scholarly journals Diet of Natalus mexicanus (Chiroptera, Natalidae) in a semi-evergreen forest in Oaxaca, Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 591-598
Author(s):  
Antonio Santos-Moreno ◽  
Marina Soriano-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Diet Composition ◽  
The State ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Fecal Analysis ◽  
Males And Females

We investigated the diet composition of Natalus mexicanus in a semi-evergreen forest in the state of Oaxaca, in the southeast of Mexico, using fecal analysis. The diet was composed of eight arthropod orders, the most abundant and important preys being members of the orders Diptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Hymenoptera. We did not observe significant differences in diet composition between males and females or in proportions consumed by the bats and those obtained through collections with light traps. In the study area, N. mexicanus is a species with a generalist opportunist diet.

Women’s Infertility - A Ayurvedic thought

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonalika Hiremath ◽  
Santhosh Kumar S. ◽  
Sridevi Swamy
Keyword(s):  
Uterine Fibroid ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Female Infertility ◽  
Cervical Canal ◽  
Fallopian Tubes ◽  
Structural Problems ◽  
Hormonal Imbalance ◽  
Males And Females

Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception. In women, it may also refer to the state when she is not able to carry a pregnancy to its full term. Female infertility is caused due to structural problems like blocked Fallopian tubes, defect in cervical canal, uterine fibroid or polyps. Hormonal imbalance leading .ovulation problems too can cause infertility. From Ayurvedic perspectives, Shukra Dhatu can get affected by various physical, mental causes and even by serious diseases. Poor quality Shukra Dhatu can cause infertility in males and females.

scholarly journals The first record of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the State of Paraná, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 643-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demilson Rodrigues dos Santos ◽  
Adão Celestino Ferreira ◽  
Alceu Bisetto Junior
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Lutzomyia Longipalpis ◽  
Light Traps

INTRODUCTION: We report the first find of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the State of Paraná, Brazil. METHODS: The specimens were captured in the urban area of the municipality of Foz do Iguaçu, with Falcão light traps, in domiciliary and peridomiciliary areas of 61 properties, on two consecutive nights from 18:00 to 06:00hs in March 2012. RESULTS: We captured 40 specimens of Lu. longipalpis and 54 specimens of other sandfly species. CONCLUSIONS: This find expands knowledge of the geographical distribution of this sandfly in Brazil.

scholarly journals Review of the Orthotrichia (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) of Florida, with descriptions of previously unknown females of three species

Zoosymposia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-230
Author(s):  
STEVEN C. HARRIS ◽  
ANDREW K. RASMUSSEN
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
The State ◽  
Males And Females

The genus Orthotrichia was last reviewed in 1961 by Kingsolver & Ross, but drawings of the males were primarily restricted to ventral views, and females of only one species was included.  The six species comprising the genus in North America are all known from Florida and extensive collecting throughout the state has allowed us to associate the females with the males.  With this paper, we provide new drawings and keys of the males and females of the Orthotrichia in Florida, which should be applicable to all of North America, and describe the females of O. curta Kingsolver & Ross, O. dentata Kingsolver & Ross, and O. instabilis Denning. 

scholarly journals The Arctiini (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) fauna of the Serra do Pardo National Park, Pará, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Augusto Teston ◽  
Danilo Do C. V. Correa
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Sampling Site ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
The State ◽  
Parametric Methods ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Rarefaction Curve ◽  
Non Parametric

This study evaluated the Arctiini fauna of the Serra do Pardo National Park (Pará, Brazil) between 22 September and 3 October 2011. Light traps were left one night in each sampling site (SS) from 18:00 h to 6:00 h of the next day. The following parameters were evaluated: richness (S), abundance (N), diversity index (H’), Shannon uniformity (U) index, and Berger-Parker dominance (BP). Richness was estimated using the non-parametric methods Chao1, Chao2, ACE, ICE, Jackknife1, Jackknife2 and Bootstrap. A total of 3,247 specimens were captured, belonging to 221 Arctiini taxa; 32 of these are new records for the state of Pará and, of these, six are new records for the Brazilian Amazon. The Arctiini fauna is very rich and uniform. The richness estimator and rarefaction curve indicated the need for increased sampling efforts in the area.

scholarly journals Sandfly frequency in a clean and well-organized rural environment in the state of Paraná, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiane Machado de Oliveira Legriffon ◽  
Kárin Rosi Reinhold-Castro ◽  
Vanderson Carvalho Fenelon ◽  
Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu ◽  
Ueslei Teodoro
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Animals ◽  
The State ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Enzootic Cycle

INTRODUCTION: Sandflies caught in Santa Juliana Farm in Sarandi, State of Paraná, Brazil, were assessed in terms of their fauna, seasonality, and frequency in the homes and in shelters of domestic animals around the homes, as well as in the nearby forest. METHODS: In Santa Juliana Farm, there are no records of cases of ACL, differing from other relatively clean and organized areas where surveys of sandflies have been conducted in Paraná. Samples were collected with Falcão light traps, fortnightly from 22:00 to 02:00 hours, from November 2007 to November 2008. RESULTS: A total of 4,506 sandflies were captured, representing 13 species, predominantly Nyssomyia whitmani (71.8%). More sandflies were collected in the forest (52.6%) than outside the forest (residences and pigsty) (47.4%). However, Ny. whitmani was collected in greater numbers outside (38.3%) than inside the forest (33.5%). Most sandflies were collected in the warmer months and during periods with regular rainfall. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that cleaning and organization around the houses could reduce sandfly population in peridomicile. Constructing shelters for animal at a distance of approximately 100m from domiciles is recommended to prevent the invasion of sandflies, as this farm has an area of preserved forest, with wild animals and sandflies present to maintain the enzootic cycle of Leishmania.

scholarly journals Observations on the dipteran fauna in a focus of dermal leishmaniasis in the State of Minas Gerais: II. The distribution of families in relation to their medical, veterinary and economic importance

1983 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Paul Williams ◽  
Carlos B. Marcondes ◽  
Alberto R. Falcão
Keyword(s):  
Light Trap ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Ecological Changes ◽  
Family Level ◽  
The Impact

Miniature light traps used to collect Phlebotominae in a focus of dermal leishmaniasis in the eastern part of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Over a period of seven months, the other Diptera captured in 179 light trap samples were identified to family level. The traps were placed in eight localities which constituted three different biotopes: three woodland aresas, cultivated land, and a peridomestic site. A comparison is made between the totals of Dipeterans collected in each biotope, the total numbers of families collected in each biotope and the estimated indices of diversity. Dendograms representing the degrees of association between families of Diptera in different biotopes are presented. Some families of Diptera are uniformly distributed throughout the study area; a few families seem to have become adapted to areas where human activity has induced the greatest ecological changes. The impact between Dipterans and human well-being is discussed. The availabel evidence indicates that transmission of dermal leishmaniasis does not occur in areas where sand flies can be captured in greatest densities.

PREVALENCE OF DELIBERATE SELF-HARM IN TEENAGE STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF GUANAJUATO, MEXICO: 2003

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 777-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalina González-Forteza ◽  
Margarita Alvarez-Ruiz ◽  
Andrés Saldaña-Hernández ◽  
Silvia Carreño-García ◽  
Ana-María Chávez-Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
The State ◽  
Sample Design ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Death Wish ◽  
The University

The presence of deliberate self-harm (DSH) among adolescents in Guanajuato State in 2003 was identified by sex, age, educational attainment and health jurisdiction and the characteristics were described by sex according to number of times, age of only/first/last DSH, motive, method, purpose and death wish. The sample design was stratified, bistage and by conglomerates. A total of 2,530 students from high school affiliated to the University of Guanajuato participated. The results showed that 3.1% of males and 10.7% of females had engaged in at least one episode of DSH; age of first DSH was 13 in both males and females; age at last DSH was 13 in males and 14 in females. The characteristics of the DSH were also described.

scholarly journals Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period

2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Yoshinobu Kiyohara ◽  
Lilian Kakumu Kayano ◽  
Lorena Marçalo Oliveira ◽  
Marina Uemori Yamamoto ◽  
Marco Makoto Inagaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Surgical Procedure ◽  
The State ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Lower State ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Patient Anxiety ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Anxiety Levels

PURPOSE: Patients preparing to undergo surgery should not suffer needless anxiety. This study aimed to evaluate anxiety levels on the day before surgery as related to the information known by the patient regarding the diagnosis, surgical procedure, or anesthesia. METHOD: Patients reported their knowledge of diagnosis, surgery, and anesthesia. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to measure patient anxiety levels. RESULTS: One hundred and forty-nine patients were selected, and 82 females and 38 males were interviewed. Twenty-nine patients were excluded due to illiteracy. The state-anxiety levels were alike for males and females (36.10 ± 11.94 vs. 37.61 ± 8.76) (mean ± SD). Trait-anxiety levels were higher for women (42.55 ± 10.39 vs. 38.08 ± 12.25, P = 0.041). Patient education level did not influence the state-anxiety level but was inversely related to the trait-anxiety level. Knowledge of the diagnosis was clear for 91.7% of patients, of the surgery for 75.0%, and of anesthesia for 37.5%. Unfamiliarity with the surgical procedure raised state-anxiety levels (P = 0.021). A lower state-anxiety level was found among patients who did not know the diagnosis but knew about the surgery (P = 0.038). CONCLUSIONS: Increased knowledge of patients regarding the surgery they are about to undergo may reduce their state-anxiety levels.

A new species of Diomedenema (Nematoda, Rhabditida, Spiruromorpha) from Spheniscus magellanicus (Aves, Sphenisciformes) found on the southern coast of Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 514-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Knoff ◽  
J.N. Santos ◽  
E.G. Giese ◽  
D.C. Gomes ◽  
Â.T. Silva-Souza
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Southern Coast ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
First Report ◽  
Spheniscus Magellanicus ◽  
The Third ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species of the genus Diomedenema, a spiruromorph nematode, collected from the lung of Spheniscus magellanicus (Sphenisciformes) found on the southern coast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is described. The new species is differentiated from the only previously described species of the genus, D. diomedeae Johston & Mawson, 1952, by males possessing a set of caudal papillae with three pairs of precloacal, two pairs of adcloacal and one pair of postcloacal papillae; precloacal papillae with the papillae of the first two pairs being closer to each other than those of the third pair; a longer and pointed tail in males; and females with the vulva at mid-body. This is the first report of a nematode infecting the lung of a sphenisciforme host.

scholarly journals Diversity of ants and mites in the diet of the Brazilian frog Chiasmocleis leucosticta (Anura: Microhylidae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana S. Lopes ◽  
Ricardo S. Bovendorp ◽  
Gilberto José de Moraes ◽  
Alexandre Reis Percequillo ◽  
Jaime Bertoluci
Keyword(s):  
Diet Composition ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Prey Category ◽  
Food Items ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Level ◽  
Males And Females

Abstract We describe here the diet of the microhylid frog Chiasmocleis leucosticta based on the stomach contents of 72 individuals (47 males and 25 females) collected in pitfall traps at the Reserva Florestal de Morro Grande, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. We identified 1,981 food items distributed in 13 prey categories of arthropods, mainly ants, mites and collembolans. Formicidae was the most abundant and frequent prey category, including 16 genera from seven subfamilies, and data on ant availability in the habitat suggest that C. leucosticta selects ants actively. The second main prey category was Acari, predominantly represented by mites of the suborder Oribatida. This is the first work identifying mites to the family level in the diet of a Microhylidae. There was no statistical difference between males and females regarding diet composition.

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