scholarly journals Practical importance of anti-predatory behavior research in keeping farm animals

2022 ◽  
Vol 78 (03) ◽  
pp. 6624-2022
Author(s):  
WIKTORIA JANICKA ◽  
IZABELA WILK
Keyword(s):  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Predatory Behavior ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Antipredatory Behavior ◽  
Gradual Loss ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Research Findings

The care and livestock management requires knowledge of the behavioral reactivity of the kept species. Domestic ungulates have evolved as prey, so their survival in the wild depended on early detection of a potential threat and then taking a quick response. There are numerous studies into antipredatory behavior concerning a wide range of animal taxa. They predominantly focus on conflict between innate and acquired predator recognition and the influence of various factors on the retain or gradual loss of defense mechanisms against predators. The authors of multiple studies suggest the practical use of research results in areas such as medicine, agriculture and conservancy. The promising effects of these experiments should encourage the research development in this field among farm animals. The aim of the article is to introduce the research findings of antipredatory behavior and to determine their implications in farm animals breeding.

Registration of animal rabies in Krasnodar region

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
Oleg Yu. Chernykh ◽  
◽  
Vadim A. Bobrov ◽  
Sergey N. Zabashta ◽  
Roman A. Krivonos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Natural Focus ◽  
Dead End ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Epizootic Process ◽  
Krasnodar Region ◽  
Spread Of Infection ◽  
Reporting Data

Rabies remains a constant threat to humanity in many parts of the world. At the same time, scientifically grounded antiepizootic measures should be based on the peculiarities of the regional epizootology of this zooanthroponosis. The authors studied the epizootological and statistical reporting data of the Kropotkin Regional Veterinary Laboratory, presented an analysis of the registration of rabies in animals in Krasnodar region. From the obtained data, it should be noted that despite the wide range of animals involved in the epizootic process of rabies infection in Krasnodar region, dogs, cats and foxes play a major role in the reservation and spread of infection, which account for 78.6. Of the total number of registered cases, 15.5% falls on foxes, that indicates the natural focus of the disease, along with the manifestation of the disease in an urban form. At the same time, stray and neglected dogs and cats, which occupy a significant place among the total number of sick animals, are also sources and spread of the infection. Thus farm animals (8.3% of the total number of infected animals) are a biological dead end for the infection. Isolated cases of the disease were noted in muskrat, donkey, raccoon, raccoon dog, marten, ferret and jackal. The authors also established the specific morbidity of various animal species with rabies infection, that is an important aspect in the development and implementation of antiepizootic measures complex

Backpacking with the Saints

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belden C. Lane
Keyword(s):  
American Southwest ◽  
Spiritual Practice ◽  
Spiritual Journey ◽  
Human Response ◽  
John Muir ◽  
Hildegard Of Bingen ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Thich Nhat Hanh ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
John Of The Cross

Carrying only basic camping equipment and a collection of the world's great spiritual writings, Belden C. Lane embarks on solitary spiritual treks through the Ozarks and across the American Southwest. For companions, he has only such teachers as Rumi, John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen, Dag Hammarskjöld, and Thomas Merton, and as he walks, he engages their writings with the natural wonders he encounters--Bell Mountain Wilderness with Søren Kierkegaard, Moonshine Hollow with Thich Nhat Hanh--demonstrating how being alone in the wild opens a rare view onto one's interior landscape, and how the saints' writings reveal the divine in nature. The discipline of backpacking, Lane shows, is a metaphor for a spiritual journey. Just as the wilderness offered revelations to the early Desert Christians, backpacking hones crucial spiritual skills: paying attention, traveling light, practicing silence, and exercising wonder. Lane engages the practice not only with a wide range of spiritual writings--Celtic, Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist, Hindu, and Sufi Muslim--but with the fascination of other lovers of the backcountry, from John Muir and Ed Abbey to Bill Plotkin and Cheryl Strayed. In this intimate and down-to-earth narrative, backpacking is shown to be a spiritual practice that allows the discovery of God amidst the beauty and unexpected terrors of nature. Adoration, Lane suggests, is the most appropriate human response to what we cannot explain, but have nonetheless learned to love. An enchanting narrative for Christians of all denominations, Backpacking with the Saints is an inspiring exploration of how solitude, simplicity, and mindfulness are illuminated and encouraged by the discipline of backcountry wandering, and of how the wilderness itself becomes a way of knowing-an ecology of the soul.

scholarly journals Foeniculum vulgareMill: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Contemporary Application, and Toxicology

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamkant B. Badgujar ◽  
Vainav V. Patel ◽  
Atmaram H. Bandivdekar
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Foeniculum Vulgare ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Valuable Compounds

Foeniculum vulgareMill commonly called fennel has been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory systems. Additionally, it is also used as a galactagogue agent for lactating mothers. The review aims to gather the fragmented information available in the literature regarding morphology, ethnomedicinal applications, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology ofFoeniculum vulgare. It also compiles available scientific evidence for the ethnobotanical claims and to identify gaps required to be filled by future research. Findings based on their traditional uses and scientific evaluation indicates thatFoeniculum vulgareremains to be the most widely used herbal plant. It has been used for more than forty types of disorders. Phytochemical studies have shown the presence of numerous valuable compounds, such as volatile compounds, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, fatty acids, and amino acids. Compiled data indicate their efficacy in severalin vitroandin vivopharmacological properties such as antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antinociceptive, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antithrombotic, apoptotic, cardiovascular, chemomodulatory, antitumor, hepatoprotective, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and memory enhancing property.Foeniculum vulgarehas emerged as a good source of traditional medicine and it provides a noteworthy basis in pharmaceutical biology for the development/formulation of new drugs and future clinical uses.

Legal aspects of the brand protection in Ukraine and world

2020 ◽  
pp. 133-143
Author(s):  
Ivanna Babetska
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Protection Mechanism ◽  
Brand Protection ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
International Regulations

Purpose. The purpose of the scientific article is to establish the ratio of the meanings of the concepts "trademark", "brand" and "well-known" trademark and then to characterize their common and distinctive features. Indicate the gaps in current legislation and the need to refine certain rules in this aspect to determine the aspects of protection and protection of the brand. Methodology. The methodology includes a comprehensive analysis and generalization of the available scientific and theoretical material and the formulation of appropriate conclusions and recommendations. During the research, the following methods of scientific knowledge were used: terminological, dialectical, logical-semantic, logical-normative, system-structural. Results: in the course of the conducted study, the main and optional components of the brand are determined, which make it possible to determine the features of its legal protection. It has been proved that despite a fairly wide range of domestic and international regulations, there are certain shortcomings of the brand protection mechanism. Originality. The study found that a trademark differs from a brand in that a trademark is a designation that is only the basis of the brand, as for the trademark are not essential such properties of the designation as a certain level of information among consumers and quality as a basis. gaining a reputation; the concept of "brand" is an evaluative, conditional concept, and therefore its consolidation at the regulatory level is impractical. It is sufficient to establish the factors on the basis of which the trademark can be considered "well known". A "well-known" trademark is a designation that is familiar to a wide range of consumers through its use to designate certain goods. Practical importance. The results of the study can be used in law-making activities for the purpose of legal regulation of public relations in the sphere of legal protection of the brand.

Enzootic Activity of Chlamydia in Farms Located in a Hotspot Area for Zoonosis Emergence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezequiel Andres Vanderhoeven ◽  
Jessica P. Mosmann ◽  
Adrián Díaz ◽  
Cecilia G. Cuffini
Keyword(s):  
Bird Species ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Wild Mammals ◽  
Specific Pcr ◽  
Chlamydial Species ◽  
Zoonotic Risk ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
First Time

Abstract Chlamydias are obligated intracellular Gram-negative bacteria, considered important zoonotic pathogens, broadly present in several bird species and responsible for economic losses in animal production. We analyzed the presence of Chlamydial species with zoonotic risk in farm animals in a highly biodiverse area and with great human circulation, the Argentine, Brazil and Paraguay tri-border area. We surveyed nine farms in an area and nasally swabbed a total of 62 animals. DNA was extracted and specific PCR was performed to identify chlamydial species. We detected Chlamydia spp . in 6.5% (4/62) of the animals tested, positive samples belonged to cattle and none of them showed symptoms of respiratory disease nor had been diagnose with reproductive diseases. Specific nested PCR confirmed two samples belonged to C. pecorum and two to C. psittaci . We report for the first time Chlamydia circulation with zoonotic risk in the region. Surveys in birds and wild mammals could give a better understanding to know what Chlamydial species are circulating in the wild interface. The zoonotic potential should be taking into account as farm workers and the surrounding population could be silent carriers or have respiratory diseases being underdiagnosed, and therefore should be considered in the differential diagnoses.

The use of «coasorption» concept while describing the effect of coagulants on the wastewater aqua systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
Е.В. Алексеев
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Quantitative Relationship ◽  
Synthetic Dyes ◽  
Pollutant Concentrations ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Complex Chemical Composition ◽  
The One ◽  
Raw Wastewater

Широкое распространение реагентного коагулирования в технологии очистки природных и промышленных сточных вод обусловлено, с одной стороны, сложностью химического состава и фазово-дисперсного состояния их аквасистем, с другой – многофакторностью действия на них коагулянтов. Рассмотрены основные механизмы взаимодействия коагулянтов и загрязняющих веществ на примере очистки промышленных сточных вод, содержащих органические вещества (поверхностно-активные вещества и синтетические красители). Физико-химическое понятие «коагуляция» отражает только один из механизмов действия коагулянтов на загрязнители. Принятые в настоящее время технологические показатели «доза коагулянта» и «удельная доза коагулянта» также не отражают многообразие взаимодействий загрязняющих веществ с солями коагулянтов и не привязаны к результату коагулирования. Это обусловливает трудность описания совокупного действия физико-химических процессов при добавлении коагулянтов в очищаемые воды и его количественной оценки. Решение проблемы возможно введением понятия «коасорбция», определяющего многофакторность взаимодействия коагулянтов с загрязняющими веществами в процессах очистки сточных вод коагулированием, и технологического показателя «удельная коасорбция», устанавливающего количественную взаимосвязь между величинами загрязняющих веществ в исходной и очищенной воде с дозой коагулянта. Графически представлены функции удельной коасорбции в форме изотерм коасорбции для двух типов поверхностно-активных веществ и синтетических красителей. На основании результатов анализа особенностей изотерм показано, что они отражают разные механизмы взаимодействия коагулянтов и загрязняющих веществ. Использование коасорбции как технологического понятия способствует выявлению механизмов взаимодействия загрязняющих веществ с коагулянтом и созданию наилучших условий для осуществления процесса коагулирования. Функциональное описание изотерм коасорбции позволяет экстраполировать результаты пробного коагулирования в широком интервале концентраций загрязняющих веществ. Практическое значение изотерм удельной коасорбции состоит в возможности определения доз реагентов при коагулировании воды по начальному содержанию загрязняющих веществ и требуемому в очищенных водах. The widespread use of chemical coagulation in purification of natural water and industrial wastewater is due, on the one hand, to the complex chemical composition and phase-disperse state of their aqua systems, and on the other hand, to the multifactorial effect of coagulants on them. The main mechanisms of interaction between coagulants and pollutants are considered through the example of industrial wastewater treatment containing organic substances (surfactants and synthetic dyes). The physicochemical term «coagulation» reflects only one of the mechanisms of the effect of coagulants on pollutants. The currently accepted process parameters «dose of coagulant» and «specific dose of coagulant» do not reflect the variety of interactions of pollutants with coagulant salts either, and are not linked to the result of coagulation. This makes it difficult to describe the collective effect of physicochemical processes while adding coagulants to the treated water and to quantify it. The solution to the problem is possible introducing the concept of «coasorption» that determines the multifactorial origin of the interaction of coagulants and pollutants in the processes of wastewater treatment by coagulation; and the process parameter «specific coasorption» that establishes a quantitative relationship between the concentrations of pollutants in raw wastewater and effluent with a dose of coagulant. The specific coasorption functions are graphically presented in the form of coasorption isotherms for two types of surfactants and synthetic dyes. Based on the results of the analysis of the features of the isotherms, it is shown that they reflect different mechanisms of interaction between coagulants and pollutants. The use of coasorption as a technological concept provides for identifying the mechanisms of interaction of pollutants with a coagulant and establishing the best conditions for the coagulation process. The functional description of the coasorption isotherms allows extrapolating the results of trial coagulation in a wide range of pollutant concentrations. The practical importance of specific coasorption isotherms provides for determining the dosages of chemicals during coagulation of water based on the initial concentration of pollutants and effluent standard.

scholarly journals Encapsulation and Ultrasound-Triggered Release of G-Quadruplex DNA in Multilayer Hydrogel Microcapsules

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Alford ◽  
Brenna Tucker ◽  
Veronika Kozlovskaya ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Nirzari Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acids ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
The Body ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Triggered Release ◽  
Quadruplex Dna ◽  
Nucleic Acid Therapeutics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
G Quadruplex ◽  
Hydrogel Capsules

Nucleic acid therapeutics have the potential to be the most effective disease treatment strategy due to their intrinsic precision and selectivity for coding highly specific biological processes. However, freely administered nucleic acids of any type are quickly destroyed or rendered inert by a host of defense mechanisms in the body. In this work, we address the challenge of using nucleic acids as drugs by preparing stimuli responsive poly(methacrylic acid)/poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PMAA/PVPON)n multilayer hydrogel capsules loaded with ~7 kDa G-quadruplex DNA. The capsules are shown to release their DNA cargo on demand in response to both enzymatic and ultrasound (US)-triggered degradation. The unique structure adopted by the G-quadruplex is essential to its biological function and we show that the controlled release from the microcapsules preserves the basket conformation of the oligonucleotide used in our studies. We also show that the (PMAA/PVPON) multilayer hydrogel capsules can encapsulate and release ~450 kDa double stranded DNA. The encapsulation and release approaches for both oligonucleotides in multilayer hydrogel microcapsules developed here can be applied to create methodologies for new therapeutic strategies involving the controlled delivery of sensitive biomolecules. Our study provides a promising methodology for the design of effective carriers for DNA vaccines and medicines for a wide range of immunotherapies, cancer therapy and/or tissue regeneration therapies in the future.

A Simple Analytical Theory for Interpreting Measured Total Pressure in Multiphase Flows

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijit Guha
Keyword(s):  
Total Pressure ◽  
Multiphase Flows ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Present Theory ◽  
Vapour Phase ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Analytical Theory ◽  
Nonequilibrium Processes ◽  
Measuring Device ◽  
Wide Range

This paper presents a simple, analytical theory for determining total pressure in multiphase flows, a subject of theoretical interest as well as of practical importance. It is shown here that the nonequilibrium processes occurring in the vicinity of a measuring device have a significant influence on the magnitude of flow velocity inferred from Pitot measurements. The present theory predicts that, depending on the size of the particles or droplets, the total pressure varies monotonically between the two limiting values: the frozen total pressure (when there is no interphase mass, momentum, and energy transfer in the decelerating flow toward the stagnation point) and the equilibrium total pressure (when the dispersed phase, either liquid droplets, or solid particles, is always at inertial and thermodynamic equilibrium with the continuous vapour phase). The presented analytical theory is a relation between nondimensional total pressure and Stokes number, representing particle size or inertia, and specifies the total pressure under different nonequilibrium conditions. One simple equation applies to diverse multiphase mixtures, solid particle laden gas as well as vapour-droplet mixtures, and at a wide range of flow conditions, both subsonic and supersonic. The associated issue of interpreting total temperature, and the relation between measured total pressure and entropy production in multiphase flows have been discussed at length by Guha (1998).

scholarly journals Our experience with peroral application of ivermektin in therapy of swine endoparasitosis

2002 ◽  
Vol 56 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 211-218
Author(s):  
Ivan Pavlovic ◽  
Misa Lazarevic ◽  
Mirjana Trifunovic ◽  
Aleksandar Cvetkovic ◽  
Milutin Cukic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Problem ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Powder Form ◽  
Successful Therapy ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Parasite Infections

Endoparasitic infections present a frequent health problem among swine maintained on farms, with ascariasis and esophagostamosis being the most frequent diseases. There are several valid methods in curbing parasites in swine - peroral application of antiparasitics and their subcutaneous application. Ivermektin is an antiparasitic with a wide range of effects which is successfully used in curbing ecto and endoparasites in swine and other animals. Ivermektin has so far primarily been applied subcutaneously which required considerable efforts and the engagement of numerous staff in therapy of large agglomerations of frarm animals. In recent years Ivermektin has appeared in powder form that is mixed in feed which largely facilitates therapy and the prevention of ecto and endoparasitoses in farm animals. In order to examine the efficiency of the peroral application of Ivermektin in treating endoparasitic infections, our paper presents the curbing of acradosis and esophagostamosis in farm swine using peroral application of Ivermektin (Ivermektin-P, Hemovet, Vrsac). Four control examinations after therapy did not reveal any parasite infections, which is evidence that Ivermektin is absolutely efficient when applied perorally. On the grounds of the obtained results, we are of the opinion that the peroral application of Ivermektin is a successful therapy of endoparasitic infections in swine, which is not in any way less efficient than its subcutaneous application. The peroral application of Ivermektin largely facilitates therapy and the prevention of parasitic infections on farms with large agglomerations of animals.

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