LARGE ANIMALS AND WIDE HORIZONS [The autobiography of Richard M Laws]. Arnoldus Schytte Blix, Ian Parker and Christine Parker. 2017. Cambridge, England: Janus Publishing Company Ltd. 431 pages. ISBN 978-1-85756-864-6 - Volume 57

Simulium (Inaequalium) inaequale, described as Eusimulium inaequalis (G Paterson & RC Shannon 1927 Rev Inst Bacteriol 4: 737-742), is a moderately anthropophilic species with a broad distribution. It is known from Brazil (from Amapá, Paraíba, and Mato Grosso to Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay (Alto Paraná and Cordillera), Bolivia (Nor Yungas, La Paz) and Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, and Misio...

Dysphagia in the post-cricoid region is usually found in middle-aged women and may be associated with anaemia (Jacobs and Kilpatrick, 1964). Patients with this condition sometimes have a post-cricoid web which can be seen radiologically. Although cases may occasionally be seen in women below the age of 30, no cases occurring during adolescence have been reported before in the literature. The pr...

Sentient computing is the proposition that applications can be made more responsive and useful by observing and reacting to the physical world. It is particularly attractive in a world of mobile users and computers. The paper presents a classification and quantification of sensor information together with a description of a method for altering the behaviour of arbitrary terminal devices. It als...

Over the next few months, RCVS will be giving us more details of its new Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP). In this first article, chair education committee Sue Paterson explains origins scheme and how construction VetGDP was framed by an evidence base provided students, graduates veterinary practices.