Demography Predicts Genetic Effective Size in a Desert Stream Fish Community.

AbstractPatterns of genetic diversity and effective size should be predicted by life history traits (intrinsic), landscape properties (extrinsic), and population dynamics. Theoretical models portray complicated relationships among population subdivision, rates of extirpation and recolonization, and metapopulation genetic effective size () but make simplifying assumptions about effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Using previously published data sets, we compared estimates of genetic effective size to demographic time-series data gathered for nine dominant species in a desert stream fish community.

Hypothermia related to continuous renal replacement therapy: incidence and associated factors.

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of hypothermia in patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit. As secondary objectives, we determined associated factors and compared the occurrence of hypothermia between two modalities of continuous renal replacement therapy.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted with adult patients who were admitted to a clinical-surgical intensive care unit and underwent continuous renal replacement therapy in a high-complexity public university hospital in southern Brazil from April 2017 to July 2018.

Effect of sentinel lymph node biopsy on upper limb function in women with early breast cancer: A systematic review of clinical trials.

Purpose: Axillary surgery is still essential in the management of early breast cancer. Conservative procedures like sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) are less invasive than the traditional axillary node dissection (ALND). However, some extent of ipsilateral upper limb dysfunction might still occur.

Daily life attitudes of women with moderate or severe chronic pelvic pain. A qualitative study.

Objective: How a woman copes with the pain might play a significant role in the management of chronic pelvic pain. This study aimed to understand the attitudes adopted by women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) to deal with daily life problems caused by the illness.

Study Design: We conducted a qualitative study including 58 women diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain regardless of the cause.

Current usage of qualitative research in female pelvic pain: a systematic review.

Purpose: Qualitative research has received growing attention in the multidisciplinary investigation of patients' perceptions about chronic diseases. The purpose of this systematic review was to characterize the usage of qualitative research in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP).

Methods: We performed a structured search in Web of Science, Pubmed, and EMBASE platforms until June 2019.

Validation of Two Pain Assessment Tools Using a Standardized Nociceptive Stimulation in Critically Ill Adults.

Context: The Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) or the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) are recommended in practice guidelines for pain assessment in critically ill adults unable to self-report. However, their use in another language requires cultural adaptation and validation testing.

Objectives: Cross-cultural adaptation of the CPOT and BPS English versions into Brazilian Portuguese, and their validation by comparing behavioral scores during rest, standardized nociceptive stimulation by pressure algometry (SNSPA), and turning were completed.

River network architecture, genetic effective size and distributional patterns predict differences in genetic structure across species in a dryland stream fish community.

Dendritic ecological network (DEN) architecture can be a strong predictor of spatial genetic patterns in theoretical and simulation studies. Yet, interspecific differences in dispersal capabilities and distribution within the network may equally affect species' genetic structuring. We characterized patterns of genetic variation from up to ten microsatellite loci for nine numerically dominant members of the upper Gila River fish community, New Mexico, USA.

Spatio-temporal variation in parasite communities maintains diversity at the major histocompatibility complex class IIβ in the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow.

Climate change will strongly impact aquatic ecosystems particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Fish-parasite interactions will also be affected by predicted altered flow and temperature regimes, and other environmental stressors. Hence, identifying environmental and genetic factors associated with maintaining diversity at immune genes is critical for understanding species' adaptive capacity.

Eutrophication of U.S. freshwaters: analysis of potential economic damages.

Human-induced eutrophication degrades freshwater systems worldwide by reducing water quality and altering ecosystem structure and function. We compared current total nitrogen (TN) and phosphorus (TP) concentrations for the U.S.

Effect of linocmycin on the chlorophyll protein complex I content and photosystem I activity of greening leaves.

1. Greening barley and pea leaves treated with lincomycin have a reduced chlorophyll content. Lincomycin dose not alter the proportion of chlorophyll in chlorophyll-protein complex II (CPII) but greatly reduces that in chlorophyll-protein complex I (CPI).