Phenological advance in the South African Namaqualand Daisy First and Peak Bloom: 1935-2018.

The annual Namaqualand daisy flowering spectacle is a world-renowned environmental event. Using documentary sources, including newspaper archives from The Rand Daily Mail, Volksblad and Die Burger and social media records from Flickr and iNaturalist, the first long-term phenological dataset spanning 1935-2018 was compiled for the Namaqualand region. The dataset contains first flowering, full bloom and end of bloom dates for the Namaqualand daisies.

Health risks and travel preparation among foreign visitors and expatriates during the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games.

During the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we conducted surveillance of illnesses among travelers at six Beijing clinics. Surveys asked about demographic, pre-travel, and vaccination information, and physician-provided diagnoses. Of 807 respondents, 38% and 57% were classified as foreign visitors (FV) and expatriates, respectively.

Do dispersing non-reproductive female Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) exhibit spontaneous or induced ovulation?

The Damaraland mole-rat is a eusocial, subterranean rodent that exhibits a seasonal breeding. Non-reproductive females show physiological suppression of reproduction whilst in the confines of the natal colony. This study set out to investigate whether dispersing female Damaraland mole-rats exhibit induced or spontaneous ovulation.

Iopamidol for myelography--practical implications.

Iopamidol (Jopamiron 200) is a new water-soluble, non-ionic contrast medium for myelography, which recommends itself for reasons of safety, diagnostic effectiveness, economy and convenience. It has been used in a small series of 185 patients in doses of 10-15 ml and found to be highly satisfactory for myelography of the lumbosacral, thoracic and cervical regions.