Publications by authors named "C SPURR"
The addition of floral resources is a common intervention to support the adult life stages of key crop pollinators. Fly (Diptera) crop pollinators, however, typically do not require floral resources in their immature life stages and are likely not supported by this management intervention. Here, we deployed portable pools filled with habitat (decaying plant materials, soil, water) in seed carrot agroecosystems with the intention of providing reproduction sites for beneficial syrphid (tribe ) fly pollinators.
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- Australian horticulture is heavily dependent on honey bees for crop pollination, which poses a risk due to reliance on a single species.
- Researchers reviewed various fly species that could serve as alternative or supplemental pollinators for crops, identifying specific families such as Calliphoridae, Rhiniidae, and Syrphidae with frequent flower visitation.
- The study highlights 20 fly species with high potential as managed pollinators, emphasizing the need for further research to assess their pollination abilities and develop them as effective services in Australia and potentially other regions.
Background: Ischemic colitis is traditionally known as a disease of the elderly; however, its recognition among the young recently has increased. The aim of this study was to illustrate the features of ischemic colitis in a younger population.
Methods: Medical records of patients with ischemic colitis from January 2007 to January 2013 were reviewed.
Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding with Rivaroxaban: A Comparative Study with Warfarin.
Gastroenterol Res Pract
February 2016
Introduction. The risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding with rivaroxaban has not been studied extensively. The aim of our study was to assess this risk in comparison to warfarin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: The risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding with dabigatran when compared to warfarin has been controversial in the literature. The aim of our study was to assess this risk with the use of dabigatran.
Methods: We examined the medical records of patients who were started on dabigatran or warfarin from October 2010 to October 2012.