DO UNUSUAL SITE-SPECIFIC POPULATION DYNAMICS OF RODENT RESERVOIRS PROVIDE CLUES TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF HANTAVIRUSES?

The management of incidental or unusual site venous thrombosis (VT) is challenging and is often extrapolated from studies on symptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT). There is a tendency to treat with anticoagulation, due to the theoretical risk of propagation and embolism; however, this is not without risk. Furthermore, there is little guidance on how to monitor incidental VT. The aim of this study was to describe the natural history of incidental uterine venous plexus thrombosis (UVPT) and provide a structured approach to its overall management. A prospective study was conducted in a university teaching hospital over a 16-month period. Women diagnosed with UVPT on transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) were followed up over a six-month period and managed based on an individualised risk assessments, in conjunction with haematologists. Fifty women were diagnosed with UVPT during the study period, of which 38 were managed expectantly. The resolution was documented in 70% of women. There were no cases of symptomatic DVT or pulmonary embolisms in either the expectant or treatment groups. Our study has shown that in a high proportion of women, incidental UVPT could be managed successfully without the need for anticoagulation. The overall management of UVPT should be based on individualised clinical risk assessments.

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Population dynamics of two troglobitic Troglorhopalurus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) scorpions from Brazil

ARPHA Conference Abstracts ◽

10.3897/aca.1.e30249 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

Author(s):

Jonas Gallão ◽

Maria Elina Bichuette

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Natural History ◽

Reproductive Biology ◽

Reproductive Period ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Population Estimates ◽

Chapada Diamantina ◽

Ecological Aspects ◽

History Of

Population dynamics studies raise relevant data to understanding ecological aspects and natural history of species as well as better conservation strategies. Using two scorpions species, Troglorhopalurus translucidus Lourenço, Baptista & Giupponi, 2004 and Troglorhopalurus lacrau (Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 1997) from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia state, Brazil, we estimate populacional parameters through mark and recapture methodology, and Jolly-Seber estimator. In addition, data on both species as sexual ratio, reproductive biology, growth, longevity, feeding habitats, and seasonality were analyzed in the caves and afterwards compared to other scorpion species as well as other arachnids. We captured and marked 82 specimens of T. translucidus and 65 specimens of T. lacrau. Population estimates were 361 ± 199 individuals to T. translucidus and 333 ± 252 to T. lacrau. Population estimates were considered high for the troglobitic scorpions when compared to subterranean arachnids or even with epigean species of scorpions. Both troglobitic scorpions featured remarkable differences in relation to epigean scorpions as higher longevity, longer reproductive period, slower growth. Besides T. translucidus showed marked seasonality with populational variations in rainy seasons in contrast to T. lacrau with populational stability. Suppl. material 1

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Site-specific population dynamics and variable olfactory marker protein expression in the postnatal canine olfactory epithelium

Journal of Anatomy ◽

10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01147.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 215 (5) ◽

pp. 522-535 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Patricia Bock ◽

Karl Rohn ◽

Andreas Beineke ◽

Wolfgang Baumgärtner ◽

Konstantin Wewetzer

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Protein Expression ◽

Olfactory Epithelium ◽

Marker Protein ◽

Olfactory Marker Protein ◽

Specific Population ◽

Site Specific

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How is the moral stance related to the intentional stance and group thinking?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x19002413 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

Author(s):

Hannes Rakoczy

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Intentional Stance ◽

Cognitive Capacities ◽

Shared Intentionality ◽

History Of ◽

Group Thinking ◽

Moral Stance

Abstract The natural history of our moral stance told here in this commentary reveals the close nexus of morality and basic social-cognitive capacities. Big mysteries about morality thus transform into smaller and more manageable ones. Here, I raise questions regarding the conceptual, ontogenetic, and evolutionary relations of the moral stance to the intentional and group stances and to shared intentionality.

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