| fractionation of hairless canary seed (phalaris canariensis) into starch, protein, and oil. | canary seed is an important specialty crop in canada. the current market for this true cereal (i.e., belonging to the family poaceae as wheat) is limited to feed for caged birds. however, canary seed holds a promise for many food and industrial applications based on its composition. three wet milling procedures based on ethanol (e), water (w), and alkaline (a) extractions used in different order were investigated to determine extraction efficiency and purity of starch, protein, oil, and fiber se ... | 2010 | 20465306 |
| molecular evolution of trichuris muris isolated from different muridae hosts in europe. | a phylogeographic study was carried out of trichuris muris, nematode parasitizing murinae rodents from the muridae family, isolated from four different hosts and from different geographical regions of europe by amplification and sequencing of the its1-5.8s-its2 fragment of the ribosomal dna. t. muris was found in the apodemus sylvaticus, apodemus flavicollis, mus domesticus, and rattus rattus rodents. the molecular results confirm the presence of dna polymorphisms among t. muris isolates from eu ... | 2010 | 20473527 |
| herpesvirus infection with severe lymphoid necrosis affecting a beaked whale stranded in the canary islands. | this report describes the pathologic findings in a single, adult female cuvier's beaked whale ziphius cavirostris stranded in the canary islands. the study indicated that this whale died with a severe, systemic, herpesviral infection and clearly exhibited lesions different from those of the fat and gas embolic syndrome described in beaked whale mass strandings associated with sonar exposure. this is the first report of a cetacean alphaherpesvirus infection of the lymphoid system in a beaked whal ... | 2010 | 20481092 |
| [prevalence of processes and pathologies dealt with by the pre-hospital emergency medical services in spain]. | this study was carried out by contacting 26 medical emergency services (mes), through survey, with final data obtained from 22. population covered: 42,538,730. total number of calls: 7,656,768, with 711,228 interventions. number of operational forces: intensive care units (mobile-icus): 329, rapid intervention vehicles (riv) 20, health ambulances 39 and medical helicopters 39 (4 of them 24 hour: canary islands and castile-la mancha) and 3 airplanes. interventions: mobile-icus: 94.3%, medical hel ... | 2010 | 20508676 |
| taqman real-time pcr detects avipoxvirus dna in blood of hawai'i 'amakihi (hemignathus virens). | avipoxvirus sp. is a significant threat to endemic bird populations on several groups of islands worldwide, including hawai'i, the galapagos islands, and the canary islands. accurate identification and genotyping of avipoxvirus is critical to the study of this disease and how it interacts with other pathogens, but currently available methods rely on invasive sampling of pox-like lesions and may be especially harmful in smaller birds. | 2010 | 20523726 |
| suitability of electronic mini-boluses for the early identification of goat kids and effects on growth performance and development of the reticulorumen. | a total of 60 twin-goat kids (30 male and 30 female) of the canary island majorera dairy breed were used in 2 experiments to evaluate 2 types of electronic identification mini-boluses and their effects on rearing performances and reticulorumen development. electronic identification mini-boluses were cylindrical and made of ceramic materials (b1, 9.0 g and 38.5 × 9.5 mm; b2, 16.3 g and 42.2 × 12.2 mm), contained a 32-mm half-duplex passive transponder, and were administered to kids at different b ... | 2010 | 20525934 |
| contrasting patterns of morphological and physiological differentiation across insular environments: phenotypic variation and heritability of light-related traits in olea europaea. | phenotypic variation of traits can reflect the ability of plants to adjust to particular environments, but how much of this variation is heritable is not frequently analyzed in natural populations. in the present paper, we investigated the patterns of phenotypic expression in light-related leaf traits of olea europaea subsp. guanchica, a woody sclerophyllous species endemic to the canary islands. we explored phenotypic differentiation and heritable variation across several island populations dif ... | 2010 | 20532918 |
| seroprevalence of coxiella burnetii in domestic ruminants in gran canaria island, spain. | coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of q fever, a zoonosis with worldwide occurrence. in the canary islands, the overall seroprevalence in humans has been estimated to be 21.5%. gran canaria island concentrates the highest ruminant population in the archipelago and the prevalence of the human infection is 23.5%. to evaluate the seroprevalence in livestock and the affected areas in gran canaria island, a total of 1249 ruminants were randomly selected for this study (733 goats, 369 sheep and ... | 2010 | 20537108 |
| a 75% reduction in herbicide use through integration with sorghum + sunflower extracts for weed management in wheat. | to reduce herbicide use by 75%, integrated use of sorghum and sunflower extracts each at 18 l ha(-1) combined with 1/4(th) (75% less) of label rates of four herbicides (mesosulfuron + idosulfuron, metribuzin, phenoxaprop-p-ethyl and isoproturon) were investigated for the management of wild oat and canary grass, the two pernicious weeds in wheat fields worldwide. | 2010 | 20549775 |
| effect of repeated exposure to plasmodium relictum (lineage sgs1) on infection dynamics in domestic canaries. | parasites are known to exert strong selection pressures on their hosts and, as such, favour the evolution of defence mechanisms. the negative impact of parasites on their host can have substantial consequences in terms of population persistence and the epidemiology of the infection. in natural populations, however, it is difficult to assess the cost of infection while controlling for other potentially confounding factors. for instance, individuals are repeatedly exposed to a variety of parasite ... | 2010 | 20570591 |
| spore film dosimeters are feasible for uv dose monitoring during heliotherapy. | the objective of the study was to compare bacillus subtilis spore film dosimeters with a robertson berger uv meter (rb meter) and diary records for assessing personal uv-b doses during a 13-day heliotherapy (ht) for atopic dermatitis (ad). in addition, the relationship between the personal uv-b dose and change in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d (25(oh)d) was studied. altogether 21 adult patients with ad completed the study arranged in the canary islands, either in january or march 2005. the spore film ... | 2010 | 20573044 |
| phylogenetic analysis of a new cetacean morbillivirus from a short-finned pilot whale stranded in the canary islands. | cetacean morbillivirus (cemv) is considered the most pathogenic virus in cetaceans. three strains have been already described: the dolphin morbillivirus (dmv), the porpoise morbillivirus (pmv) and the tentatively named pilot whale morbillivirus (pwmv). this study describes the molecular characterization of a strain of cemv detected in the brain of a short-finned pilot whale that had stranded in the eastern atlantic ocean around the canary islands and that showed lesions compatible with morbilliv ... | 2011 | 20576281 |
| the canary seems fine: the effects of the economy on job-seeking experiences of recent dermatology training program graduates. | | 2010 | 20576320 |
| common variants of the neuropeptide expressing tachykinin genes and susceptibility to asthma: a case-control study. | since tachykinins appear to be involved in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma, we investigated a possible association between 28 single nucleotide polymorphisms of the tachykinin genes tac1, tac3 and tac4, and asthma susceptibility. a case-control study was conducted on 102 patients and 100 healthy subjects from the canary islands (spain). a significant association with asthma was observed for two snps: rs2291855 in the tac3 gene conferring asthma protection (odds ratio [or]: 0.46; 95% confiden ... | 2010 | 20580442 |
| manganese in the urban atmosphere: identifying anomalous concentrations and sources. | industrial emissions can raise urban background levels of inhalable mn particles in an order of magnitude above normal, eclipsing the contribution made by natural sources and traffic. | 2011 | 20582636 |
| epidemiological survey of canine heartworm disease on the island of gran canaria (canary islands - spain) between 2000 and 2008. | canine cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis caused by dirofilaria immitis is endemic on the island of gran canaria. epidemiological surveys have shown differences in the prevalence of heartworm disease in the canine population of the island between 1989 and 1998. the aim of the present study was to follow-up the prevalence of d. immitis in both the canine population as a whole and the canarian warren hound population on gran canaria between 2000 and 2008. prevalences observed were always significantly ... | 2010 | 20605072 |
| a new application of streptavidin immunocap for measuring igg antibodies against non-available commercial antigens. | enzyme immunoassay has been successfully used for the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (hp), but there are difficulties in standardising this method because of the difficulty in obtaining stable solid phases from a huge variety of heterogeneous antigenic sources. with this in mind, the aim of this work was to demonstrate the usefulness of the standard available fluoro-enzyme-immuno-assay (feia) to measure specific igg to uncommon, commercially unavailable hp-causing antigens. | 2010 | 20619254 |
| an evaluation of a macroalgal bioassay tool for assessing the spatial extent of nutrient release from offshore fish farms. | in this study we develop and evaluate a macroalgal bioassay tool for monitoring the spatial extent of dissolved wastes loaded from offshore fish farms into the marine coastal ecosystem. this tool is based on the analysis of the nitrogen stable isotope ratio (delta(15)n) in tissues of several benthic primary producers (macroalgae and posidonia oceanica epiphytes) incubated, by means of incubation devices, in the water column at increasing distances (from 0 m to 1000 m) from the fish cages. the bi ... | 2010 | 20621769 |
| update on methodologies available for ciguatoxin determination: perspectives to confront the onset of ciguatera fish poisoning in europe. | ciguatera fish poisoning (cfp) occurs mainly when humans ingest finfish contaminated with ciguatoxins (ctxs). the complexity and variability of such toxins have made it difficult to develop reliable methods to routinely monitor cfp with specificity and sensitivity. this review aims to describe the methodologies available for ctx detection, including those based on the toxicological, biochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical properties of ctxs. selecting any of these methodological approaches for ... | 2010 | 20631873 |
| electrophysiological and morphological development of the inner ear in belgian waterslager canaries. | belgian waterslager (bw) canaries have an inherited hearing loss due to missing and abnormal hair cells, but it is unclear whether the loss is congenital or developmental. we used auditory brainstem responses and scanning electron microscopy to describe the development of auditory sensitivity and hair cell abnormalities in bw and non-bw canaries. in both strains, adult abr thresholds were higher than behavioral thresholds, but bw canaries exhibited higher thresholds than non-bw canaries across a ... | 2010 | 20638464 |
| early warning: an ailing canary in the mine. | | 2010 | 20644096 |
| [terminal kidney disease associated with diabetes in the canary islands: a public heath problem with high economic cost and human suffering]. | | 2010 | 20651878 |
| [economic evaluation of haemodialysis. analysis of cost components based on patient-specific data]. | hemodialysis (hd) cost analysis provides information about the economic impact of the disease on the community. its knowledge is crucial to adequate and optimize health resources. our aim was to study sanitary and non-sanitary direct costs of hd, based on patients individual data. furthermore, the effect of sociocultural factors and comorbidity on costs was evaluated. | 2010 | 20651881 |
| comparison of planted soil infiltration systems for treatment of log yard runoff. | treatment of log yard runoff is required to avoid contamination of receiving watercourses. the research aim was to assess if infiltration of log yard runoff through planted soil systems is successful and if different plant species affect the treatment performance at a field-scale experimental site in sweden (2005 to 2007). contaminated runoff from the log yard of a sawmill was infiltrated through soil planted with alnus glutinosa (l.) gärtner (common alder), salix schwerinii x viminalis (willow ... | 2010 | 20669729 |
| canine dirofilariosis caused by dirofilaria immitis is a risk factor for the human population on the island of gran canaria, canary islands, spain. | the aim of the present study was compare the prevalence of d. immitis in dogs and seroprevalence in humans of gran canaria (canary islands, spain) taking into consideration the four isoclimatic areas of the island. a close relationship between the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis in dogs and the seroprevalence in humans, in each isoclimatic area, was observed. the highest seroprevalence of infection in both canine and human hosts were found in a strip of mid-range altitude with 25.47% and 30.4% ... | 2010 | 20676685 |
| canary in a coal mine: does the plastic surgery market predict the american economy? | economic tools have been used in the past to predict the trends in plastic surgery procedures. since 1992, u.s. cosmetic surgery volumes have increased overall, but the exact relationship between economic downturns and procedural volumes remains elusive. if an economic predicting role can be established from plastic surgery indicators, this could prove to be a very powerful tool. | 2010 | 20679849 |
| identification and characterization of uncoupling protein in heart and muscle mitochondria of canary birds. | an uncoupling protein (cucp) was identified in heart and skeletal muscle mitochondria of canary birds. cucp was immunodetected using polyclonal antibodies raised against murine ucp2. its molecular mass was similar to those of mammalian ucps (32 kda). the activity of cucp was stimulated by palmitic acid (pa) and inhibited by gtp mainly in state 3 respiration. additions of pa augmented state 4 respiration and lowered the adp/o ratio. thus, the activity of cucp diverted energy from oxidative phosph ... | 2010 | 20686918 |
| ciguatera fish poisoning on the west africa coast: an emerging risk in the canary islands (spain). | ciguatera fish poisoning (cfp) is endemic in certain tropical and subtropical regions of the world. cfp had not been described on the west africa coast until a 2004 outbreak in the canary islands. in 2008-2009, two additional outbreaks of ciguatera occurred. individuals afflicted had consumed lesser amberjack (seriola rivoliana) captured from nearby waters. caribbean ciguatoxin-1 (c-ctx-1) was confirmed in fish samples by lc-ms/ms. ciguatoxic fish in this region may pose a new health risk for th ... | 2010 | 20692274 |
| non-nutrient causes of low-grade, systemic inflammation: support for a 'canary in the mineshaft' view of obesity in chronic disease. | a form of low-grade, systemic inflammation ('metaflammation') is linked to many types of chronic disease. initially, this was thought to be causally related to weight gain and obesity and a possible explanation of the link between obesity and disease. however, several lifestyle-related inducers of such inflammation, some of which are associated with obesity, but some of which are not, have now been identified. the most common of these have been nutritive related, suggesting that there could stil ... | 2011 | 20701689 |
| influence of the cultivar on the organic acid and sugar composition of potatoes. | citric, malic, tartaric, oxalic, ascorbic, aconitic and fumaric acids, and sucrose, fructose and glucose, were determined in ten potato cultivars (azucena negra, bonita, bonita negra, borralla, colorada de baga, mora, negra, palmera lagarteada, peluca blanca and terrenta) from the canary islands in order to differentiate them. the influence of the production zone was also considered. | 2010 | 20718025 |
| coxiella burnetii infections in domestic ruminants in canary islands (spain). | | 2010 | 20723162 |
| ability of various plant species to prevent leakage of n, p, and metals from sewage sludge. | the preventive effect of vegetation on nutrient and metal leakage from sewage sludge (ss) used in treatment of mine waste was investigated. in a 10-week greenhouse study, the release of ammonium, nitrate, phosphate, cd, cu, and zn from ss was analyzed in the absence (control) and presence of basket willow, fireweed, reed canary grass (rcg), and scots pine. plants significantly decreased the leakage by reducing the amount of leachate, and lowered the concentrations of phosphate (to 0.1 mg l(-1)), ... | 2010 | 20734629 |
| a case of scarlet fever in a canary. | | 1884 | 20751018 |
| orotava and the canary isles: notes of a winter sojourn. | | 1893 | 20754079 |
| orotava and the canary isles: notes of a winter sojourn. | | 1893 | 20754090 |
| madeira and the canary isles. | | 1894 | 20755142 |
| whole-genome characterization of a novel polyomavirus detected in fatally diseased canary birds. | polyomaviruses of birds are aetiological agents of acute inflammatory diseases in non-immunocompromised hosts, which is in contrast to mammalian polyomaviruses. vp4, an additional structural protein encoded by the viral genomes of the known avian polyomaviruses, has been suggested to contribute to pathogenicity through loss of cells following induction of apoptosis. four distinct bird polyomaviruses have been identified so far, which infect crows, finches, geese and parrots. using broad-spectrum ... | 2010 | 20797969 |
| evolutionary diversification of the genus theba (gastropoda: helicidae) in space and time: a land snail conquering islands and continents. | among oceanic islands, the canary islands offer exceptional opportunities for studying speciation processes due to their habitat diversity and well documented geological history. based on a combined coi+its1 data set for more than 140 specimens, we studied the diversification of the land snail genus theba on the canary islands and adjacent african and european continental areas. phylogenetic analyses resulted in the recognition of 18 genetically distinct clades including at least three new speci ... | 2010 | 20800098 |
| dietary intake of aluminum in a spanish population (canary islands). | the aim of this study was to analyze the aluminum content in foods and beverages most commonly consumed by the canary island population to determine the dietary intake of this metal throughout the canary islands as a whole and in each of the seven islands (gran canaria, lanzarote, fuerteventura, tenerife, la palma, la gomera, and el hierro). four hundred and forty samples were analyzed by icp-oes. estimated total intake of aluminum for the canary population was 10.171 mg/day, slightly higher tha ... | 2010 | 20809646 |
| hormonal acceleration of song development illuminates motor control mechanism in canaries. | in songbirds, the ontogeny of singing behavior shows strong parallels with human speech learning. as in humans, development of learned vocal behavior requires exposure to an acoustic model of species-typical vocalizations, and, subsequently, a sensorimotor practice period after which the vocalization is produced in a stereotyped manner. this requires mastering motor instructions driving the vocal organ and the respiratory system. recently, it was shown that, in the case of canaries (serinus cana ... | 2010 | 20812319 |
| genetics of flavonoid, carotenoid, and chlorophyll pigments in melon fruit rinds. | external color has profound effects on acceptability of agricultural products by consumers. carotenoids and chlorophylls are known to be the major pigments of melon (cucumis melo l.) rinds. flavonoids (especially chalcones and anthocyanins) are also prominent in other fruits but have not been reported to occur in melons fruit. we analyzed the pigments accumulating in rinds of different melon genotypes during fruit development. we found that melon rind color is based on different combinations of ... | 2010 | 20815398 |
| one-year prevalence of migraine in spain: a nationwide population-based survey. | the purpose of the study was to estimate the one-year prevalence of migraine among a population-based sample of spanish adults. | 2011 | 20819843 |
| trypanosoma evansi: recent outbreaks in europe. | here, two recent outbreaks of trypanosoma evansi infection in mainland france and spain associated with the importation of dromedary camels from the canary islands, are reported. the disease is well-known on the archipelago since 1997 and many efforts have been made towards control and eventual eradication, but some areas still remain affected. both mainland outbreaks were controlled by means of massive treatments and monthly serological, parasitological and molecular (pcr) evaluations carried o ... | 2010 | 20851526 |
| opposite poles: a comparison between two spanish regions in health-related quality of life, with implications for health policy. | although health is one of the main determinants of the welfare of societies, few studies have evaluated health related quality of life in representative samples of the population of a region or a country. our aim is to describe the health-related quality of life of the inhabitants of two quite different spanish regions (canary islands and catalonia) and to compare the prevalence of health problems between age-sex groups. | 2010 | 20868523 |
| healthy and unhealthy migrant effect on the mortality of immigrants from wealthy countries residing in spain. | this study attempts to identify the possible existence of a healthy migrant effect and an unhealthy migrant effect on the mortality of immigrants from wealthy countries who move to spain. immigrants aged 35-64 years from france, germany, great britain and 16 other wealthy oecd countries who resided in spain were compared with respect to: (1) mortality from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and all other diseases and (2) employment status, duration of residence, and educational level, in two geogra ... | 2010 | 20878542 |
| genetic differentiation of the house mouse around the mediterranean basin: matrilineal footprints of early and late colonization. | the molecular signatures of the recent expansion of the western house mouse, mus musculus domesticus, around the mediterranean basin are investigated through the study of mitochondrial d-loop polymorphism on a 1313 individual dataset. when reducing the complexity of the matrilineal network to a series of haplogroups (hgs), our main results indicate that: (i) several hgs are recognized which seem to have almost simultaneously diverged from each other, confirming a recent expansion for the whole s ... | 2010 | 20880891 |
| disentangling ancient interactions: a new extinct passerine provides insights on character displacement among extinct and extant island finches. | evolutionary studies of insular biotas are based mainly on extant taxa, although such biotas represent artificial subsets of original faunas because of human-caused extinctions of indigenous species augmented by introduced exotic taxa. this makes it difficult to obtain a full understanding of the history of ecological interactions between extant sympatric species. morphological bill variation of fringilla coelebs and f. teydea (common and blue chaffinches) has been previously studied in the nort ... | 2010 | 20886036 |
| the role of wild rodents in the transmission of trypanosoma evansi infection in an endemic area of the canary islands (spain). | trypanosoma evansi was diagnosed for the first time in camels in the canary islands in 1997. several sanitary measures including treatment of infected animals were taken; however, nowadays a little area is still infected. in order to determine possible reservoirs 138 wild rodents were trapped, 64 of them in the infected farms and the remaining 74 in other areas. the captured species were rattus rattus (24), rattus norvegicus (69) and mus musculus domesticus (45). serological (catt/t. evansi), pa ... | 2010 | 20888126 |
| the canary in the coalmine: the sensitivity of mesolimbic dopamine to environmental adversity during development. | the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis has been the focus of extensive research with regard to the phenotypic plasticity this system shows in response to environmental influences on mammalian development. this review proposes that the mesolimbic dopamine system is similarly reactive to indicators of environmental adversity during development. physical, physiological, and toxicological stressors encountered during perinatal development have been routinely demonstrated to affect dopamine neurophy ... | 2010 | 20888857 |
| mitochondrial dna introgression in the european abalone haliotis tuberculata tuberculata: evidence for experimental mtdna paternal inheritance and a natural hybrid sequence. | two subspecies of the european abalone have been morphologically recognized: haliotis tuberculata tuberculata, present in the north atlantic, and haliotis tuberculata coccinea, present in the canary islands. among the different nuclear markers used to differentiate these two subspecies, the sperm lysin gene was the most reliable, leading to a 2.2% divergence. concerning the subunit i of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxydase gene (coi), we observed a difference of 3.3% between the two subspecies. ... | 2010 | 20938796 |
| effect of forest clear-cutting on subtropical bryophyte communities in waterfalls, on dripping walls, and along streams. | forested freshwater ecosystems worldwide are threatened by a number of anthropogenic disturbances, such as water pollution and canalization. transient or permanent deforestation can also be a serious threat to organisms in forested watersheds, but its effects on different types of freshwater systems has been little studied. we investigated lotic bryophyte communities on rock and soil in subtropical cloud laurel forests on la gomera island in the canary islands, spain, and asked whether the respo ... | 2010 | 20945765 |
| favorable fragmentation: river reservoirs can impede downstream expansion of riparian weeds. | river valleys represent biologically rich corridors characterized by natural disturbances that create moist and barren sites suitable for colonization by native riparian plants, and also by weeds. dams and reservoirs interrupt the longitudinal corridors and we hypothesized that this could restrict downstream weed expansion. to consider this "reservoir impediment" hypothesis we assessed the occurrences and abundances of weeds along a 315-km river valley corridor that commenced with an unimpounded ... | 2010 | 20945766 |
| applicability of microwave-assisted extraction combined with lc-ms/ms in the evaluation of booster biocide levels in harbour sediments. | a new sample treatment method for the determination of four common booster biocides (diuron, tcmtb, irgarol 1051 and dichlofluanid) in harbour sediment samples has been developed that uses liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (lc-ms/ms) after microwave-assisted extraction, followed by clean-up and a solid phase extraction preconcentration step (mae-spe). the effects of different variables on mae-spe were studied. the recoveries obtained were greater than 75%, and the relative standard ... | 2010 | 20947123 |
| prevalence of neutralizing antibodies to west nile virus in eleonora's falcons in the canary islands. | birds are the major amplifying host for west nile virus (wnv), a flavivirus that may affect humans and transmitted by bloodsucking vectors. eleonora's falcons (falco eleonorae) migrate to the canary islands annually from wnv-endemic regions. to investigate the possible role of eleonora's falcons in the circulation of wnv, we measured wnv-specific antibodies in 81 falcons captured in 2006. none of the nestlings but 14.8% of the adults had wnv-neutralizing antibodies. rt-pcr did not detect flavivi ... | 2010 | 20966288 |
| the prevention of sporozoite-induced infections of plasmodium cathemerium in the canary by metachloridine. | | 1946 | 20996730 |
| [social perception of the spanish law for young offenders]. | the implementation of the law 5/2000 for the regulation of criminal responsibility for minors has led to a change in interventions in cases of juvenile offenders. this law promotes the educational and rehabilitative aims of the measures imposed. however, the focus of the media on the most serious cases has generated considerable alarm in society in general. the aim of this study is to determine the social perception of law 5/2000. for this purpose, a sample of 936 people from the autonomous regi ... | 2010 | 21044525 |
| response to intervention (rti) model: a promising alternative for identifying students with learning disabilities? | until recently, in the united states, the traditional way to identify students with specific learning disabilities (sld) was through the discrepancy model where student iqs were compared to their level of achievement. however, educators and researchers alike have questioned this model as a means to define and identify students with sld. the 2004 reauthorization of the individuals with disabilities education improvement act (ideia) includes the use of response to intervention (rti) as possible al ... | 2010 | 21044534 |
| implementation of response to intervention (rti) model in spain: an example of a collaboration between canarian universities and the department of education of the canary islands. | the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of second tier intervention at-risk readers within the context of a response to intervention approach. the study was conducted in the canary islands (spain), directed by research team ¨dificultades de aprendizaje, psicolingüística y nuevas tecnologías¨ (dea&nt) from university of la laguna, and supported by the government of the canary islands. a sample of 1.123 spanish children from fourteen schools districts were given the spanish adap ... | 2010 | 21044535 |
| closed-loop bird-computer interactions: a new method to study the role of bird calls. | in the field of songbird research, many studies have shown the role of male songs in territorial defense and courtship. calling, another important acoustic communication signal, has received much less attention, however, because calls are assumed to contain less information about the emitter than songs do. birdcall repertoire is diverse, and the role of calls has been found to be significant in the area of social interaction, for example, in pair, family, and group cohesion. however, standard me ... | 2010 | 21052754 |
| health related quality of life of canary island citizens. | the aim of the study was to describe the health-related quality of life of canarian population using information from the canary island health survey and three observational studies developed in the canary islands. | 2010 | 21054832 |
| optical seeing-mechanism of formation of thin turbulent laminae in the atmosphere. | data from balloon soundings taken at sites in the canary islands, france, and chile are used to show that hydrodynamic instability, perhaps engendered by the propagation of buoyancy (gravity) or other waves, leads to the formation of thin, turbulent laminae, or "seeing layers." these seeing layers occur almost invariably in pairs and exhibit large values for the temperature-structure coefficient c(t)(2) because they form where the gradient of temperature is particularly steep. the refractive-ind ... | 1995 | 21060368 |
| [a decade of reflection on health plans in spain. sespas report 2010]. | this article reports the experience of the working group of the sespas-scsp (spanish society of public health and healthcare administration-canary islands society of public health) in health policy and planning during the first decade of the 21st century and its possible impact on the design of health planning. we review the conclusions reached from 2000 to 2008 in the first five biannual planning and health policy meetings that took place during that period. the workshops were designed with two ... | 2010 | 21074905 |
| [prevalence of obesity in pregnant women of canary islands, spain.] | background and objective: different epidemiological studies have shown that maternal excess of weight during pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes of pregnancy, childbirth and morbidity of the neonate. prevalence of obesity in a pregnant population of canary islands is reported here. subjects and methods: the group studied was an integrated cohort of all the pregnant women being followed-up at the materno-infant university hospital of the canarias [hospital universitario materno-infantil ... | 2010 | 21087776 |
| representation of the bird's own song in the canary hvc: contribution of broadly tuned neurons. | in songbirds, neurons in the song nucleus hvc exhibit a striking example of selective auditory response, firing more to playback of the bird's own song (bos) than to conspecific songs. this song selectivity has been found in various songbird species, both those that sing a single individual-specific song as well as those, such as the canary, in which both song structure and individual-identity encoding in song is more complex. in the present study, we investigated how the bos is represented in t ... | 2010 | 21093548 |
| background levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in the population of the canary islands (spain). | polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) are persistent and toxic compounds that have been detected in human serum or tissues worldwide. the objective of our study was to determine serum pcb levels in a representative sample of the general population of the spanish archipelago of the canary islands (607 serum samples from subjects aged between 6 and 75 years) in order to establish the main causes of this contamination and to evaluate the potential risks posed by these chemicals on the population through ... | 2010 | 21106193 |
| diet of the extinct lava mouse malpaisomys insularis from the canary islands: insights from dental microwear. | malpaisomys insularis is a mouse-like rodent endemic to the eastern canary islands. it became extinct during the fourteenth century. it was a remarkable species living under hyperarid conditions. a dental microwear analysis was performed in order to determine its former diet. the elevated number of fine scratches found in malpaisomys molars suggests that it consumed a significant part of poaceae, grass consumption leaving the most distinctive features on dental wear facets. a graminivorous diet ... | 2010 | 21107517 |
| molecular structural studies of lichen substances with antimicrobial, antiproliferative, and cytotoxic effects from parmelia subrudecta. | lecanoric acid (1), orsellinic acid methyl ester (2), orcinol (3), and usnic acid (4) were isolated from the lichen parmelia subrudecta, collected on palma of the canary islands, spain. compounds 1, 2, 3, and 4 were purified by solvent extraction, silica gel column chromatography, and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc) consecutively. the structures of the four compounds were elucidated by one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) experiments and mass spectr ... | 2010 | 21108141 |
| two trebouxia algae with different physiological performances are ever-present in lichen thalli of ramalina farinacea. coexistence versus competition? | ramalina farinacea is an epiphytic fruticose lichen that is relatively abundant in areas with mediterranean, subtropical or temperate climates. little is known about photobiont diversity in different lichen populations. the present study examines the phycobiont composition of several geographically distant populations of r. farinacea from the iberian peninsula, canary islands and california as well as the physiological performance of isolated phycobionts. based on anatomical observations and mol ... | 2010 | 21134099 |
| measurement of body temperature in adult patients: comparative study of accuracy, reliability and validity of different devices. | background and aims: we compared a range of alternative devices with core body temperature measured at the pulmonary artery to identify the most valid and reliable instrument for measuring temperature in routine conditions in health services. methods: 201 patients from the intensive care unit of the candelaria university hospital, canary islands, admitted to hospital between april 2006 and july 2007. all patients (or their families) gave informed consent. readings from gallium-in-glass, reactive ... | 2010 | 21145551 |
| pregnane steroidal glycosides and their cytostatic activities. | four new steroidal glycosides such as 3-o-6-deoxy-3-o-methyl-β-d-allopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-oleandropyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-cymaropyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-cymaropyranoside-12-β-tigloyl-14-β-hydroxy-17-β-pregnane (1), 3-o-6-deoxy-3-o-methyl-β-d-allopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-oleandropyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-cymaropyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-cymaropyranoside-12-β-(2'-amino)-benzoyl-14-β-hydroxy-17-β-pregnane (2), 3-o-6-deoxy-3-o-methyl-β-d-allopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-oleandropyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-cymaropyranosyl-(1 → 4 ... | 2010 | 21147757 |
| evidence for hyperacute rejection of human liver grafts: the case of the canary kidneys. | sequential liver and kidney transplantation from the same donor was performed in 2 patients. the kidney in patient 1, which was transplanted after the liver, was hyperacutely rejected and removed 6 hours later. the first liver as well as another liver transplanted 3 days later developed widespread hemorrhagic necrosis. although the cytotoxic crossmatch of preoperative recipient serum with both donors was negative, patchy widespread igm and c(1q) deposits were found in all 3 organs. in patient 2, ... | 1989 | 21151799 |
| biosystematics of the myxomycete badhamia gracilis. | sixty-four isolates that conformed to the general morphological description of badhamia gracilis were isolated from several arid regions in the southwestern usa, northern mexico, puerto rico, and the canary islands. these isolates were then subjected to a biosystematic study in which reproductive systems, culture characteristics, and morphology were examined. five of the isolates were heterothallic and were divided into two separate biological species with multiple allelic mating systems: a1 con ... | 2003 | 21156594 |
| population expansion in the north african late pleistocene signalled by mitochondrial dna haplogroup u6. | the archaeology of north africa remains enigmatic, with questions of population continuity versus discontinuity taking centre-stage. debates have focused on population transitions between the bearers of the middle palaeolithic aterian industry and the later upper palaeolithic populations of the maghreb, as well as between the late pleistocene and holocene. | 2010 | 21176127 |
| the canary is alive and singing: birds continue to provide invaluable information about our changing environment. | | 2011 | 21184578 |
| ancient dna of the extinct lava shearwater (puffinus olsoni) from the canary islands reveals incipient differentiation within the p. puffinus complex. | the loss of species during the holocene was, dramatically more important on islands than on continents. seabirds from islands are very vulnerable to human-induced alterations such as habitat destruction, hunting and exotic predators. for example, in the genus puffinus (family procellariidae) the extinction of at least five species has been recorded during the holocene, two of them coming from the canary islands. | 2010 | 21209838 |
| paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of xviii century coprolites from the church la concepción in santa cruz de tenerife, canary islands, spain. | we present the results of a paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of coprolites recovered during the excavation of the church la concepción in santa cruz de tenerife. coprolites (n = 4) were rehydrated and a multidisciplinary analysis was conducted. the paleobotanic analysis showed numerous silicates, seeds and fruits of the family moraceae. in the paleoparasitologic study, ascaris sp. eggs (n = 344) were identified. the paleogenetic results confirmed the ascaris sp. infecti ... | 2010 | 21225205 |
| [evidence-based acute and long-lasting effects of climatotherapy in moderate altitudes and on the seaside]. | evidence has been provided for acute and long-lasting effects of climatotherapeutic rehabilitation of atopic diseases (neurodermatitis, asthma bronchiale) in moderate altitudes. however, to sustain the climatotherapeutical evidence of psoriasis and non-allergic asthma treatment, controlled studies are required, especially for long-lasting benefits. for other indications of climatotherapy in moderate altitudes (heart and circulatory diseases, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome) the results demonstr ... | 2011 | 21246469 |
| deciphering the role of is6110 in a highly transmissible mycobacterium tuberculosis beijing strain, gc1237. | the capacity of infection and the ability of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains belonging to the beijing family to spread rapidly probably result from genetic advantages and unidentified mechanisms of virulence not yet thoroughly investigated. among the mechanisms proposed to be responsible for the varying virulence phenotypes of m. tuberculosis strains we find is6110 insertions, genetic reorganizations and deletions, which have strong influences on fitness. beijing family is one of the lineages ... | 2011 | 21256084 |
| sun exposure induces rapid immunological changes in skin and peripheral blood in patients with psoriasis. | ultraviolet (uv) radiation has immunosuppressive effects and heliotherapy is a well-described treatment modality for psoriasis. | 2011 | 21271993 |
| polymorphisms of glutathione s-transferase µ and ?, mdr1 and vegf genes as risk factors of bladder cancer: a case-control study. | objective:: the present study was aimed at examining the local distribution of gstm1, gstt1, mdr1, and vegf gene polymorphisms as possible risk factors contributing to the development of bladder cancer among the population from canary islands, spain. materials and methods:: the genotypes were determined by pcr-based methods in a hospital-based case-control study consisting of 119 cases and 110 controls. the socio-demographic and clinicopathologic data were collected, including the smoking habits ... | 2011 | 21292509 |
| the analysis of groel gene in salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar typhimurium isolated from avians by pcr-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. | salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar typhimurium causes food-borne outbreaks and systemic diseases in humans and animals. groel gene (also known as mopa gene in s. typhimurium), possessing conserved sequence, plays an important role in invasion of bacteria. the purpose of present study was to identify the polymorphism of groel gene among different avians in different regions by pcr-rflp method. fifty two s. typhimurium isolates (broiler (n = 13), layer (n = 12), duck (n = 5), goose (n ... | 2011 | 21312060 |
| the canary islands as a health resort. | | 1928 | 21312566 |
| genetically depauperate in the continent but rich in oceanic islands: cistus monspeliensis (cistaceae) in the canary islands. | population genetic theory holds that oceanic island populations are expected to have lower levels of genetic variation than their mainland counterparts, due to founder effect after island colonization from the continent. cistus monspeliensis (cistaceae) is distributed in both the canary islands and the mediterranean region. numerous phylogenetic results obtained in the last years allow performing further phylogeographic analyses in cistus. | 2011 | 21347265 |
| tissue oxygen tension monitoring: will it fill the void? | the holy grail of circulatory monitoring is an accurate, continuous and relatively noninvasive means of assessing the adequacy of organ perfusion. this could be then advantageously used to direct therapeutic interventions to prevent both under-treatment and over-treatment and thus improve outcomes. however, in view of the heterogeneous response (adaptive or maladaptive) of different organs to various shock states, any monitor of perfusion adequacy cannot reflect every organ system, but should at ... | 2011 | 21358405 |
| mitochondrial dna effects on fitness in drosophila subobscura. | we tested different fitness components on a series of conspecific mtdna haplotypes, detected by rflps in drosophila subobscura. additionally, haplotype viii, endemic to the canary islands, was tested upon its own native nuclear dna background and upon that of the rest of mtdnas tested herein. we found that both nuclear and mitochondrial dna can have a significant effect upon their hosts' fitness, and that negative selection is one of the mechanisms that can intervene in this species' mtdna haplo ... | 2011 | 21364694 |
| comparative analysis of copy number variation detection methods and database construction. | array-based detection of copy number variations (cnvs) is widely used for identifying disease-specific genetic variations. however, the accuracy of cnv detection is not sufficient and results differ depending on the detection programs used and their parameters. in this study, we evaluated five widely used cnv detection programs, birdsuite (mainly consisting of the birdseye and canary modules), birdseye (part of birdsuite), penncnv, cghseg, and dnacopy from the viewpoint of performance on the aff ... | 2011 | 21385384 |
| high prevalence of asthma and atopy in the canary islands, spain. | to evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for asthma and related conditions in the canaries, spain. | 2011 | 21396215 |
| [cardiovascular risk factors in spain in the first decade of the 21st century, a pooled analysis with individual data from 11 population-based studies: the darios study]. | to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in individuals aged 35-74 years in 10 of spain's autonomous communities and determine the geographic variation of cardiovascular risk factors distribution. | 2011 | 21397375 |
| flavonoid aglycones from some canary islands species of sideritis. | | 1988 | 21401173 |
| systemic mycosis caused by trichophyton spp. in an olive ridley sea turtle (lepidochelys olivacea): an immunohistochemical study. | a sub-adult female olive ridley sea turtle (lepidochelys olivacea) was found floating off the coast of gran canaria, canary islands, spain. clinical and pathological findings: the turtle was lethargic and weak, and died one day after it was found. necropsy was performed and selected samples of lung and liver were routinely processed for histopathological and immunohistological studies. grossly, round, ulcerative lesions were observed on the rear flippers. the liver, spleen, coelomic wall, gastri ... | 2011 | 21409736 |
| a comparison of antibody responses to commercial equine influenza vaccines following annual booster vaccination of national hunt horses - a randomised blind study. | protection against equine influenza virus (eiv) relies largely on the production of circulating antibodies specific for the haemagglutinin (ha) glycoprotein. the objective of this study was to determine the antibody response of national hunt horses in training to booster vaccination. the antibody response to the six equine influenza vaccines available in ireland (three whole inactivated vaccines, two subunit vaccines and a canary pox recombinant vaccine), was monitored by single radial haemolysi ... | 2011 | 21419776 |
| sideritis spp.: uses, chemical composition and pharmacological activities--a review. | the genus sideritis (lamiaceae) comprises more than 150 perennial and annual vegetal species widely distributed in the mediterranean area, together with canary and madeira islands. it is a controversial botanic genus, with a complex taxonomical classification due to the high number of hybridizations that occur between species; their study requires a deep research experience. sideritis species have been traditionally used as teas for feeding, flavoring agents and in folk medicine as antiinflammat ... | 2011 | 21420484 |
| analysis of the spatial variation of bovine tuberculosis disease risk in spain (2006-2009). | in this study we explored the spatial variation of bovine tuberculosis (btb) risk of being positive, new positive or persistently positive, as well as the risk of eliminating btb in positive herds throughout spain from 2006 to 2009 by means of hierarchical bayesian models. the results of the models showed that the risk of infection (positive or new positive herds), persistence and elimination was lower in counties located in north and north-eastern of spain, and in the balearic and canary island ... | 2011 | 21429605 |
| acid epimerization of 20-keto pregnane glycosides is determined by 2d-nmr spectroscopy. | carbohydrates influence many essential biological events such as apoptosis, differentiation, tumor metastasis, cancer, neurobiology, immunology, development, host-pathogen interactions, diabetes, signal transduction, protein folding, and many other contexts. we now report on the structure determination of pregnane glycosides isolated from the aerial parts of ceropegia fusca bolle (asclepiadaceae). the observation of cicatrizant, vulnerary and cytostatic activities in some humans and animals of c ... | 2011 | 21431831 |
| mitochondrial dna in basque descendants from the city of trinidad, uruguay: uruguayan- or basque-like population? | like other countries in the americas, during its colonization uruguay was the recipient of immigrants from several ethnic groups from europe, as well as of enslaved africans. after its independence in 1830, basques were the first group of europeans to arrive in the country. in this paper, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the process of integration of these migratory waves into the uruguayan society. for that purpose, individuals of basque origin from the city of trinidad, uruguay, we ... | 2011 | 21453004 |
| [current peritoneal dialysis compared with haemodialysis: medium-term survival analysis of incident dialysis patients in the canary islands in recent years]. | important differences in patient survival exist between peritoneal dialysis (pd) and haemodialysis (hd). several different studies have shown that pd yields a better survival rate than hd in the first and second years of treatment, especially in younger patients and non-diabetic patients with low comorbidity, whereas hd produces better results in diabetic patients, elderly patients, and in patients with greater comorbidity. in recent years, interesting changes have occurred in pd units in the ca ... | 2011 | 21461011 |
| local adaptation of stress related traits in drosophila buzzatii and drosophila simulans in spite of high gene flow. | we addressed the question if local adaptation to a thermal gradient is possible in spite of a high gene flow among closely spaced populations of two species of drosophila from the island of la gomera (canary islands). variation in multiple traits related to stress resistance in different life stages was measured in both species in flies collected from five localities at different altitudes and thereby with different climatic conditions. based on microsatellite loci, the populations were not gene ... | 2009 | 21462416 |
| phylogeography of the atlanto-mediterranean sea cucumber holothuria (holothuria) mammata: the combined effects of historical processes and current oceanographical pattern. | we assessed the genetic structure of populations of the widely distributed sea cucumber holothuria (holothuria) mammata grube, 1840, and investigated the effects of marine barriers to gene flow and historical processes. several potential genetic breaks were considered, which would separate the atlantic and mediterranean basins, the isolated macaronesian islands from the other locations analysed, and the western mediterranean and aegean sea (eastern mediterranean). we analysed mitochondrial 16s a ... | 2011 | 21463375 |
| north african influences and potential bias in case-control association studies in the spanish population. | despite the limited genetic heterogeneity of spanish populations, substantial evidences support that historical african influences have not affected them uniformly. accounting for such population differences might be essential to reduce spurious results in association studies of genetic factors with disease. using ancestry informative markers (aims), we aimed to measure the african influences in spanish populations and to explore whether these might introduce statistical bias in population-based ... | 2011 | 21479138 |
| depth profile of (236)u/(238)u in soil samples in la palma, canary islands. | the vertical distribution of the (236)u/(238)u isotopic ratio was investigated in soil samples from three different locations on la palma (one of the seven canary islands, spain). additionally the (240)pu/(239)pu atomic ratio, as it is a well establish tool for the source identification, was determined. the radiochemical procedure consisted of a u separation step by extraction chromatography using uteva(®) resin (eichrom technologies, inc.). afterwards pu was separated from th and np by anion ex ... | 2011 | 21481502 |