in these services, managing conditions requiring rapid intervention is a top priority.7 From the perspective of emergency services, close and fluid cooperation with other professionals is essential and results in higher quality and safer care.8,9 The results reported by Ramírez-Moreno et al., and our own, are a reflection of the changes taking place in the relationships and needs of different p...

"Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia" is associated with witches' broom disease of lime in Oman and the UAE. A previous study showed that an infection by phytoplasma may not necessarily result in the physical appearance of witches' broom symptoms in some locations in Oman and the UAE. This study investigated whether phytoplasma strains belonging to "Ca. P. aurantifolia" (based on the 16S rRNA g...

BACKGROUND The genus Asphodeline (Liliaceae) is represented in Turkey by 20 taxa, which are traditionally used for medicinal purposes in Anatolia. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we tested the phytochemical content and antioxidant effect of different solvent extracts obtained from different anatomical parts of Asphodeline anatolica. The different extracts of each plant parts were tested ...

In the realm of empirical research, investigators are first and foremost concerned with the validity of their results, but validity is a multi-dimensional ideal. In this article we discuss two key dimensions of validity – internal and external validity – and underscore the natural tension that arises in choosing a research approach to maximize both types of validity. We propose that the most co...

Acknowledgments We would like to thank Amartya Sen for having inspired us to work on this issue over the past several years. We also want to thank Katarina Smutna and Andreas Beivers for excellent research assistance.

The influence of temperature, shoot age, and medium on gall induction by Subanguina picridis on Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens) was examined in vitro. The optimal temperature for gall formation was 20 C. Gall induction was delayed as the temperature decreased, and decreased as shoot age increased. Bud primordia (0-day-old shoots and 5-day-old shoots) with an average length of 4.2 mm and 7....

1 and Alopex lagopus in relation to housing and management: a review. 2 Animal Welfare, 10, 223-248. 3 4 Pre-publication copy 5 6 7 8 The welfare of farmed foxes Vulpes vulpes and Alopex lagopus in relation to 9 housing and management: a review. 10 11 12 13 A.J.Nimon. and D.M.Broom* 14 15 Cambridge University Animal Welfare Information Centre, 16 Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, 17 U...