheary elements formed without intervening mitosis was not reduced in the presence of colchic ... | 1980 | 16661144 |
| optimization of an analytical methodology for the determination of alkyl- and methoxy-phenolic compounds by hs-spme in biomass smoke. | a sampling and analysis method for the determination of 21 phenolic compounds in smoke samples from biomass combustion has been developed. the smoke is used to make smoked foods, following an artisanal procedure used in some parts of the canary islands. the sampling system consists of a bravo h air sampler, two impingers, each one containing an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide 0.1 mol l(-1), followed by a silica gel trap. the variables optimized to reach the best sampling conditions were vol ... | 2006 | 16710695 |
| [coronary risk in the population of the canary islands, spain, using the framingham function]. | although ischemic cardiopathy mortality in the canary islands is among the highest in spain, the specific coronary risk for its population has not been estimated. this study presents the first cardiovascular risk charts for the canarian adult population and compares them with those previously published on gerona, spain. | 2006 | 16756902 |
| [christopher columbus flu. a hypothesis for an ecological catastrophe]. | when christopher columbus and his men embarked on the second colombian expedition to the new world (1493), the crew suffered from fever, respiratory symptoms and malaise. it is generally accepted that the disease was influenza. pigs, horses and hens acquired in gomera (canary islands) traveled in the same ship. the pigs may well have been the origin of the flu and the intermediary hosts for genetic recombination of other viral subtypes. the caribbean archipelago had a large population of birds, ... | 2006 | 16762260 |
| the "canary incident" in w.c. field's 1928 earl carroll's vanities stage dental skit. | w.c. fields (1880-1946), a gifted writer, director and performer, became one of the greatest comedians, jugglers and pantomimes of all time. this crusty, opinionated curmudgeon, whose multifaceted career spanned most of the 20th century, made his name in burlesque, vaudeville, the legitimate stage, silent pictures, talkies, radio, books and recordings. 1-3 he died before a new media -- television - could have brought him even more success. the following article explores a fascinating incident wh ... | 2006 | 16764237 |
| explaining sex differences in dental caries prevalence: saliva, hormones, and "life-history" etiologies. | when dental caries rates are reported by sex, females are typically found to exhibit higher prevalence rates than males. this finding is generally true for diverse cultures with different subsistence systems and for a wide range of chronological periods. exceptions exist, but are not common. in this paper, we present new data for sex differences in dental caries rates among the guanches (tenerife, canary islands), summarize results of meta-analyses of dental caries prevalence, and emphasize new ... | 2006 | 16788889 |
| the canary in the coal mine. | | 2006 | 16789679 |
| randomized clinical trial of telepsychiatry through videoconference versus face-to-face conventional psychiatric treatment. | although telepsychiatry in the form of videoconferencing has been well received in terms of increasing access to care and user satisfaction, few data on treatment outcomes and efficacy from telepsychiatry applications are available at the present time. this paper evaluates the efficacy of telepsychiatry through videoconference in the treatment of mental disorders by comparing to face-to-face conventional (f2fc) treatment. we carried out a randomized clinical trial where 140 psychiatric outpatien ... | 2006 | 16796502 |
| seroprevalence of canine heartworm disease (dirofilaria immitis) on tenerife island: an epidemiological update. | blood samples from 823 dogs were tested for circulating dirofilaria immitis antigen during a 1-year period (may 2002 to may 2003) on tenerife island, canary islands, spain. seroprevalence of heartworm infection was 21%. heartworm infection was similar in males and females and was more common in dogs aged >6 years. distribution of infection in varying climatic zones was not statistically different. | 2006 | 16821033 |
| social context affects testosterone-induced singing and the volume of song control nuclei in male canaries (serinus canaria). | the contribution of social factors to seasonal plasticity in singing behavior and forebrain nuclei controlling song, and their interplay with gonadal steroid hormones are still poorly understood. in many songbird species, testosterone (t) enhances singing behavior but elevated plasma t concentrations are not absolutely required for singing to occur. singing is generally produced either to defend a territory or to attract a mate and it is therefore not surprising that singing rate can be influenc ... | 2006 | 16838373 |
| molecular evidence for adaptive radiation of micromeria benth. (lamiaceae) on the canary islands as inferred from chloroplast and nuclear dna sequences and issr fingerprint data. | the canary islands have been a focus for phylogeographic studies on the colonization and diversification of endemic angiosperm taxa. based on phylogeographic patterns, both inter island colonization and adaptive radiation seem to be the driving forces for speciation in most taxa. here, we investigated the diversification of micromeria on the canary islands and madeira at the inter- and infraspecific level using inter simple sequence repeat pcr (issr), the trnk-intron and the trnt-trnl-spacer of ... | 2006 | 16839782 |
| circovirus inclusion bodies in intestinal muscle cells of a canary. | multiple cytoplasmic inclusion bodies were observed in the intestinal smooth muscle cells of an adult canary from an aviary with a history of high mortality (50%) both in adult and young birds. grossly, a mild enteritis was the only lesion appreciable. smears of the proventricular contents contained a few megabacteria (macrorhabdus ornithogaster). the intestinal inclusions were found in very high numbers in all parts of the tract examined. they appeared round to oval, amphophilic and hyaline in ... | 2006 | 16854639 |
| nutritional determinants of plasma total homocysteine distribution in the canary islands. | we sought to define plasma homocysteine reference values in healthy individuals in the canary islands and to determine its relations to folate and vitamin b12 intakes and concentrations. | 2007 | 16885934 |
| wide distribution of related satellite dna families within the genus pimelia (tenebrionidae). | major satellites of species in the genus pimelia comprise large portions of their genomes and belong to seven major satellite families which all originate from a common ancestral sequence. here we present the results of comprehensive screening of 26 pimelia species belonging to three distinct geographic groups (ibero-balearic, african and canary islands) for the presence of different pimelia satellite families in their genomes. dot-blot hybridization experiments suggest that together with one do ... | 2007 | 16897459 |
| respiratory patterns in oscine birds during normal respiration and song production. | in this work we study the generation of respiratory patterns by oscine birds. we present a model capable of generating realistic respiratory patterns, during normal respiration and song production. the model accounts for the interaction between neural nuclei and air sac dynamics. we performed experiments in vivo in order to test the predictions of the model, measuring air sac pressure during song and normal respiration in canaries (serinus canaria). | 2006 | 16906868 |
| the canary in the mind: on the fate of dreams in psychoanalysis and in contemporary culture. | dreams have been central in the birth and evolution of psychoanalysis. this paper explores the remarkable story of the relationship between dreams and psychoanalysis as a modern version of the long history of dreams in most healing traditions. but psychoanalysis seems to have turned away from dreams as central inspiration in a way parallel to the general culture's turn away from dreams and the reality of inner life. yet modern postindustrial culture is transfixed by a version of "dream life" in ... | 2006 | 16909221 |
| chloroplast microsatellites reveal colonization and metapopulation dynamics in the canary island pine. | chloroplast microsatellites are becoming increasingly popular markers for population genetic studies in plants, but there has been little focus on their potential for demographic inference. in this work the utility of chloroplast microsatellites for the study of population expansions was explored. first, we investigated the power of mismatch distribution analysis and the f(s) test with coalescent simulations of different demographic scenarios. we then applied these methods to empirical data obta ... | 2006 | 16911194 |
| apparent 'sympatric' speciation in ecologically similar herbivorous beetles facilitated by multiple colonizations of an island. | coexistence of recently diverged and ecologically similar sister species in complete sympatry represents a particularly compelling case for sympatric speciation. this study investigates the possible sympatric origin of two coexisting bark beetle taxa that utilize the same host plant on the island of la palma in the canary islands. aphanarthrum subglabrum and aphanarthrum glabrum ssp. nudum breed inside dead twigs of euphorbia lamarckii plants and are closely related to the allopatric a. glabrum ... | 2006 | 16911212 |
| safety culture and accident analysis--a socio-management approach based on organizational safety social capital. | one of the biggest challenges for organizations in today's competitive business environment is to create and preserve a self-sustaining safety culture. typically, the key drivers of safety culture in many organizations are regulation, audits, safety training, various types of employee exhortations to comply with safety norms, etc. however, less evident factors like networking relationships and social trust amongst employees, as also extended networking relationships and social trust of organizat ... | 2007 | 16911855 |
| presentation and role of transplantation in adult patients with type 1 primary hyperoxaluria and the i244t agxt mutation: single-center experience. | primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (ph1) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by allelic and clinical heterogeneity. we aim to describe the presentation and full single-center experience of the management of ph1 patients bearing the mutation described in our community (i244t mutation+polymorphism p11l). since 1983, 12 patients with recurrent renal lithiasis have been diagnosed with ph1 and renal failure in the canary islands, spain. diagnostic confirmation was based on the presence of oxalosis in ... | 2006 | 16912707 |
| gathered mediterranean food plants--ethnobotanical investigations and historical development. | the diversity of local mediterranean food elements is not known in detail, but offers itself to search for new vegetables, salads, fruits and spices which could be used in to enrich diets outside their region of origin. most amid those interesting local elements are edible wild plants and weeds. ethnobotanical research has identified ca. 2,300 different plant and fungi taxa, which are gathered and consumed in the mediterranean. among these, >1,000 are only consumed in one single zone, therefore ... | 2006 | 16917173 |
| script-like attachment representations and behavior in families and across cultures: studies of parental secure base narratives. | the articles included in this special issue of attachment and human development were originally presented as contributions to symposia at the society for research in child development (atlanta, georgia, april 2005) and at the european developmental psychology conference (laguna, canary islands, august 2005). the articles represent efforts of independent research teams studying the emergence, maintenance, and implications of attachment representations. in each study, a central measure of attachme ... | 2006 | 16938701 |
| genetic divergence and phylogeography in the genus nyctalus (mammalia, chiroptera): implications for population history of the insular bat nyctalus azoreum. | we used three mitochondrial dna fragments with different substitution rates (nd1, cyt b and the cr) to infer phylogenetic relationships among six species of the genus nyctalus, and compare levels of genetic divergence between the insular, vulnerable nyctalus azoreum and its continental counterpart to assess the origins of the azorean bat. the larger species found throughout the palaearctic region (n. lasiopterus, n. aviator and n. noctula) share a unique chromosome formula (2n=42) and form a mon ... | 2007 | 16941086 |
| [analysis of the formulation of policies on aging in plans for social and health care and care of the elderly in autonomous communities in spain]. | to describe and compare the formulation of policies on aging in the autonomous communities of spain available in 2002. | 2006 | 16942717 |
| scientific meeting of the american institute for psychoanalysis. the canary in the mind: on the fate of dreams in psychoanalysis and in contemporary culture. | | 2006 | 16964537 |
| impact on health-related quality of life and perceived burden of informal caregivers of individuals with alzheimer's disease. | this study assessed the impact on health-related quality of life (hrql) and the perceived burden of informal caregivers of individuals with alzheimer's disease (ad) on the canary islands (spain). we utilized a multicenter, cross-sectional design, based on questionnaire responses of 237 informal caregivers of ad patients. patients were classified according to the degree of severity utilizing the clinical dementia rating scale. sociodemographic, hrql (eq-5d) and functional dependency data were gat ... | 2006 | 16974108 |
| growth and foliar nitrogen status of four plant species exposed to atmospheric ammonia. | a chamber study was conducted to evaluate the growth response and leaf nitrogen (n) status of four plant species exposed to continuous ammonia (nh3) for 12 weeks (wk). this was intended to evaluate appropriate plant species that could be used to trap discharged nh3 from the exhaust fans in poultry feeding operations before moving off-site. two hundred and forty bare-root plants of four species (juniperus virginiana (red cedar), gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (thornless honey locust), populus ... | 2006 | 16977722 |
| changes in the epidemiology of meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus associated with the emergence of emrsa-16 at a university hospital. | this study investigated the molecular epidemiology of meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) in the university hospital of the canary islands (huc) in order to evaluate epidemiological changes over a six-year period. clinical and epidemiological data were collected between may 2000 and december 2003, and isolates were subjected to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge), multi-locus sequence typing (mlst), sccmec typing and spa typing. since 2000, the rate of mrsa infections has incre ... | 2006 | 16979796 |
| [prevalence of dyslipidemia in outpatients of the spanish health service: the hispalipid study]. | we intended to estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia among patients attending outpatient clinics of the spanish health service. | 2006 | 16987452 |
| [geographical differences in metabolic syndrome prevalence. the case of canary islands (spain)]. | | 2006 | 16987458 |
| mercury content in tinned molluscs (mussel, cockle, variegated scallop, and razor shell) normally consumed in spain, 2005. | concentrations of mercury were determined for tinned molluscs (mollusca, bivalvia), i.e., mussels (mytilus spp.), cockles (cerastoderma edule), variegated scallops (chlamys varia), and razor shells (ensis spp.), consumed in spain. a total of 220 samples were analyzed: 120 mussels, 40 cockles, 24 variegated scallops, and 36 razor shells. samples were obtained weekly from markets in santa cruz de tenerife (canary islands) over a period of 12 months. all observed concentrations of mercury were belo ... | 2006 | 16995530 |
| pathological and immunohistochemical study of gastrointestinal lesions in dolphins stranded in the canary islands. | this paper describes the gross, histopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics of gastrointestinal lesions and regional lymph nodes of six common dolphins (delphinus delphis), 11 striped dolphins (stenella coeruleoalba) and six atlantic spotted dolphins (stenella frontalis) found stranded along the coasts of the canary islands. the most common lesion was chronic granulomatous gastritis of the glandular stomach, associated with the parasite pholeter gastrophilus, and characterised by t ... | 2006 | 16997997 |
| characterization of estrogen receptors alpha and beta in uterine leiomyoma cells. | cellular and subcellular localization of estrogen receptor alpha (eralpha) and estrogen receptor beta (erbeta) in uterine leiomyomas. | 2006 | 17011556 |
| geological history and within-island diversity: a debris avalanche and the tenerife lizard gallotia galloti. | several processes have been described that could explain geographical variation and speciation within small islands, including fragmentation of populations through volcanic eruptions. massive landslides, or debris avalanches, could cause similar effects. here we analyse the potential impact of the 0.8 million-year-ago (ma) güimar valley debris avalanche on the phylogeography of the lizard gallotia galloti on the canary island of tenerife. distributions of mitochondrial dna lineages (based on cyt ... | 2006 | 17032262 |
| gerronema wildpretii sp. nov. (agaricales, basidiomycetes) a new species from the canary islands. | gerronema wildpretii, collected in climactic sites of the monteverde forest of the canary islands is described and illustrated. its macro- and microscopic features delimit this taxon as a new species. | 2006 | 17040074 |
| effect of climatic change in children with atopic eczema. | climate and sunlight (ultraviolet radiation) influence activity of atopic eczema. | 2006 | 17073869 |
| pcdd/f in source-sorted waste fractions and emissions from their co-combustion with reed canary-grass. | the dry combustible fraction of source-sorted household waste, including material that would otherwise be recycled, was mixed with the energy crop reed canary-grass (phalaris arundinacea l.), and combusted as briquettes in 150 and 600 kw biofuel-boilers without advanced cleaning systems. the source-sorted waste was further sorted and characterized according to its material and chemical contents. the bulk of the waste's chlorine content came from the non-package plastic fraction, whereas 90-95% o ... | 2007 | 17085031 |
| successful management of mite-allergic asthma with modified extracts of dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and dermatophagoides farinae in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. | mite sensitivity is highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions, such as the canary islands. | 2006 | 17088125 |
| evolution and diversification of the forest and hypogean ground-beetle genus trechus in the canary islands. | the beetle genus trechus (carabidae) is represented in the macaronesian islands by 43 endemic species. the canary islands have 16 endemic species, with two adapted to hypogean life. phylogenetic relationships among 177 individuals of 38 canarian, madeiran, azorean and continental trechus species were examined using mitochondrial dna and nuclear internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) sequence data. results show two main lineages in the canaries: one comprising two sister groups with species from th ... | 2007 | 17116412 |
| [etiology of acute viral respiratory tract infections in children from gran canaria, the canary islands (spain)]. | acute respiratory tract infections (arti) of viral origin are a frequent cause of pediatric consultations and hospital admissions. the aim of this study was to investigate the etiology of these infections in gran canaria, the canary islands, (spain). | 2006 | 17125674 |
| dynamical systems techniques reveal the sexual dimorphic nature of motor patterns in birdsong. | in this work we analyze the pressure motor patterns used by canaries (serinus canaria) during song, both in the cases of males and testosterone treated females. we found a qualitative difference between them which was not obvious from the acoustical features of the uttered songs. we also show the diversity of patterns, both for males and females, to be consistent with a recently proposed model for the dynamics of the oscine respiratory system. the model not only allows us to reproduce qualitativ ... | 2006 | 17155106 |
| study of metals concentration levels in patella piperata throughout the canary islands, spain. | in order to assess the extent of metal contamination at rocky shores of the canarian archipelago, metal concentrations have been measured in patella piperata (gould, 1846), using the standard atomic absorption spectrophotometer technique. ranges of elements concentrations measured (in microg g(-1)) found in the biota were: cd (0.36 +/- 0.26 microg g(-1) dry wt.), cu (2.05 +/- 0.91 dry wt.), pb (1.57 +/- 1.14 microg g(-1)dry wt.) and zn (10.37 +/- 4.60 microg g(-1) dry wt.). variation in metal co ... | 2007 | 17171292 |
| municipal mortality due to thyroid cancer in spain. | thyroid cancer is a tumor with a low but growing incidence in spain. this study sought to depict its spatial municipal mortality pattern, using the classic model proposed by besag, york and mollié. | 2006 | 17173668 |
| social-economic costs and quality of life of alzheimer disease in the canary islands, spain. | to examine the economic burden (direct and indirect costs) of alzheimer disease (ad) and to analyze the impact on health-related quality of life (hrqol) for patients with ad and caregivers in 2001 in the canary islands, spain. | 2006 | 17190942 |
| is the canary still singing? | | 2007 | 17197785 |
| characteristics and trends of newly diagnosed hiv-infections, 2000-2004. | to describe the characteristics and trends of newly diagnosed hiv-infections. | 2006 | 17198621 |
| vitamin a requirements of alipochromatic ('recessive-white') and coloured canaries (serinus canaria) during the breeding season. | six pairs of alipochromatic ('recessive-white') canaries (serinus canaria) and six pairs of coloured canaries were kept through a complete breeding cycle while being fed a diet providing 12,000 iu vitamin a/kg. the eggs of three pairs (one recessive-white and two coloured) were all unfertilised and there were only 23 hatchlings (14 recessive-white and nine coloured), of which 14 (10 recessive-white and four coloured) were alive after the first moult. however, there was no clinical, biochemical o ... | 2007 | 17209090 |
| cytostatic and antibacterial activity of some compounds isolated from several lamiaceae species from the canary islands. | a chemotherapeutic study has been carried out on thirteen products eeleven diterpenes, one lignan, (+)-sesamin, and a coumarin, siderin] isolated from salvia and sideritis species considered endemic to the canarian flora. the data obtained suggest that some diterpenoid compounds show an interesting cytostatic activity, specially galdosol ( 6) with an id (50) value of 0.5 microg/ml. these compounds also evidence a moderate antibacterial activity against gram positive bacteria. | 1990 | 17221371 |
| chemical constituents of the lichen ramalina hierrensis. | the following compounds have been isolated from the lichen ramalina hierrensis, collected on savin, and endemic to the canary islands: ursolic acid, iso-arborinol acetate, beta-sitosterol, ergosterol peroxide, cerevisterol, (-)-sandaracopimaric acid, parietin, (+)-usnic acid, (+)-iso-usnic acid, divaricatic acid, atranorin, stictic acid, gangaleodin, variolaric acid, montagnetol, and hierridin. the structures of all compounds were elucidated by physical, spectral, and chemical methods. | 1992 | 17226459 |
| the volatiles of two bystropogon species from the canary islands (spain). | the essential oils of two bystropogon species of the mint family endemic to the canary islands (spain) have been analyzed by a combination of glc/ms, retention indices, 1r, (13)c-nmr and (1)h-nmr spectra. the major components of the volatile oils were found to be pulegone, isomenthone, and methone in b. origanifolius and 3-octyl acetate, limonene, and trans-beta-caryophyllene in b. canariensis. | 1992 | 17226504 |
| [molecular diagnosis of adult dominant polycystic kidney disease in the canary islands]. | adult dominant polycystic kidney disease is an hereditary condition responsible for 6% of end-stage renal failure in spain. two genes were located in chromosomes 16 and 4 as related to this age-dependent disease in the 90s (pkd1 and pkd2). the diagnosis can be easily achieved by sonographic study, but molecular analysis by means of linkage analysis has the advantage of an early diagnosis in asymptomatic genetic carriers, with a view to the preventive follow-up of these subjects and genetic couns ... | 2006 | 17227243 |
| epidemiology of obesity in spain. dietary guidelines and strategies for prevention. | obesity is considered a major public health issue in most developed countries nowadays for its wide spread across population groups, as well as its contribution to the development of chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. available population data in spain from the seedo'2000 study show a prevalence of obesity (bmi > or = 30 kg/m(2)) of 14,5% in adults aged 25-60 years, estimates based on individual measurement of body weight and height. obesity rates are higher amo ... | 2006 | 17243078 |
| experiences with new generation vaccines against equine viral arteritis, west nile disease and african horse sickness. | viral diseases constitute an ever growing threat to the horse industry worldwide because of the rapid movement of large numbers of horses for competition and breeding. a number of different types of vaccines are available for protective immunization of horses against viral diseases. traditional inactivated and live-attenuated (modified live virus, mlv) virus vaccines remain popular and efficacious but recombinant vaccines are increasingly being developed and used, in part because of the perceive ... | 2007 | 17267078 |
| mineralization rate of eroded organic c in andosols of the canary islands. | the aim of this paper is to determine the biological dynamism of the organic c forms bonded to soil particles mobilized by water erosion in andosols of the canary islands, to evaluate their susceptibility towards mineralization processes and the role of sediments as sources or sinks of atmospheric co(2) in these soils. the study was carried out in tenerife (canary islands) on three 200 m(2) experimental plots of the resel programme on silic andosols under forest, 3 years after being subjected to ... | 2007 | 17292946 |
| [spanish adaptation of the "why worry?" questionnaire]. | this study presents the validation of spanish version of why worry? questionnaire which assesses a variable of process related to the overestimation of the positive and negative consequences of the excessive and uncontrollable worry that is characteristic of generalized anxiety disorder. 833 participants from tenerife (canary island) completed this questionnaire among other psychological measures. the exploratory factor analysis yielded a two-factors structure that explained 41.34% of the total ... | 2006 | 17296050 |
| molecular systematics and biogeography of resedaceae based on its and trnl-f sequences. | the resedaceae, containing 6 genera and ca. 85 species, are widely distributed in the old world, with a major center of species diversity in the mediterranean basin. phylogenetic analyses of its and plastid trnl-trnf sequences of 66 species from all genera of the resedaceae reveal (1) monophyly of the family, in congruence with preliminary phylogenetic studies; (2) molecular support for the traditional morphological subdivision of the resedaceae into three tribes according to ovary and placentat ... | 2007 | 17300965 |
| [fever of intermediate duration after return from the canary islands]. | a 35 year old patient presented to the emergency room with high fever, headache and a maculopapular rash after returning from the canary islands. elevated levels of ldh and transaminases and thrombopenia developed during the further hospital course. this presentation is common for an infection with rickettsia typhi. therapy with doxycycline is usually effective and should be instituted promptly. the patient's fever remitted 48 h after the first dose. fever of intermediate duration has been descr ... | 2007 | 17308911 |
| erythema multiforme in a spotted hyena (crocuta crocuta). | a 10.5-yr-old male spotted hyena (crocuta crocuta) developed acute, severe erythematous and ulcerative dermatitis of the hindquarters, feet, face, and ears 19 days after receiving a recombinant canary pox vectored canine distemper vaccine. biopsies of the lesions supported a diagnosis of erythema multiforme (em), which is an immune-mediated disorder that can occur days to months after exposure to antigenic stimuli. during the lengthy recovery, esophageal regurgitation and ulceration developed ei ... | 2005 | 17312775 |
| a biological quality index for volcanic andisols and aridisols (canary islands, spain): variations related to the ecosystem degradation. | the aim of this work is to identify indicators of biological activity in soils from the canary islands, by studying the variation of selected biological parameters related to the processes of deforestation and accelerated soil degradation affecting the canarian natural ecosystems. ten plots with different degrees of maturity/degradation have been selected in three typical habitats in the canary islands: laurel forest, pine forest and xerophytic scrub with andisols and aridisols as the most commo ... | 2007 | 17316768 |
| collagen type 1 (col1a1) sp1 binding site polymorphism is associated with osteoporotic fractures but not with bone density in post-menopausal women from the canary islands: a preliminary study. | an association between the polymorphism for transcription factor sp1 in the gene col1a1 and low bone density (bmd) and osteoporotic fractures has been described but not confirmed for all races and ages. the aim of this preliminary work was to ascertain whether this association is present in women from the canary islands. | 2007 | 17332715 |
| atoxoplasma spp. infection in captive canaries (serinus canaria). | clinical signs, histopathological and ultrastructural findings associated with atoxoplasma spp. natural infection in captive canaries (serinus canaria) are described. intracytoplasmic atoxoplasma-like protozoa were found in the liver and lung. in the liver, protozoa were found in hepatocytes and kupffer's cells and were associated with granulomatous hepatitis and a marked bile duct hyperplasia. an usual finding was the presence of infected mononuclear cells adhered to the endothelium of the bloo ... | 2007 | 17359450 |
| principal component analysis for soil contamination with organochlorine compounds. | in order to investigate the distribution pattern of individual organochlorine compounds in soil samples collected from the sites (canary island - spain, china, germany, india, romania, russia, serbia, swiss, uk) affected by industrial activities to the more remote areas, principal component analysis was performed on the data taken from literature. loading plots pointed out the strong correlation among the variables. score plots revealed similar pcb- and ocp-soil patterns for majority of the inve ... | 2007 | 17360024 |
| molecular characterization of novel circoviruses from finch and gull. | the purpose of this study was to molecularly characterize circoviruses that infect finches and gulls. circovirus-specific dnas were isolated using polymerase chain reaction methods from bursa of fabricius tissues from a gouldian finch (chloebia gouldiae) and a herring gull (larus argentatus) that were known to be circovirus-infected. nucleotide sequence determination and analysis of cloned genomic dnas showed that these circoviruses represented novel members of the genus circovirus of the family ... | 2007 | 17364513 |
| mediterranean diet and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in the canary islands. | assessment of relation between metabolic syndrome (ms) and mediterranean diet (md) adherence. | 2006 | 17378946 |
| molecular identification and characterization of wine yeasts isolated from tenerife (canary island, spain). | the present study was aimed at the identification, differentiation and characterization of indigenous yeasts isolated from tenerife vineyards (viticulture region that has never been characterized before). microbiota were studied from 14 samples taken during fermentations carried out in the 2002 vintage, from 11 wineries belonging to five wine regions on tenerife island. | 2007 | 17381745 |
| influence of harvest time on fuel characteristics of five potential energy crops in northern china. | five potential energy crops in northern china were examined for fuel characteristics over different harvest times to test whether or not a delayed harvest improves fuel quality in a semiarid area in china as is the case in northern europe and north america. the five crops include indigo bush (amorpha fruticosa), sand willow (salix cheilophila), switch grass (panicum virgatum), reed canary grass (phalaris arundinacea), and sainfoin (onobrychis viciifolia). these crops are considered as fuels for ... | 2008 | 17382539 |
| antidepressant activity of some hypericum reflexum l. fil. extracts in the forced swimming test in mice. | we previously reported that oral administration of the methanol extract obtained from the aerial part in blossom of hypericum reflexum l. fil. was active in the tetrabenazine and forced swimming test. in the present study, the effect of the aqueous, butanol and chloroform fractions obtained from the methanol extract of this species on the central nervous system was investigated in mice, particularly in animal models of depression. antidepressant activity was detected in the butanol and chlorofor ... | 2007 | 17383128 |
| study on the species-specificity of isospora michaelbakeri by experimental infection. | isospora michaelbakeri is one of the isospora species most commonly found in the wild field, which can cause severe infection and mortality in young sparrows. in this study, we selected i. michaelbakeri (chung hsing strain) as a pathogen to orally inoculate russet sparrows (passer rutilans), spotted munia (lonchura punctulata), canary (serinus canaria), java sparrows (padda oryzivora), chicken (gallus domesticus), ducks (anas platyrhynchos) and balb/c mice. the results indicated that i. michaelb ... | 2007 | 17385558 |
| clinical efficacy of antiparasite treatments against intestinal helminths and haematic protozoa in gallotia caesaris (lizards). | intestinal helminths and blood protozoa are common parasites of lizards. in captivity they can be a serious problem, but no information on treatments is available. in this study, several antiparasitic drugs were studied in gallotia caesaris (lacertida) from la gomera, the canary islands, spain. a lack of efficacy of chloroquine, and a decrease in haemogregarine (apicomplexa) infection by atovaquone-proguanil was demonstrated. furthermore, a positive effect of fenbendazole against intestinal nema ... | 2007 | 17399704 |
| plumage carotenoids of the pin-tailed manakin (ilicura militaris): evidence for the endogenous production of rhodoxanthin from a colour variant. | the pin-tailed manakin (ilicura militaris) is a small, sexually dimorphic, frugivorous suboscine songbird (pipridae; passeriformes; aves) endemic to the atlantic forest of brazil. a variant individual of this species was recently described in which the red patches that characterise the male's definitive plumage were replaced by orange-yellow ones. we show here that the pigments in the feathers of the colour variant are common dietary carotenoids (zeaxanthin, beta-cryptoxanthin), not carotenoids ... | 2007 | 17400013 |
| habitat use and phenology of the large insular endemic grasshopper acrostira euphorbiae (orthoptera: pamphagidae). | the habitat use and the phenology of the large grasshopper acrostira euphorbiae garcía and oromí endemic to la palma (canary islands) are studied. this grasshopper is entirely dependent on the canarian endemic shrub euphorbia lamarckii both for food and to avoid predation. adults stay on subapical branches during the day, probably to reduce the risk of predation, and climb up to the apex at night to feed. while females seem to ensure the genetic diversity of offspring by waiting for visits by di ... | 2007 | 17411476 |
| confirmation of and explanations for elevated blood lead and other disorders in children exposed to water disinfection and fluoridation chemicals. | silicofluorides (sifs), fluosilicic acid (fsa) and sodium fluosilicate (nafsa), are used to fluoridate over 90% of us fluoridated municipal water supplies. living in communities with silicofluoride treated water (sifw) is associated with two neurotoxic effects: (1) prevalence of children with elevated blood lead (pbb>10microg/dl) is about double that in non-fluoridated communities (risk ratio 2, chi2p<0.01). sifw is associated with serious corrosion of lead-bearing brass plumbing, producing elev ... | 2007 | 17420053 |
| genomic resources for songbird research and their use in characterizing gene expression during brain development. | vocal learning and neuronal replacement have been studied extensively in songbirds, but until recently, few molecular and genomic tools for songbird research existed. here we describe new molecular/genomic resources developed in our laboratory. we made cdna libraries from zebra finch (taeniopygia guttata) brains at different developmental stages. a total of 11,000 cdna clones from these libraries, representing 5,866 unique gene transcripts, were randomly picked and sequenced from the 3' ends. a ... | 2007 | 17426146 |
| [satisfaction survey administered to the relatives of critical patients]. | to know the family needs of patients admitted to our intensive care unit (icu). | 2007 | 17433182 |
| first larval record of mesocestoides in carnivora of tenerife (canary islands). | larvae of mesocestoides sp. were recovered in tenerife (canary islands) in 2004 from the peritoneal cavities of 2 domestic dogs and a domestic cat. morphological and molecular identification were carried out. mesocestoides litteratus from vulpes vulpes was sequenced for the first time using the its-2 region (18s rdna), and was included in the phylogenetic analysis to compare the sequence variability among these and other mesocestoides spp. belonging to different carnivores. phylogenetic studies ... | 2007 | 17436953 |
| the societal costs of intracerebral hemorrhage in spain. | this study estimates the lifetime societal costs associated with incident intracerebral hemorrhage (ich) in spain. an epidemiological model of ich incidence, survival and morbidity was developed using retrospective data from 28 hospitals in andalusia and published data identified in a systematic literature review. data on resource utilization and costs were obtained from five hospitals in the canary islands, whereas cost of outpatient care, informal care and lost productivity were obtained from ... | 2007 | 17437616 |
| ozone in spain's national parks and protected forests. | in general, it is difficult to measure air pollutant concentrations in remote areas, as they are mostly national parks and protected areas. passive samplers provide an accurate and inexpensive method for measuring cumulative exposures of different air pollutants. they have been used to collect ozone data in both laboratory and field at different geographical scales. the objective of the present study is to fill the knowledge gap regarding air quality in remote areas of spain, such as national pa ... | 2007 | 17450282 |
| introduction of non-b subtypes among spaniards newly diagnosed with hiv type 1 in the canary islands. | the spanish canary islands face the northwest coast of africa, being one gate of entrance of african immigrants into europe and of hiv-1 non-b strains, prevalent in most african regions. the presence and nature of hiv-1 non-b subtypes were examined in spanish natives newly diagnosed with hiv-1 infection from 1998 to 2004 in a reference hospital located in one of the largest islands of the archipelago. subtyping of hiv-1 pol genes was performed in 139 out of 429 individuals found to be hiv-1 posi ... | 2007 | 17451342 |
| isolation of potentially pathogenic strains of acanthamoeba in wild squirrels from the canary islands and morocco. | in this study, a survey was conducted in order to determine the presence and pathogenic potential of free-living amoebae of acanthamoeba genus in a population of barbary ground squirrels in fuerteventura island (canary islands, spain) and morocco. identification of acanthamoeba was based on the morphology of cyst and trophozoite forms and pcr amplification with a genus specific primer pair. the pathogenic potential of acanthamoeba isolates was characterized using pcrs with two primer pairs relat ... | 2007 | 17459380 |
| renal implications of increased intra-abdominal pressure: are the kidneys the canary for abdominal hypertension? | increased intra-abdominal pressure (iap) or intra-abdominal hypertension (iah) is a cause of organ dysfunction in critically ill patients and is independently associated with mortality. the kidneys seem to be especially vulnerable to iah induced dysfunction and renal failure is one of the most consistently described organ dysfunctions associated with iah. the aim of this paper is to review the historical background, awareness, definitions, pathophysiologic implications and treatment options for ... | 2007 | 17469709 |
| mekc combined with spe and sample stacking for multiple analysis of pesticides in water samples at the ng/l level. | in this work, a new multiresidue analytical method based on mekc with uv detection combined with spe as off-line preconcentration strategy, and reversed-electrode polarity stacking mode (repsm) as on-line stacking procedure, has been developed for the monitoring of 12 pesticides (carbendazim, pirimicarb, metalaxyl, pyrimethanil, procymidone, nuarimol, azoxystrobin, tebufenozide, fenarimol, benalaxyl, penconazole, and tetradifon) that are currently being used in the canary islands (spain). the op ... | 2007 | 17476718 |
| municipal distribution of breast cancer mortality among women in spain. | spain has one of the lowest rates of breast cancer in europe, though estimated incidence has risen substantially in recent decades. some years ago, the spanish cancer mortality atlas showed spain as having a heterogeneous distribution of breast cancer mortality at a provincial level. this paper describes the municipal distribution of breast cancer mortality in spain and its relationship with socio-economic indicators. | 2007 | 17488519 |
| occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in artisanal palmero cheese smoked with two types of vegetable matter. | palmero cheese is a fresh smoked cheese from the isle of palma (canary islands), manufactured with goat's milk. to guarantee its safety, the occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pah) in artisanal palmero cheese smoked with 2 types of vegetable matter (almond shells and dry prickly pear) was studied. the determination of pah includes extraction and clean-up steps, followed by separation, identification, and quantification of pah by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in selected ion-m ... | 2007 | 17517711 |
| phylogeography of a ground beetle species in la gomera (canary islands): the effects of landscape topology and population history. | paraeutrichopus pecoudi (coleoptera, carabidae) is a species endemic to the mountain laurel forests of la gomera in the canary archipelago. la gomera is an island of volcanic origin (9.4 mya), where a well-preserved laurel forest is partly fragmented by valleys and ridges. historically restricted gene flow with isolation by distance are deduced at different clade levels for p. pecoudi populations, an expected scenario arising from landscape discontinuity, which has caused local isolation of thes ... | 2007 | 17519964 |
| [obesity of health shift workers from the canary islands, spain]. | | 2007 | 17524321 |
| genetic structure and evolution of natural populations of viruses causing the tomato yellow leaf curl disease in spain. | the population structure and genetic variation of two begomoviruses: tomato yellow leaf curl sardinia virus (tylcsv) and tomato yellow leaf curl virus (tylcv) in tomato crops of spain were studied from 1997 until 2001. restriction digestion of a genomic region comprised of the cp coat protein gene (cpr) of 358 tylc virus isolates enabled us to classify them into 14 haplotypes. nucleotide sequences of two genomic regions: cpr, and the surrounding intergenic region (sir) were determined for at lea ... | 2007 | 17524509 |
| species differences in auditory processing dynamics in songbird auditory telencephalon. | the caudomedial nidopallium (ncm) of songbirds is a telencephalic area involved in the auditory processing and memorization of complex vocal communication signals. we used pure tone stimuli and multiunit electrophysiological recordings in awake birds to investigate whether the basic properties of song-responding circuits in ncm differ between canaries and zebra finches, two species whose songs are markedly different in their spectral and temporal organization. we found that the responses in zebr ... | 2007 | 17525994 |
| limitations of biodiversity databases: case study on seed-plant diversity in tenerife, canary islands. | databases on the distribution of species can be used to describe the geographic patterns of biodiversity. nevertheless, they have limitations. we studied three of these limitations: (1) inadequacy of raw data to describe richness patterns due to sampling bias, (2) lack of survey effort assessment (and lack of exhaustiveness in compiling data about survey effort), and (3) lack of coverage of the geographic and environmental variations that affect the distribution of organisms. we used a biodivers ... | 2007 | 17531062 |
| coral reef canary. | | 2007 | 17539495 |
| phylogeography of the invasive seaweed asparagopsis (bonnemaisoniales, rhodophyta) reveals cryptic diversity. | the rhodophyte seaweed asparagopsis armata harvey is distributed in the northern and southern temperate zones, and its congener asparagopsis taxiformis (delile) trevisan abounds throughout the tropics and subtropics. here, we determine intraspecific phylogeographic patterns to compare potential causes of the disjunctions in the distributions of both species. we obtained specimens throughout their ranges and inferred phylogenies from the hypervariable domains d1-d3 of the nuclear rdna lsu, the pl ... | 2007 | 17561891 |
| [characteristics of the diabetic patients referred for the first time to the nephrologist]. | diabetic nephropathy (dn) has become the main cause of end-stage renal disease. in our country, this problem is specially relevant in canary islands, where dn is the cause of renal failure in 39% of patients included in dialysis programs. the importance of this situation and the relevance of an adequate referral to the nephrologist, prompt us to study the characteristics of diabetic patients referrred to our outpatient clinic. | 2007 | 17564559 |
| geographical variation in cloacal microflora and bacterial antibiotic resistance in a threatened avian scavenger in relation to diet and livestock farming practices. | the impact on wildlife health of the increase in the use of antimicrobial agents with the intensification of livestock production remains unknown. the composition, richness and prevalence of cloacal microflora as well as bacterial resistance to antibiotics in nestlings and full-grown egyptian vultures neophron percnopterus were assessed in four areas of spain in which the degree of farming intensification differs. differences in diet composition, especially the role of stabled livestock carrion, ... | 2007 | 17564607 |
| selection of plants for roles in phytoremediation: the importance of glucosylation. | over-expression and transposon mutagenesis in root cultures of arabidopsis thaliana demonstrated the importance of the family 1 glycosyltransferase ugt72b1 in catalysing the n-glucosylation of the persistent pollutant 3,4-dichloroaniline (dca). in phytotoxicity studies with dca in seedlings, over-expression of ugt72b1 enhanced sensitivity, whereas the knockouts were more resistant than the controls. in contrast, manipulating the expression of ugt72b1 had no effect on the o-glucosylation, or toxi ... | 2007 | 17573805 |
| human oestrus sp. infection, canary islands. | | 2007 | 17582906 |
| serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-i in relation to organochlorine pesticides exposure. | insulin-like growth factor 1 (igf-i) and organochlorine pesticides (ocs) have been involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases like cancer, diabetes and growth disorders. | 2007 | 17601760 |