Publications
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| accumulating pollutants in conifer needles on an atlantic island - a case study with pinus canariensis on tenerife, canary islands. | concentrations of potential pollutant elements na, cl, and s were investigated in needles of pinus canariensis grown at 55 field plots in tenerife. microelement concentrations (including heavy metals) were measured at a subset of 18 plots. na and cl concentrations were high at low elevations (up to 8 mg g(-1) cl and 5.5 mg g(-1) na). na/cl ratio close to standard seawater indicated sea spray influence up to 1200 m a.s.l. only at few plots, sulphur concentrations indicated possible pollutant impa ... | 2005 | 15862394 |
| molecular characterization of a new serovar of salmonella bongori 13,22:z39:- isolated from a lizard. | three salmonella strains isolated from a lizard (gallotia simoni) in the "isla del hierro" (canary islands, spain) were serotyped as salmonella bongori serotype 13,22:z39:-, which has not been described in the kauffmann-white scheme of salmonella serovars. in order to shed light on the assignment of those strains to the s. bongori species, several genes were amplified and/or sequenced. the irob gene has been reported to be present only in s. enterica, while the inva gene has been described as be ... | 2005 | 15862460 |
| freedom and rules: the acquisition and reprogramming of a bird's learned song. | canary song is hierarchically structured: short stereotyped syllables are repeated to form phrases, which in turn are arranged to form songs. this structure occurs even in the songs of young isolates, which suggests that innate rules govern canary song development. however, juveniles that had never heard normal song imitated abnormal synthetic songs with great accuracy, even when the tutor songs lacked phrasing. as the birds matured, imitated songs were reprogrammed to form typical canary phrasi ... | 2005 | 15890887 |
| bumblebees, humble pollinators or assiduous invaders? a population comparison of foraging performance in bombus terrestris. | worldwide trade in non-native bumblebees remains largely unrestricted despite well-documented cases where introductions of non-native bees have gone dramatically wrong. within europe, indiscriminate importation of non-native populations of bumblebees (bombus terrestris) for the pollination of glasshouse crops continues on a massive scale. however, no risk assessment has been conducted for these introductions, perhaps because b. terrestris is considered a native species, so shipping populations f ... | 2005 | 15891827 |
| an outbreak of abortions and high neonatal mortality associated with trypanosoma evansi infection in dromedary camels in the canary islands. | trypanosoma evansi was diagnosed for the first time in the canary islands (spain) in 1998 in a dromedary camel. seroprevalences of 4.8% up to 9% have been observed using different diagnostic methods. affected animals have been treated but the dissemination of the disease is unknown. this article presents an outbreak of abortions and high neonatal mortality attributable to t. evansi infection in camels as well as the clinical assessment of the affected animals. the patients were diagnosed by rout ... | 2005 | 15893083 |
| the effect of auditory distractors on song discrimination in male canaries (serinus canaria). | male songbirds such as canaries produce complex learned vocalizations that are used in the context of mate attraction and territory defense. successful mate attraction or territorial defense requires that a bird be able to recognize individuals based on their vocal performance and identify these songs in a noisy background. in order to learn more about how birds are able to solve this problem, we investigated, with a two-alternative choice procedure, the ability of adult male canaries to discrim ... | 2005 | 15896531 |
| [routine preoperative screening of asymptomatic patients: beliefs and attitudes of anesthesiologists in the canary islands, spain]. | to identify factors that explain anesthesiologists' inappropriate use of preoperative tests in asymptomatic patients scheduled for elective surgery. | 2005 | 15901024 |
| selectivity of canary hvc neurons for the bird's own song: modulation by photoperiodic conditions. | to what extent seasonal factors modify the neuronal functional properties within the nuclei of the avian song system remains an open question. in adult songbirds, neurons of the song premotor nucleus hvc (used as a proper name) exhibit selective responses for the bird's own song (bos). here we examine whether, outside the breeding season, when songs are less stereotyped, hvc neurons of male canaries still respond selectively to the bos produced during this period. in an initial experiment, singl ... | 2005 | 15901776 |
| nuclear ribosomal dna and karyotypes indicate a nw african origin of south american hypochaeris (asteraceae, cichorieae). | hypochaeris has a disjunct distribution, with more than 15 species in the mediterranean region, the canary islands, europe, and asia, and more than 40 species in south america. previous studies have suggested that the new world taxa have evolved from ancestors similar to the central european h. maculata. based on internal transcribed spacer (its) sequences and fluorescence in situ hybridization (fish) with 5s and 18s-25s rdna of the previously overlooked hypochaeris angustifolia from moyen atlas ... | 2005 | 15737585 |
| inadvertent exposure to organochlorine pesticides ddt and derivatives in people from the canary islands (spain). | in 1998, one of the largest determinations of organochlorine pesticides in a representative sample of a spanish population (682 serum samples from the canary islands) was made in the context of the "canary islands nutrition survey" (enca). in the canary islands, extensive farming areas have been developed in these last decades, with greenhouses dedicated to intensive cultivation using ddt in huge amounts. in spain, similarly to other european countries, ddt was banned in the late 1970s. the pest ... | 2005 | 15740757 |
| antidepressant properties of some hypericum canariense l. and hypericum glandulosum ait. extracts in the forced swimming test in mice. | it has been shown in a previous work that the methanol extract obtained from the aerial part in blossom of hypericum canariense l. and hypericum glandulosum ait. was active in the tetrabenazine and forced swimming test. in the present study, the central nervous effect of the aqueous, butanol and chloroform fractions obtained from the methanol extracts of these hypericum species was investigated in mice, particularly in animal models of depression. it was found that the immobility time in the for ... | 2005 | 15740893 |
| diseases and causes of mortality among sea turtles stranded in the canary islands, spain (1998-2001). | this paper lists the pathological findings and causes of mortality of 93 sea turtles (88 caretta caretta, 3 chelonia mydas, and 2 dermochelys coriacea) stranded on the coasts of the canary islands between january 1998 and december 2001. of these, 25 (26.88%) had died of spontaneous diseases including different types of pneumonia, hepatitis, meningitis, septicemic processes and neoplasm. however, 65 turtles (69.89%) had died from lesions associated with human activities such as boat-strike injuri ... | 2005 | 15759796 |
| molecular phylogenetics of the macaronesian-endemic genus bystropogon (lamiaceae): palaeo-islands, ecological shifts and interisland colonizations. | abstract a molecular phylogenetic study of bystropogon l'her. (lamiaceae) is presented. we performed a cladistic analysis of nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (its), of the nuclear ribosomal dna, and of the trnl gene and trnl-trnf intergenic spacer of the chloroplast dna. bystropogon odoratissimus is the only species endemic to the canary islands that occurs in the three palaeo-islands of tenerife. this species is not part of an early diverging lineage of bystropogon and w ... | 2005 | 15773944 |
| bradyrhizobium canariense sp. nov., an acid-tolerant endosymbiont that nodulates endemic genistoid legumes (papilionoideae: genisteae) from the canary islands, along with bradyrhizobium japonicum bv. genistearum, bradyrhizobium genospecies alpha and bradyrhizobium genospecies beta. | highly diverse bradyrhizobium strains nodulate genistoid legumes (brooms) in the canary islands, morocco, spain and the americas. phylogenetic analyses of its, atpd, glnii and reca sequences revealed that these isolates represent at least four distinct evolutionary lineages within the genus, namely bradyrhizobium japonicum and three unnamed genospecies. dna-dna hybridization experiments confirmed that one of the latter represents a new taxonomic species for which the name bradyrhizobium canarien ... | 2005 | 15774626 |
| coordinated and dissociated effects of testosterone on singing behavior and song control nuclei in canaries (serinus canaria). | temperate zone songbirds that breed seasonally exhibit pronounced differences in reproductive behaviors including song inside and outside the breeding season. springlike long daylengths are associated with increases in plasma testosterone (t) concentrations, as well as with increases in singing and in the volume of several brain nuclei known to control this behavior. the mechanisms whereby t can induce changes in behavior and brain, and whether or not these effects are differentially regulated, ... | 2005 | 15777813 |
| polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in smoke used to smoke cheese produced by the combustion of rock rose (cistus monspeliensis) and tree heather (erica arborea) wood. | in this work, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) and their methyl derivatives concentrations have been determined in smoke from the rock rose and tree heather wood combustion. the combustion is done in two types of smokers, kiln and drum, commonly used in the canary islands (spain) to smoke cheese. the low control of the operational conditions justify the great variability of the pahs concentration in the emissions, with values between 251.8 and 2547 microg/m3n. in general, the lowest c ... | 2005 | 15631526 |
| linguistic perception: neural processing of a whistled language. | silbo gomero is a whistled language that is a rare and endangered surrogate of spanish, used by shepherds on the island of la gomera in the canary islands for communication over long distances on difficult terrain. here we show that areas of the brain normally associated with spoken-language function are also activated in proficient whistlers, but not in controls, when they are listening to silbo gomero. our findings demonstrate that the language-processing regions of the human brain can adapt t ... | 2005 | 15635400 |
| y-chromosome str haplotypes in the canary islands population (spain). | haplotype frequencies of eight y-chromosome str loci (dys19, dys389i, dys389ii, dys390, dys391, dys392, dys393 and dys385) were determined from a sample of 285 unrelated males from canary islands. | 2005 | 15639620 |
| bahia grass pollen specific ige is common in seasonal rhinitis patients but has limited cross-reactivity with ryegrass. | perennial ryegrass is a major cause of rhinitis in spring and early summer. bahia grass, paspalum notatum, flowers late into summer and could account for allergic rhinitis at this time. we determined the frequency of serum immunoglobulin (ig)e reactivity with bahia grass in ryegrass pollen allergic patients and investigated ige cross-reactivity between bahia and ryegrass. | 2005 | 15647049 |
| an epizootic of avian pox in endemic short-toed larks (calandrella rufescens) and berthelot's pipits (anthus berthelotti) in the canary islands, spain. | between january 2002 and november 2003, 50% (n = 395) of short-toed larks (calandrella rufescens) and 28% (n = 139) of berthelot's pipits (anthus berthelotti) examined on the islands of fuerteventura and lanzarote, canary islands, had gross lesions compatible with avian pox. however, spanish sparrows (passer hispaniolensis, n = 128) and trumpeter finches (bucanetes githagineus, n = 228), which inhabit the same steppe habitats associated with goat husbandry, did not have poxlike lesions. histopat ... | 2005 | 15657273 |
| isolation and identification of pathogenic acanthamoeba strains in tenerife, canary islands, spain from water sources. | a comprehensive survey to document the presence of free-living amoebae of the genus acanthamoeba was conducted in tap water and sea water sources related to human environments in tenerife, canary islands, spain. acanthamoeba identification 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 by temperature and osmotolerance assays and pcr reactions with two primer pai ... | 2005 | 15678350 |
| colonisation and diversification of the blue tits (parus caeruleus teneriffae-group) in the canary islands. | the blue tit (parus caeruleus teneriffae group) is proposed to have colonised the canary islands from north africa according to an east-to-west stepping stone model, and today, the species group is divided into four subspecies, differing in morphological, acoustic, and ecological characters. this colonisation hypothesis was tested and the population structure between and within the islands studied using mitochondrial dna sequences of the non-coding and relatively fast evolving control region. ou ... | 2005 | 15683925 |
| genetic variation in epigenetic inheritance of ribosomal rna gene methylation in arabidopsis. | we investigated the fidelity of epigenetic inheritance in crosses between three accessions of the flowering plant arabidopsis thaliana (canary islands, cape verde islands, and columbia). specifically, we examined the cytosine methylation content of the ribosomal rna genes at the two nucleolus organizer regions (nor2 and nor4) in f1 and f2 hybrid individuals derived from reciprocal crosses between the high nor methylation strain, columbia, and the two other accessions, both of which have less nor ... | 2005 | 15686517 |
| (gcg)11 founder mutation in the pabpn1 gene of opmd uruguayan families. | the dominant oculo-pharyngeal muscular dystrophy mutation consists of an expanded (gcn)(12-17) in the coding region of the polya binding protein nuclear 1 gene. a founder effect has been demonstrated in canadian and bukhara jewish populations with relatively high prevalence of this disease. since the oculo-pharyngeal muscular dystrophy prevalence was remarkably high in southern uruguay, a founder effect was hypothesized. to identify the ancestral haplotype we determined the (gcn) repeat number a ... | 2005 | 15694141 |
| smoking and sickness absence among public health workers. | as well as causing sickness and death, smoking has high socio-economic costs. the aim of this paper was to examine how closely smoking is associated with sickness absence among healthcare workers. | 2005 | 15694961 |
| surveillance of imported diseases as a window to travel health risks. | when using all its advantages of clinical vigilance, direct communication,and fast feedback, a clinical surveillance network can be remarkably effective in detecting sentinel events and in translating the new information into modifications of clinical practice. travelers have great advantage when serving as surveillance tools for imported diseases. they travel widely and potentially expose themselves to all types of infectious diseases, they are very mobile, and they return during the incubation ... | 2005 | 15701544 |
| mitochondrial dna diversity in 17th-18th century remains from tenerife (canary islands). | mitochondrial dna sequences and restriction fragment length polymorphisms were retrieved (with >80% efficiency) from a 17th-18th century sample of 213 teeth from tenerife. the genetic composition of this population reveals an important ethnic heterogeneity. although the majority of detected haplotypes are of european origin, the high frequency of sub-saharan african haplotypes (15.63%), compared to that of the present-day population (6.6%), confirms the importance of the canary islands in the bl ... | 2005 | 15714457 |
| a retrospective description of a highly pathogenic avian influenza a virus (h7n1/carduelis/germany/72) in a free-living siskin (carduelis spinus linnaeus, 1758) and its accidental transmission to yellow canaries (serinus canaria linnaeus, 1758). | a haemagglutinating virus was isolated in summer 1972 from a single free-living siskin (carduelis spinus linnaeus, 1758) in embryonated chicken eggs. additional cases of morbidity or mortality were not observed in the area were the sick siskin was found. the virus was characterized as an avian influenza a virus of the subtype h7n1 and designated h7n1/carduelis/germany/72. the virus induced following experimental inoculation of chicken embryos a high rate mortality (mean death time approximately ... | 2005 | 15714871 |
| a fractal analysis of pathogen detection by biosensors. | a fractal analysis is presented for the detection of pathogens such as franscisela tularensis, yersinia pestis (the bacterium that causes plague), bacillus anthracis, venezuelan equine encephalitis (vee) virus, vavcinia virus, and escherichia coli using a cellular analysis and notification of antigens risks and yields (canary) biosensor [t.h. rider, m.s. petrovic, f.e. nargi, j.d harper, e.d. schwoebel, r.h. mathews, d.j. blanchard, l.t bortolin, a.m. young, j. chen, m.a. hollis, a cell-based se ... | 2005 | 15617812 |
| morphology, cytochemical staining, and ultrastructural characteristics of the blood cells of the giant lizard of el hierro (gallotia simonyi). | the object of this study was to examine the erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes of the giant lizard of el hierro (gallotia simonyi) by light and electron (tem) microscopy, and cytochemical staining. smears were prepared from blood from the ventral coccygeal vein of 10 healthy adult lizards (five males and five females) from the giant lizard of el hierro reproduction and research centre, canary islands, spain. the cytochemical stains used were: benzidine peroxidase (bp), chloroacetate ester ... | 2005 | 15563919 |
| measles virus genotype circulation in spain after implementation of the national measles elimination plan 2001-2003. | molecular characterization of measles virus is important for disease surveillance and for monitoring elimination of the virus throughout the world. furthermore, knowledge of genotype distribution in as many countries as possible, is useful for tracing the origin of a strain, especially in countries without endemic measles disease, where most cases are imported. data on genotypes circulating in spain from 1970 to 1997 showed the prevalence of genotypes c1, c2, and d6, with subsequent replacement ... | 2005 | 15543577 |
| antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcus strains isolated from poultry faeces. | we have investigated the resistance of enterococcus isolated from poultry faeces to antibiotics commonly used as therapy of enterococcal infections. identification was made by the method of facklam and collins. minimal inhibitory concentrations of penicillin, ampicillin, vancomycin and teicoplanin were determined and high level aminoglycoside resistance was investigated. genes codifying high level aminoglycoside resistance (hlar) were determined by pcr. fifty five enterococcus strains were isola ... | 2005 | 15500837 |
| detour behaviour in three species of birds: quails (coturnix sp.), herring gulls (larus cachinnans) and canaries (serinus canaria). | detour behaviour is the ability of an animal to reach a goal stimulus by moving round any interposed obstacle. it has been widely studied and has been proposed as a test of insight learning in several species of mammals, but few data are available in birds. a comparative study in three species of birds, belonging to different eco-ethological niches, allows a better understanding of the cognitive mechanism of such detour behaviour. young quails (coturnix sp.), herring gulls (larus cachinnans) and ... | 2005 | 15449104 |
| 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 |
| evaluation of acanthamoeba isolates from environmental sources in tenerife, canary islands, spain. | tests for potentially pathogenic amoebae were carried out in order to determine the presence of free-living amoebae of genus acanthamoeba in soil and beach sand sources related to human environments in tenerife, canary islands, spain. acanthamoeba identification was based on the morphology of cyst and trophozoite forms and pcr amplification with a genus specific primer pair. the pathogenical potential of acanthamoeba isolates was characterized by temperature and osmotolerance assays and pcr reac ... | 2005 | 16457479 |
| reading levels of spanish deaf students. | the reading levels of a population of 93 spanish deaf students were examined. all study participants had prelingual profound hearing loss; their ages ranged from 9 to 20 years. all were enrolled in compulsory education during 2002-2003 in the canary islands (spain). they were evaluated with sentence and text comprehension subtests from the evaluation of reading processes of primary education students, whose spanish acronym is prolec (cuetos, rodríguez, & ruano, 1996). a questionnaire on reading ... | 2005 | 16466193 |
| molecular phylogenetics of limonium and related genera (plumbaginaceae): biogeographical and systematic implications. | phylogenetic relationships within limonium (plumbaginaceae) are evaluated using sequence data from three plastid regions (rbcl, the trnl intron, and the trnl-trnf intergenic spacer). sixty-six species representing the major genera of staticoideae, including representatives of all sections and genera formerly included in limonium, have been analyzed using four species of plumbaginoideae as an outgroup. analyses of each separate and combined data set yield similar results. afrolimon is embedded in ... | 2005 | 21646141 |
| patterns of genetic divergence of three canarian endemic lotus (fabaceae): implications for the conservation of the endangered l. kunkelii. | we examined data for 11 allozyme loci in 14 populations that represent the distribution of the endangered lotus kunkelii, the narrowly distributed l. arinagensis (both endemic to gran canaria), and the broad-ranging l. lancerottensis (endemic to the easternmost canary islands, fuerteventura and lanzarote) to explore and construe patterns of genetic variation and use this data to assess the controversial taxonomic status of l. kunkelii relative to l. lancerottensis. while l. kunkelii maintains lo ... | 2006 | 21642177 |
| reproductive biology of the dioecious canary islands endemic withania aristata (solanaceae). | we confirmed functional dioecy of withania aristata via field and greenhouse studies. male flowers are significantly larger. female flowers bear stamens with no pollen; males bear 220?000 grains. stigmata of male flowers senesce in buds. anatomical observations confirm more ovules in females and an ovarian nectary in both sexes. we detected nectar in female flowers in the greenhouse but found no nectar in males. thus, males offer pollen and females nectar. females bear large numbers of fruits an ... | 2006 | 21642194 |
| allozyme diversity within and divergence among species oftolpis(asteraceae-lactuceae) in the canary islands: systematic, evolutionary, and biogeographical implications. | plants endemic to oceanic islands represent some of the most unusual and rare taxa in the world. enzyme electrophoresis was used to assess genetic diversity within and divergence among all endemic species of a small genus of plants on the canary islands. our results show that the genus tolpis is similar to many other island groups in having generally low allozyme divergence among species, with the highest divergence found among four groups of endemics. the two rare and highly localized species t ... | 2006 | 21646225 |
| population divergence for heteroblasty in the canary island pine (pinus canariensis, pinaceae). | a heteroblastic (or vegetative phase) change is an abrupt manifestation in the general heteroblastic development during the ontogeny of plants. the canary island pine undergoes an especially marked and delayed heteroblastic change, including both the formation of secondary needles on dwarf shoots and the onset of preformed growth. to assess genetic and environmental effects on the heteroblastic change in this species, we followed plants from 19 populations at a dry site and a wetter site. compar ... | 2006 | 21642146 |
| the utility of automated analysis of inter-simple sequence repeat (issr) loci for resolving relationships in the canary island species of tolpis (asteraceae). | plants of oceanic islands, often remarkably divergent morphologically from continental relatives, are useful models for studying evolution and speciation because evolution is telescoped in time and space. prior studies revealed little dna sequence variation within the clade of ca. 10 canary island species of tolpis, which precluded resolving species relationships. the present study assessed the utility of automated analysis of inter-simple sequence repeat (issr) loci for resolving relationships ... | 2006 | 21642181 |
| analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of the volatiles from the fruits of ammodaucus leucotrichus subsp. leucotrichus and subsp. nanocarpus grown in north africa and the canary islands, respectively. | the volatiles from the fruits of ammodaucus leucotrichus subsp. leucotrichus and subsp. nanocarpus (two endemic species, the first from north africa and the second from the canary islands, spain) were studied by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. the major components of the volatiles of subsp. nanocarpus were found to be, beta-pinene (22.2-33.6%), bornyl angelate (20.6-21.8%) and camphor (8.3-11.7%) whereas in the fruits of subsp. leucotrichus, the main constituents wer ... | 2006 | 16472529 |
| quantification of ozone uptake at the stand level in a pinus canariensis forest in tenerife, canary islands: an approach based on sap flow measurements. | ozone uptake was studied in a pine forest in tenerife, canary islands, an ecotone with strong seasonal changes in climate. ambient ozone concentration showed a pronounced seasonal course with high concentrations during the dry and warm period and low concentrations during the wet and cold season. ozone uptake by contrast showed no clear seasonal trend. this is because canopy conductance significantly decreased with soil water availability and vapour pressure deficit. mean daily ozone uptake aver ... | 2006 | 16457921 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [diabetes mellitus in spain: death rates, prevalence, impact, costs and inequalities]. | describing the situation of diabetes mellitus (dm) in spain from a public health perspective. material and method: manual review of books and other documents on diabetes mellitus in spain was conducted. in addition, a specific research of articles published using mesh terms diabetes mortality, prevalence, incidence, cost, inequalities and spain was conducted in medline through internet (pubmed). minimun basic data set was utilized as source for complication description by communities autonomus. | 2006 | 16539961 |
| evaluation of 5 new media containing extracts of seeds applied to candida dubliniensis screening. | candida dubliniensis is a recently described pathogenic species that shares many phenotypic features with candida albicans and so may be misidentified in microbiologic laboratories. the aim of this study is to find a useful and cost-effective method suitable for screening c. dubliniensis before proceeding to further identification. we examined the colony morphology and chlamydospore production of 26 c. dubliniensis isolates and 100 c. albicans isolates on the following 5 proposed media: sesame s ... | 2006 | 16545931 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| characteristics and trends of newly diagnosed hiv-infections, 2000-2004. | to describe the characteristics and trends of newly diagnosed hiv-infections. | 2006 | 17198621 |
| [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 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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| genetic structure of the population of pepino mosaic virus infecting tomato crops in spain. | abstract the population structure of pepino mosaic virus (pepmv), which has caused severe epidemics in tomato in spain since 2000, was analyzed. isolates were characterized by the nucleotide sequence of the triple gene block and coat protein gene and, for a subset of isolates, a part of the rna-dependent rna polymerase gene. the full-length sequence of the genomic rna of a solanum muricatum isolate from peru also was determined. in spite of high symptom diversity, the spanish population of pepmv ... | 2006 | 18944442 |
| nonlinear model predicts diverse respiratory patterns of birdsong. | a central aspect of the motor control of birdsong production is the capacity to generate diverse respiratory rhythms, which determine the coarse temporal pattern of song. the neural mechanisms that underlie this diversity of respiratory gestures and the resulting acoustic syllables are largely unknown. we show that the respiratory patterns of the highly complex and variable temporal organization of song in the canary (serinus canaria) can be generated as solutions of a simple model describing th ... | 2006 | 16486997 |
| qualitative inheritance of rind pattern and flesh color in watermelon. | watermelon [citrullus lanatus (thunb.) matsum. & nakai var. lanatus] is a diverse species, with fruits of different sizes, shapes, rind patterns, and flesh colors. this study measured the inheritance of novel rind phenotypes and verified the genetics of white, red, salmon yellow, and canary yellow flesh colors. for each of the 11 crosses, six generations (p(a)s1, p(b)s1, f1, f2, bc1p(a), and bc1p(b)) were produced to form 11 families. three new genes were identified and designated as follows: sc ... | 2006 | 16489140 |
| three times out of asia minor: the phylogeography of arabis alpina l. (brassicaceae). | arabis alpina is a characteristic plant in arctic-alpine habitats and serves as a classical example to demonstrate biology, ecology and biogeography of arctic-alpine disjuncts. it has a wider distribution than most other arctic-alpine plants, covering all european mountain systems, the canary islands, north africa, the high mountains of east africa and ethiopia, the arabian peninsula and mountain ranges of central asia in iran and iraq. additionally it is found in the northern amphi-atlantic are ... | 2006 | 16499705 |
| new founding mutation in msh2 associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome on the island of tenerife. | lynch syndrome or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (hnpcc) is a hereditary syndrome with genetic heterogeneity. the disease is caused by mutations or epigenetic silencing in dna mismatch repair genes, mlh1, msh2, msh6, pms2 and mlh3, although the vast majority of cases correspond to mutations of mlh1 and msh2. we herein describe a nucleotide change, c.2063t>g in exon 13 of the msh2 gene, present in families that fulfill the amsterdam criteria for lynch syndrome and originate from northe ... | 2006 | 16500024 |
| olive oil consumption and risk of breast cancer in the canary islands: a population-based case-control study. | breast cancer mortality and incidence rates in the canary islands, and particularly in gran canaria, are higher than those in the rest of spain. | 2006 | 16512965 |
| renal replacement therapy in the canary islands: demographic and survival analysis. | the continuous increase in the number of patients on renal replacement therapy (rrt) has heightened the importance of renal patient registries to respond to the demand for data on the state of health, quality and cost of care provided for these patients. our aim was to analyze the epidemiological profile of this population in the canary islands. | 2006 | 16523433 |
| mutation g47r in the bsnd gene causes bartter syndrome with deafness in two spanish families. | bartter syndrome (bs) is a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive hypokalaemic salt-losing tubulopathies. five types of bs caused by different genetic defects have been identified, and one of them is associated with sensorineural deafness (bsnd). mutations in the recently described bsnd gene, mapped in chromosome 1p31, have been reported to be associated with bsnd. this gene encodes barttin, an essential beta-subunit subunit for clc-ka and clc-kb channels. both subunits are co-expressed in b ... | 2006 | 16572343 |
| increasing serum levels of non-ddt-derivative organochlorine pesticides in the younger population of the canary islands (spain). | organochlorine pesticides are a lipophilic class of chemicals that persist in the environment and tend to accumulate in human tissues for years. they came into widespread use in the late 1940s. because of their capacity to bioaccumulate and biomagnify in food chains and their toxic effects, most of them were banned in industrialized countries, among them spain, in the late 1970s and 1980s. in 1998 organochlorine pesticides were determined in a representative sample of a spanish population (aroun ... | 2006 | 16580052 |
| a souvenir from the canary islands. | 2006 | 16581412 | |
| identification of a novel circovirus in australian ravens (corvus coronoides) with feather disease. | the complete genome of a novel circovirus isolated from an australian raven (corvus coronoides) with feather lesions similar to those that occur in psittacine beak and feather disease is reported. degenerate polymerase chain reaction primers were designed to amplify and sequence novel circovirus dna from affected feathers. sequence analysis indicated that the tentatively named raven circovirus (racv) was 1898 nucleotides in size with two major open reading frames synonymous with other avian circ ... | 2006 | 16595298 |
| 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 |