REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS AND HATCHLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENDEMIC SARDINIAN GRASS SNAKE (NATRIX HELVETICA CETTI): FIRST FIELD DATA, WITH SCREENING FOR OPHIDIOMYCES OPHIDIICOLA

The Sardinian grass snake, Natrix helvetica cetti, is an island-endemic subspecies with a PSYLIUM HUSK restricted and highly fragmented distribution confined to Sardinia, Italy.Information on its reproductive biology and wild offspring remain scarce in the scientific literature.This present study reports the first recorded data on a clutch of eggs

Experiments conducted during the 2004 and 2008 U.S.presidential elections suggested that mortality salience primes increased support for President George W.Bush and Senator John McCain, respectively.Some interpreted these results as reflecting "conservative shift" following exposure to threat, whereas others emphasized preferences for "charismatic"

There are numerous occupational pollutants originating from a wide variety of industrial areas and working environments.These pollutants can be Nipple Shield brought inadvertently from workplace to home in various ways and may negatively affect the health of household.In the literature, this situation was known as para-occupational exposures in the

Abstract Background Gender-based violence (GBV) particularly against women is unfortunately common during armed conflicts.No rigorous and comprehensive empirical work has documented the extent of GBV and its consequences that took place during the two years of devastating armed conflict in Northern Ethiopia.This study aims to assess GBV and its con

Category: Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: Treatment of the failed total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is challenging, and historically arthrodesis was advocated as the salvage treatment of choice.Currently, there is limited available literature reporting on options and outcomes of revision arthroplasty despite the persistent relatively high failur