During last two decades studies on endozoochorous seed dispersal indicated that a large numbers of plant seeds are potentially dispersed and suceefully germinated via animal dung. However, very little is known about the relative importance of endozoochory in germination success of plant species in semi-steppe rangelands. In this paper we examined dung germinating seed content, seed deposition p...

INTRODUCTION Preeclampsia (PE) and intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) are two major pregnancy complications related to chronic utero-placental hypoperfusion. Three-dimensional power Doppler (3DPD) angiography has been used for the evaluation of utero-placental vascularisation and three vascular indices have been calculated: the vascularisation index (VI), flow index (FI) and vascularisatio...

AIMS To evaluate the proliferative activity of urothelial neoplasms, compare it with that of the normal urinary tract epithelium, and determine its relation to morphological grade and presence of invasion. METHODS Multiple biopsy specimens from 53 individuals--eight normal controls, five patients with severe urothelial atypia, and 40 with transitional cell carcinomas (TCCs)--were studied usin...

Data from 183 animals raised in 61 flocks were collected to investigate the morphological characteristics of the Northern Morocco goat. Nine zoometric measures and seven combined indices were obtained. Three zones were defined  based on geo-climatic characteristics and environmental influences: Mediterranean, Atlantic and Dual. The morphological variables showed the absence of sexual dimorphism...

Harmonized information on habitat pattern, fragmentation and connectivity is one among the reporting needs of the biodiversity policy agenda. This paper presents a generic, reproducible and integrated characterisation of patterns into one modelling framework. Three available conceptual landscape model components are customised, revisited and partly combined to derive a set of indices organized ...