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When and how should leeches be applied in cases of venous congestion?

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2017
Aim of this study is to discuss the results of cases where leeches were applied to prevent the development of venous congestion following replantation and flap surgery.
Cengiz Aldemir, Fatih Duygun
doaj   +1 more source

Biological research of Grabia River - fifty years of activity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Grabia, a small still close to natural conditions lowland river, has been an object of special interest for Łódź hydrobiologists for more than 50 years.
Siciński, Jacek, Tończyk, Grzegorz
core  

‘A Sort of Armed Argument’: Ireland's Civil War of Words

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract This article sets out to contribute to the study of the languages of European civil wars through outlining and analysing the deployment of language as a weapon by the opposing sides of the Irish independence movement that split over the terms of the Anglo‐Irish Treaty of December 1921.
DONAL Ó DRISCEOIL
wiley   +1 more source

Leech as a lifeboat: Reminiscent role in plastic and reconstructive surgery!

open access: yesTNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2019
Leeching was a popular therapeutic practice since ancient times for various diseases. Previously, it was used as an unscientific home remedy by traditional therapists.
Rohan Dilip Newadkar   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biological report - fish mortality, River Conder, 21.7.79 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1979
Following a large scale fish mortality caused by a considerable spillage of a pentachlbrophenol-based disinfectant from a mushroom farm, a biological survey of the river Conder was undertaken on 23.7.79.
Ingersent, B.
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Encoding of Tactile Stimuli by Mechanoreceptors and Interneurons of the Medicinal Leech [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
For many animals processing of tactile information is a crucial task in behavioral contexts like exploration, foraging, and stimulus avoidance. The leech, having infrequent access to food, developed an energy efficient reaction to tactile stimuli ...
Fathiazar, Elham   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Passive environmental DNA sampling: A review of current practices, limitations and future directions for biodiversity monitoring

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Passive environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is rapidly emerging as a powerful alternative to active sampling methods (e.g. direct water sampling), with a rapidly growing diversity of tested approaches but little methodological convergence.
Fidji Sandré   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burrow Persistence and Spatial Distribution of Federally and State‐Protected Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Populations in Southwest Alabama

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a keystone species and ecosystem engineer, has declined by ~80% over the past century due to primarily habitat loss. In a 28‐year resurvey of federally protected Mobile County and state‐protected Baldwin County, we found tortoise populations persisted at ~59% and ~31% of sites, respectively, with significant ...
Robin B. Lloyd Jr.   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographical variability of heavy metal concentrations in tissues of medical leeches (Hirudo medicinalis, Hirudo verbana) and in bottom deposit

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
We present new data of the comparison of the geographical variability of heavy metal concentrations (Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cd, Pb, Ni) in tissues of medical leeches (Hirudo medicinalis, Hirudo verbana) and in bottom deposit from places of their inhabitation in
Liudmila V. Chernaya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Commerce, coalitions, and global value chains: Coordinated and collective lobbying on trade

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Global value chains (GVCs) have connected firms in complex networks within and across national borders. However, political economy models often assume away production linkages and thus fail to explain pervasive and diverse trade coalitions cutting across industries and firms. I develop a GVC‐centered framework where production linkages through
Hao Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

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