COMPARISON OF THE DIVERSITY OF GROUND BEETLE (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) ASSEMBLAGES IN SMALL AND LARGE TEMPERATE PEAT BOGS

Comparison of the diversity of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in small and large temperate peat bogs

We present a study comparing assemblages of ground beetles between small and large pristine peat bogs in Central-Eastern Europe, to better understand Squeeze Bottles biodiversity variability in peatland ecosystems in tundra patches in the temperate zone.We found that Shannon diversity and Pielou evenness indices and species composition for carabid

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Fatal collapse due to autonomic dysreflexia during manual self-evacuation of bowel in a tetraplegic patient living alone: lessons to learn

Subramanian Vaidyanathan,1 Bakul M Soni,1 Paul Mansour,2 Tun Oo1 1Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, 2Department of Histopathology, Southport and Formby District Kids Sandal General Hospital, Town Lane, Southport, UK Background: To identify areas for improvement, the National Health Service in England mandates the review of case reports of patients w

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Giardia duodenalis Surface Cysteine Proteases Induce Cleavage of the Intestinal Epithelial Cytoskeletal Protein Villin via Myosin Light Chain Kinase.

Giardia duodenalis infections are among the most common causes of waterborne diarrhoeal disease worldwide.At the height of infection, G.duodenalis trophozoites induce multiple pathophysiological processes within intestinal epithelial cells that contribute to the development of diarrhoeal disease.To date, our understanding of pathophysiological proc

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