DIAGNOSIS OF BOVINE ANAPLASMA MARGINALE IN NORTH WESTERN LIBYA USING SEROLOGY AND BLOOD FILM EXAMINATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-131
Author(s):  
A S.R.EL-Attar ◽  
S. O. AL- Garib ◽  
E. Abdunaser and O. E. Abdouslam ◽  
L. S. AL-Bassam
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Anaplasma Marginale ◽  
Blood Film ◽  
North Western

Petrology of the alkali syenites of the Mundwara magmatic suite, Sirohi, Rajasthan, India

1973 ◽  
Vol 110 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Bose ◽  
D. K. Das Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Alkali Feldspar ◽  
Western India ◽  
Variable Degree ◽  
Deccan Volcanic Province ◽  
Volcanic Province ◽  
Mafic Mineral ◽  
Magmatic Suite ◽  
Calciferous Amphibole ◽  
North Western

SummaryThe alkali syenites of the Mundwara magmatic suite, Sirohi district, Rajasthan, in north-western India, are chiefly developed in the Musala hill of the complex. They comprise three principal varieties representing different stages of crystallization, viz. nepheline-sodalite syenite, nepheline-barkevikite microsyenite, and nepheline poor leucosyenite. The dominant constituent of these hypersolvus syenites is alkali feldspar, an orthoclase microperthite showing a variable degree of exsolution. The chief mafic mineral is a distinctly green and zoned sodic pyroxene, close to aegirine-augite in composition. A brown calciferous amphibole, identified as a barkevikite, is developed in addition in the microsyenites. Reddish brown biotite of the phlogopite-annite series is common to all the syenites. The petrography and mineralogy of the syenites are discussed, and a comparative study of the Mundwara syenites with similar rocks of the Deccan volcanic province is presented. Chemistry and mineralogy of the syenites of the Mundwara suite suggest that they are related to those associated with the Deccan volcanic province.

scholarly journals Prevalence and molecular characterization of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
ThankGod E. Onyiche ◽  
Cristian Răileanu ◽  
Oliver Tauchmann ◽  
Susanne Fischer ◽  
Ana Vasić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Tick Species ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Anaplasma Marginale ◽  
Tick Control ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Molecular Techniques ◽  
Camelus Dromedarius ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
North Western

Abstract Background Ticks are hematophagous arthropods responsible for maintenance and transmission of several pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. Current knowledge on species diversity and pathogens transmitted by ticks infesting camels in Nigeria is limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to unravel the status of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of camels in Nigeria. Methods Blood samples (n = 176) and adult ticks (n = 593) were collected from one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of both sexes in three locations (Kano, Jigawa and Sokoto states) in north-western Nigeria and screened for the presence of Rickettsia spp., Babesia spp., Anaplasma marginale, Anaplasma spp. and Coxiella-like organisms using molecular techniques. All ticks were identified to species level using a combination of morphological and molecular methods. Results Ticks comprised the three genera Hyalomma, Amblyomma and Rhipicephalus. Hyalomma dromedarii was the most frequently detected tick species (n = 465; 78.4%) while Amblyomma variegatum (n = 1; 0.2%) and Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi (n = 1; 0.2%) were less frequent. Other tick species included H. truncatum (n = 87; 14.7%), H. rufipes (n = 19; 3.2%), H. impeltatum (n = 18; 3.0%) and H. impressum (n = 2; 0.3%). The minimum infection rates of tick-borne pathogens in 231 tick pools included Rickettsia aeschlimannii (n = 51; 8.6%); Babesia species, (n = 4; 0.7%) comprising of B. occultans (n = 2), B. caballi (n = 1) and Babesia sp. (n = 1); Coxiella burnetii (n = 17; 2.9%); and endosymbionts in ticks (n = 62; 10.5%). We detected DNA of “Candidatus Anaplasma camelli” in 40.3% of the blood samples of camels. Other tick-borne pathogens including Anaplasma marginale were not detected. Analysis of risk factors associated with both tick infestation and infection with Anaplasma spp. in the blood indicated that age and body condition scores of the camels were significant (P < 0.05) risk factors while gender was not. Conclusions This study reports low to moderate prevalence rates of selected tick-borne pathogens associated with camels and their ticks in north-western Nigeria. The presence of zoonotic R. aeschlimannii emphasizes the need for a concerted tick control programme in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Feto-maternal outcomes following caesarean section: a prospective comparative study at tertiary care centre in North-Western Rajasthan

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2311
Author(s):  
Neha Kuntal ◽  
Madhu Patni Bhat ◽  
Amit Nimawat ◽  
Munmun Yadav ◽  
Mahendra Kumar Verma
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Maternal Outcomes ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Common Indication ◽  
Group A ◽  
Prospective Comparative Study ◽  
Group B ◽  
North Western

Background: Caesarean section (CS) is employed when vaginal delivery is not feasible or hazardous to the mother and/or her baby. The procedure, however, is not without risk. We determined the fetomaternal outcomes of CS conducted at P.B.M Tertiary hospital situated in the North-Western region of Rajasthan.Methods: This is a Hospital based prospective comparative study of all CSs performed for various indications at the Dept. of Gynaecology and Obst., S.P. Medical College and P.B.M Hospital, Bikaner, India, from August 01, 2016, to July 31, 2017. All patients who had CS at any time within the 24 h period were noted and followed up until discharge. The sociodemographic data, types of CS, indications, and feto-maternal outcomes were documented in a proforma. Statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS version 24.Results: There were 16386 deliveries out of which 4456 (27.1%) were by LSCS. The age range of the group A was 21-25 years while in group B it was 26-30 years. The mean age group A was 22.4, and group B it was 27.9 years. Total 6572 primigravida patients delivered and 32.1% had LSCS. Total 9814 multigravida patients delivered and 12.6% had primary LSCS. In group A, 119(79.3%) LSCS were elective as compared to group B where only 19(12.7%) were elective and this difference was found statistically highly significant (p<0.001). Indication of LSCS is different in both the groups. Fetal distress was most common indication in group A (53.3%) while in group B most common indication was APH (35.9%). Perinatal mortality/morbidity was significantly higher in group B (7.3%) as compared to group A (2.7%).Conclusions: The CS rate in this study was 27.1%. Although primary caesarean section in multipara constitutes only a small percentage of total deliveries and caesarean, they are associated with high maternal and perinatal morbidity. The reason for these complications is many. Beside obstetrical causes, factors like lack of antenatal care, low socioeconomic status, anaemia, malnutrition and illiteracy also play a major role obstructed labor and previous CS among Maternal and perinatal complications were more frequent with emergency CS and in the referred cases.

The Development of the Cruck Framework

Antiquity ◽  
1948 ◽  
Vol 22 (88) ◽  
pp. 179-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Walton
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Unique Feature ◽  
North Western

The use of pairs of straight or curved timbcrs to support the ridge-pole of a primitive Td welling affords one of the most fundamental of all house types. In England, Scotland and Wales, it developed into the complex cruck framework which, although it has many close analogies in north-western Europe, is a unique feature of peasant architecture, Detailed studies of the cruck buildings of northern England have been made by Addy (1), Innocent (2) and, more recently, by the writer of the present paper (3)) whilst Sigurd Erixon has published an excellent comparative study of analagous types (4). The object of this paper is primarily to trace the evolutionary stages through which the cruck building and its allied forms passed.

scholarly journals Archaeology, forensics and the death of a child in Late Neolithic Sweden

Antiquity ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 88 (342) ◽  
pp. 1148-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Carlie ◽  
Caroline Arcini ◽  
Henrik Druid ◽  
Jan Risberg
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Human Sacrifice ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Diatom Analysis ◽  
Forensic Archaeology ◽  
Ritual Sacrifice ◽  
The Right ◽  
North Western

The discovery of a child’s skeleton in a Late Neolithic well in Sweden raises again the issue of watery rituals and human sacrifice in prehistoric societies. Analysis of diatoms from the right humerus and from the surrounding sediment indicated that the child died by drowning and had not simply been disposed of in the well after death. The scenarios of accidental drowning and murder are examined to account for this discovery. The preferred hypothesis, based on a comparative study of similar finds from north-western Europe, interprets this instead as a ritual sacrifice. The use of diatom analysis to establish drowning as the cause of death adds a new weapon into the armoury of forensic archaeology.

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