Publications
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| interlocking directorates in irish companies using a latent space model for bipartite networks. | we analyze the temporal bipartite network of the leading irish companies and their directors from 2003 to 2013, encompassing the end of the celtic tiger boom and the ensuing financial crisis in 2008. we focus on the evolution of company interlocks, whereby a company director simultaneously sits on two or more boards. we develop a statistical model for this dataset by embedding the positions of companies and directors in a latent space. the temporal evolution of the network is modeled through thr ... | 2016 | 27247395 |
| seasonal dynamics of the genus: planktoniella schutt in the estuarine waters of indian sundarbans. | the study highlights the dynamics and morphological characteristics of the genus planktoniella schutt. the two available species p. sol (wallich) schutt. and p. blanda (schmidt) syvertsen and hasle are important components of the phytoplankton assemblage in the estuarine system of indian sundarbans and also marine systems elsewhere. the sampling sites for the purpose of this study include four different spots along a riverine stretch in the estuarine region adjacent to the tiger reserve in the i ... | 2016 | 27247907 |
| phytochemical profiles and inhibitory effects of tiger milk mushroom (lignosus rhinocerus) extract on ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation in a rodent model of asthma. | lignosus rhinocerus (l. rhinocerus), which is known locally as tiger milk mushroom, is traditionally used in the treatment of asthma by indigenous communities in malaysia. however, to date, its efficacy on asthma has not been confirmed by scientific studies and there is also sparse information available on its active constituents. in this study, the volatile constituent of l. rhinocerus hot water extract was investigated using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (gc-ms). the potential effects o ... | 2016 | 27255587 |
| mechanisms, pools, and sites of spontaneous vesicle release at synapses of rod and cone photoreceptors. | photoreceptors have depolarized resting potentials that stimulate calcium-dependent release continuously from a large vesicle pool but neurons can also release vesicles without stimulation. we characterized the ca(2+) dependence, vesicle pools, and release sites involved in spontaneous release at photoreceptor ribbon synapses. in whole-cell recordings from light-adapted horizontal cells (hcs) of tiger salamander retina, we detected miniature excitatory post-synaptic currents (mepscs) when no sti ... | 2016 | 27255664 |
| eloquent bodies: conflict and ritual in northern sri lanka. | it is increasingly apparent that hostilities continue in the aftermath of war and conflict, where presuppositions of peace and safety are rarely reflected on the ground. in sri lanka, the 2002 ceasefire agreement between the sri lankan government and the liberation tigers of tamil eelam (ltte) has recently collapsed. this collapse developed slowly over a period of several years, beginning with cautious optimism before descending into deep pessimism with increasingly high levels of violence broug ... | 2009 | 27269639 |
| comparison of standard catheters versus radial artery-specific catheter in patients who underwent coronary angiography through transradial access. | in this prospective, randomized controlled study, we aim to compare the performance outcomes of standard catheters with the radial artery-specific catheter. over the past decade, transradial cardiac catheterization has gained widespread popularity because of its low complication rates compared with transfemoral access. operators have the choice of using either standard catheters (used for both transfemoral and transradial approach, with need for separate catheter use for either right or left cor ... | 2016 | 27269989 |
| lions, tigers, and bears, oh sh!t: semantics versus tabooness in speech production. | while both semantic and highly emotional (i.e., taboo) words can interfere with speech production, different theoretical mechanisms have been proposed to explain why interference occurs. two experiments investigated these theoretical approaches by comparing the magnitude of these two types of interference and the stages at which they occur during picture naming. participants named target pictures superimposed with semantic, taboo, or unrelated distractor words that were presented at three differ ... | 2017 | 27271052 |
| long-term prophylactic antibiotic treatment: effects on survival, immunocompetence and reproduction success of parasemia plantaginis (lepidoptera: erebidae). | hundreds of insect species are nowadays reared under laboratory conditions. rearing of insects always implicates the risk of diseases, among which microbial infections are the most frequent and difficult problems. although there are effective prophylactic treatments, the side effects of applied antibiotics are not well understood. we examined the effect of prophylactic antibiotic treatment on the overwintering success of wood tiger moth (parasemia plantaginis) larvae, and the postdiapause effect ... | 2016 | 27271967 |
| population genetics of the asian tiger mosquito aedes albopictus, an invasive vector of human diseases. | the asian tiger mosquito aedes albopictus is currently one of the most threatening invasive species in the world. native to southeast asia, the species has spread throughout the world in the past 30 years and is now present in every continent but antarctica. because it was the main vector of recent dengue and chikungunya outbreaks, and because of its competency for numerous other viruses and pathogens such as the zika virus, a. albopictus stands out as a model species for invasive diseases vecto ... | 2016 | 27273325 |
| fractionation and biological activities of water-soluble polysaccharides from sclerotium of tiger milk medicinal mushroom, lignosus rhinocerotis (agaricomycetes). | this study investigated antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, and the direct cytotoxic effect of lignosus rhinocerotis fractions, especially the polysaccharide fraction, on nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. l. rhinocerotis crude extract was obtained through hot water extraction. the precipitate saturated with 30% ammonium sulfate was purified with ion-exchanged chromatography. gel permeation chromatography multiangle laser light scattering analysis equipped with light scattering and uv sig ... | 2016 | 27279536 |
| trace metals in the giant tiger prawn penaeus monodon and mangrove sediments of the tanzania coast: is there a risk to marine fauna and public health? | mangroves ecosystems support livelihood and economic activities of coastal communities in the tropics and subtropics. previous reports have documented the inefficiency of waste treatment facilities in tanzania to contain trace metals. therefore, the rapidly expanding coastal population and industrial sector is likely to threaten mangrove ecosystems with metal pollution. this study analysed trace metals in 60 sediment samples and 160 giant tiger prawns from the tanzanian coast in order to documen ... | 2016 | 27281719 |
| revisiting notechis scutatus venom: on shotgun proteomics and neutralization by the "bivalent" sea snake antivenom. | recent advances in proteomics enable deep profiling of the compositional details of snake venoms for improved understanding on envenomation pathophysiology and immunological neutralization. in this study, the venom of australian tiger snake (notechis scutatus) was trypsin-digested in solution and subjected to nano-esi-lcms/ms. applying a relative quantitative proteomic approach, the findings revealed a proteome comprising 42 toxin subtypes clustered into 12 protein families. phospholipases a2 co ... | 2016 | 27282922 |
| comparative proteomic analysis of two wasps venom, vespa tropica and vespa affinis. | vespid venom is composed of many bioactive compounds. the venom of the banded tiger wasp (vespa affinis, or va) and the great banded wasp (vespa tropica, or vt)-which are locally found in the northeastern part of thailand and are well known for their life-threatening venom potency-were comparatively studied in terms of potency, composition and biological activity. clinical studies that included word-of-mouth information shared by traditional healers in local areas noted that the venom of vt is m ... | 2016 | 27288895 |
| body condition predicts energy stores in apex predatory sharks. | animal condition typically reflects the accumulation of energy stores (e.g. fatty acids), which can influence an individual's decision to undertake challenging life-history events, such as migration and reproduction. accordingly, researchers often use measures of animal body size and/or weight as an index of condition. however, values of condition, such as fatty acid levels, may not always reflect the physiological state of animals accurately. while the relationships between condition indices an ... | 2014 | 27293643 |
| evaluating physiological stress in sumatran tigers (panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae) managed in australian zoos. | glucocorticoid quantification using non-invasive methods provides a powerful tool for assessing the health and welfare of wildlife in zoo-based programmes. in this study, we provide baseline data on faecal-based glucocorticoid (cortisol) monitoring of sumatran tigers (panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae) managed at the melbourne zoo in victoria, australia. we sampled five tigers daily for 60 days. faecal cortisol metabolites (fcms) in tiger faecal extracts were quantified using enzyme immunoassays tha ... | 2014 | 27293659 |
| maximizing the reliability of non-invasive endocrine sampling in the tiger (panthera tigris): environmental decay and intra-sample variation in faecal glucocorticoid metabolites. | evaluation of physiological stress in the tiger (panthera tigris) using faecal cortisol metabolite (fcm) enzyme immunoassays (eias) provides a powerful conservation physiology tool for the species. however, it is important to validate non-invasive endocrine sampling techniques in field conditions to ensure that the method provides a reliable parameter of physiological stress in the species. this is because endocrine measurements are highly species specific and fcm concentrations can be influence ... | 2015 | 27293737 |
| relevance of light spectra to growth of the rearing tiger puffer takifugu rubripes. | in fish, light (photoperiod, intensity and spectra) is main regulator in many physiological actions includinggrowth. we investigate the effect of light spectra on the somatic growth and growth-related gene expression in the rearing tiger puffer. fish was reared under different light spectra (blue, green and red) for 8 weeks. fish body weight and total length were promoted when reared under green light condition than red light condition. expression of somatostatins (ss1 and ss2) in brain were sho ... | 2016 | 27294208 |
| evidence of positive selection associated with placental loss in tiger sharks. | all vertebrates initially feed their offspring using yolk reserves. in some live-bearing species these yolk reserves may be supplemented with extra nutrition via a placenta. sharks belonging to the carcharhinidae family are all live-bearing, and with the exception of the tiger shark (galeocerdo cuvier), develop placental connections after exhausting yolk reserves. phylogenetic relationships suggest the lack of placenta in tiger sharks is due to secondary loss. this represents a dramatic shift in ... | 2016 | 27296413 |
| hallervorden-spatz syndrome with seizures. | hallervorden-spatz syndrome is a disorder characterized by dystonia, parkinsonism, and iron accumulation in the brain. the disease is caused by mutations in gene encoding pantothenate kinase 2 (pank2) and patients have pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. we present an 8-year-old boy with progressive muscle dystonia, neuroregression, frequent fall and multiple injury marks of different stages. seizures are rare with pank2. this child had seizure onset at 4 years of age and seizure f ... | 2016 | 27303611 |
| seasonal variation in the accumulation of trace elements and contaminants in five shrimp species from iskenderun bay and their consumibility as human food. | seasonal accumulation of trace elements and contaminants in the muscle tissue of five shrimp species; speckled shrimp, deepwater rose shrimp, red shrimp, grooved shrimp and green tiger shrimp, from iskenderun bay of eastern mediterranean sea were investigated. it was observed the period of year for the accumulation of such elements is important. results indicate that peaks are generally reached in autumn and in spring. the levels of zn, fe, cu and ni were the highest in autumn whereas the maximu ... | 2016 | 27306878 |
| interactions between a small chronic increase in diel water temperature and exposure to a common environmental contaminant on development of arizona tiger salamander larvae. | global climate change leading to increased temperatures may affect shifts in physiological processes especially in ectothermic organisms. temperature-dependent shifts in developmental rate in particular, may lead to life-long changes in adult morphology and physiology. combined with anthropogenic changes in the chemical environment, changes in developmental outcomes may affect adult functionality. the purpose of this study is to determine 1) if small increases in diel water temperature affect th ... | 2016 | 27318278 |
| pioneer identification of fake tiger claws using morphometric and dna-based analysis in wildlife forensics in india. | the illegal trade in wildlife is a serious threat to the existence of wild animals throughout the world. the short supply and high demand for wildlife articles have caused an influx of many different forms of fake wildlife articles into this trade. the task of identifying the materials used in making such articles poses challenges in wildlife forensics as different approaches are required for species identification. claws constitute 3.8% of the illegal animal parts (n=2899) received at the wildl ... | 2016 | 27322503 |
| [basic regularities and characteristics of compound reinforcing--reducing manipulation of acu- puncture revealed by data mining]. | to explore the regularities and features of compound reinforcing-reducing manipulation of acupuncture filiform needles in the treatment of clinical conditions or diseases by using data mining technique, so as to guide clinical practice. | 2016 | 27323448 |
| the interaction between pmhtra2 and pmiap and its effect on the activity of pm caspase. | apoptosis is an essential mechanism in multicellular organisms which results in the induction of cell death. important apoptotic proteins, including high temperature requirement a2 (pmhtra2; also known as serine protease), inhibitor of apoptosis protein (pmiap) and pm caspase, have been previously identified in black tiger shrimp, penaeus monodon. however, the relevance among these proteins in apoptosis regulation has not been established yet in shrimp. here, we showed that pmhtra2 was able to i ... | 2016 | 27328308 |
| healing through giving testimony: an empirical study with sri lankan torture survivors. | sri lanka has recently emerged from a three decade long civil war between government forces and the liberation tigers of tamil eelam. behind the actual arena of conflict, forms of organised violence were often perpetrated on ordinary sri lankans who came into contact with law enforcement officials and other state authorities. the effects of these encounters on mental health, well-being, and community participation can be severe and long-lasting. considering the generally poor availability of men ... | 2016 | 27330026 |
| project management: essential skill of nurse informaticists. | with the evolution of nursing informatics (ni), the list of skills has advanced from the original definition that included 21 competencies to 168 basic competencies identified in the tiger-based assessment of nursing informatics competencies (tanic) and 178 advanced skills in the nursing informatics competency assessment (nica) l3/l4 developed by chamberlain college of nursing, nursing informatics research team (nirt). of these competencies, project management is one of the most important essent ... | 2016 | 27332201 |
| health informatics competencies, workforce and the dnp: why connect these 'dots'? | this panel will provide the perspectives of nurse informatics experts on the development of informatics education integrating health information technology (hit) and immersive simulation. the panel will also address student and provider access to the electronic health record (ehr) for educational purposes. this panel examines the education and preparation of students and practicing nurses to meaningfully use ehrs. the target audience is clinicians, educators, trainers, students and those interes ... | 2016 | 27332329 |
| towards implementing a global competency-based nursing and clinical informatics curriculum: applying the tiger initiative. | this workshop will review the history of the tiger initiative in order to set the framework for an understanding of international informatics competencies. we will include a description of clinical nursing informatics programs in 37 countries as well as the results of a recent survey of nursing competencies in order to further discussions of internationally agreed-upon competency definitions. these two surveys will provide the basis for developing a consensus regarding the integration of core co ... | 2016 | 27332333 |
| leading the development of our new nursing information system with the tiger-based taiwan model. | our nursing information system has been incomplete and not very reliable. the situation is not changed because our it department is seriously understaffed and the his vendor is weak. we decided to take the responsibility to lead the development of our nis using the taiwan model to develop our tiger-based new strategies. | 2016 | 27332373 |
| this is tiger country. | 2016 | 27333650 | |
| molecular cloning and expression of chitin deacetylase 1 gene from the gills of penaeus monodon (black tiger shrimp). | chitin deacetylases have been identified and studied in several fungi and insects but not in crustaceans. these glycoproteins function in catalyzing the conversion of chitin to chitosan by the hydrolysis of n-acetamido bonds of chitin. here, for the first time, the full length cdna of chitin deacetylase (cda) gene from crustaceans was fully cloned using a partial fragment obtained from a transcriptome database of the gills of black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon that survived white spot syndrome v ... | 2016 | 27335260 |
| differentially expressed transcripts in stomach of penaeus monodon in response to ahpnd infection. | acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (ahpnd) is an emerging disease in aquacultured shrimp caused by a pathogenic strain of vibrio parahaemolyticus. as with several pathogenic bacteria, colonization of the stomach appeared to be the initial step of the infection for ahpnd-causing vibrio. to understand the immune responses in the stomach of black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon), differentially expressed transcripts (dets) in the stomach during v. parahaemolyticus strain 3hp (vp3hp) infection wa ... | 2016 | 27339467 |
| does the age and familiarity of the informant group influence the tendency of 3- and 4-year-old children to conform? | the authors' aim was to explore whether the age and the familiarity of the individuals comprising a group majority influenced the tendency of 3- and 4-year-old children to conform. participants were presented with 2 variants of a novel task in which they were required to judge which of 3 line-drawn tigers had the greatest number of stripes. the participants made their judgments in 2 contexts, first after viewing 5 informants perform the task incorrectly, and second without viewing the responses ... | 2017 | 27341477 |
| analysis of odorants in marking fluid of siberian tiger (panthera tigris altaica) using simultaneous sensory and chemical analysis with headspace solid-phase microextraction and multidimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry. | scent-marking is the most effective method of communication in the presence or absence of a signaler. these complex mixtures result in a multifaceted interaction triggered by the sense of smell. the objective was to identify volatile organic compound (voc) composition and odors emitted by total marking fluid (mf) associated with siberian tigers (panthera tigris altaica). siberian tiger, an endangered species, was chosen because its mf had never been analyzed. solid phase microextraction (spme) f ... | 2016 | 27347921 |
| tracking tigers. | 2016 | 27348380 | |
| tiger blood and goat milk. | 2016 | 27348384 | |
| shark teeth as edged weapons: serrated teeth of three species of selachians. | prior to european contact, south pacific islanders used serrated shark teeth as components of tools and weapons. they did this because serrated shark teeth are remarkably effective at slicing through soft tissues. to understand more about the forms and functions of serrated shark teeth, we examined the morphology and histology of tooth serrations in three species: the tiger shark (galeocerdo cuvier), blue shark (prionace glauca), and white shark (carcharodon carcharias). we show that there are t ... | 2017 | 27353190 |
| thirty years of aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) in america: an introduction to current perspectives and future challenges. | 2016 | 27354439 | |
| the eye of the tiger, the thrill of the fight: effective larval and adult control measures against the asian tiger mosquito, aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae), in north america. | the asian tiger mosquito, aedes albopictus (skuse), is a highly invasive container-inhabiting species with a global distribution. this mosquito, similar to other stegomyia species such as aedes aegypti (l.), is highly adapted to urban and suburban areas, and commonly oviposits in artificial containers, which are ubiquitous in these peridomestic environments. the increase in speed and amount of international travel and commerce, coupled with global climate change, have aided in the resurgence and ... | 2016 | 27354440 |
| tiger hide appearance: impaction and prolapse of brain parenchyma through burr holes after evacuation of bilateral chronic subdural hematoma: a rare case report. | burr hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma (sdh) with or without drainage system is the most common surgical method among various techniques. there are various complications of burr hole drainage evacuation of chronic sdh, but there is no case report regarding impaction and prolapse of brain parenchyma through burr hole as a complication. herewith, we are reporting a case of bilateral chronic sdh with prolapse of brain parenchyma through burr holes. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) of bra ... | 2017 | 27366284 |
| response of a mu-class glutathione s-transferase from black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon to aflatoxin b1 exposure. | glutathione s-transferases (gsts) are a family of multifunctional phase ii enzymes that are involved in the detoxification of exogenous and endogenous compounds. in this study, a full-length cdna of mu-class gst (pmmugst) was isolated from the hepatopancreas of penaeus monodon using rapid amplification of cdna ends method. the full length cdna of pmmugst is 867 bp, contains an open read frame of 660 bp, and encodes a polypeptide of 219 amino acids with a molecular mass of 25.61 kda and pi of 6.1 ... | 2016 | 27386274 |
| bedside placement of small-bowel feeding tube in intensive care unit for enteral nutrition. | enteral nutrition is the preferred mode of nutrition in critically ill patients whenever feasible as it has a number of advantages over parenteral feeding. both gastric and small-bowel feeding can effectively deliver calories. in patients with gastroparesis, small-bowel feeding can help avoid parenteral feeding. we carried out a retrospective observational study to assess the ability to insert the tiger 2 tube into the small bowel at the bedside in 25 patients who failed to tolerate gastric feed ... | 2016 | 27390461 |
| two new species of scirtothrips genus-group (thripidae) of northern peninsular malaysia. | the survey of thysanoptera in peninsular malaysia has been concentrated largely in areas growing crops and flowers around kuala lumpur, and the cameron highlands, and there are few records of these insects from native forests particularly in the northern part of the country. the two species described here were collected during a recent visit to belum-temengor forest complex, in perak state, part of the second largest forested area on the peninsular, and connected to the bang lang national park, ... | 2016 | 27394331 |
| taxonomic and nomenclatorial revision within the neotropical genera of the subtribe odontocheilina w. horn in a new sense-15. the genus opisthencentrus w. horn (coleoptera: cicindelidae). | the neotropical, monobasic tiger beetle genus opisthencentrus w. horn, 1893, based on oxygonia dentipennis germar, 1843, is presented along with a lectotype designation. most of the diagnostic characters of opisthencentrus dentipennis (germar, 1843), including the aedeagus and structures of the internal sac, are illustrated for the first time. redescription and illustrations in colour photographs of the habitus and diagnostic characters of the female lectotype (mfnb) and five other specimens of ... | 2016 | 27394549 |
| a new species spilarctia duda (lepidoptera: erebidae, arctiinae) from china. | a new tiger moth, spilarctia duda sp. n., from southeast china, sichuan is described. a diagnostic comparison with spilarctia bipunctata daniel, 1943 and spilarctia clava (wileman, 1910) is provided. during recent years the chinese arctiini have been intensively collected and explored (fang, 2000; dubatolov, 2010; kishida, 2015; and numerous other publications), so the discovery of a distinctive new species near maoxian, north part of sichuan province, was most unexpected. | 2016 | 27394629 |
| identification of novel compound mutations in pla2g6-associated neurodegeneration patient with characteristic mri imaging. | neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized clinically by progressive motor dysfunction. accurate identification of de novo and rare inherited mutations is important for determining causative genes of undiagnosed neurological diseases. in the present study, we report a unique case with cerebellar ataxia symptoms and social communication difficulties in an intermarriage family. mri showed a marked cerebellar atrophy and the "eye-of-the ... | 2017 | 27395053 |
| ovarian differentiation and development in cachara pseudoplatystoma fasciatum. | one thousand five hundred cachara or tiger shovelnose catfish pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, obtained from induced reproduction, were used to determine the onset of ovarian differentiation and development and to record the main characteristics of this process. samples were collected from 0 to 240 days post-fertilization (dpf) and the results classified into stages i-xii. ovarian formation was histologically detected for the first time when juveniles measured mean ± s.d. 51·5 ± 8·3 mm total length ( ... | 2016 | 27401482 |
| [technological competencies in cardiovascular nursing education]. | to identify the perception of the coordinators of the specialization courses in cardiovascular nursing about inserting content from information and communication technology (ict) and analyze them in relation to the technological competencies and regarding its applicability, relevance and importance in assisting, teaching and management. | 2015 | 27419682 |
| acoustic analysis before and after voice therapy for laryngeal pathology. | background voice problems caused by pathologies in vocal folds are well known. some types of laryngeal pathologies have certain acoustic characteristics. objective evaluation helps characterize the voice and voice problems providing supporting evidences, severity of disorders. it helps assess the response to the treatment and measures the outcomes. objective the objective of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the voice therapy and quantify the results objectively by voice parameters. ... | 2017 | 27423282 |
| molecular basis for antigenic diversity of genus betanodavirus. | betanodaviruses are the causative agents of viral nervous necrosis (vnn), a devastating disease for the mediterranean mariculture. four different betanodavirus species are recognized, striped jack-, redspotted grouper-, tiger puffer-, and barfin flounder nervous necrosis virus (sjnnv, rgnnv, tpnnv and bfnnv), but there is little knowledge on their antigenic properties. in order to describe the serological relationships among different betanodavirus genotypes, serum neutralization assays were per ... | 2016 | 27438093 |
| put a tiger in your tank. | 1981 | 27442095 | |
| novel homozygous pank2 mutation identified in a consanguineous chinese pedigree with pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. | pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (pkan) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder resulting from pantothenate kinase 2 (pank2) gene mutations. it is clinically characterized by early onset of extrapyramidal symptoms, with or without pigmentary retinopathy, optic atrophy and acanthocytosis. the specific radiographic appearance of pkan is the eye-of-the-tiger sign. however, there are few studies regarding pkan patients of chinese han ancestry. in the present study, a ... | 2016 | 27446545 |
| taxonomy, distribution and prevalence of parasites of tigerfish, hydrocynus vittatus (castelnau, 1861) in the sanyati basin, lake kariba, zimbabwe. | parasites of the tigerfish (hydrocynus vittatus) were investigated in the period october 2014 to july 2015 in the sanyati basin, lake kariba. the fish were collected using seine netting and also during the annual kariba international tiger fishing tournament. a total of 80 fish specimens (24 males and 56 females) were collected and were infected with the following seven parasite taxa: monogenea (annulotrema sp.1 from the gills and annulotrema sp.2 from the skin), nematoda (contracaecum larvae), ... | 2016 | 27447228 |
| first record of aedes albopictus in inland africa along the river niger in bamako and mopti, mali. | the distribution of aedes albopictus in africa has thus far been known to be restricted to coastal sub-saharan countries. this report describes the first record of the tiger mosquito in habitats located in mali, at a significant distance from the coastal areas of the continent. aedes albopictus was observed over several years in increasing frequency in mopti in central mali and later in the capital city bamako, both adjacent to the niger river. these findings suggest further dissemination of ae. ... | 2016 | 27450393 |
| inter- and intra-specific genetic divergence of asian tiger frogs (genus hoplobatrachus), with special reference to the population structure of h. tigerinus in bangladesh. | the five frog species of the genus hoplobatrachus are widely distributed in asia and africa, with asia being considered the genus' origin. however, the evolutionary relationships of asian hoplobatrachus species remain ambiguous. additionally, genetic diversity and fundamental differentiation processes within species have not been studied. we conducted molecular phylogenetic analysis on asian hoplobatrachus frogs and population genetic analysis on h. tigerinus in bangladesh using the mitochondria ... | 2017 | 27452042 |
| improving performance by anchoring movement and "nerves". | golf's governing bodies' recent decision to ban all putting styles "anchoring one end of the club against the body" bridges an important practical problem with psychological theory. we report the first experiment testing whether anchoring provides technical and/or psychological advantage in competitive performance. many "greats" of professional golf from arnold palmer and jack nicklaus to tiger woods have argued against anchoring, believing that it takes "nerves" out of competitive performance a ... | 2016 | 27459587 |
| characterisation of a new fungal immunomodulatory protein from tiger milk mushroom, lignosus rhinocerotis. | lignosus rhinocerotis (tiger milk mushroom) is an important folk medicine for indigenous peoples in southeast asia. we previously reported its de novo assembled 34.3 mb genome encoding a repertoire of proteins including a putative bioactive fungal immunomodulatory protein. here we report the cdna of this new member (fip-lrh) with a homology range of 54-64% to fips from other mushroom species, the closest is with fip-glu (lz-8) (64%) from ganoderma lucidum. the fip-lrh of 112 amino acids (12.59 k ... | 2016 | 27460640 |
| canine distemper virus antibody titers in domestic cats after delivery of a live attenuated virus vaccine. | three methods for delivering a live attenuated canine distemper virus (cdv) vaccine to domestic cats ( felis catus ) were investigated, as models for developing vaccination protocols for tigers (panthera tigris). twenty domestic cats were randomly divided into four treatment groups: saline injection (negative controls); and oral, intranasal, and subcutaneous vaccinates. cats were injected with saline or a cdv vaccine (nobivac dp, merck) at wk 0 and 4. blood and nasal swabs were collected at wk 0 ... | 2016 | 27468028 |
| evaluation of two canine distemper virus vaccines in captive tigers (panthera tigris). | canine distemper virus (cdv) has caused clinical disease and death in nondomestic felids in both captive settings and in the wild. outbreaks resulting in high mortality rates in tigers (panthera tigris) have prompted some zoos to vaccinate tigers for cdv. in this study, six tigers received a recombinant canarypox-vectored cdv vaccine (1 ml s.c.) and were revaccinated with 3 ml s.c. (mean) 39 days later. blood collection for cdv antibody detection via serum neutralization was performed on (mean) ... | 2016 | 27468029 |
| a highly sensitive and quantitative test platform for detection of nsclc egfr mutations in urine and plasma. | in approximately 60% of patients with nsclc who are receiving egfr tyrosine kinase inhibitors, resistance develops through the acquisition of egfr t790m mutation. we aimed to demonstrate that a highly sensitive and quantitative next-generation sequencing analysis of egfr mutations from urine and plasma specimens is feasible. | 2016 | 27468937 |
| hesperidin and tiger nut reduced carcinogenicity of dmba in female rats. | nutritional studies recommend the regular consumption of fruits and vegetables to favor a healthy quality of life. this study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of hesperidin and tiger nut against the carcinogenic activity of dmba in female rats. 72 adult sprague dawley female rats were divided equally into six groups: control group (i); hesperidin treated group (ii); tiger nut treated group (iii); dmba treated group (iv); hes-dmba treated group (v); and tn-dmba treated group (vi). there w ... | 2016 | 27470573 |
| oral health correlates of captivity. | the predominant diet fed to captive carnivores in north america consists of ground meat formulated to provide full nutritional requirements. however, this ground meat diet completely lacks the mechanical properties (i.e., toughness and hardness) of the foods these animals would consume in the wild. the goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of captivity on oral health by comparing the prevalence of periodontal disease and dental calculus accumulation in wild and captive lions and tigers (p ... | 2016 | 27473998 |
| [zika virus infection: a new public health emergency with great media impact]. | infection with zika virus (zv) has become a new epidemic, with great impact on the media, and is having a strong effect in latin american countries. its possible association with microcephaly and guillain-barré syndrome prompted the world health organization (who) to declare on 1 february 2016 that this epidemic is a public health emergency of international concern. epidemiological data show an increasing incidence in countries like brazil and colombia, and that the epidemic is still expanding i ... | 2017 | 27474488 |
| real-time anti-poaching tags could help prevent imminent species extinctions. | 2016 | 27478204 | |
| extracting dna from 'jaws': high yield and quality from archived tiger shark (galeocerdo cuvier) skeletal material. | archived specimens are highly valuable sources of dna for retrospective genetic/genomic analysis. however, often limited effort has been made to evaluate and optimize extraction methods, which may be crucial for downstream applications. here, we assessed and optimized the usefulness of abundant archived skeletal material from sharks as a source of dna for temporal genomic studies. six different methods for dna extraction, encompassing two different commercial kits and three different protocols, ... | 2016 | 27508520 |
| cloning, characterization, and expression of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene from the black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon). | macrophage migration inhibitory factor (mif) is an ancient cytokine that engages in innate immune system of vertebrates and invertebrates. in this study, the mif gene homologue (pmmif) was cloned from the black tiger shrimp, penaeus monodon. the full-length cdna sequence of pmmif was 838 bp and contained 78 bp 5' untranslated region (utr) and 397 bp 3' utr, and an open reading frame (orf) of 363 bp which coded 120 amino acids (aa). multiple alignment analysis showed that the deduced amino acid s ... | 2016 | 27514787 |
| ascarid infestation in captive siberian tigers in china. | the siberian tiger is endangered and is listed by the international union for the conservation of nature; the captive environment is utilized to maintain siberian tiger numbers. little information regarding the prevalence of parasites in siberian tigers is available. a total of 277 fecal samples of siberian tigers were analyzed in this study. the microscopic analysis indicated the presence of ascarid eggs of toxascaris leonina and toxocara cati. the ascarid infection rate was 67.5% in siberian t ... | 2016 | 27514888 |
| characterisation and expression analysis of ubc9 and ubs27 genes in developing gonads of cicindelids (coleoptera: cicindelidae). | ubiquitin and small ubiquitin-like modifiers (sumo) are post-translational modifiers essential in a variety of cellular processes, including gametogenesis. sumo-conjugating enzyme (ubc9) and the ubiquitin ribosomal fusion protein ubs27 have been characterised in several model species. however, their expression in coleopteran remains unstudied. in this study, ubc9 and ubs27 genes have been characterised in the tiger beetle cicindela campestris for the first time. bioinformatic analysis showed tha ... | 2016 | 27524263 |
| molecular characterization of a feline calicivirus isolated from tiger and its pathogenesis in cats. | feline calicivirus (fcv) is a virus that causes respiratory disease in cats. in this study, the fcv tig-1 was isolated from siberian tiger feces collected in 2014 in heilongjiang province, china. phylogenetic analysis among tig-1 and other fcvs showed that tig-1 does not share the same lineage with other fcv isolates from heilongjiang or other regions in china but is located in the same cluster with the fcv strain urbana, which was isolated from the united states. the growth kinetics in vitro an ... | 2016 | 27527772 |
| an integrated pest control strategy against the asian tiger mosquito in northern italy: a case study. | in europe, aedes albopictus is an invasive mosquito species known to be a major nuisance as well as a vector of a range of arboviruses. a number of studies have indicated that community participation programmes are an effective pest control tool to reduce mosquito populations. however, few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of a community-based approach in europe. in this study, we examined two ae. albopictus control strategies that implemented a community-based approach in northern italy: ... | 2017 | 27539880 |
| tiger land. | 2016 | 27540149 | |
| pleistocene phylogeography and cryptic diversity of a tiger beetle, calomera littoralis, in north-eastern mediterranean and pontic regions inferred from mitochondrial coi gene sequences. | background. calomera littoralis is a palearctic species, widely distributed in europe; inhabiting predominantly its atlantic, mediterranean and black sea coastlines. methods. its phylogeography on the balkan peninsula and on the north-western black sea coast was inferred using a 697 bp long portion of the mitochondrial coi gene, amplified from 169 individuals collected on 43 localities. results. the results revealed two genetically divergent groups/lineages, the southern one inhabiting both the ... | 2016 | 27547517 |
| length-weight relationship and condition factor of giant tiger shrimp, penaeus monodon (fabricius, 1798) from four breeding families. | length-weight relationships and condition factors of giant tiger shrimp penaeus monodon (fabricius, 1798) from four breeding families (family s: south china seas family, family a: african family, family sa: ♂ south china seas family × ♀ africa family, family as: ♂ africa family × ♀ south china seas family) were evaluated in this study. | 2016 | 27547654 |
| talking to the dead: using post-mortem data in the assessment of stress in tiger sharks (galeocerdo cuvier) (péron and lesueur, 1822). | sharks are very sensitive to stress and prone to a high mortality rate after capture. since approximately 50 million of sharks are caught as bycatch every year, and current recommendations to reduce the impact of commercial fishing strongly support immediate release, it is imperative to better understand post-release mortality caused by the stress of capture and handling. blood samples allow the assessment of stress levels which are valuable tools to reduce mortality in commercial, recreational ... | 2017 | 27549099 |
| sub-acute toxicity study of tiger milk mushroom lignosus tigris chon s. tan cultivar e sclerotium in sprague dawley rats. | lignosus also known as "tiger milk mushroom," is classified in the family polyporaceae and mainly consumed for its medicinal properties in southeast asia and china. the sclerotium is known as the part with medicinal value and often used by the natives to treat a variety of ailments. lignosus tigris chon s. tan, one of the species of the malaysia tiger milk mushroom, has recently been successfully cultivated in laboratory. earlier studies have demonstrated the l. tigris cultivar e sclerotia exhib ... | 2016 | 27555822 |
| the cellular death pattern of primary haemocytes isolated from the black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon). | a key to successfully generate the penaeid shrimp cell line is to find out how primary cells died. the most suitable period to culture penaeus monodon haemocytes was in the first 48 h of culture because cells had normal morphology, high percent of viable cells (65.29 ± 5.43%), low percent of early (11.75 ± 1.30%) and late apoptotic cells (15.47 ± 11.71%) determined by annexin v and tunel including constant iap (0.06 ± 0.01-0.07 ± 0.01) and caspase-3 expression (0.30 ± 0.06-0.39 ± 0.10) by real-t ... | 2016 | 27561625 |
| towards an international framework for recommendations of core competencies in nursing and inter-professional informatics: the tiger competency synthesis project. | informatics competencies of the health care workforce must meet the requirements of inter-professional process and outcome oriented provision of care. in order to help nursing education transform accordingly, the tiger initiative deployed an international survey, with participation from 21 countries, to evaluate and prioritise a broad list of core competencies for nurses in five domains: 1) nursing management, 2) information technology (it) management in nursing, 3) interprofessional coordinatio ... | 2016 | 27577466 |
| behavioural and biochemical alterations in penaeus monodon post-larvae diet-exposed to inorganic mercury. | mercury is a metal naturally present in the environment with concentrations in aquatic systems increasing annually due to human activities. this represents a great concern mainly due to its high toxicity to organisms and consequences for human health. most studies regarding the toxic effect of mercury have focussed on freshwater species using water as the exposure and uptake pathway. in contrast, the present study investigated the effects of dietary exposure of mercury to the marine crustacean p ... | 2016 | 27591375 |
| ultrasonographic evaluation of the renal dimensions in captive tigers. | ultrasonographic measurements of kidney size are useful in the practical diagnosis of kidney diseases in animals. in tigers, there is a lack of information regarding the ultrasonography methods used to measure the kidney size of the tiger. thirty-three healthy captive tigers (panthera tigris) were placed in lateral recumbency for ultrasonography. the measurements obtained from the ultrasonography were computed, and the results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between ... | 2017 | 27593681 |
| aedes albopictus and its environmental limits in europe. | the asian tiger mosquito aedes albopictus, native to south east asia, is listed as one of the worst invasive vector species worldwide. in europe the species is currently restricted to southern europe, but due to the ongoing climate change, ae. albopictus is expected to expand its potential range further northwards. in addition to modelling the habitat suitability for ae. albopictus under current and future climatic conditions in europe by means of the maximum entropy approach, we here focused on ... | 2016 | 27603669 |
| human-wildlife conflicts in nepal: patterns of human fatalities and injuries caused by large mammals. | injury and death from wildlife attacks often result in people feeling violent resentment and hostility against the wildlife involved and, therefore, may undermine public support for conservation. although nepal, with rich biodiversity, is doing well in its conservation efforts, human-wildlife conflicts have been a major challenge in recent years. the lack of detailed information on the spatial and temporal patterns of human-wildlife conflicts at the national level impedes the development of effe ... | 2016 | 27612174 |
| ongoing clinical trials in testicular cancer: the tiger trial. | 2016 | 27614956 | |
| on the type species of the genus aetius o. pickard-cambridge, 1896: the first description of male with notes on cymbial notch and mating plug (araneae: corinnidae: castianeirinae). | the rare ant mimicking sac spider genus aetius was erected by o. pickard-cambridge in 1896 based on an unspecified number of female specimen(s) collected from sri lanka. the type species of the genus, a. decollatus o. pickard-cambridge, 1896, has been redescribed twice based on the holotype (majumder & tikader 1991; deeleman-reinhold 2001). reimoser (1934) recorded the genus for the first time from india, who collected a male specimen from mudumalai tiger reserve in tamil nadu state of southern ... | 2016 | 27615855 |
| human perceptions mirror realities of carnivore attack risk for livestock: implications for mitigating human-carnivore conflict. | human-carnivore conflict is challenging to quantify because it is shaped by both the realities and people's perceptions of carnivore threats. whether perceptions align with realities can have implications for conflict mitigation: misalignments can lead to heightened and indiscriminant persecution of carnivores whereas alignments can offer deeper insights into human-carnivore interactions. we applied a landscape-scale spatial analysis of livestock killed by tigers and leopards in india to model a ... | 2016 | 27617831 |
| neural correlates of multimodal metaphor comprehension: evidence from event-related potentials and time-frequency decompositions. | the present study examined the event-related potential (erp) and time-frequency components correlates with the comprehension process of multimodal metaphors that were represented by the combination of "a vehicle picture+a written word of an animal". electroencephalogram data were recorded when participants decided whether the metaphor using an animal word for the vehicle rendered by a picture was appropriate or not. there were two conditions: appropriateness (e.g., sport utility vehicles+tiger) ... | 2016 | 27622382 |
| effect of desiccation on oxidative stress and antioxidant response of the black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon. | in the present study, the oxidative stress and antioxidant response in hepatopancreas of the black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon under desiccation stress were studied, such as activities of antioxidant enzymes (sod, cat, gpx and pod), oxidative damage to lipid and protein which indexed by contents of lpo, mda, protein carbonyl (pc) and ros production, and the expression of hsp70 and ferritin gene. the duration of desiccation significantly influenced the shrimp survival, and the mortality rates we ... | 2016 | 27623339 |
| evolutionary constraints of warning signals: a genetic trade-off between the efficacy of larval and adult warning coloration can maintain variation in signal expression. | to predict evolutionary responses of warning signals under selection, we need to determine the inheritance pattern of the signals, and how they are genetically correlated with other traits contributing to fitness. furthermore, protective coloration often undergoes remarkable changes within an individual's lifecycle, requiring us to quantify the genetic constraints of adaptive coloration across all the relevant life stages. based on a 12 generation pedigree with > 11,000 individuals of the wood t ... | 2016 | 27624666 |
| detection of invasive mosquito vectors using environmental dna (edna) from water samples. | repeated introductions and spread of invasive mosquito species (ims) have been recorded on a large scale these last decades worldwide. in this context, members of the mosquito genus aedes can present serious risks to public health as they have or may develop vector competence for various viral diseases. while the tiger mosquito (aedes albopictus) is a well-known vector for e.g. dengue and chikungunya viruses, the asian bush mosquito (ae. j. japonicus) and ae. koreicus have shown vector competenc ... | 2016 | 27626642 |
| french crossings: iii. the smile of the tiger. | this article continues the theme of 'french crossings' explored in other presidential addresses by focussing on the border zone between the human and the animal. the focus is on the allegedly tiger-like character attributed to maimilien robespierre, particularly after his fall from power and his execution in 1794. this theme is explored in terms of thermidorian propaganda, french revolutionary historiography and the ancient discipline of physiognomy, which was reactivated by johann-caspar lavate ... | 2017 | 27630376 |
| de novo transcriptomic analysis and development of est-ssr markers in the siberian tiger (panthera tigris altaica). | the siberian tiger, panthera tigris altaica, is an endangered species, and much more work is needed to protect this species, which is still vulnerable to extinction. conservation efforts may be supported by the genetic assessment of wild populations, for which highly specific microsatellite markers are required. however, only a limited amount of genetic sequence data is available for this species. to identify the genes involved in the lung transcriptome and to develop additional simple sequence ... | 2016 | 27631966 |
| microsatellite loci in the tiger shark and cross-species amplification using pyrosequencing technology. | the tiger shark (galeocerdo cuvier) has a global distribution in tropical and warm temperate seas, and it is caught in numerous fisheries worldwide, mainly as bycatch. it is currently assessed as near threatened by the international union for conservation of nature (iucn) red list. in this study, we identified nine microsatellite loci through next generation sequencing (454 pyrosequencing) using 29 samples from the western atlantic. the genetic diversity of these loci were assessed and revealed ... | 2016 | 27635306 |
| modulation of scene consistency and task demand on language-driven eye movements for audio-visual integration. | previous psycholinguistic studies have demonstrated that people tend to direct fixations toward the visual object to which spoken input refers during language comprehension. however, it is still unclear how the visual scene, especially the semantic consistency between object and background, affects the word-object mapping process during comprehension. two visual world paradigm experiments were conducted to investigate how the scene consistency dynamically influenced the language-driven eye movem ... | 2016 | 27640139 |
| angelfishes, paper tigers, and the devilish taxonomy of the centropyge flavissima complex. | the pygmy angelfishes (genus centropyge) provide numerous examples of discordance between color morphology, taxonomy, and evolutionary genetic lineages. this discordance is especially evident in the centropyge flavissima complex, which includes three primary color morphs, three previously recognized species (c. flavissima, centropyge eibli, and centropyge vrolikii) and three distinct mitochondrial (mtdna) lineages that do not align with species designations. our previous research showed that the ... | 2016 | 27651391 |
| female adult aedes albopictus suppression by wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes. | dengue, chikungunya and zika viruses are pathogens with an increasing global impact. in the absence of an approved vaccine or therapy, their management relies on controlling the mosquito vectors. but traditional controls are inadequate, and the range of invasive species such as aedes albopictus (asian tiger mosquito) is expanding. genetically modified mosquitoes are being tested, but their use has encountered regulatory barriers and public opposition in some countries. wolbachia bacteria can cau ... | 2016 | 27659038 |
| global population genetic dynamics of a highly migratory, apex predator shark. | knowledge of genetic connectivity dynamics in the world's large-bodied, highly migratory, apex predator sharks across their global ranges is limited. one such species, the tiger shark (galeocerdo cuvier), occurs worldwide in warm temperate and tropical waters, uses remarkably diverse habitats (nearshore to pelagic) and possesses a generalist diet that can structure marine ecosystems through top-down processes. we investigated the phylogeography and the global population structure of this exploit ... | 2016 | 27662523 |
| calling for bigger cats. | i thought it would be helpful to put the record straight in response to g cornfield's letter on credit ratings for students on 'traditional' and project 2000 programmes (project 2000 paper tigers, nursing standard, april 3). | 1991 | 27662737 |
| project 2000 paper tigers. | i am a second-year rmn student, and also the chair of the learners' council at my school of nursing. | 1991 | 27663341 |
| changes in species richness and composition of tiger moths (lepidoptera: erebidae: arctiinae) among three neotropical ecoregions. | paraná, yungas and chaco serrano ecoregions are among the most species-rich terrestrial habitats at higher latitude. however, the information for tiger moths, one of the most speciose groups of moths, is unknown in these ecoregions. in this study, we assess their species richness and composition in all three of these ecoregions. also we investigated whether the species composition of tiger moths is influenced by climatic factors and altitude. tiger moth species were obtained with samples from 71 ... | 2017 | 27681478 |
| social network analysis reveals potential fission-fusion behavior in a shark. | complex social networks and behaviors are difficult to observe for free-living marine species, especially those that move great distances. using implanted acoustic transceivers to study the inter- and intraspecific interactions of sand tiger sharks carcharias taurus, we observed group behavior that has historically been associated with higher order mammals. we found evidence strongly suggestive of fission-fusion behavior, or changes in group size and composition of sand tigers, related to five b ... | 2016 | 27686155 |
| hematology and plasma biochemistry intervals for captive-born california tiger salamanders (ambystoma californiense). | hematology and plasma biochemistry parameters were determined for 34 captive-born california tiger salamanders ( ambystoma californiense ). the animals were manually restrained for general examination and venipuncture. this is the first comprehensive report of hematology and plasma biochemistry parameters in apparently healthy california tiger salamanders and may serve as a reference for clinical assessment and future study of this species. | 2016 | 27691949 |