| discovery of distinctin-like-peptide-ph (dlp-ph) from the skin secretion of phyllomedusa hypochondrialis, a prototype of a novel family of antimicrobial peptide. | amphibian skin secretions are an important treasure house of bioactive antimicrobial peptides (amps). despite having been the focus of decades of research in this context, investigations of phyllomedusine frogs continue to identify new amps from their skin secretions. in this study, the prototype of a novel family of amp distinctin-like-peptide-ph (dlp-ph) was identified from the skin secretion of the otherwise well-studied tiger-legged tree frog phyllomedusa hypochondrialis through cloning of i ... | 2018 | 29628917 |
| community-based breastfeeding support with the tiger babies breastfeeding support tent. | the tiger babies breastfeeding support tent was established by a baccalaureate nursing program in southeastern alabama to increase community awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and to provide a clean, convenient, and private location for nursing mothers during community events. local advertising was distributed before community events to promote awareness and support of the project. survey results indicate that 80% of mothers who used the tent's services would recommend the tent to thei ... | 2018 | 29628053 |
| dna barcoding unravels contrasting evolutionary history of two widespread asian tiger moth species during the late pleistocene. | populations of widespread pest insects in tropical areas are characterized by a complex evolutionary history, with overlapping natural and human-mediated dispersal events, sudden expansions, and bottlenecks. here, we provide biogeographic reconstructions for two widespread pest species in the tiger moth genus creatonotos (lepidoptera: erebidae: arctiinae) based on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (coi) gene. the asian creatonotos transiens reveals shallow genetic divergence betwe ... | 2018 | 29617397 |
| on the complexity of shark bite wounds: from associated bacteria to trauma management and wound repair. | the mouth of a shark is a breeding ground for a large variety of bacteria which can easily get transferred onto a human body in the event of a shark bite. here, we review infections originating from shark oral bacterial flora, which originate from the microbiome of its prey, as well as from the surroundings where an incident takes place. we use the example of an incident which occurred in an aquarium involving a sandtiger shark, carcharias taurus. in addition to a succinct analysis and interpret ... | 2018 | 29613948 |
| a subgroup analysis of penetrating injuries to the pancreas: 777 patients from the national trauma data bank, 2010-2014. | this study is the first to analyze penetrating injuries to the pancreas within subgroups of severe traumatic brain injury (tbi), early deaths, and potential survivors. our objectives were to identify national patterns of injury, predictors of mortality, and to validate the american association for surgery of trauma organ injury scale (aast-ois) pancreas injury grades by mortality. secondary outcomes included hospital and intensive care unit length of stay and days on mechanical ventilation. | 2018 | 29605023 |
| variations in gut microbiota and fecal metabolic phenotype associated with fenbendazole and ivermectin tablets by 16s rrna gene sequencing and lc/ms-based metabolomics in amur tiger. | the amur tiger is one of the most endangered species in the world, and the healthy population of captive amur tigers assists the recovery of the wild population. gut microbes have been shown to be important for human disease and health, but little research exists regarding the microbiome of amur tigers in captivity. | 2018 | 29596832 |
| the acute stresses role of the atypical 2-cys peroxiredoxin pmprx5 in black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon) from biological immunity and environmental toxicity stress. | as a unique atypical 2-cys peroxiredoxin (prx) of the prx-like superfamily, peroxiredoxin5 (prx5) possesses special properties, such as its enzymatic mechanism, wide subcellular distribution and high affinity for peroxides and peroxynitrite. prx5 plays a crucial role in oxidative stress, immune responses, cell apoptosis, proliferation, differentiation, intracellular signaling, the modulation of gene expression, ecdysis, etc. in this paper, we obtained a full-length prx5 cdna sequence (designated ... | 2018 | 29578049 |
| assessment of genetic diversity, population structure, and gene flow of tigers (panthera tigris tigris) across nepal's terai arc landscape. | with fewer than 200 tigers (panthera tigris tigris) left in nepal, that are generally confined to five protected areas across the terai arc landscape, genetic studies are needed to provide crucial information on diversity and connectivity for devising an effective country-wide tiger conservation strategy. as part of the nepal tiger genome project, we studied landscape change, genetic variation, population structure, and gene flow of tigers across the terai arc landscape by conducting nepal's fir ... | 2018 | 29561865 |
| metagenomic exploration of microbial signatures on periyar river sediments from the periyar tiger reserve in the western ghats. | we report here targeted deep-sequencing metagenomic data that reveal a high level of diversity in the microbiota residing in the sediment of the periyar river in a reserve forest of the western ghats. of the 4,674 operational taxonomic units discovered, the dominant phyla represented were proteobacteria (33.12%), actinobacteria (14.58%), acidobacteria (12.81%), and bacteroidetes (9.89%). | 2018 | 29545300 |
| acute noncompressive nucleus pulposus extrusion causing paraplegia in a siberian tiger ( panthera tigris altaica). | a neutered male siberian tiger ( panthera tigris altaica) presented with paraplegia of 5 days' duration. thoracolumbar magnetic resonance imaging (mri) revealed a focal, linear t2-w hyperintense intramedullary lesion at the level of t10-11 as well as reduced size of the nucleus pulposus of the t10-11 intervertebral disc. the animal was humanely euthanatized as a result of the severity of clinical signs and the poor prognosis. gross necropsy revealed a dark red, firm focus on the spinal cord at t ... | 2018 | 29517456 |
| evaluation of chemical composition, antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic activities of the essential oil based nanoemulsions of cinnamomum litseifolium. | in the present study, antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic activities of nanoemulsions of the leaf essential oils of cinnamomum litseifolium thwaites collected from two different locations in the western ghats namely, kannikatty, kalakad mundandurai tiger reserve, tamil nadu (cl1) and karamanayar, agasthyamalai hills, kerala (cl2), india were studied. essential oils were extracted from the leaves and characterized by gc-fid and gc-ms. slight variation in the composition of leaf essential oils was ... | 2019 | 29499623 |
| activation of retinal glial (müller) cells by extracellular atp induces pronounced increases in extracellular h+ flux. | small alterations in extracellular acidity are potentially important modulators of neuronal signaling within the vertebrate retina. here we report a novel extracellular acidification mechanism mediated by glial cells in the retina. using self-referencing h+-selective microelectrodes to measure extracellular h+ fluxes, we show that activation of retinal müller (glial) cells of the tiger salamander by micromolar concentrations of extracellular atp induces a pronounced extracellular h+ flux indepen ... | 2018 | 29466379 |
| remembering the place with the tiger: survival processing can enhance source memory. | rating the relevance of words for survival in the grasslands of a foreign land often leads to a memory advantage. however, it is as yet unclear whether the survival processing effect generalizes to source memory. here, we examined whether people have enhanced source memory for the survival context in which an item has been encountered. participants were asked to make survival-based or moving-based decisions about items prior to a classical source memory test. a multinomial model was used to meas ... | 2018 | 29464521 |
| effect of selenium on penaeus monodon and perna viridis: enzyme activities and histopathological responses. | the study was carried out to evaluate enzyme activities and histopathological changes due to the effect of acute and chronic definitive toxicity of selenium (se) on the post larvae (pl) of giant tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon), and green mussel (perna viridis). the 96-h median lethal concentration (lc50) for the pl of shrimp was 3.36 mg l-1 and the chronic value for the long-term survival endpoint in a 21-d exposure was 0.10 mg l-1. the green mussel 96-h lc50 was 28.41 mg l-1 and the chronic valu ... | 2018 | 29453060 |
| revision of "aemilia" pagana species-group (lepidoptera: erebidae: arctiinae), with a description of a new endemic species and comments on the conservation status. | a taxonomical rearrangement of "aemilia" pagana species-group is proposed: leucanopsis pagana (schaus in proc zool soc london 1894:225-243, 1894) comb. nov. and l. ninae (orfila in rev soc entomol argent 21:67-70, 1959) comb. nov. a new endemic species from pampa de achala, córdoba, argentina, closer to both species, is described: leucanopsis navarroi sp. nov. these three species can be recognized because the color pattern is the darkest among species of leucanopsis. characteristics of male geni ... | 2018 | 29450861 |
| "eye of the tiger" in a non-responsive neuropsychiatric patient: a case report. | hallervorden-spatz syndrome is a rare neurodegenerative disorder with hereditary properties. it usually occurs in young adolescents with extrapyramidal symptoms besides disturbed mental function. in this study, we present a 23-year-old neuropsychiatric patient who primarily misdiagnosed to have conversion disorder. she had 5-year history of progressive dysarthria and generalized abnormal movements. after detecting the pathognomonic sign of "eye of the tiger" diagnosis was confirmed. the patient ... | 2018 | 29436799 |
| publisher correction: sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks. | in the original version of the article, reference 18 was incorrectly numbered as reference 30, and references 19 to 30 were incorrectly numbered as 18 to 29. these errors have now been corrected in the pdf and html versions of the manuscript. | 2018 | 29434194 |
| thermal and non-thermal preservation techniques of tiger nuts' beverage "horchata de chufa". implications for food safety, nutritional and quality properties. | "horchata de chufa" is a traditional spanish beverage produced from tiger nuts (cyperus esculentus l.). due to its richness in nutritional compounds, it is highly perishable and its conservation by pasteurization and/or adding preservatives is required. although efficient, conventional thermal treatment for pasteurization induces changes in the nutritional and sensory properties. replacing conventional pasteurization by non-thermal technologies such as pulsed electric fields, ultraviolet, and hi ... | 2018 | 29433293 |
| the persistent decline of patterned woody vegetation: the tiger bush in the context of the regional sahel greening trend. | following 25 years of below average annual rainfall in the sahel between 1970 and 1995, the return to more humid conditions has led to rapid postdrought recovery of the woody cover. however, the increase in the woody cover is not spatially homogeneous raising questions about the resilience of some woody vegetation types. based on the analysis of field and remote sensing data collected on the tiger bush systems in the northern sahel in mali, this study noted the current and persistent degradation ... | 2018 | 29430786 |
| a live attenuated vibrio anguillarum vaccine induces efficient immunoprotection in tiger puffer (takifugu rubripes). | tiger puffer (takifugu rubripes) is becoming an economic promising aquaculture species in china. however, the development of tiger puffer breeding industry is restricted by some serious aquatic disease such as vibriosis. an effective live attenuated vaccine mvav6203 was developed in our previous studies by curing the virulence plasmid peib1 and unmarked inframe-deletion of the aroc gene from the virulent v. anguillarum. here, we evaluated whether this live vaccine was suitable for tiger puffer a ... | 2018 | 29429806 |
| innovation strategy management survey of the chilean biomedical industry. assessment of windows of opportunities to reduce technological gaps. | the convergence of different theories (ie, catch-up effect and windows of opportunities) allows for the interpretation of different "technological innovation gaps" in chile's biomedical industry. it is common knowledge that chile has always had an economy almost exclusively based on services, commodities, and mainly in the exploitation of natural resources with low value added. the literature confirms that countries that concentrate their economies on the knowledge, research, development, and co ... | 2018 | 29423976 |
| food and feeding habits of gaur (bos gaurus) in highlands of central india: a case study at pench tiger reserve, madhya pradesh (india). | indian gaur (bos gaurus) is one of nine species of wild oxen found in the world. they are largely confined to evergreen, semi-evergreen, and moist deciduous forests, but also occur in dry deciduous forest areas at the periphery of their range. according to the iucn red list ( 2017 ), the estimated population of gaur in india is between 15,000 and 35,000 individuals, and probably due to this, despite the gaur's vast range of distribution, they are listed as a vulnerable species by iucn and listed ... | 2018 | 29417898 |
| freeze-dried spermatozoa: an alternative biobanking option for endangered species. | in addition to the iconic wild species, such as the pandas and siberian tigers, an ever-increasing number of domestic species are also threatened with extinction. biobanking of spermatozoa could preserve genetic heritages of extinct species, and maintain biodiversity of existing species. because lyophilized spermatozoa retain fertilizing capacity, the aim was to assess whether freeze-dried spermatozoa are an alternative option to save endangered sheep breeds. to achieve this objective, semen was ... | 2018 | 29397252 |
| crouching tiger, hidden dragon. | | 2018 | 29396928 |
| looking deep into the eye-of-the-tiger in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. | a detailed delineation of the mr imaging changes in the globus pallidus in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration will be helpful for diagnosis and monitoring of patients. the aim of this study was to determine the morphologic spectrum of the "eye-of-the-tiger" sign and the topographic pattern of iron deposition in a group of patients with pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. | 2018 | 29371252 |
| comparative randomized crossover clinical study for the evaluation of erectile dysfunction medications via novel pentagon system. | due to the chaos in the legislation in the middle east, male enhancement nutraceuticals may be sold without any registration or evaluation. these products need to be evaluated with respect to safety and efficacy. furthermore, cultural and social considerations in the middle east prevent the use of international evaluations schemes for erectile dysfunction. | 2018 | 29359677 |
| preservation of internal iliac arteries during endovascular aneurysm repair using "eye of the tiger" technique. | parallel endografts were introduced as a way to expand endovascular repair of aneurysms involving branch vessels. however, endoleaks as a result of the gutters between the parallel endografts made this technique less favorable. the "eye of the tiger" technique was introduced to reduce the gutters between the parallel endografts proximally in the aorta. we report endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm using eye of the tiger technique distally to preserve the internal iliac ar ... | 2017 | 29349440 |
| unleashing the tiger - iatrogenic autoimmunity from cancer immunotherapy drugs. | immune checkpoint inhibitors can lead to the development of organ and non-organ specific immune related adverse events. | 2018 | 29344404 |
| effect of the 2008 economic crisis on the cardiovascular mortality of the irish population: an ecological 12-year study of a heart-broken celtic tiger. | ireland has endured a substantial financial crisis in 2008 and we sought to explore the effect of economic recession on irish cardiovascular mortality. we found an increase by 17.2% in cva-deaths during the financial crisis years (95% ci 11.1% to 23.6%). in males, we found a notable rise in the annual ihd rate by 7.56% (95% ci 4.73% to 10.46%), in annual mi rate by 2.96% (95% ci 0.16% to 5.84%), and in annual cva death rate by 20.07% (95% ci 16.13% to 24.14%). in females our findings indicated a ... | 2017 | 29341509 |
| neighborhood deprivation predicts heart failure risk in a low-income population of blacks and whites in the southeastern united states. | recent data suggest that neighborhood socioeconomic environment predicts heart failure (hf) hospital readmissions. we investigated whether neighborhood deprivation predicts risk of incident hf beyond individual socioeconomic status in a low-income population. | 2018 | 29317456 |
| preschool life skills: recent advancements and future directions. | over the past decade, researchers have replicated and extended research on the preschool life skills (pls) program developed by hanley, heal, tiger, and ingvarsson (2007). this review summarizes recent research with respect to maximizing skill acquisition, improving generality, evaluating feasibility and acceptability, and testing predictions of the initial pls study. for each area, we suggest directions for future research. | 2018 | 29315550 |
| chronic total occlusion: does anti-platelet choice impact outcomes? | chronic total occlusion (cto) is associated with worse outcomes compared to non cto percutaneous coronary intervention (pci). cto might be associated with vasomotor dysfunction ticagrelor is a novel p2y12 inhibitor that increases local adenosine the tiger-bvs trial plans to assess the impact of using ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel on vasomotor activity and outcomes after successful cto pci. | 2018 | 29314641 |
| tiger-moths in savannas in eastern amazon: first assessment of diversity and seasonal aspects. | biodiversity knowledge on insects is urgently needed due to the ever growing demand for food and the consequent deforestation process and loss of natural habitats in many understudied tropical regions. in this paper, we describe the outcome of a biodiversity research on tiger moths performed for the first time in a poorly studied amazonian landscape-the savanna. we sampled tiger moths monthly with uv automatic light traps for 12 consecutive months in two sampling points in an area of savanna in ... | 2018 | 29307104 |
| an assessment of health management practices and occupational health hazards in tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon) and freshwater prawn (macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture in bangladesh. | diseases have been recognized as the major obstacle to the shrimp (penaeus monodon) and prawn (macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture production in bangladesh. this study provides an assessment of shrimp and prawn diseases/syndromes, health management practices, and occupational health hazards associated with the handling of chemical and biological products to prevent and treat shrimp and prawn diseases. a survey was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire with 380 shrimp and prawn farme ... | 2018 | 32734040 |
| pharmacokinetic parameters of cefovecin sodium (convenia) in captive tigers ( panthera tigris). | a single 8 mg/kg dose of cefovecin (convenia®) was administered intramuscularly in the hindlimb of eight anesthetized captive tigers ( panthera tigris) and serial blood samples were collected over the next 56 days to determine pharmacokinetic characteristics. high-performance liquid chromatography was utilized to determine plasma levels, and demonstrated a mean terminal half-life of 227.8 ± 29.3 hr. cefovecin, >1 μg/ml, was detected in plasma levels up to 56 days postinjection. protein binding o ... | 2017 | 29297795 |
| efficacy of a one-catheter concept for transradial coronary angiography. | transradial coronary angiography (trc) can be performed with a one-catheter approach for the right and left coronary ostium (r/lco). we investigated the performance of a special diagnostic catheter widely used for the one-catheter-approach, the tiger (tiger ii, terumotm). | 2018 | 29293533 |
| endocardial fibroelastosis in two related tiger cubs (panthera tigris). | two tiger cubs (panthera tigris) from the same litter were evaluated for suspected cardiac disease. two cubs with a dilated cardiomyopathy phenotype were diagnosed with endocardial fibroelastosis based on necropsy and histopathologic examinations. echocardiography revealed salient anatomic and functional aspects of this cardiac disorder. this is the first report of endocardial fibroelastosis in this species. | 2018 | 29289677 |
| a phylogenomic analysis of lichen-feeding tiger moths uncovers evolutionary origins of host chemical sequestration. | host species utilize a variety of defenses to deter feeding, including secondary chemicals. some phytophagous insects have evolved tolerance to these chemical defenses, and can sequester secondary defense compounds for use against their own predators and parasitoids. while numerous studies have examined plant-insect interactions, little is known about lichen-insect interactions. our study focused on reconstructing the evolution of lichen phenolic sequestration in the tiger moth tribe lithosiini ... | 2018 | 29274497 |
| ghosts, tigers and landmines in the nursery: attachment narratives of loss in tamil refugee children with dead or missing fathers. | to build an account of how bereaved tamil refugee and asylum seeker children, resettled in australia, had processed the loss of their dead or missing fathers. | 2018 | 29260574 |
| the response of glutathione peroxidase 1 and glutathione peroxidase 7 under different oxidative stresses in black tiger shrimp, penaeus monodon. | glutathione peroxidase (gpx) is part of the enzymatic antioxidant system that can eliminate the peroxides produced as effect of reactions of molecules with reactive oxygen species (ros). we cloned two different gpx genes from penaeus monodon (black tiger shrimp). bioinformatics sequence analysis showed that pmgpx1 and pmgpx7 encoded polypeptides of 207 and 208 amino acids, respectively. pmgpx1 has a selenocysteine residue that is encoded by an opal codon 187tga189. the pmgpx1 and pmgpx7 expressi ... | 2018 | 29246783 |
| the health information technology competencies tool: does it translate for nursing informatics in the united states? | information technology use in healthcare delivery mandates a prepared workforce. the initial health information technology competencies tool resulted from a 2-year transatlantic effort by experts from the us and european union to identify approaches to develop skills and knowledge needed by healthcare workers. it was determined that competencies must be identified before strategies are established, resulting in a searchable database of more than 1000 competencies representing five domains, five ... | 2017 | 29219880 |
| improved egfr mutation detection using combined exosomal rna and circulating tumor dna in nsclc patient plasma. | a major limitation of circulating tumor dna (ctdna) for somatic mutation detection has been the low level of ctdna found in a subset of cancer patients. we investigated whether using a combined isolation of exosomal rna (exorna) and cell-free dna (cfdna) could improve blood-based liquid biopsy for egfr mutation detection in non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc) patients. | 2018 | 29216356 |
| weird animals, sex, and genome evolution. | making my career in australia exposed me to the tyranny of distance, but it gave me opportunities to study our unique native fauna. distantly related animal species present genetic variation that we can use to explore the most fundamental biological structures and processes. i have compared chromosomes and genomes of kangaroos and platypus, tiger snakes and emus, devils (tasmanian) and dragons (lizards). i particularly love the challenges posed by sex chromosomes, which, apart from determining s ... | 2018 | 29215911 |
| sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks. | the continuing development of improved capture-recapture (cr) modeling techniques used to study apex predators has also limited robust temporal and cross-site analyses due to different methods employed. we develop an approach to standardize older non-spatial cr and newer spatial cr density estimates and examine trends for critically endangered sumatran tigers (panthera tigris sumatrae) using a meta-regression of 17 existing densities and new estimates from our own fieldwork. we find that tiger d ... | 2017 | 29208916 |
| hematomas in tiger territory: an endovascular alternative to wading in. | a 26-year-old man presented with gunshot wound to the epigastrium. at surgery, he was hemodynamically stable and had a tense hematoma with thrill in zone 2 (right side) and porta triad. after liver injury was controlled, he underwent percutaneous stenting of a renal artery-vena cava fistula and the hepatic artery injury was followed. historically, penetrating injury to zone 2 has mandated operative exploration. however, with the advent of endovascular options, in stable patients, catheter-based ... | 2018 | 29194100 |
| the impacts of modern-use pesticides on shrimp aquaculture: an assessment for north eastern australia. | the use of pyrethroid and neonicotinoid insecticides has increased in australia over the last decade, and as a consequence, increased concentrations of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid have been measured in australian rivers. previous studies have shown that non-target crustaceans, including commercially important species, can be extremely sensitive to these pesticides. most shrimp farms in australia are predominantly located adjacent to estuaries so they can obtain their required sali ... | 2018 | 29190596 |
| detecting allergens from black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon that can bind and cross-link ige by elisa, western blot, and a humanized rat basophilic leukemia reporter cell line rs-atl8. | black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon is one of the common causes of shellfish allergy that is increasing worldwide. one of the important problems in the management of shellfish allergy is the lack of accurate diagnostic assay because the biological and immunological properties of allergens in black tiger shrimp have not been well characterized. this study aims to detect proteins with the ability to bind and cross-link immunoglobulin e (ige) from black tiger shrimp by enzyme-linked immunosorbent as ... | 2018 | 29178679 |
| the misunderstood tiger. | | 2018 | 29178576 |
| does time heal all wounds? a case study on rival perceptions before and after conference realignment. | the current longitudinal case study investigated how conference realignment and beginning new annual competitions impacted fan rival perceptions for fans of the texas a&m aggies, missouri tigers, and texas christian university horned frogs. in particular, fan rival perceptions before and after conference realignment were compared to determine if significant differences were present. findings indicate that history plays an important role in rivalry as fans of teams sharing longstanding rivalries ... | 2019 | 29170691 |
| the effects of intrinsic enrichment on captive felids. | environmental enrichment is a well-known technique, which has been used to enhance the welfare of captive animals. the aim of this study is to investigate how three different forms of intrinsic enrichment, namely, a hay ball without scent, a hay ball with catnip, and a hay ball with cinnamon, influenced the behavior of six cheetah and two sumatran tigers at fota wildlife park, ireland. enrichment-directed behaviors, as well as pacing, locomotion, inactive, and exploratory behaviors were investig ... | 2017 | 29165868 |
| physiochemical and functional properties of tiger puffer (takifugu rubripes) skin gelatin as affected by extraction conditions. | the study investigated physiochemical and functional properties of gelatins from tiger puffer skin (gtps) extracted with warm-water method at 45, 55 and 65°c for 3, 6 and 12h. gtps45 exhibited strong γ-, β-, α1- and α2-chains, but they faded with the presence of fragments (<80kda) in other gtps. as the increase of temperature and time, amide i and a were shifted to higher wavenumber and their amplitudes in gtps65-12 decreased. lightness declined while redness and yellowness were enhanced. gel st ... | 2018 | 29155199 |
| multiple myeloma in an amur tiger (panthera tigris altaica). | the amur tiger (panthera tigris altaica) is an endangered tiger subspecies. an adult zoo-bred female was found collapsed, and died despite supportive treatment. hematology and biochemistry showed pancytopenia and hyperglobulinemia, and serum protein electrophoresis revealed a monoclonal band in the β-globulin region. necropsy demonstrated hemoabdomen, multifocal lytic bone marrow lesions, splenomegaly, and hemorrhagic hepatic nodules, with left medial lobe rupture. there were mutifocal hemorrhag ... | 2017 | 29138744 |
| mantle-cell lymphoma-taming the tiger. | | 2017 | 29121204 |
| assessment of fine-scale resource selection and spatially explicit habitat suitability modelling for a re-introduced tiger (panthera tigris) population in central india. | large carnivores influence ecosystem functions at various scales. thus, their local extinction is not only a species-specific conservation concern, but also reflects on the overall habitat quality and ecosystem value. species-habitat relationships at fine scale reflect the individuals' ability to procure resources and negotiate intraspecific competition. such fine scale habitat choices are more pronounced in large carnivores such as tiger (panthera tigris), which exhibits competitive exclusion i ... | 2017 | 29114438 |
| transparent tiger barb puntius tetrazona, a fish model for in vivo analysis of nocardial infection. | nocardiosis afflicts multiple species of cultured fish, resulting in substantial economic losses to the aquaculture industry, however, lack of detailed knowledge on disease pathogenesis has hampered the development of effective prevention and control strategies. in this study, we injected a green fluorescent protein (gfp)-labeled nocardia seriolae strain into a transparent mutant strain of tiger barb (puntius tetrazona) to monitor tissue pathogen accumulation and tissue damage in vivo, and to cl ... | 2017 | 29102124 |
| untargeted metabolomics reveals links between tiger nut (cyperus esculentus l.) and its geographical origin by metabolome changes associated with membrane lipids. | tiger nuts and tiger nut milk are well-known valencian products, and step-by-step these tubers and the tuber-based beverage are becoming more and more relevant products in international markets. however, the increasing demand and success of valencian tiger nuts did not allow protected designation of origin (pdo) tuber to supply the domestic and international markets. therefore, the verification of the geographical origin is highly required. in this research, the main objective was to combine an ... | 2018 | 29098962 |
| high concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate in mucus of tiger puffer fish takifugu rubripes: a laboratory exposure study. | distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate (pfos) was investigated in tissues (plasma, blood clot, mucus, skin, liver, muscle, and gonad) of tiger puffer fish takifugu rubripes. a single dose of pfos was intraperitoneally injected at 0.1 mg/kg body weight with samples taken over a 14-day period. the highest concentration of pfos was found in the plasma, 861 ng/ml at 14 days, followed by the mucus, liver, blood clot, gonads, muscles, and skin of fish. a gradual upward trend in pfos concentration w ... | 2018 | 29098580 |
| like the eye of the tiger: inpatient psychiatric facility exclusionary criteria and its "knockout" of the emergency psychiatric patient. | over 6% of all emergency department (ed) visits in the united states involve primary mental health or behavioral issues. the patients are stabilized in the ed but frequently require admission to an inpatient psychiatric unit or institution for longer term treatment and management. to facilitate this process, an emergency physician (ep) must first "medically clear" the patient as stable for transfer. at present, there is no interdisciplinary consensus regarding the necessary elements of the medic ... | 2020 | 29097857 |
| comparison of plantar pressure distribution between three different shoes and three common movements in futsal. | analysis of in-shoe pressure distribution during sport-specific movements may provide a clue to improve shoe design and prevent injuries. this study compared the mean and the peak pressures over the whole foot and ten separate areas of the foot, wearing different shoes during specific movements. | 2017 | 29088278 |
| effects of acute temperature and salinity changes, body length and starvation on the critical swimming speed of juvenile tiger puffer, takifugu rubripes. | the critical swimming speed (u crit, cm s-1) of juvenile tiger puffer takifugu rubripes was determined under different temperatures (15, 21, 25 and 30 °c), salinities (5, 10, 20, 32 and 40), body lengths (3.32, 4.08, 5.06 and 5.74 cm) and starvation days (1, 3, 6 and 9 days). acute temperature change, body length and starvation significantly influenced the u crit of tiger puffers, whereas acute salinity change had no significant effect. the u crit increased as the temperature increased from 15 t ... | 2018 | 29082461 |
| sterile nodular panniculitis with lung and lymph node involvement in a siberian tiger (panthera tigris altica). | a 2- to 4-year-old uncastrated male siberian tiger (panthera tigris altica) bred in a local wild animal park presented with generalized clinical signs including abdominal pain, fever, lethargy, and anorexia, along with subcutaneous nodules along the trunk. the patient subsequently died of chronic, progressive dyspnea despite 45 days of antibiotic treatment. at necropsy, mesenteric fat inflammation and multiple subcutaneous, peritoneal, and intraabdominal nodules were observed. the lungs demonstr ... | 2017 | 29081476 |
| vulnerability, survival and shame in nina raine's tiger country. | shame in healthcare remains relatively underexplored, yet it is commonplace and its impact is significant. this paper explores shame in healthcare using nina raine's 2011 play tiger country three manifestations of shame are explored, namely (1) shame in relation to professional identity and survival in the clinical workplace; (2) shame and illness as experienced by both patients and doctors; and (3) the systemic and organisational influences on shame within healthcare systems. i suggest that the ... | 2017 | 29079608 |
| legal aspects of counteracting the trafficking of falsified medicines in the european union. | the paper identifies key risks associated with the illegal production and sale of medicines. also there were generalized features of criminal responsibility for acts related to the trafficking of drugs in some member states of the eu and analyzed legal means of combating the falsified drugs today. the problem concerning falsification of medicines is particularly acute not only in developing countries but also in developed ones. fake is one in ten - twenty drug. the largest share of falsified dru ... | 2018 | 29064815 |
| randomised comparison of judkins vs. tiger catheter in coronary angiography via the right radial artery: the judge study. | the aim of this study was to compare the performance of the tiger-ii with judkins 3.5l/4r catheters in coronary angiography (cag) via the transradial approach (tra). | 2018 | 29061547 |
| tissgdb: tissue-specific gene database in cancer. | tissue-specific gene expression is critical in understanding biological processes, physiological conditions, and disease. the identification and appropriate use of tissue-specific genes (tissgenes) will provide important insights into disease mechanisms and organ-specific therapeutic targets. to better understand the tissue-specific features for each cancer type and to advance the discovery of clinically relevant genes or mutations, we built tissgdb (tissue specific gene database in cancer) avai ... | 2018 | 29036590 |
| effect of orally administered vibrio bacterin on immunity, survival and growth in tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon) grow-out culture ponds. | vibriosis is one of the important diseases causing economic loss to the shrimp industry worldwide. the present study reports field observations on the immune stimulatory effect of vibrio bacterin in commercial tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon) grow-out culture ponds (n = 62) which were grouped under three stocking densities; low (6-8 nos per m2 ), medium (9-11 nos per m2 ) and high (12-14 nos per m2 ). the bacterin was administered in feed as a top dressing at final concentration equivalent to 2 × ... | 2017 | 28983933 |
| giardia duodenalis in captive tigers (panthera tigris), palawan bearcats (arctictis binturong whitei) and asian palm civet (paradoxurus hermaphroditus) at a wildlife facility in manila, philippines. | this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of giardia duodenalis in captive animals in a wildlife facility. this is the first study conducted in these animals from the facility. | 2020 | 28979344 |
| bioaccumulation and public health implications of trace metals in edible tissues of the crustaceans scylla serrata and penaeus monodon from the tanzanian coast. | the coastal population in east africa is growing rapidly but sewage treatment and recycling facilities in major cities and towns are poorly developed. since estuarine mangroves are the main hotspots for pollutants, there is a potential for contaminants to accumulate in edible fauna and threaten public health. this study analysed trace metals in muscle tissues of the giant mud crabs (scylla serrata) and the giant tiger prawns (penaeus monodon) from the tanzanian coast, in order to determine the e ... | 2017 | 28963703 |
| how to fight multiple enemies: target-specific chemical defences in an aposematic moth. | animals have evolved different defensive strategies to survive predation, among which chemical defences are particularly widespread and diverse. here we investigate the function of chemical defence diversity, hypothesizing that such diversity has evolved as a response to multiple enemies. the aposematic wood tiger moth (arctia plantaginis) displays conspicuous hindwing coloration and secretes distinct defensive fluids from its thoracic glands and abdomen. we presented the two defensive fluids fr ... | 2017 | 28954910 |
| polarized transilluminating dermoscopy: bedside trichoscopic diagnosis of trichothiodystrophy. | trichothiodystrophy is a rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting in a broad range of systemic abnormalities. polarizing microscopy of the hair reveals the pathognomic "tiger tail" of alternating light and dark bands, but the need for a microscope prevents rapid bedside diagnosis. we describe a new technique for the bedside diagnosis of trichothiodystrophy using a handheld polarizing dermatoscope, precluding the need for microscopic examination. | 2018 | 28944975 |
| production of tiger puffer takifugu rubripes offspring from triploid grass puffer takifugu niphobles parents. | the tiger puffer takifugu rubripes is one of the most popular aquacultural fish; however, there are two major obstacles to selective breeding. first, they have a long generation time of 2 or 3 years until maturation. second, the parental tiger puffer has a body size (2-5 kg) much larger than average market size (0.6-1.0 kg). the grass puffer takifugu niphobles is closely related to the tiger puffer and matures in half the time. furthermore, grass puffer can be reared in small areas since their m ... | 2017 | 28942506 |
| microbiological stabilization of tiger nuts' milk beverage using ultra-high pressure homogenization. a preliminary study on microbial shelf-life extension. | tiger nuts' milk beverages are highly perishable products. for this reason, the interest of food industry for their commercialization makes necessary the application of preservation treatments to prolong their shelf-life. in the current study, the effect of ultra-high pressure homogenization (uhph) on the microbiological and sensory qualities of tiger nuts' milk beverage was evaluated. characteristics of uhph-treated products (at 200 and 300 mpa, with inlet temperature of 40 °c) were compared wi ... | 2018 | 28941895 |
| should we judge a tiger by its stripes? | | 2018 | 28940896 |
| the tiger is extinct! (almost). | | 2018 | 28929606 |
| time for tiger to roar! technology informatics guiding education reform. | information technology (it) continues to evolve and develop with electronic devices and systems becoming integral to healthcare in every country. this has led to an urgent need for all professions working in healthcare to be knowledgeable and skilled in informatics. the technology informatics guiding education reform (tiger) initiative was established in 2006 in the united states to develop key areas of informatics in nursing. one of these was to integrate informatics competencies into nursing c ... | 2017 | 28918322 |
| tremor-dominant pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. | neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (nbia) includes a rare and heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by iron deposition in the basal ganglia. pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (pkan) is the most common nbia and has 2 main presentations: typical and atypical, the latter rarely presents with tremor. our reported patients underwent full neurologic examination, standard brain magnetic imaging, and genetic testing for pkan. three patients who had "tremor-dominant" p ... | 2020 | 30838286 |
| eocene sand tiger sharks (lamniformes, odontaspididae) from the bolca konservat-lagerstätte, italy: palaeobiology, palaeobiogeography and evolutionary significance. | here we report the first record of one of the most common and widespread palaeogene selachians, the sand tiger shark brachycarcharias, from the ypresian bolca konservat-lagerstätte. the combination of dental character of the 15 isolated teeth collected from the pesciara and monte postale sites (e.g. anterior teeth up to 25 mm with fairly low triangular cusp decreasing regularly in width; one to two pairs of well-developed lateral cusplets; root with broadly separated lobes; upper teeth with a cu ... | 2019 | 30740006 |
| behavior discovery and alignment of articulated object classes from unstructured video. | we propose an automatic system for organizing the content of a collection of unstructured videos of an articulated object class (e.g., tiger, horse). by exploiting the recurring motion patterns of the class across videos, our system: (1) identifies its characteristic behaviors, and (2) recovers pixel-to-pixel alignments across different instances. our system can be useful for organizing video collections for indexing and retrieval. moreover, it can be a platform for learning the appearance or be ... | 2017 | 32336878 |
| nutritional evaluation of processing discards from tiger tooth croaker, otolithes ruber. | processing discards from tiger tooth croaker, such as head, viscera, and swim bladder, were analyzed for proximate, biochemical, fatty acid, and mineral composition. the proximate analysis showed high protein content (21.04%) in the swim bladder and high fat content (4.10%) and ash content (2.26%) in the head. the biochemical quality indices such as non-protein nitrogen, total volatile base, trimethylamine, free fatty acids, peroxide value, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in the visc ... | 2016 | 30263402 |
| identification and in vitro evaluation of lipids from sclerotia of lignosus rhinocerotis for antioxidant and anti-neuroinflammatory activities. | lignosus rhinocerotis (cooke) ryvarden (tiger milk mushroom) is traditionally used to treat inflammation triggered symptoms and illnesses such as cough, fever and asthma. the present study evaluated the in vitro antioxidant, cytotoxic and anti-neuroinflammatory activities of the extract and fractions of selerotia powder of l. rhinocerotis on brain microglial (bv2) cells. the ethyl acetate fraction had a total phenolic content of 0.30 ± 0.11 mg gae/g. this fraction had ferric reducing capacity of ... | 2016 | 30549604 |
| effect of shrimp meal made of heads of black tiger (penaeus monodon) and white leg (litopenaeus vannamei) shrimps on growth performance in broilers. | the present study was conducted to measure the growth performance in growing broilers given shrimp meal (sm) made of heads of black tiger (penaeus monodon) (bt) and white leg (litopenaeus vannamei) (wl) shrimps. forty-two male broiler chicks (8 days old, ross 308) were randomly divided into 7 dietary groups (control, 5% bt, 10% bt, 15% bt, 5% wl, 10% wl and 15% wl) having similar body weight (6 birds per diet). metabolisable energy and cp were adjusted to about 3,180 kcal/kg and about 235 g/kg, ... | 2016 | 32908377 |
| improvement in nutritional quality of shrimp meal with autoclave and chemical treatments: an in vitro study. | the present study was conducted to improve the nutritional quality of shrimp meal (sm) comprising of heads with hulls of black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon) waste by autoclaving and chemical treatments. the sun-dried sm was divided into 5 treatment groups, such as 1) control (untreated), 2) autoclaved (autoclaved at 121°c for 10 min), 3) naoh (treated with 3% naoh), 4) hcl (treated with 3% hcl) and 5) formic acid (treated with 3% formic acid) groups. after treatment, they were ground to pass th ... | 2016 | 32908374 |
| neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: a case report. | pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (pkan) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutation in the pank2 gene. it is characterized by abnormal brain iron accumulation, mainly in the globus pallidus. pkan is included in a group of disorders known as neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (nbia). we report a case of atypical pkan with its most characteristic presentation, exhibiting marked psychiatric symptoms, speech disorder and focal dystonia. brain mri has great diagn ... | 2020 | 29213449 |
| clinical effect of a mutation (p.glu322asp, c.966 g>t) in pank2 gene in a family with atypical pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. | pantothenate-kinase-associated neurodegeneration (pkan) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the pantothenate kinase 2 (pank2) gene. many different mutations in the pank2 gene have been detected in association with pkan. a 20 year old female patient who had been suffering from progressive gait disorder for 1 year was found to have the 'eye-of-the-tiger sign' from the brain magnetic resonance imaging (mri). the same brain imaging findings were shown in the father and brot ... | 2018 | 30226968 |
| [origin and exploration of "white tiger shaking the head" technique]. | white tiger shaking head technique is one of the four techniques for meridian qi conduction. it is a very complicated technique and has many controversies by medical scholars of dynasties, which results in the difficulties in the normalization of manipulation in teaching and clinical practice. in the paper, in terms of the origins and the statements of medical scholars in different dynasties, it is attempted to explain the original technique, to explore the existing questions in practice and als ... | 2016 | 29231400 |
| pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (pkan) in a child with down syndrome. a case report and follow-up with mri. | neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (nbia) is a subtype of inherited metabolic disorders. it includes pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (pkan), which is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by the mutation of pantothenate kinase 2-gene (pank2). it affects the deep grey matter nuclei causing progressive extrapyramidal motor impairment.1 we present a case of genetically proven pkan in a child with mosaic trisomy 21 in which t2- hyperintensity of the basal ganglia wa ... | 2015 | 30363610 |
| eye of the tiger sign and very late onset in dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy. | | 2015 | 30838235 |
| successful yellow head virus infection of penaeus monodon requires clathrin heavy chain. | viral disease caused by the yellow head virus (yhv) had great impact on economic loss in the aquaculture industry. prevention or curing yhv disease is still not possible due to the lack of understanding of the basic mechanisms of yhv infection. in this report, the endocytosis inhibitors (chlorpromazine (cpz), amiloride and methyl-β-cyclodextrin (mβcd)) were used to identify the cellular entry pathway of yhv. pretreating shrimp with cpz but not amiloride or mβcd followed by yhv challenge resulted ... | 2015 | 32287457 |
| hospital steam: a tiger facing extinction? | despite advances in technology, the importance of steam in nhs hospitals cannot be undervalued. nevertheless, according to steam system specialist, gary sowerby ceng fdi, 'it is becoming a feature which, like the tiger, is facing extinction'. however, as he puts it, 'it is still of vital importance when we discuss the central role of steam in the hospital steriliser'. in this article, he aims to provide what he dubs 'a vital understanding of the provision of efficient and good quality steam to t ... | 2014 | 29505222 |
| grapevine trunk diseases in british columbia: incidence and characterization of the fungal pathogens associated with esca and petri diseases of grapevine. | esca and petri disease are two economically important grapevine diseases worldwide. this study reports for the first time the occurrence of both diseases on grapevines in british columbia (bc) and subsequently in canada. visual assessment of 55,699 vines in 118 vineyards revealed a low incidence of esca with only 104 (0.2%) vines showing foliar symptoms. young vine decline (yvd) was observed in 1,910 (7.8%) of 24,487 monitored young vines and in 52 (8%) of 654 young vines used as re-plants in ma ... | 2014 | 30708729 |
| ambystoma mavortium (barred tiger salamander). behavior underneath the ice. | | 2013 | 30147128 |
| new insights into esca of grapevine: the development of foliar symptoms and their association with xylem discoloration. | a new study on the development of foliar symptoms of esca was carried out from 2004 to 2006 in five mature vineyards in aquitaine, france. symptoms were monitored for severity and changes over time. initial foliar symptoms were characterized by the presence of drying zones or discolorations (reddening or yellowing), which are symptoms that have also been attributed to black dead arm (bda). then, the less-severely affected leaves persisted throughout the summer and developed into typical "tiger-s ... | 2012 | 30727208 |
| counter-urbanisation during ireland's 'celtic tiger' period - mental health implications. | this study (a) describes the clinical and demographic profile of urban to rural migrants attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic and (b) explores the impact of the move on patients' mental health and lifestyle. | 2011 | 30200020 |
| testing mars-inspired operational strategies for semi-autonomous rovers on the moon: the geoheuristic operational strategies test in new mexico. | we tested the science operational strategy used for the mars exploration rover (mer) mission on mars to determine its suitability for conducting remote geology on the moon by conducting a field test at cerro de santa clara, new mexico. this region contains volcanic and sedimentary products from a variety of provenances, mimicking the variety that might be found at a lunar site such as south pole-aitken basin. | 2011 | 29309066 |
| the white tiger. | | 2009 | 22717714 |
| identification of a novel 5-ht2 receptor cdna in the ovary tissues of black tiger shrimp (paneaus monodon). | the purpose of this experimental study is to isolate a 5-ht receptor from penaeus monodon. the mrna were isolated from ovary (stage iii ) of the wild broad stock then reserve transcribed to cdna by using oligo (dt) primer and superscript iii enzyme. the template was amplified by pcr technique, used taq dna polymerase and two degenerate primers 5-ht-tm2 and 5-ht-tm6, corresponding to the conserved amino acid sequences of invertebrate 5-ht receptors. after cloning, checking positive pcr product, a ... | 2005 | 29922117 |
| a tuber rot of cyperus esculentus caused by rosellinia necatrix. | tiger nut (cyperus esculentus l.) is cultivated in spain for the production of tiger nut milk. over the past 5 years, important economic losses resulting from a new tuber rot have been observed near valencia in eastern spain. affected tubers were covered by a white mycelium that turned black as the disease advanced, leading to a general rotting of tubers. aboveground plant parts showed some early decay and under high-moisture environmental conditions the white mycelium was present on the soil su ... | 1998 | 30845420 |
| simple and rapid method for determination of oxolinic acid in tiger shrimp ( penaeus monodon ) by high-performance liquid chromatography. | a simple high-performance liquid chromatographic method for determining oxolinic acid in tiger shrimp ( penaeus monodon ) tissue has been developed. the sample was simply extracted with ethyl acetate without further clean-up. the extract was analyzed using reversed-phase chromatography with uv detection at 330 nm. an extraction efficiency of 97.4 ± 10.3% was obtained. the within-run precision ranged from 1.46 to 4.21% and the between-run precision ranged from 6.01 to 9.77%. detection of oxolinic ... | 1996 | 31159009 |
| sensory receptors on the adult labial and maxillary palpi and galea of cicindela sexguttata (coleoptera: cicindelidae). | five types of sensilla are situated on the apical area of the labial and maxillary palpi and galea of cicidela sexguttata. large, conical, and peg-like sensilla are in rows on the central region of each palpus. these sensilla have a hollow cuticular peg, with an apical pore and multi-innervation. this central region of palpal sensilla is surrounded by campaniform sensilla that are disc-shaped and small conical peg sensilla. a similar type of conical sensillum as the found in the palpal central r ... | 1995 | 29865329 |
| the comparative myology of the thigh and crus in the salamanders ambystoma tigrinum and dicamptodon tenebrosus. | variation in myology of the hind limb among salamanders has been poorly characterized. nineteen major hind limb muscles of ambystoma tigrinum (ambystomatidae) and dicamptodon tenebrosus (dicamptodontidae) were studied to provide baseline descriptive data on hind limb myology in salamanders and to generate hypotheses of hind limb muscle function. most superficial muscles of the hind limbs span multiple joints, including a unique three-joint muscle, the ischioflexorius, that extends from the pelvi ... | 1992 | 29865579 |