Agricultural intensification is a persistent and growing threat to biodiversity worldwide. Olive groves cover extensive areas in the Mediterranean basin play fundamental role as refuge wintering quarters for many bird species, but effects of their current on communities remain unclear. This study aims evaluate response birds management olive with different degrees (traditional, intensive super-...

Harvest and post-harvest operations constitute principal constraints to rice production, especially in irrigated systems, because of the larger yield that has to be handled. Post-harvest crop losses of up to 35% have been reported and attributed to inefficiency of manual threshing of rice by small-scale farmers. This leads to poor grain quality and rejection of locally produced rice. The Africa...

Flow cytometry is a powerful tool capable of simultaneously analyzing multiple parameters on a cell-by-cell basis. Lung tissue preparation for flow cytometry requires creation of a single-cell suspension, which often employs enzymatic and mechanical dissociation techniques. These practices may damage cells and cause cell death that is unrelated to the experimental conditions under study. We tes...

'Orujo' olive oil is obtained by chemical processes from the waste resulting from the mechanical extraction of virgin olive oil. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a new pharmacological property of two natural triterpenoids contained in olive oil, as vasodilatory agents, and to determine their mechanism of action. The two compounds studied were oleanolic acid and erythrodiol. The vaso...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a four-part series of articles dealing with the Church’s ministry to the elderly. This article will attempt to give a brief profile of the problems faced by the aging. Succeeding articles will treat tradi­ tional Church responses to the needs of the elderly and look at some new approaches to the situa­ tion and new directions of action, including South Bend H...