The quill mite, Syringophiloidus seiurus (Clark) (Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) and the louse fly Ornithoctona fusciventris (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) are among the very few records of ectoparasites from the Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla from Florida (Forrester and Spaulding 2003). On the 17th of November 2011, an Ovenbird was found dead outside a building on Vaca Key in Marathon, Flo...

BACKGROUND IgY antibodies are serum immunoglobulin in birds, reptiles and amphibians, and are transferred from serum to egg yolk to confer passive immunity to their embryos and offspring. Currently, the oral passive immunization using chicken IgY has been focused as an alternative to antibiotics for the treatment and control of diarrhea in animals and humans. This systematic review was focused ...

INTRODUCTION Respiratory tract infections are common, and these infections occur frequently in children, susceptible adults, and older persons. The risk for recurrences and complications relates not only to the presence of viruses but also to immune function. Therefore, modulation of the immune system and antiviral interventions such as echinacea might reduce the risk of recurrences and possibl...

Automatic stereo vision can be quite useful in many industrial applications requiring the accurate measurement of the 3D shape of the observed objects. In this context, a serious problem is that of visual occlusion among di erent objects. In this work we consider a restricted class of allowable objects, namely nearly cylindrical objects with the axis non-parallel to the stereo baseline. We show...

Documents related to social sciences are processed/indexed by several field-specific (e.g. Sociological Abstracts) and general (Web of Science, Scopus) bibliographic databases. These topics are scattered also among other specialized databases and information systems in agriculture, biomedicine, and other life-sciences, for example Agris, Agricola, FSTA, Medline (PubMed), etc. Agriculture can al...

CONTEXT Probiotics are live microorganisms intended to confer a health benefit when consumed. One condition for which probiotics have been advocated is the diarrhea that is a common adverse effect of antibiotic use. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the evidence for probiotic use in the prevention and treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). DATA SOURCES Twelve electronic databases were searc...

Phthalates are a family of industrial chemicals that have been used for a variety of purposes. As the potential consequences of human exposure to phthalates have raised concerns in the general population, they have been studied in susceptible subjects such as pregnant women, infants and children. This article aims at evaluating the impact of exposure to phthalates on reproductive outcomes and c...

BACKGROUND Enhancing water provision services is a common target in forest restoration projects worldwide due to growing concerns over freshwater scarcity. However, whether or not forest cover expansion or restoration can improve water provision services is still unclear and highly disputed. PURPOSE The goal of this review is to provide a balanced and impartial assessment of the impacts of fo...

Native to Africa, the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), has gradually invaded most coffee-growing areas worldwide. Adult females colonize the coffee berry and oviposit within galleries in the coffee seeds. Larvae and adults consume the seeds, resulting in drastic reductions in yields and quality, negatively affecting the income of approxi...

OBJECTIVE : To determine the impact of contaminant iron and geophagy on iron intake and status of persons living in developing countries. DESIGN : Literature for review was identified by searching Medline and Agricola, from appropriate other texts and from three reports from the Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions (OMNI) Project of USAID. SETTING : The dietary intake of iron by pe...