A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity.

Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge and minimizing extinction rates is the goal of several multilateral environmental agreements. Policy decisions require comprehensive, spatially explicit information on species' distributions and threats. We present an analysis of the conservation status of 14,669 European terrestrial, freshwater and marine species (ca.

Alarming decline of freshwater trigger species in western Mediterranean key biodiversity areas.

Theidentification of key biodiversity areas (KBA) was initiated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2004 to overcome taxonomic biases in the selection of important areas for conservation, including freshwater ecosystems. Since then, several KBAs have been identified mainly based on the presence of trigger species (i.e.

William Orange CB, MD, FRCP, LSA: A Broadmoor pioneer.

William Orange was the second Medical Superintendent of Broadmoor and in the 23 years he spent there created a management style that was greatly admired. Among his patients were the painter Richard Dadd, the Surgeon of Crowthorne and the Brighton poisoner. As advisor to the Home Office he also made a significant contribution to the interface between medicine and the law.

Women's empowerment and domestic violence: the role of sociocultural determinants in maternal and child undernutrition in tribal and rural communities in South India.

Background: Moderate malnutrition continues to affect 46% of children under five years of age and 47% of rural women in India. Women's lack of empowerment is believed to be an important factor in the persistent prevalence of malnutrition. In India, women's empowerment often varies by community, with tribes sometimes being the most progressive.

Effects of early hospitalization and surgery on the emotional development of 3 year olds: An exploratory study.

The emotional and social development of full term infants who required major neonatal surgery were compared prospectively over 3 years with those of a matched group of healthy infants. Ratings of the mother-child relationship and attachment ratings at 12 months indicated that in the short-term there was no evidence of any adverse effects of early hospitalization. At 3 years of age however, the children in the surgical group as a whole showed an increased incidence of behaviour problems, and there was a higher rate of difficulties in the mother-child relationship compared with the controls.