An endoparasite survey of a small pride of African lions (Panthera leo) was conducted at Intu Afrika Kalahari Game Reserve, southwestern Namibia, during winter and summer of 2003 and 2004, respectively. Overall, 23 fresh lion scats were collected opportunistically during fieldwork trials. A flotation technique was employed for the diagnosis of parasites. Three nematodes, Ancylostoma braziliense...

The concept of graduate employability has gained great prominence in international education. However, there still exists a gap sexual orientation discrimination among transgender and queer (TQ) students. In our qualitative study investigating students graduating from Australian Canadian institutions, we have interviewed 14 graduates with identity regarding their perceptions recruitment at the ...

The aim of this work is to present the constitutional law-making process in Commonwealth Poland, which was established as a merger Poland and Lithuania 1569. system state defined constitution Coronation Sejm King Stefan Batory 1576, adopted on basis resolution prepared during Election first elected king, Henry de Valois, 1573. provisions were called Articuli Henriciani after king. provided for ...

In endotherms, regulation of the degree of mitochondrial coupling affects cell metabolic efficiency. Thus it may be a key contributor to minimizing metabolic rate during long periods of fasting. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether variation in mitochondrial avian uncoupling proteins (avUCP), as putative regulators of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, may contribute to...

Trials of the King LT trade mark (LT, King Systems, Noblesville, IN) in controlled ventilation of the lungs have shown that it is an effective supraglottic airway device. We designed this study to evaluate the King LT regarding ease of insertion, position within the airway, and anatomic sealing properties during spontaneous ventilation in 50 ASA physical status I-III, Mallampati I-III, adult pa...