scholarly journals MONITORING PROPOSAL OF THE SPECIES MONTANE GUINEA PIG IN PERU

2021 ◽  
Vol 358 (57) ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
Adrianna KĘDRA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
South American ◽  
Population Status ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
The City

The work presents a proposal for the monitoring of a species of medium size South American rodent – Montane Guinea Pig. The population of this species is not constantly monitored, so it is impossible to determine exactly how many individuals are in the wild. In recent years, the area of its habitat has been significantly reduced. Therefore, it was necessary to develop methods of its monitoring. Monitoring has been proposed in several areas of its occurrence: the province of the Lima district – Cercado de Lima, the Junín National Reserve, and the province of the city of Ambo. The main aim of the article is to define population status indicators, habitat quality indicators, and to establish examples of dates and frequency of tests.

Museum Preserves in the Sphere of “Cultural Tourism”: Through the Example of the Cultural Preserves of Tatarstan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 193-198
Author(s):  
Lyudmila S. Timofeeva ◽  
Albina R. Akhmetova ◽  
Liliya R. Galimzyanova ◽  
Roman R. Nizaev ◽  
Svetlana E. Nikitina
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Art Museum ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Business Elite ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Tourist Center ◽  
Regional Authorities ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The City

Abstract The article studies the existence experience of historical cities as centers of tourism development as in the case of Elabuga. The city of Elabuga is among the historical cities of Russia. The major role in the development of the city as a tourist center is played by the Elabuga State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. The object of the research in the article is Elabuga as a medium-size historical city. The subject of the research is the activity of the museum-reserve which contributes to the preservation and development of the historical look of Elabuga and increases its attractiveness to tourists. The tourism attractiveness of Elabuga is obtained primarily through the presence of the perfectly preserved historical center of the city with the blocks of integral buildings of the 19th century. The Elabuga State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve, which emerged in 1989, is currently an object of historical and cultural heritage of federal importance. Museum-reserves with their significant territories and rich historical, cultural and natural heritage have unique resources for the implementation of large partnership projects. Such projects are not only aimed at attracting a wide range of tourists, but also stimulate interest in the reserve from the business elite, municipal and regional authorities. The most famous example is the Spasskaya Fair which revived in 2008 in Elabuga. It was held in the city since the second half of the 19th century, and was widely known throughout Russia. The process of the revival and successful development of the fair can be viewed as the creation of a special tourist event contributing to the formation of new and currently important tourism products.

Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in the South American Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) From the City of São Paulo, Brazil

2003 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 870-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E O. Yai ◽  
W. A. Cañon-Franco ◽  
V. C. Geraldi ◽  
M. E L. Summa ◽  
M. C G. O. Camargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Neospora Caninum ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
South American ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The South ◽  
American Opossum ◽  
The City

THE FEATURES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE MODERN CITY (CASE STUDY OF KRASNOYARSK)

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-74
Author(s):  
Irina V. Kukina ◽  
◽  
Natalya A. Unagaeva ◽  
Irina G. Fedchenko ◽  
Alexei U. Lipovka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Spaces ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Morphological Development ◽  
City Development ◽  
Residential Housing ◽  
City Environment ◽  
Lower Tier ◽  
Cultural Processes ◽  
Planning Concepts ◽  
The City

Urban planning concepts for mass housing construction were tested in the cities of Russia before the XXI century, the legislative framework changed, the centralized architectural activity lost its force. The diversification of the economy, the development of socio-cultural processes radically changed the approach to the formation of the city environment. The fulfillment of the requirements for the intensification and rationality of the use of territories without a comprehensive study of the city morphology changing often leads to the environment deformations. The purpose of the study is to identify the tendencies of the city morphology development under the influence of changes in ideas about the environmental quality. The city environment is understood as the unity of the natural and anthropogenic landscape, as well as the effective force – the citizens. In the study, the tasks were: to identify the most sustainable elements of the natural framework, constructed areas in a historical sequence; to determine the morphological periods of the Krasnoyarsk development, morphotops of the residential territories; to investigate the structure of the city fringe belts; to formulate the tendencies of the development of lower tier pf the residential housing and public spaces as the most susceptible to change under the influence of socio-cultural processes; to formulate the tendencies of the morphological development of Krasnoyarsk. To determine the boundaries of morphotops, calculate indicators CIS-tools with georeferenced data were used. To analyze the functional density of saturation of morphotopes with objects of small and medium-size business geoanalytical visualization of “functional flows” was performed. To assess pedestrian accessibility and visual connectivity, a spatial syntax method was used in the work. The main results of the calculated indicators were produced be the method of exploratory data analysis/ As a result of the study, the socio-cultural processes influencing the development of the morphology of the city were established; morphological period of the city development, morphotops of residential arears have been determined, changes have been made to the typology of public spaces, the concept of fringe belts has been confirmed, a new type of fixation line has been established, the pattern of development of lower tier of residential housing have been investigated. These results characterize he features of the transformation of the city environment and can be used for the purpose of architectural and urban design.

scholarly journals Biochemical and histological changes in liver ofNectomys squamipes naturally infected bySchistosoma mansoni

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sócrates Fraga da Costa Neto ◽  
Vinicius Menezes Tunholi Alves ◽  
Victor Menezes Tunholi Alves ◽  
Juberlan Silva Garcia ◽  
Marcos Antônio José dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Glycogen ◽  
Serum Glucose ◽  
Hepatic Glycogen ◽  
South American ◽  
Wild Rodents ◽  
Histological Changes ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Phases Of Development ◽  
Liver Fragments ◽  
Glucose Formation

The South American water rat Nectomys squamipes is a wild mammal reservoir of Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil. In the present study, wild rodents were collected in the field and categorized into two groups: infected and uninfected by S. mansoni. Blood was collected to analyze changes in the serum glucose level (mg/dL) and liver fragments were used to determine the hepatic glycogen content (mg of glucose/g tissue). The histological examination showed inflammatory granulomatous lesions in different phases of development in the liver of rodents naturally infected with S. mansoni, in some cases with total or partial occlusion of the vascular lumen. Early lesions were characterized by the presence of inflammatory infiltrate around morphologically intact recently deposited eggs. Despite the significance of these histological lesions, the biochemical changes differed in extent. N. squamipes naturally infected byS. mansoni showed no variation in hepatic glycogen reserves. These findings were accompanied by a significant increase in plasma glucose contents, probably as a consequence of amino acids deamination, which are degraded, resulting in the formation of intermediates used as precursors for the glucose formation, without compromising the reserves of liver glycogen. In the wild, naturally infected N. squamipes can maintainS. mansoni infections without undergoing alterations in its carbohydrate metabolism, which minimizes the deleterious effects of S. mansoni.

scholarly journals Status And Effects Of Food Provisioning on Ecology of Assamese Monkey (Macaca Assamensis) In Ramdi Area of Palpa, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
Krishna Adhikari ◽  
Laxman Khanal ◽  
Mukesh Kumar Chalise
Keyword(s):  
Survey Methods ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Food Provisioning ◽  
Population Status ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Troop Size ◽  
Macaca Assamensis ◽  
Adult Sex Ratio ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Group Density

The population status of Assamese monkey (Macaca assamensis) (McClelland 1840) and its interaction with the local people is poorly documented in Nepal. In 2014, we studied the population status, diurnal time budget and human-monkey conflict in Ramdi, Nepal by direct count, scan sampling and questionnaire survey methods, respectively. Two troops of Assamese monkey having total population of 48 with the mean troop size of 24 individuals were recorded in the study area. The group density was 0.33 groups / km² with a population density of 6 individuals/ km². The male to female adult sex ratio was 1:1.75 and the infant to female ratio was 0.85. The provisioned troop of Assamese monkey in Ramdi spent less time in feeding and movement while higher time was invested in resting and grooming than the nonspecific populations in the wild habitats. The human-monkey conflict is high in Ramdi, primarily due to the crop-raiding from fields and even the storage; the major crops raided are maize, vegetables, pulses and fruits. The higher reproductive success in terms of infant to adult female ratio, increased human-monkey conflicts and lesser investment of the diurnal time in foraging and feeding by Assamese monkey troop of Ramdi might be associated with the food provisioning. Journal of Institute of Science and TechnologyVolume 22, Issue 2, January 2018, Page: 183-190

scholarly journals Capture of Triatoma arthurneivai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) using a new luminous trap in Southeast Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 774-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Victor Leite Dias ◽  
Bethânia Alves de Avelar ◽  
Hildebrando Cirqueira Júnior ◽  
Liléia Diotaiuti ◽  
Herton Helder Rocha Pires
Keyword(s):  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Trap Design ◽  
Southeast Brazil ◽  
Triatomine Bugs ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
The City

INTRODUCTION: Triatomine bug captures in the wild are laborious and time-consuming. Some traps may assist in this task. We report a new trap design and the capture of a specimen of a triatomine rarely found. METHODS: Two luminous traps were installed in the city of Diamantina, State of Minas Gerais, and surveyed weekly for a year. RESULTS: A Triatoma arthurneivai female and other triatomine bugs were caught. CONCLUSIONS: A new trap design may be used in triatomine bugs field captures, mainly in low density areas. We assume the center of endemism of Triatoma arthurneivai is the Espinhaço Mountain range.

scholarly journals DOGS (CANIS FAMILIARIS) FROM YENISEYSK (17th-19th CENTURIES)

2021 ◽  
pp. 160-175
Author(s):  
О. П. Бачура ◽  
Т. В. Лобанова ◽  
Г. П. Визгалов
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Canis Familiaris ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The City ◽  
Selection Of

Статья посвящена описанию остеологической коллекции собак (103 экз.) из раскопок усадьбы Баландина XVIII-XIX вв. в г. Енисейске. Исследования показали, что это были собаки мелкого и среднего размера. Мелкая форма собак, по-видимому, происходит от каких-то привозных пород. Собаки средних размеров образовались от местных восточносибирских лаек. Продолжительность жизни собак небольшая -около 6 лет, что было обусловлено плохими условиями их содержания. The paper describes osteological selection of dogs (103 specimens) from the excavations of the Balandin's town mansion dating to the 18th-19th centuries in the city of Yeniseysk. According to the research, the dogs were small and of medium size. Small dogs were apparently brought into the city from some other places whereas the ancestors of the medium-size dogs were local East Siberian Laikas. These dogs did not live for a long time, in many cases, around six years, which was explained by poor animal welfare.

CERAMIC HISTORY, CERAMIC CHANGE, AND ARCHITECTURAL SEQUENCE AT ACANMUL, CAMPECHE: A LOCAL CHRONICLE AND ITS REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Ball ◽  
Jennifer T. Taschek
Keyword(s):  
Architectural History ◽  
Ninth Century ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
State University ◽  
Central Coast ◽  
The North ◽  
New Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
San Diego State University ◽  
The City

AbstractAcanmul is a medium-size center located at the north end of the Bay of Campeche about 25 km northeast of the city of Campeche. Between 1999 and 2005, three independent sets of investigations and major architectural consolidation were carried out at the center by archaeologists from the Universidad Autónoma de Campeche (UAC), the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Centro Regional de Campeche, and UAC in collaboration with San Diego State University. These efforts produced a wealth of new information on the archaeology of the central Campeche coast, including new insights into the emergence and evolution of the northern slateware tradition and the architectural history of the central coast from Preclassic through Postclassic times. New data concerning changing relationships through time of the central coast Maya to both the interior central and southern lowlands and to the northern plains also were documented, as was the mid ninth century sacking of the center. This article synthesizes the findings of the three separate institutional efforts at Acanmul and offers a number of new cultural historical scenarios and hypotheses based on them.

Environmental and Epidemiological Aspects of V. cholerae O1 Contamination of Water Bodies in the Republic of Kalmykia

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
EA Moskvitina ◽  
EG Yanovich ◽  
ML Kurilenko ◽  
VD Kruglikov ◽  
AK Noskov
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Wastewater Discharge ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City ◽  
Chemical Water

Background: Within the framework of cholera surveillance in the Russian Federation, annual isolation of nontoxigenic V. cholerae O1 strains from water bodies is registered in the Republic of Kalmykia. This fact is the rationale for the present study and analysis of data on contamination of water bodies with V. cholerae O1 with account for some environmental and quality indicators of water bodies used for recreational purposes. Objective: To study contamination of water bodies with V. cholerae O1 as a component of cholera control surveillance in the Republic of Kalmykia. Materials and methods: We used notifications issued by Offices of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, passports for V. cholerae O1 strains, and information from “Cholera vibrios. Russia” database for 1991–2019. Results: In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, several outbreaks, sporadic and single imported cases of cholera were registered in the republic. The total of 446 strains of V. cholerae O1 El Tor were isolated during the analyzed period. The PCR analysis identified them as V. cholerae O1 ctxA–tcpA– and V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA+. We observed an increasing trend in the number of isolated strains with the approximation coefficient of 0.374 against its general decrease in the country in 1991–2019. Strains were isolated annually, mainly from the Elista River, Zayachy Pond and other water bodies with poor microbiological and chemical water quality parameters. V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA+ were isolated mainly at the wastewater discharge sites, which indicated their imported origin, along with V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA– with InDel and PCR genotypes not previously found in this region. We consider the contamination of water bodies with V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA– and V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA+ as prerequisites for possible deterioration of the local epidemiological situation due to cholera importation from endemic areas. Conclusion: When analyzing the pollution of water bodies in the Republic of Kalmykia with V. cholerae O1, we established a long-term annual isolation of cholera vibrios from some water bodies in the city of Elista, including Elistinka river, Zayachy and Kolonsky ponds, notorious for poor microbiological and chemical water quality indicators. The contamination was mainly attributed to domestic wastewater discharge and poorly treated effluents of sewage treatment plants into the Elistinka river within the city boundaries, as well as watercourses from hollows. This proves the imported origin of the bacterium confirmed by isolation of V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA– with InDel- and PCR-genotypes not previously found in this region.

Protection of surface water against contamination by wetland systems in Poland

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 325-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Obarska-Pempkowiak ◽  
T. Ozimek ◽  
W. Chmiel
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Storm Water ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The City

Facilities constructed in order to protect streamS against storm water in the Gdan«sk region are described. The first of them is located on the Rynarzewski Stream (water flow 25 l/s). The stream is the main tributary of the Jelitkowski Stream which in turn drains to the Baltic Sea in the area of popular beaches and hotels. Results of analyses indicate the improvement of water quality in the stream and along beaches in this region. Another facility is situated on the Swelina Stream (water flow 30 l/s). The stream is fed with storm water originating from residential districts. In order to improve water quality a pond was constructed supported by a subsurface flow filter (HF-CW type). After implementation of the system substantial improvement of water quality occurred. In order to protect drinking water intake for the city of Gdan«sk against surface and point sources of contaminants a hydrophite treatment system was constructed in Bielkowo. The system consists of two subunits: wet unit (pond), filled with water all the time and dry unit (extention of the pond), designed for storm water. In the wet unit dams constructed of medium size sand are placed. The system, especially the dams, is inhibited with reed. The drainage systems collect water percolating through the dams, and directs it downstream. The system was constructed in 1997. Since then it has proven a substantial improvement of water quality discharged of inflowing loads, on average.

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