Symphonia globulifera has been widely used in traditional medicine and has therefore been subjected to several phytochemical studies in the American and African continents. Interestingly, some disparities have been observed concerning its metabolic profile. Several phytochemical studies of S. globulifera have led to the identification of more than 40 compounds, including several polycyclic poly...

Understanding distribution ranges and the daily movement patterns of pelagic fishes are key aspects for the establishment and planning of protected areas for their conservation. In this study the vertical and horizontal movements of scalloped hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini, were recorded in Malpelo and Cocos Island using satellite telemetry. Nine sharks were tagged with satellite transmitter...

This study investigates the motor pattern and head movements during feeding of a durophagus shark, the bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo, using electromyography and simultaneous high-speed video. Sphyrna tiburo feeds almost exclusively on hard-shelled crabs, with shrimp and fish taken occasionally. It captures crabs by ram feeding, then processes or reduces the prey by crushing it between molariform te...

of publication of Psychopathia sexualis is 1886 (and not 1866; see p. 27); William Battie had nothing to do with Bethlem Hospital (p. 25); etc. The chapter on Swiss psychiatry that follows finds the author on safer ground and his thumbnail sketch is lively and adequate. Some important references on this topic are missing, however, particularly Lunier's classical paper on 'De l'alienation mental...

Equids are considered highly resistant to mycobacterial infections and clinical cases have been described in domestic horses only. Mycobacterium bovis is the most common species reported, although a single report exists of disease due to definitively diagnosed infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis in two domestic horses. This is the first report of a mycobacterial infection in a...

Although the capability of smartphones has increased manifold over the past decade, the battery density has barely doubled. Smartphones now have multi-core processors, a high-resolution display, several sensors, and a faster mobile interface – all of which quickly drain the battery, while the battery capacity is limited. In this talk I will present one approach to improve battery lifetime: offl...

Sardinia acts as an ideal setting for multiple sclerosis (MS) studies because its prevalence of MS is one of the highest worldwide. Several pathogens have been investigated amongst 119 Sardinian MS patients and 117 healthy controls to determine whether they might have a role in triggering MS in genetically predisposed individuals. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) and Epstein Ba...

To clarify the nature of the Mo-Carene interaction in terphenyl complexes with quadruple Mo-Mo bonds, ether adducts of composition [Mo2 (Ar')(I)(O2 CR)2 (OEt2)] have been prepared and characterized (Ar'=Ar(Xyl) 2 , R=Me; Ar'=ArMes2, R=Me; Ar'=Ar(Xyl2), R=CF3) (Mes=mesityl; Xyl=2,6-Me2 C6 H3, from now on xylyl) and their reactivity toward different neutral Lewis bases investigated. PMe3 , P(OMe)...

To examine variation in diet and daily ration of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus 1758), animals were collected from three areas in the eastern Gulf of Mexico: northwest Florida (*29 400N, 85 130W), Tampa Bay near Anclote Key (*28 100N, 82 42.50W), and Florida Bay (*24 500N, 80 480W) from March through September, 1998–2000. In each area, diet was assessed by life stage (young-of-t...