CHLORIPPE CELTIS (BOISD.-LEC.) CAPTURED ON MONTREAL ISLAND

Socio-economic correlates of municipal-level pollution emissions on Montreal Island.

BACKGROUND Differential exposure to environmental hazards is one component of the social gradient in health. Few studies have investigated the association between socioeconomic characteristics and environmental hazards in a Canadian context. We assessed the relationships between pollution emissions and socio-economic characteristics for 27 municipalities on Montreal Island. METHODS Pollution ...

Detection of sarcocystic infection in a wild rodent (Apodemus agrarius chejuensis) captured on Jeju island

Sarcocystis spp is a causative agent of sarcocystosis. They have a characteristic life cycle infecting both prey and predator. Sarcocystis can cause myositis, atrophy of the adjacent cells and abortion in cattle. In mice, sarcocystosis causes mild cellular reactions without clinical disease. Severe haemorrhage and abortion were also reported. For monitoring the disease in wild rodents of the Ko...

Quantum Phase Transitions - Lec

Bioactive phenolic amides from Celtis africana.

Nine compounds have been isolated for the first time from Celtis africana, namely trans-N-coumaroyltyramine (1), trans-N-feruloyltyramine (2), trans-N-caffeoyltyramine (3), lauric acid (4), oleic acid (5), palmitic acid (6), lupeol (7), β-sitosterol (8) and oleanolic acid (9), respectively. Their structures have been elucidated by different spectroscopic techniques. The isolated compounds were ...

Spatio-temporal cluster of cases of invasive group B Neisseria meningitidis infections on the island of Montreal.

Over a four-week period between 23 September and 20 October 1995, five cases of invasive Neisseria meningitidis infection, including one presumed case and four confirmed cases, were reported to the Direction de la santé publique de Montréal-Centre (Table 1). The five cases involved residents of two adjacent areas located north of the centre of the Island of Montreal. Although the cases had not ...