Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK Division of Linguistics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Language Theory and Communicat...

Interruption of blood supply to heart results in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and further leads to damaging of the heart muscles. Available drugs for the treatment MI have one or other side effects, and there is a need for development of better alternative drugs. Here comes the role of herbal sources. In this study, we evaluated cardioprotective effect of Cyperus rotundus on isoprenaline-i...

Rattlesnakes possess a sensory system specialized for the detection of infrared (IR) radiation. IR signals ascend as far as the optic tectum, where they generate a spatiotopic map. It is unknown if such signals reach the forebrain, but the existence of prominent tectothalamic pathways in other vertebrates makes this a distinct possibility. In nonmammalian forms, the major target of ascending te...

In order to verify possible preferential prey selection by Desmodus rotundus feeding on domestic herbivores in the Municipality of São Pedro (São Paulo, Brazil), vampire bat attacks were surveyed at rural properties where domestic herbivores were being raised and attack frequencies of D. rotundus on the total herd and on different species were calculated. The analysis found that the most freque...

The retinal image changes that occur during locomotion, the optic flow, carry information about self-motion and the three-dimensional structure of the environment. Especially fast moving animals with only little binocular vision depend on these depth cues for maneuvering. They actively control their gaze to facilitate perception of depth based on cues in the optic flow. In the visual system of ...

Ayurveda, the science of life, deals with the holistic view of healthy living. It covers various physiology and pathology of diseases and their therapies. Since ancient times, several diseases have been treated by administration of plant extracts based on traditional medicine. Investigation of traditionally used medicinal plants is thus valuable on two levels, firstly, as a source of potential ...

The objective of this report is to describe the first record of Desmodus rotundus in urban area from the city of Olinda, Pernambuco State, Northeastern Brazil, and to draw attention to the possible risk of rabies transmission in this place. After the complaint of a dog owner who observed three bats attacking his dog, images registering attacks of D. rotundus were captured with a video camera. F...

The essential oils from the rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus L. collected from two different locations (Empangeni-A and KwaDlangezwa-B; both in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa) were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. Forty-one and 43 components were identified, representing 89.9% and 92.0% of sample A and sample B, respectively. Alpha-cyperone (11.0%),...

Abstrak. Ekstrak umbi teki terbukti mengandung senyawa yang berpotensi alelopati karena mampu menghambat pertumbuhan gulma bayam duri. Pelarut merupakan faktor penting dalam proses ekstraksi senyawa. digunakan adalah metanol bersifat polar, dapat menarik polar dan nonpolar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi aktivitas ekstrak pada beberapa konsentrasi terhadap dilakukan di Laborato...