scholarly journals Parasites of domestic and wild pigeons in the south of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-139
Author(s):  
M. Bogach ◽  
A. Paliy ◽  
P. Liulin ◽  
L. Perots’ka ◽  
O. Bohach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Retardation ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Migratory Birds ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Parasitic Diseases ◽  
The South ◽  
Trichomonas Gallinae ◽  
Domestic Pigeons ◽  
Streptopelia Turtur

Pigeons are closely related to human life and are both a source of food and object for hobbies and sports. Parasitic diseases of birds are the main reason for their growth retardation, reduced productivity and viability. The article presents the results of studying the prevalence of trichomonosis, cestodes and nematodes among the population of wild and domestic pigeons in the south of Ukraine. According to the results of the conducted researches it is established that in the south of Ukraine endoparasitoses of domestic and wild pigeons are quite widespread, and all species of this bird are carriers of Trichomonas gallinae. At the same time, the highest rate of Trichomonas infection was recorded in Columba palambus and C. livia domestica, and the overall infestation of males is higher by 4.4% compared to females. It was determined that domestic pigeons C. livia domestica were infested with trichomonosis (27.5%) and nematodes (Ascaridia columbae, 57.1%), C. palambus – trichomonosis (32.1%) and cestodes (Raillietina spp., 82.4%), Streptopelia turtur – cestodes (Raillietina spp., 12.5%) and S. decaocto – cestodes (Raillietina spp., 71.4%) and nematodes (Heterakis gallinarum, A. columbae – 33.3% and 44.4% respectively). The overall rate of infestation of pigeons with cestodes was 28.4% and the incidence in males was higher by 3.9% compared to females. It was found that the most common species among pigeon cestodes is Raillietina spp. In addition, 22.9% of pigeons are carriers of nematodes (H. gallinarum, A. columbae and Capillaria spp.). Continuous monitoring of pigeon parasites is necessary because they, in most cases, come into contact with other species of poultry and are a source of general invasion. In terms of further research, it would be promising to study the prevalence of helminthic infestation among wild migratory birds.

Postcolonialism, Decoloniality, and Epistemologies of the South

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
The Political ◽  
The South ◽  
Global Pattern ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Political Independence ◽  
European Colonialism

Postcolonialism, decoloniality, and epistemologies of the South (ES) are three main ways of critically approaching the consequences of European colonialism in contemporary social, political, and cultural ways of thinking and acting. They converge in highlighting the unmeasurable sacrifice of human life; the expropriation of cultural and natural wealth; and the destruction, by suppressing, silencing, proscribing, or disfiguring, of non-European cultures and ways of knowing. The differences among them stem in part from the temporal and geographical contexts in which they emerged. Postcolonial studies emerged in the 1960s in the aftermath of the political independence of European colonies in Asia and Africa. They focused mainly on the economic, political, and cultural consequences of decolonization, highlighting the postindependence forms of economic dependence, political subordination, and cultural subalternization. They argue that while historical colonialism had ended (territorial occupation and ruling by a foreign country), colonialism continued under different guises. Decolonial studies emerged in the 1990s in Latin America. Since the political independence of the Latin American countries took place in the early 19th century, these analytical currents assumed that colonialism was over, but it had in fact been followed by coloniality, a global pattern of social interaction that inherited all the social and cultural corrosiveness of colonialism. Coloniality is conceived of as an all-encompassing racial understanding of social reality that permeates all realms of economic, social, political, and cultural life. Coloniality is the idea that whatever differs from the Eurocentric worldview is inferior, marginal, irrelevant, or dangerous. The ES, formulated in the 2000s, aim at naming and highlighting ancient and contemporary knowledges held by social groups as they resisted against modern Eurocentric domination. They conceive of modern science as a valid (and precious) type of knowledge but not as the only valid (and precious) type of knowledge; they insist on the possibility of interknowledge and intercultural translation. ES share with postcolonialism the idea that colonialism is not over. However, they insist that modern domination is constituted not only by colonialism but also by capitalism and patriarchy. Like decolonial studies, the ES denounce the cognitive and ontological destruction caused by coloniality, but they focus on the positiveness and creativity that emerge from knowledges born in struggle and on how they translate themselves into alternative ways of knowing and practicing self-determination.

scholarly journals Morphometric characteristics of mungkus fish (Sicyopterus sp.) from several rivers in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 869 (1) ◽  
pp. 012025
Author(s):  
D F Lestari ◽  
Sipriyadi ◽  
A H Putra
Keyword(s):  
Freshwater Fish ◽  
Ventral Sucker ◽  
Fish Habitat ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Body Color ◽  
Morphometric Characteristics ◽  
The South ◽  
Morphometric Characters ◽  
Living Species

Abstract Mungkus fish (Sicyopterus sp) is one of the freshwater fish that is caught by many people in Bengkulu Province. The mungkus fish are amphidromous and live in rocky rivers and fast-flowing rivers. This fish has a ventral sucker for sticking to rocks. The aim of this research was to determine the types of mungkus fish that can be found in Bengkulu Province waters based on morphometric characters. The research was conducted on 8 major rivers in 5 districts in Bengkulu Province including Argamakmur, Muko-Muko, Seluma, Manna, and Kaur. Based on the results, showed that the mungkus fish were characterized based on morphometric, there were 3 types of fish including Sicyopterus squamosissimus, Sicyopterus cynocephalus, and Sicyopterus lagocephalus. Mungkus fish found in the northern Bengkulu region tend to be smaller in size, have almost the same color pattern and darker body color than the fish found in the South Bengkulu region. The most common species found in Bengkulu is Sicyopterus squamosissimus. The Sicyopterus lagocephalus species can also only be found in rivers in the South Bengkulu region. The fish morphometric characteristics shows that differences in fish habitat will affect the growth of fish and the existence of living species in nature.

scholarly journals SOME COMMENTS ON WATER RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
N Gabru
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
South African ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
The South ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
Basic Part ◽  
The Right

Human life, as with all animal and plant life on the planet, is dependant upon fresh water. Water is not only needed to grow food, generate power and run industries, but it is also needed as a basic part of human life. Human dependency upon water is evident through history, which illustrates that human settlements have been closely linked to the availability and supply of fresh water. Access to the limited water resources in South Africa has been historically dominated by those with access to land and economic power, as a result of which the majority of South Africans have struggled to secure the right to water. Apartheid era legislation governing water did not discriminate directly on the grounds of race, but the racial imbalance in ownership of land resulted in the disproportionate denial to black people of the right to water. Beyond racial categorisations, the rural and poor urban populations were traditionally especially vulnerable in terms of the access to the right.  The enactment of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996, brought the South African legal system into a new era, by including a bill of fundamental human rights (Bill of Rights). The Bill of Rights makes provision for limited socio-economic rights. Besides making provision for these human rights, the Constitution also makes provision for the establishment of state institutions supporting constitutional democracy.  The Constitution has been in operation since May 1996. At this stage, it is important to take stock and measure the success of the implementation of these socio-economic rights. This assessment is important in more ways than one, especially in the light of the fact that many lawyers argued strongly against 1/2the inclusion of the second and third generation of human rights in a Bill of Rights. The argument was that these rights are not enforceable in a court of law and that they would create unnecessary expectations of food, shelter, health, water and the like; and that a clear distinction should be made between first generation and other rights, as well as the relationship of these rights to one another. It should be noted that there are many lawyers and non-lawyers who maintained that in order to confront poverty, brought about by the legacy of apartheid, the socio-economic rights should be included in a Bill of Rights. The inclusion of section 27 of the 1996 Constitution has granted each South African the right to have access to sufficient food and water and has resulted in the rare opportunity for South Africa to reform its water laws completely. It has resulted in the enactment of the Water Services Act 108 of 1997 and the National Water Act 36 of 1998.In this paper the difference between first and second generation rights will be discussed. The justiciability of socio-economic rights also warrants an explanation before the constitutional implications related to water are briefly examined. Then the right to water in international and comparative law will be discussed, followed by a consideration of the South African approach to water and finally, a few concluding remarks will be made.

Distribution of the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) at the edge of the South-Western Palaearctic: transboundary differences and conservation prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Tellería ◽  
Roberto Carbonell ◽  
Guillermo Fandos ◽  
Elena Tena ◽  
Alejandro Onrubia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The South ◽  
Turtle Dove ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
Streptopelia Turtur

scholarly journals PCR Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Trichomonas gallinae from Domestic Pigeons in Guangzhou, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shen-Ben Qiu ◽  
Meng-Na Lv ◽  
Xi He ◽  
Ya-Biao Weng ◽  
Shang-Shu Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Trichomonas Gallinae ◽  
Pcr Identification ◽  
Domestic Pigeons

Prevalence and molecular characterization of Trichomonas gallinae from domestic pigeons in Beijing, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 369-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Yong Feng ◽  
Han Chang ◽  
Fu-Huang Li ◽  
Cheng-Min Wang ◽  
Jing Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Trichomonas Gallinae ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Domestic Pigeons

The antitrichomonal efficacy of garlic and metronidazole against Trichomonas gallinae infecting domestic pigeons

2014 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 1319-1329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sh. A. Seddiek ◽  
Mohamed M. El-Shorbagy ◽  
Hanem F. Khater ◽  
Ali M. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Trichomonas Gallinae ◽  
Domestic Pigeons

scholarly journals Multisensor Smart Robot for Border Security Surveillance with Human Action Prediction

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10S) ◽  
pp. 371-376
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Human Action ◽  
Image Sensor ◽  
Border Security ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Infrared Sensor ◽  
Action Prediction ◽  
Security Surveillance ◽  
Border Surveillance

Border surveillance (BS) is the most important task in the field of national defense and security. To maintain the peace and to ensure safety of the borders it needs to kept under 24/7 monitoring. Especially, under the current circumstances, like Illegal immigration, importing, implanting explosive device, terrorist activities are common challenges occur in our country border. To curb such happenings on the border areas, the least that can be done is to provide a continuous monitoring. The edge of a country border spreads to several thousand heaps for which human surveillance is more challenge and may lead to loss of human life. To overcome the problem in this paper a new Wireless Multifunctional Smart Robot for Border Security Surveillance with Real Time Object Recognition (OR) system is introduced the proposed robotics system is based on IOT and OR. This method mechanically senses the interruption form the strangers and sends the photos to the admin that categorized which kind of object is to be capture in the image sensor with the help of Navy biases algorithm the Human action has been detected. The multi-sensor Smart robot is proficient for sensing motion using Passive and also Infrared Sensor, poisonous gas using Gas sensor, fire or blast using Flame Sensor, high temperature using Temperature sensor, Camera for capturing the activities in the border, ultrasonic sensor for detecting any obstacles and GPS is used for tracking the location. Any trespasses, bombs, harmful gases, fire and other dangerous situations are sensed and sent to the server. This system detects the dangerous conditions near the border and saves the life immediately without any loss of human life.

scholarly journals Endoparasitoses of the Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) on the northern Black Sea coast of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-344
Author(s):  
M. Bogach ◽  
A. Paliy ◽  
P. Liulin ◽  
O. Bohach ◽  
A. Palii
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Trichomonas Gallinae ◽  
Black Sea Coast ◽  
Eimeria Spp ◽  
Invasive Diseases ◽  
Hemorrhagic Enteritis ◽  
Sea Coast

One of the main tasks of ecological parasitology at the present stage is to determine patterns of spread of invasive diseases of poultry in the environment through a thorough epidemiological examination, as well as to determine the main directions and factors of spread of parasites in Ukraine. Some pigeon health problems can affect their populations, but parasitic infections play an important role. Our research found that 83.3% of Eurasian collared doves examined (Streptopelia decaocto) were affected by endoparasites. The commonest helminths were Raillietina spp. with the average invasion intensity of 4.9 ± 1.3 specimens/ind., Baruscapillaria spp. and Ascaridia columbae with an invasion intensity of 4.6 ± 1.5 and 3.7 ± 2.1 specimens/ind., respectively. The commonest cestodes were Raillietina spp. with the extent of invasion of 52.2% and Davainea proglottina – 6.7%. The Amoebotaenia cuneata cestodes were recorded in 3 (3.3%) doves, and Echinolepis carioca – only in 2 (2.2%) doves. Six doves (6.7%) were infected with the nematode Ascaridia columbae and 5 (5.6%) – Baruscapillaria spp. Eimerian oocysts were found in 9 (10%) collared doves, and Trichomonas gallinae was recorded in 15 (16.7%) birds. According to the results of helminthological autopsy and identification of the isolated pathogens, 8 varieties of mixinvasions were identified. In association with the Rayetins, there were the protozoa Eimeria spp. and Trichomonas gallinae and the nematode Ascaridia columbae. Two-component invasions were registered in 78.6% of doves, three-component infestations in 14.3% and four-component infestations in 7.1% of birds. Mixed infection with Raillietina spp. + Ascaridia columbae was found in the small intestine of Streptopelia decaocto, which was also pathomorphologically observed to have catarrhal-hemorrhagic enteritis, which was accompanied by the formation of a large number of spotted hemorrhages on the mucous membrane, and in the places of attachment of cestodes - necrotic-caseous areas. Temperature and other weather conditions such as humidity, precipitation, etc. of the northern Black Sea coast affect the population size of intermediate host cestodes. Continuous monitoring of invasive diseases of pigeons of different species will help to take the necessary preventive measures against endoparasitoses of birds.

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