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Zoonotic potential of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. and prevalence of intestinal parasites in young dogs from different populations on Prince Edward Island, Canada
No full textThe prevalence of Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp. and other intestinal parasites was determined in dogs <1 year old from Prince Edward Island, Canada. Fecal samples were collected from the local animal shelter (n=62), private veterinary clinics (n=78) and a pet store (n=69). Intestinal parasites isolated included G. duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Toxocara canis, Isospora spp. and Uncinaria stenocephala. To estimate the zoonotic risk associated with these infections, genotypes of G. duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. were determined using 16S rRNA and Hsp70 gene sequencing, respectively. Dogs from the pet store had the highest prevalence of intestinal parasites (78%, 95% CI: 68-88%), followed by the private veterinary clinics (49%, 95% CI: 37-60%), and the local animal shelter (34%, 95% CI: 22-46%). The majority G. duodenalis belonged to host-adapted assemblages D (47%, 95% CI: 31-64%) and C (26%, 95% CI: 13-43%), respectively. Zoonotic assemblages A and B were isolated alone or in mixed infections from 16% (95% CI: 6-31%) of G. duodenalis-positive dogs. All Cryptosporidium spp. were the host-adapted C. canis. While host-adapted, non-zoonotic G. duodenalis genotypes were more common, the presence of G. duodenalis assemblages A and B, T. canis, and U. stenocephala suggests that these dogs may present a zoonotic risk. The zoonotic risk from Cryptosporidium-infected dogs was minimal.Fabienne D. Uehlinger, Spencer J. Greenwood, J. Trenton McClure, Gary Conboy, Ryan O’Handley, Herman W. Barkem
Henri Matisse Drawing: An Eye-Hand Interaction Study Based on Archival Film.
No full textHenri Matisse (1869-1954) attached fundamental importance to his drawings, in particular to the famous Themes et Variations series. These were accomplished following a precise method, starting with arduous life studies and evolving into brilliant spontaneous drawings. A 1946 archival documentary film showing the artist drawing four portraits of his grandson Gerard was shot in such a way as to allow the present author to undertake a detailed eye-hand interaction analysis of the drawing process.
It was found that Matisse’s temporal working rhythm and use of motor memory resulted in a more direct approach than that used by most painters. Taken together with remarks the artist made throughout his lifetime, these results provide a cognitive interpretation of his drawing method
Hell on the Range: A Story of Honor, Conscience, and the American West
No full textIn the introduction to Hell on the Range, Daniel Justin Herman informs readers that his account of Arizona\u27s Rim Country War of the 1880s is more than revisionist critique; it is self-critique. Herman, an associate professor of history at Central Washington University, is an Arizonan who, like many growing up in the western United States, was raised on its romance, and in his youth he viewed Arizonans--especially cowboys--[as] made of sterner, stronger stuff than people who grew up elsewhere (xxii). His view of Mormons and Mormonism--an important undercurrent animating much of this book--was informed by his experiences as a non-Mormon in an LDS-sponsored Boy Scout troop when he was young and his realization years later that his Mormon friends and fellow scouts had ancestors who had settled the Rim Country. Herman, who is also the author of the award-winning book Hunting and the American Imagination, places his study of the Rim Country in conversation with the mythic West as depicted in the novels of Zane Grey and in the images and narratives of the magazine Arizona Highways.
Hell on the Range is an important book for all of the reasons discussed here and one other: It offers a lens through which to view the current political and cultural landscape of the United States. According to Herman, Conscience and honor continue to form the yin and yang of American politics, with the Republican Party typically steering toward honor and the Democratic Party steering toward humanitarian conscience (288). Readers will have a range of reactions to Herman\u27s assertion, but as Mormons and Mormonism continue to be prominent players in politics, as well as the object of ongoing media scrutiny, Herman offers up a thoughtful and lively consideration of the continuities between past and present. Hell on the Range will appeal to those with an interest in western American history as well as Mormon history. It will have particular appeal to those who have roots or interest in Arizona\u27s Rim Country. Those who appreciate Zane Grey novels and the Hollywood westerns that his books inspired--as well as those who wonder about the mythic power of such cultural texts-- should not miss Herman\u27s book
Vitalistic information systems in the South African public health system : a transactional analysis perspective
No full textIncludes bibliographical references
Dutch cultural heritage of Fredrik Ruijsch and Herman Boerhaave in the Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov
No full textDuring historical research into the Russian physician Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (1810–1881)
and his relation to Dutch scientists in shaping Russian medical science, access was allowed to
the first author of this manuscript to the fundamental library of the Military Medical Academy
named S. M. Kirov. The library is one of the oldest libraries in Russia and was founded by Pavel
Zakharyevich Condoidi, a pupil of the Dutch scientist Herman Boerhaave. Condoidi succeeded
the oldest nephew of Herman Boerhaave, Herman Kaau-Boerhaave after his death as director
of the Russian Meditsinskaya Kantselyariya (Ministry of Healthcare). At this site, the extensive
library and personal notes of Hermann Boerhaave and his nephews are kept. Later on, it appeared
that the same Academy also had a collection of artefacts that are attributed to the famous
anatomist Frederik Ruijsch. These artefacts were acquired during the first visit of Peter the Great
to the Netherlands. To understand how these artefacts and archive of Boerhaave had become
part of the Academy’s collection, we delved into the common medical history of Russia and the
Netherlands. In this manuscript, we will lift a tip of the veil regarding the archives of Herman
Boerhaave and the “small” anatomical and zoological collections of Fredrik Ruijsch
Wood County, 1850-1900
No full textThis text gives an overview of Wood County, Texas from roughly 1850 to 1900. It includes historical sketches of various aspects of life in the county as well as anecdotes. Genealogical information and documentation are also included for pioneer families in the area
THE RYDBERG STATES OF ACETYLENE: FOCUS ON THE 1260 TO 1370 {\AA} REGION OF THE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM
No full text(1) P. G. WILKINSON, J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2, 387-404 (1958). (2) R. COLIN, M. HERMAN and I. KOPP, 21st International Astrophysical Symposium, Liege 1977, ed. Univ. Liege (in Press)Author Institution:The absorption spectrum of the acetylene molecule in the region of 1260 {\AA} to 1370 {\AA} is reinvestigated with and isotopes and studied for the first time with the isotopes. As for and , first studied by Wilkinson (1), three trans-bending hot-band progressions are identified in the spectrum. They confirm the existence of three electronic states ( and ) in this region. An extra cis-bending hot-band progression belonging to the transition is identified in the spectrum. The very dense upper state progressions are reinvestigated and some modifications of the previous analysis (1) are suggested. These results and those obtained from the analysis of the entire Rydberg region of the acetylene isotopic species (20 allow to discuss the Rydberg-valence character, the symmetry and the molecular geometry of these electronic states and to modify some of the previous conclusions (1)
Sustainable Economic Development: The Main Principles and the Basic Equation
No full textThis work offers system and information content of the following economic categories: development, sustainable economic development. The author has formulated the fundamental principles of sustainable development: the principle of minimum resource dissipation and the equation of self-organization, the law of conserving the economic potential of a social system. The basic equation of development has been formulated. The model of sustainable development is viewed on the basis of the equation.economic system sustainable development; economic system selforganization,model sustainable development of the economic system
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
No full textA postcard featuring an image of the home of American abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe in Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1961-1980. Caption reads: "Built in 1871, her residence 1873-1896.
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