The Sex and Age-related Distribution of Bar-tailed Godwits in Moreton Bay, Queensland, During the Northward Migration

1990 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Thompson
2002 ◽  
Vol 202 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Del Bo ◽  
Andreina Bordoni ◽  
Filippo Martinelli Boneschi ◽  
Marco Crimi ◽  
Monica Sciacco ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 832-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Shebl ◽  
Thomas Ebner ◽  
Andreas Sir ◽  
Elisabeth Schreier-Lechner ◽  
Richard B. Mayer ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 144 (12) ◽  
pp. 2613-2620 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. TU ◽  
J.-J. ZHAO ◽  
Y. HU ◽  
J.-L. FU ◽  
H-H. HUANG ◽  
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SUMMARYAt the end of 2013, China reported a countrywide outbreak of measles. From January to May 2014, we investigated the clinical and immunological features of the cases of the outbreak admitted to our hospital. In this study, all 112 inpatients with clinically diagnosed measles were recruited from the 302 Military Hospital of China. The virus was isolated from throat swabs from these patients, and cytokine profiles were examined. By detecting the measles virus of 30 of the 112 patients, we found that this measles outbreak was of the H1 genotype, which is the major strain in China. The rates of complications, specifically pneumonia and liver injury, differed significantly in patients aged <8 months, 8 months to 18 years, and >18 years: pneumonia was more common in children, while liver injury was more common in adults. Pneumonia was a significant independent risk factor affecting measles duration. Compared to healthy subjects, measles patients had fewer CD4+IL-17+, CD4+IFN-γ+, and CD8+IFN-γ+ cells in both the acute and recovery phases. In contrast, measles patients in the acute phase had more CD8+IL-22+ cells than those in recovery or healthy subjects. We recommend that future studies focus on the age-related distribution of pneumonia and liver injury as measles-related complications as well as the association between immunological markers and measles prognosis.


2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (12) ◽  
pp. 4046-4049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jochen Herrmann ◽  
Nina Krstin ◽  
Bjoern P. Schoennagel ◽  
Marjike Sornsakrin ◽  
Thorsten Derlin ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 214 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 18-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Horny ◽  
Tomas Adamek ◽  
Jan Vesely ◽  
Hynek Chlup ◽  
Rudolf Zitny ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biljana Zvezdin ◽  
Senka Milutinov ◽  
Ivana Tanaskovic ◽  
Marija Kojicic ◽  
Violeta Kolarov ◽  
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Background/Aim. Asthma is one of the most common chronic pulmonary diseases. The number of asthmatics has been continuously increasing all over the world. Depending on its causing agent, asthma is classified as allergic and nonallergic. Asthma is often associated with other allergic diseases, and it is most commonly preceded by the symptoms of rhinitis. The aim of this study was to establish the type and frequency of allergic sensitization to inhalatory allergens, frequency of concomitant rhinitis, gender and age-related distribution of asthma, and the presence of some risk factors in patients with diagnosed asthma. Methods. This retrospective and partially prospective analysis included 733 patients with asthma diagnosed in the Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica over the period January, 2004-December, 2008. The obtained date were statistically processed. Results. Females were significantly more often affected by asthma (p < 0.05), most frequently at 20-29 years of age. A hereditary predisposition to the diseases in terms of atopy was registered in 34.9% of the examined subjects. Most patients had allergic asthma (79.5%). Sensitization to internal and external inhalatory allergens was verified in 77.5% and 67.6% of the patients respectively, and combined hypersensitivity to both allergen types in 48.8% of the patients. Rhinitis was registered in 63.9% and 28% of the patients with allergic and nonallergic asthma, respectively. Rhinitis symptoms preceded the occurrence of asthma in 60% of the patients, with the precedence of rhinitis ranging from 1 to 27 years. A high correlation between rhinitis and asthma was established for the disease of both allergic (r = 0.92) and nonallergic (r = 0.88) etiology. Conclusion. The majority of the patients have allergic asthma, and they are females at 20-29 years of age. Senstization to internal allergens is most common, and then to external ones. Rhinitis is the most common concomitant disease, usually preceding the occurrence of asthmatic symptoms.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Castagna ◽  
E. Cesari ◽  
A. Gigante ◽  
B. Di Matteo ◽  
R. Garofalo ◽  
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Background. Recurrent shoulder dislocations occur much more frequently in adolescents than in the older population but a clear explanation of this incidence does not exist. The aim of the present study was to define the age-related distribution of the elastic fibers (EFs) in the shoulder capsule’s extracellular matrix as a factor influencing shoulder instability. Materials and Methods. Biopsy specimens were obtained from the shoulder capsule of patients divided preoperatively into three groups: Group 1 consisted of 10 male patients undergoing surgery for unidirectional traumatic anterior instability (TUBS); Group 2 consisted of 10 male patients undergoing surgery for multidirectional instability (MDI); Group 3 represents the control, including 10 patients with no history of instability. In addition to the group as a whole, specific subgroups were analyzed separately on the basis of the age of subjects: > 22 or < to 22 years. All the samples were analyzed by histochemical (Weigert’s resorcinol fuchsin and Verhoeff’s iron hematoxylin), immunohistochemical (monoclonal antielastin antibody), and histomorphometric methods. Results. Both the elastin density and the percentage of area covered by EFs were significantly higher in younger subjects (<22 years old). Furthermore, the elastin density and the percentage of area covered by EFs were significantly higher in specimens of group of patients affected by multidirectional shoulder instability in comparison to the other two groups. Conclusion. Data of the present study confirmed the presence of an age-related distribution of EFs in the human shoulder capsule. The greater amount of EFs observed in younger subjects and in unstable shoulders could play an important role in predisposing the joint to first dislocation and recurrence.


Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Pablo Díaz ◽  
Esther Navarro ◽  
Susana Remesar ◽  
David García-Dios ◽  
Néstor Martínez-Calabuig ◽  
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An age-related distribution of Cryptosporidium species has been reported in cattle, with C. parvum being predominant in suckling calves, C. bovis and C. ryanae being predominant in post-weaned calves and C. andersoni being predominant in adults. However, variants to this pattern have recently been reported. Thus, fecal samples (n = 594) from asymptomatic cattle were collected in north-western Spain. Animals were classified as <1 month (G1), 1–2 months (G2), 2–12 months (G3), 12–24 months (G4) and >2 years (G5). Cryptosporidium detection and species identification were performed by SSU rRNA PCR. Individual Cryptosporidium prevalence was 16.7%; it significantly decreased with age. Cryptosporidium parvum was predominant in G1 and C. bovis was predominant in the rest of the age classes; C. bovis and C. ryanae were especially prevalent in G2 and G3. Cryptosporidium occultus was not found in suckling calves. Finally, C. andersoni and C. xiaoi were occasionally detected in G5. The presence of C. parvum in all age classes implies significant animal and public health concerns. The predominance of C. bovis in cattle older than 1 month supports the idea that the age-related pattern of Cryptosporidium species described in cattle is not fully consistent, and thus further studies are still needed to identify those factors determining the species distribution.


2002 ◽  
Vol 135 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha R. Penner ◽  
Melanie P. McFadyen ◽  
Raphael Pinaud ◽  
Normand Carrey ◽  
Harold A. Robertson ◽  
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