Presence of anti-Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis antibodies in blood donors in the West-Central region of the State of Paraná, Brazil

El artículo aborda las diversas relaciones que se establecen en un no lugar, en este caso un tren en Cuba que traslada pasajeros desde la región centro occidental del país hasta La Habana. Este espacio es utilizado indistintamente por viajeros como medio de transporte y por otros para introducir en La Habana mercancías que son consideradas ilícitas1 tanto por su naturaleza como por la cuantía del peso establecido por las autoridades ferroviarias. No obstante, estos “comerciantes furtivos” han desarrollado las más variadas etnometodologías para sostener un mercado negro bidireccional. Asimismo, se ofrece una interpretación del tren como un espacio donde emergen componentes identitarios y una cultura de la resistencia.Subversions of a non-place: the train as surreal space where it converges identity and relationality in Cuba.The article discusses the various relationships established in a non-place, in this case a train in Cuba that takes passengers from the west central region of the country to Havana. This space is interchangeably used by travelers as transportation and others to introduce in Havana goods that are considered they are illegal both by nature and by the amount of weight set by the railway authorities. However, these “stealth marketers” have developed the most varied etnometodologías to support a bidirectional black market. Furthermore, an interpretation of the train as a space where identity components and a culture of resistance emerge offered

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Genetic composition of contemporary swine influenza viruses in the West Central region of the United States of America

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses ◽

10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00189.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 188-197 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Vasiliy A. Evseenko ◽

Adrianus C. M. Boon ◽

Christy Brockwell-Staats ◽

John Franks ◽

Adam Rubrum ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Central Region ◽

United States Of America ◽

Swine Influenza ◽

The United States ◽

Influenza Viruses ◽

Genetic Composition ◽

The West ◽

West Central

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Causes and spatio-temporal variations of non-natural mortality in the Vulnerable Spanish imperial eagle Aquila adalberti during a recovery period

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605307414119 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 495-502 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Luis Mariano González ◽

Antoni Margalida ◽

Santi Mañosa ◽

Roberto Sánchez ◽

Javier Oria ◽

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Keyword(s):

Central Region ◽

Recovery Period ◽

Power Lines ◽

Natural Mortality ◽

The West ◽

Small Game ◽

West Central ◽

Spanish Imperial Eagle ◽

Imperial Eagle ◽

Aquila Adalberti

AbstractThe analysis of 267 records of non-natural mortality of the Spanish imperial eagle Aquila adalberti over a 16-year period (1989-2004) shows an annual rate of 15.1 individuals found dead per year and that electrocution (47.7%) and poisoning (30.7%) were the most frequent causes of mortality. Most cases (91.7%) were of human origin, and of those 92.3% were accidental. Just over half (50.2%) were related to the transmission of electricity and human activity (collisions and electrocution), and 40.7% related to game practices and livestock protection (control of predators). No differences between sexes were found but subadults were electrocuted more frequently than expected whilst adults were poisoned more frequently. In breeding areas poison was the most frequent cause of mortality, whereas electrocution was the most common cause of death in dispersal areas. Poisoning occurred more frequently than expected in the Northern and Southern regions compared to the West-Central region. Electrocution was significantly more frequent in the West-Central region, and less common in the Southern region. The increase in electrocutions over the last few years is associated with previous non-permanent corrections on electricity power lines, whilst the increase in the cases of poisoning appears to be associated with the use of illegal poison in predator control by small game practices and for livestock protection. Permanent corrections in power lines and more research and awareness effort in the small game sector are recommended to reduce human-induced mortality in this Vulnerable species.

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