Virus spillovers from managed honey bees, Apis mellifera, are thought to contribute to the decline of wild pollinators, including bumble bees. However, data on the impact of such viruses on wild pollinators remain scarce, and the influence of landscape structure on virus dynamics is poorly understood. In this study, we deployed bumble bee colonies in an agricultural landscape and studied changes in the bumble bee virome during field placement under varying habitat composition and configuration using a multiscale analytical framework.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe final objective of the study herein reported is the preliminary evaluation of the capability of an original, real-time SHM system applied to a full-scale wing-box section as a significant aircraft component, during an experimental campaign carried out at the Piaggio Lab in Villanova D'Albenga, Italy. In previous works, the authors have shown that such a system could be applied to composite beams, to reveal damage along the bonding line between a longitudinal stiffening element and the cap. Utilizing a suitable scaling process, such work has then been exported to more complex components, in order to confirm the outcomes that were already achieved, and, possibly, expanding the considerations that should drive the project towards an actual implementation of the proposed architecture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClimatic warming is forcing species to shift their ranges poleward, which has been demonstrated for many taxa globally. Yet, the influence of habitat types on within- and among-species variations of distribution shifts has rarely been studied, especially during the non-breeding season. Here, we investigated habitat-specific shift distances of northern range margins and directions of the distribution center based on long-term data of overwintering birds in Finland.
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October 2021
Purpose: Arthroscopic shoulder surgery can be performed with an interscalene brachial plexus block (ISBPB) alone, ISBPB combined with general anesthesia (GA), or GA alone. Postoperative pain is typically managed with opioids; however, both GA and opioids have adverse effects which can delay discharge. This retrospective study compares the efficacy of four methods of anesthesia management for arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Long bone fractures (LBFs) are among the most frequent traumatic injuries seen in emergency departments. Reduction and immobilization is the most common form of treatment for displaced fractures. Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a promising technique for diagnosing LBFs and assessing the success of reduction attempts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSince their widespread introduction more than half a century ago, intensive care units (ICUs) have become an integral part of the health care system. Although most ICUs are found in high-income countries, they are increasingly a feature of health care systems in low- and middle-income countries. The World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine convened a task force whose objective was to answer the question "What is an ICU?" in an internationally meaningful manner and to develop a system for stratifying ICUs on the basis of the intensity of the care they provide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiets rich in fruits and vegetables reduce risk of adverse cardiovascular events. However, the constituents responsible for this effect have not been well established. Lately, the attention has been brought to vegetables with high nitrate content with evidence that this might represent a source of vasoprotective nitric oxide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComa-induced blisters is a rare condition associated with prolonged impairment of conscious level, which is relatively well-known in adults following overdose with barbiturates. However, it has been very rarely described in children. A case of coma-bullae occurring in an 11-year-old child with meningoencephalitis is herein reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChurg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a small-vessel vasculitis characterized by severe asthma, lung/tissues infiltrates, extravascular necrotizing granulomas, and eosinophilia. Cutaneous involvement is common but may not be highly suggestive. Two typical cases of CSS with cutaneous involvement are herein reported, both females, 37 and 54 years old, presenting with lower limbs palpable purpura and urticarial lesions of the neck, respectively.
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