OBJECTIVES Conventional pesticides comprise a diverse group of substances intended to destroy, repel or control organisms identified as pests. Compared to the studies on lead, mercury, and PCBs, few epidemiological studies have assessed the developmental neurotoxicity of pesticides. MATERIALS AND METHODS Epidemiological studies focused on the neurobehavioural development of children exposed t...

BACKGROUND A systematic review was conducted for the association between animal feeding operations (AFOs) and the health of individuals living near AFOs. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The review was restricted to studies reporting respiratory, gastrointestinal and mental health outcomes in individuals living near AFOs in North America, European Union, United Kingdom, and Scandinavia. From Ju...

A great deal of research suggests that octopamine functions as a neuromodulator, neurotransmitter and neurohormone in insects (Orchard, 1982; Evans, 1985; Hoyle, 1985). Especially high concentrations of this biogenic amine have been reported for neurohaemal tissue such as the corpora cardiaea and the neurohaemal organs of the medial nervous system (Evans, 1985). In the presented paper, octopami...

Hypertrophied salivary glands are reported in tsetse for the first time from the Ivory Coast. Eleven cases were observed in 1,781 flies examined. Prevalence of this abnormality is given for Glossina palpalis, G. palliceru, and G. nigrofusca in Vavoua, a trypanosomiasis focus. No trypanosomal infection was detected by optical means in these enlarged glands. Enlarged salivary glands were first re...

The first Webinar on Cuniculture, WebiAsescu 2020, organised by the Spanish Association of Cuniculture (ASESCU), was held online 11st and 24th November, 17th December, co-organised with Grupo Editorial Agricola Henar Comunicación Agroalimentaria. This meeting programmed in substitution annual edition Symposium cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. webinar series arranged thee editions consisting ...

Robert Browning, a major Victorian poet, is primarily known for his sophisticated use of dramatic monologues and unreliable speakers. He also noted featuring idiosyncratic characters from interesting settings, like the Medieval or Renaissance times. There lot subtext, hidden meanings, ideas, allusions criticisms to be found between lines poems. Readers are often perplexed by these seemingly too...