| the catfish study protocol: an evaluation of a water fluoridation scheme. | tooth decay is the commonest disease of childhood. we have known for over 90 years that fluoride can prevent tooth decay; it is present in nearly all toothpastes and can be provided in mouthwashes, gels and varnishes. the oldest method of applying fluoride is via the water supply at a concentration of 1 part per million. the two most important reviews of water fluoridation in the united kingdom (the york review and mrc report on water fluoridation and health) concluded that whilst there was evid ... | 2016 | 26831505 |
| socio-economic drivers of specialist anglers targeting the non-native european catfish (silurus glanis) in the uk. | information about the socioeconomic drivers of silurus glanis anglers in the uk were collected using questionnaires from a cross section of mixed cyprinid fisheries to elucidate human dimensions in angling and non-native fisheries management. respondents were predominantly male (95%), 30-40 years of age with <10 yr angling experience for s. glanis; most had received college rather than university education. the majority (34%) were employed with low-moderate income status (<£30k per annum), which ... | 2017 | 28604839 |
| introduction and spread of non-native parasites with silurus glanis l. (teleostei: siluridae) in uk fisheries. | despite growing concern of the ecological risks posed by the european catfish siluris glanis l. in freshwater fisheries, little information exists on the parasite fauna of this silurid catfish in britain. parasitological examinations of released s. glanis from four still-water fisheries in england revealed the presence of thaparocleidus vistulensis (siwak, 1932) and ergasilus sieboldi (nordmann, 1832), both non-native parasites, the latter known to be an important fish pathogen. this represents ... | 2011 | 22130112 |