Abstract Background Equine grass sickness (EGS) is a multiple systems neuropathy of grazing horses of unknown aetiology.An apparently identical disease occurs in cats, dogs, rabbits, hares, sheep, alpacas and llamas.Many of the risk factors for EGS are consistent with it being a pasture mycotoxicosis.To identify potential causal fungi, the gastroin
Abstract Background Expiratory flow limitation (EFL) is characterised by a markedly reduced expiratory flow insensitive to the expiratory driving pressure.The presence of EFL can influence the respiratory and cardiovascular function and damage the small airways; its occurrence has been demonstrated in different diseases, such as COPD, asthma, obesi
This study explored residential (housing and town) crop satisfaction of rural older adults aging in place, relating to demographic and housing characteristics.We conducted a structured, face-to-face survey with 149 rural older adults.Regression results revealed that housing satisfaction for rural older adults were significantly related to demograph
The ability of ecosystems to adapt to environmental perturbations depends on the duration and intensity of change and the overall biological diversity of the system.While studies have indicated that rare microbial taxa may provide a biological reservoir that supports long-term ecosystem stability, how this dynamic population is influenced by enviro
The starting point of the text is a returning to the patriarchal, which is not simply the one that we are witnessing today, in the time of so-called postmodern, postpatriarchal society in its (until now) last form.It is a matter of returning to rules, of which the basic premise is that adults are subjects (transcendences, freedoms, activities) and