Results 101 to 110 of about 121,667 (322)

THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
wiley   +1 more source

Duration of annual canine flea and tick protection provided by dog owners in Spain

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Doses of flea and tick medication acquired by dog owners over a 12 month period were determined from veterinary hospital transaction records in Spain.
Robert Lavan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A randomized, blinded, controlled USA field study to assess the use of fluralaner topical solution in controlling feline flea infestations

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2017
Fleas are a common ectoparasite of domestic cats and there is a need for novel treatments that improve feline flea control. This investigator-blinded, multi-center randomized, positive-controlled study evaluated the flea control in cats provided by a ...
Cheyney Meadows, F. Guerino, Fangshi Sun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Asymmetric Platform Oligopoly

open access: yesThe RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We propose a tractable model of asymmetric platform oligopoly with logit demand in which users from two distinct groups are subject to within‐group and cross‐group network effects and decide which platform to join. We characterize the equilibrium when platforms manage user access by setting participation fees for each user group.
Martin Peitz, Susumu Sato
wiley   +1 more source

Tungiasis Infestation in Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Tungiasis is caused by the jigger flea Tunga penetrans. We describe a case of severe infestation from Kigoma region, Western Tanzania. A 19-year-old male with epilepsy and mental disability presented with ulcerated and inflamed toes. Clinical examination
Behamana, Emmanuel   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Ctenocephalides canis is the dominant flea species of dogs in the Republic of Korea

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2018
The status of flea infestation in dogs is an important public health concern because of their cosmopolitan distribution worldwide and the flea-borne disease transmission.
Kyu-Sung Ahn   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From a ‘patchwork of platforms’ to the platformized school? The changing nature of data infrastructures in education

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines recent trends in the data infrastructures of Australian schools. Data interoperability has become integral to school operations as it enables data to flow between the array of applications that are used by the school and the broader school system by using a standardized format.
Luci Pangrazio
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the development times and survival of Synopsyllus fonquerniei and Xenopsylla cheopis, the flea vectors of plague in Madagascar

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2016
Plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, is found in Asia, the Americas but mainly in Africa, with the island of Madagascar reporting almost one third of human cases worldwide.
Katharina S. Kreppel   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Incorporating the Competencies of Evidence‐Based Veterinary Medicine Focused on Pharmacotherapeutics Into Clinical Rotations for Small Animal Dermatology and Food Animal Medicine and Surgery at a Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in the US

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Building the skills and knowledge necessary to practice evidence‐based veterinary medicine (EBVM) should occur throughout the veterinary curriculum. Operationalizing EBVM includes asking a clinical question in PICO format, searching the biomedical literature for evidence, critically appraising the evidence, and applying the evidence to make a ...
Virginia R. Fajt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluralaner, a novel isoxazoline, prevents flea (Ctenocephalides felis) reproduction in vitro and in a simulated home environment

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Fluralaner, a novel isoxazoline, has both acaricidal and insecticidal activity through potent blockage of GABA- and L-glutamate-gated chloride channels.
Heike Williams   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy