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Role of cathepsin B in leech wound healing [PDF]

open access: yesInvertebrate Survival Journal, 2004
The wound healing process in leeches involves different types of cells like macrophages, NK-like cells and granulocytes. These cells that are involved in immune defence, can co-operate to attack and/or isolate the non self (de Eguileor et al., 1999; de ...
A Grimaldi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Unusual Case of Subglossal Hirudiniasis in an Iranian Cross-breed Goat-kid [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2011
Case Description- Hirudiniasis in the subglossal area is very rare. We describe an Iranian cross-breed goat-kid with two leeches’ infestation in his sublingual area.
Ali Asghar Mozaffari   +2 more
doaj  

Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of the leech genus Dina R. Blanchard, 1892 (Annelida, Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae) from the ancient Skadar Lake basin in Montenegro

open access: yesThe European Zoological Journal, 2023
Leeches of the genus Dina are one of the most abundant leech species in running waters in Montenegro. This paper described a new yellowish-spotted and medium-sized leech from the Skadar Lake basin in Montenegro.
C. Grosser   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Embedding Green Values: The Role of Organizational Culture in Advancing HRM Driven Sustainability in Healthcare

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research explores how green organizational culture (GOC) influences the relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) practices and environmental performance (EP) in the healthcare sector. The study used a mixed‐methods approach by collecting qualitative data in the form of semi‐structured interviews with 10 healthcare ...
B. Dilip, Ragini
wiley   +1 more source

Fish Leeches of Arkansas [PDF]

open access: yes
Recent collection within Arkansas greatly enlarges the knowledge concerning hosts and distributions of fish leeches within the state. The natural history of the 6 species of fish leeches known from Arkansas (Placobdella montifera, Placobdella pediculata,
McAllister, C.T.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Behavioral variation according to feeding organ diversification in glossiphoniid leeches (Phylum: Annelida)

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Adaptive radiation is a phenomenon in which various organs are diversified morphologically or functionally as animals adapt to environmental inputs. Leeches exhibit a variety of ingestion behaviors and morphologically diverse ingestion organs.
Hee-Jin Kwak   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

COMPARATIVE ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS OF TWO HEMATOPHAGOUS LEECHES (ANNELIDA, CLITELLATA, ARHYNCHOBDELLIDA) IN IRAQ

open access: yesBulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 2023
During July -August of 2021, thirty-one leeches were collected from two localities in Erbil and its suburbs for studying the morphological features of jaws, denticles,and salivary gland cells.
Huda Sdiq Bilal, Sherwan Tayeb Ahmed
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing and Evaluating a Measure of Lexical Diversity Across Word Classes

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Lexical diversity (LD) has been shown to be a strong predictor of second language (L2) proficiency. However, most current indices combine all word classes into a single measure and thus only capture the broadest patterns of lexical variation.
Taehyeong Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Batracobdella leeches, environmental features and Hydromantes salamanders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Leeches can parasitize many vertebrate taxa. In amphibians, leech parasitism often has potential detrimental effects including population decline. Most of studies on the host-parasite interactions involving leeches and amphibians focus on freshwater ...
Mulargia, Manuela   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Hidden in the Glaze: Cobalt Blue Decorations of Catalan Tin‐Glazed Ceramics From the 16th to 18th Centuries

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates technological evolution in 16th–18th century Catalan tin glazes and cobalt blue decorations. Analysis reveals three glaze strategies, highlighting shifts in tin oxide use and cobalt pigment composition. In the 16th century, tin oxide acted as an opacifier and cobalt pigments exhibit low arsenic content with CoO/NiO and ...
Lisa Bruzzone   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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