Why is it important to correctly identify Haemonchus species?

Why is it important to correctly identify Haemonchus species?

Parasitic gastroenteritis caused by Haemonchus spp. is a major cause of economic losses in the livestock industry because it impairs weight gain and increases mortality in cattle and small ruminants, especially in tropical and subtropical areas. The proper identification of the various species, as well as knowledge regarding the epidemiology of parasitic gastroenteritis, is essential for the es...

Why Is It Important to Treat Spasticity?

J Rehabil Med Suppl 41, 2003 DOI 10.1080/16501960310010160 This review of the long-term management of spasticity addresses some of the clinical dilemmas in the management of patients with chronic disability. As it is important for clinicians to have clear objectives in patient treatment, the available treatment strategies are set out. Why is it important to treat spastic patients and what treat...

Why It Is Important to Precisiate Goals

Objectives are usually imprecise (fuzzy). In many real-life situations, our objectives are imprecise (fuzzy). A company may want to have a good growth rate, an excellent level of customer satisfaction, etc. A university program may seek excellent quality of graduates, steady growth of the program, more good students and faculty in the program, etc. Many such statements use imprecise (fuzzy) wor...

Rheumatoid cachexia: what is it and why is it important?

Radiogenomics: what it is and why it is important.

In recent years, a new direction in cancer research has emerged that focuses on the relationship between imaging phenotypes and genomics. This direction is referred to as radiogenomics or imaging genomics. The question that subsequently arises is: What is the practical significance of elucidating this relationship in improving cancer patient outcomes. In this article, I address this question. A...