Comparison of 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in chimpanzee dried blood spots and serum     

Sophie Moittié  Peter A. Graham  Nicola Barlow  Phillipa Dobbs  Matyas Liptovszky  Sharon Redrobe  Kate White 《Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology》2020,49(2):299-306

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Effectiveness of a paraverterbral nerve block versus local portal blocks for laparoscopic closure of the nephrosplenic space: A pilot study     

Massimo M. Delli-Rocili DVM  Nicola C. Cribb MA VetMB  DVSc  DACVS  Donald R. Trout DVM  PhD  DACVS  Jeffrey J. Thomason BA  MSc  PhD  Alexander Valverde DVM  DVSc  DACVAA 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2020,49(5):1007-1014

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Genotyping a large collection of pepper (Capsicum spp.) with SSR loci brings new evidence for the wild origin of cultivated C. annuum and the structuring of genetic diversity by human selection of cultivar types     

Maryse Nicolaï  Mélissa Cantet  Véronique Lefebvre  Anne-Marie Sage-Palloix  Alain Palloix 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2013,60(8):2375-2390

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Spatial variability of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) yield as related to soil parameters in a small field     

Nicola Di Virgilio  Andrea Monti  Gianpietro Venturi 《Field Crops Research》2007

The harvested biomass of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is generally much lower than its potential; this may be due to several factors including not recovering all the biomass at harvest, weed competition, pests, disease and spatial variation of soil features. The objective of this research was to quantify the yield spatial variation of switchgrass and relate it to soil parameters, in a field of about 5 ha, in 2004 and 2005. Several thematic maps of soil parameters and biomass yield were produced using GIS and geostatistical methods. Soil parameters changed consistently within very short distances and biomass yield varied from 3 to more than 20 Mg ha⁻¹. This remarkable variation indicates that the potential for increasing switchgrass productivity is a real prospect. Furthermore, spatial variation of yield showed similar patterns in the 2 years (r = 0.38^**), and therefore a major influence of site characteristics on switchgrass yield can be assumed to occur. Significant correlations were found between biomass yield and soil N, P, moisture and pH as well as between soil parameters. Some soil parameters such as sand content showed patchy spatial distribution. Conversely, a reliable spatial dependence could not be identified for other parameters such as P. Further research is needed.  相似文献   

Agricultural soils: A sink or source of methane across the British Isles?     

Nicholas Cowan  Juliette Maire  Dominika Krol  Joanna M. Cloy  Paul Hargreaves  Rachael Murphy  Alison Carswell  Stephanie K. Jones  Nicola Hinton  Margaret Anderson  Daniela Famulari  Madeleine J. Bell  Philip Stack  Peter Levy  Ute Skiba  Julia Drewer 《European Journal of Soil Science》2021,72(4):1842-1862

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Impact of biochar on nutrient supply,crop yield and microbial respiration on sandy soils of northern Germany     

Christian Knoblauch  S.H. Renuka Priyadarshani  Stephan M. Haefele  Nicola Schröder  Eva-Maria Pfeiffer 《European Journal of Soil Science》2021,72(4):1885-1901

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Attraction and antennal response of the common wasp,Vespula vulgaris (L.), to selected synthetic chemicals in New Zealand beech forests     

Ashraf M El‐Sayed  Lee‐Anne Manning  C Rikard Unelius  Kye Chung Park  Lloyd D Stringer  Nicola White  Barry Bunn  Andrew Twidle  David M Suckling 《Pest management science》2009,65(9):975-981

BACKGROUND: The common wasp, Vespula vulgaris (L.), and the German wasp, Vespula germanica (F.), are significant problems in New Zealand beech forests (Nothofagus spp.), adversely affecting native birds and invertebrate biodiversity. This work was undertaken to develop synthetic attractants for these species to enable more efficient monitoring and management. RESULTS: Seven known wasp attractants (acetic acid, butyl butyrate, isobutanol, heptyl butyrate, octyl butyrate and 2,4‐hexadienyl butyrate) were field tested, and only heptyl butyrate and octyl butyrate attracted significantly higher numbers of wasps than a non‐baited trap. Accordingly, a series of straight‐chain esters from methyl to decyl butyrate were prepared and field tested for attraction of social wasps. Peak biological activity occurred with hexyl butyrate, heptyl butyrate, octyl butyrate and nonyl butyrate. Polyethylene bags emitting approximately 18.4–22.6 mg day^?1 of heptyl butyrate were more attractive than polyethylene bags emitting approximately 14.7–16.8 mg day^?1 of heptyl butyrate in the field. Electroantennogram (EAG) studies indicated that queens and workers of V. vulgaris had olfactory receptor neurons responding to various aliphatic butyrates. CONCLUSION: These results are the first to be reported on the EAG response and the attraction of social wasps to synthetic chemicals in New Zealand beech forests and will enable monitoring of social wasp activity in beech forests. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry  相似文献   

DUPLEX-ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY IN THE RESTING, SEDATED AND ANESTHETIZED HORSE     

Nicola  Schmucker  Urs  Schatzmann  PROF  Katrin Budde  DR  Martin Gundel  DR  Christoph E. Jáuggin Hans Peter  Meier  DR 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2000,41(2):168-171

The aim of this study was to determine the blood flow in the carotid artery during halothane anaesthesia by means of duplex-sonography. Seventeen warm blood horses were evaluated in dorsal and lateral recumbency and the results were compared with the values of the same horses resting and under sedation. The cross sectional area of the vessels, the time-averaged maximal blood velocity, time-averaged maximal blood flow and the resistance index were determined and the flow profile was evaluated. During halothane anesthesia the total blood flow shows a significant increase which is not dependent on the positioning of the horse. Mean blood velocity is decreased by sedation and significantly increased during anesthesia. Reduced peripheral resistance is expressed by a decline of the resistance index. After sedation and during recumbency there is an increase in diameter of the carotid artery.  相似文献   

Characterisation of thirteen cowpea landraces from Umbria (Italy). Strategy for their conservation and promotion     

Valeria Negri  Nicola Tosti  Mario Falcinelli  Fabio Veronesi 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2000,47(2):141-146

Thirteen landraces of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata cv. gr. Unguiculata) have been morphologically and agronomically characterised as part of a plan for safeguarding and protecting plant biodiversity typical of Lake Trasimeno (Umbria, central Italy). Sixty plants per accession were scored for plant vigour, growth habit, flower colour, days to flowering, days to first mature pod, pod length, total number of pods produced, seed colour pattern, 100 seed weight, total seed yield and virus susceptibility. With the exception of vigour and growth habit, all landraces appeared to be well differentiated from one another for all the characters considered. Strategies and problems related to their in situ conservation are discussed.  相似文献   

Fragment size is associated with post-operative complications following elective arthroscopy of the tibiotarsal joint of horses     

Alejandro Merchn  Judith Koenig  Nathalie Ct  Nicola Cribb  Gabrielle Monteith 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》2022,63(1):74

The objective of this retrospective study was to determine the occurrence of joint-related complications after elective arthroscopy of the tibiotarsal joint (TTJ) in 329 horses, and the association with specific clinical parameters. Data were collected from medical records of horses undergoing elective tibiotarsal joint arthroscopy for fragment removal. Exact conditional univariate regression was used to determine significant risk factors for joint-related post-operative complications.Of 485 joints, 2 (0.4%) developed surgical site infection, 4 (0.8%) developed septic arthritis, 1 (0.2%) developed synovial fistula. There was a significantly increased odds of having septic arthritis as height and length of the distal intermediate ridge of the tibia (DIRT) lesion increased. The median height and length of the DIRT fragments in affected cases was 13.5 mm and 18.0 mm, respectively. For each unit (1 mm) increase in height, there was a 42% increase in the risk of septic arthritis occurrence (P = 0.0042), and a 15% increase for each unit increase in length (P = 0.035). Horses were significantly less likely to develop septic arthritis when suture smaller than USP 0 was used.Horses with larger osteochondritis dissecans lesions of the DIRT region have an increased risk of developing septic arthritis following fragment removal.  相似文献