684 research outputs found
First record of Troglotrema acutum (Trematoda, Troglotrematidae) in European polecats Mustela putorius from Luxembourg
No full textSeroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central Germany
No full textDespite increasing consumption of mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) meat in Germany, there is currently no surveillance of Toxoplasma gondii infection in populations of these animals and generally little knowledge about the prevalence of this protozoan in German wild ungulates. Between 2011 and 2015, we collected 138 blood samples from a free-living mouflon population in central German and tested sera for the presence of T. gondii antibodies using a modified agglutination test (MAT, cut-off 1:20). Antibodies were detected in 31 of the 138 samples (22.46%). There was a significant difference in seroprevalence between the different age classes, with antibodies to T. gondii more frequent in adults. In contrast, there was no significant difference in seroprevalence depending on sex and year of sample collection. Game meat is frequently consumed as raw or undercooked meat and may therefore represent a potential source of human infection with T. gondii
First Molecular Detection of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B in a Free-Living European Wildcat (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg
No full textSolarczyk, Piotr, Osten-Sacken, Natalia, Frantz, Alain C., Schneider, Simone, Pir, Jacques B., Heddergott, Mike (2019): First Molecular Detection of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B in a Free-Living European Wildcat (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg. Acta Protozoologica 58 (1): 1-5, DOI: 10.4467/16890027AP.19.001.10832, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/16890027ap.19.001.1083
Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. Infection in Wild Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Luxembourg Using an ELISA Approach
No full textAlain de Lille
No full textAlain de Lille (c. 1128-1202) was a French monk and the author of the very popular and influential Ars Praedicandi (Art of Preaching).https://mds.marshall.edu/sermonstudies_gallery/1001/thumbnail.jp
First detection and low prevalence of Pearsonema spp. in wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Central Europe
No full textThe urinary bladder and lower urinary tract of domestic and wild carnivores can be parasitised by filamentous nematodes from the genus Pearsonema (syn. Capillaria). Infestations are often asymptomatic, but severe courses in dogs and cats have been described. Hosts are infested through the ingestion of earthworms (Lumbricidae) which act as intermediate hosts. Epidemiological studies of Pearsonema in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North America are scarce and previous studies of urinary bladder parasites of European raccoons did not provide evidence of infestation. We examined urine sediment or rinse water from urinary bladders of 499 wild raccoons from Luxembourg, Poland and five study sites in Germany. Pearsonema eggs were found in the urine sediment of 31 (6.2%) raccoons. Infested animals were found in all study areas with prevalence values ranging from 3.7% to 8.7%. No significant difference in prevalence was found either between animals in urban and rural areas or between sexes and age classes. Based on their morphology, the eggs were likely to be P. plica. Considering their increasing density in Central Europe, raccoons may play a previously overlooked role in environmental contamination with Personema eggs
Application of a Vector Cost Function to Adaptive Control Systems Without Plant Identification
No full textTitle: Application of a Vector Cost Function to Adaptive Control Systems Without Plant Identification, Author: Alain J-C. Rey, Location: ThodeThe proposed Vector Cost Function technique for adaptive control of an unknown plant is investigated. The mathematical background of this algorithm is presented, and then the technique is applied to two second order plants, an over-damped one and an under-damped one, whose step responses are require. Also, the vector cost function parameters which affect the adapted responses of the plants are investigated, and finally the conclusions arrived at are presented.ThesisMaster of Engineering (ME
In: Enjeux de mots, Regards multiculturels sur les sociétés de l'information Palabras en juego, Enfoques multiculturales sobre las sociedades de la información Word Matters, Multicultural perspectives on information societies Desafios de palavras, Enfoques multiculturais sobre as sociedades da informação
No full text@incollection{OL-LECROSNIER-2005, author = {Le Crosnier, H.}, editor = {Valérie Peugeot (Vecam) et Alain Ambrosi (CMIC) avec la collaboration de Daniel Pimienta (Funredes)}, title = {In: Enjeux de mots, Regards multiculturels sur les sociétés de l'information Palabras en juego, Enfoques multiculturales sobre las sociedades de la información Word Matters, Multicultural perspectives on information societies Desafios de palavras, Enfoques multiculturais sobre as sociedades da informação}, booktitle = {Bibliotecas digitais - Digital Libraries - Bibliotecas digitales - Bibliothèques numériques}, publisher = {C\&F Editions}, year = {2005}, pages = {369-392}
K-theory for group C*-algebras
No full textThese notes are based on a lecture course given by the first author in the Sedano Winter School on K-theory held in Sedano, Spain, on January 22-27th of 2007. They aim at introducing K-theory of C*-algebras, equivariant K-homology and KK-theory in the context of the Baum-Connes conjectur
Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg
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