Hot days are increasingly common and often associated with increased morbidity mortality, especially in the elderly. Most heat-related illness deaths preventable.Medicines may accentuate risk of dehydration illness, elderly people taking multiple medicines, through following mechanisms: diuresis electrolyte imbalance, sedation cognitive impairment, changed thermoregulation, reduced thirst recognition, sweat production, hypotension cardiac output.Commonly used medicines that significantly...

Abstract This paper reports research carried out to develop a novel method of monitoring coastal change, using an approach based on digital elevation models (DEMs). In recent years change has become increasingly important issue, particularly for landforms and areas that are potentially hazardous human life assets. The zone is currently sensitive policy area those involved with its management, as phenomena such erosion landslides affect the stability both natural built environment. With legal...

The preferred temperature and critical thermal maximum of Australian blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach), greenlip laevigata were found to differ only slightly; the abalone exhibited lower tolerance preference, as expected from its habitat distribution. Preferred temperatures 16.9 18.9 degrees C, 50% maxima 26.9 27.5 C for respectively. optimum growth calculated each these indices averaged 17.0 18.3

Abstract The grammatical abilities of fluent aphasics have received scant attention to date. There is some debate as the nature paragrammatism and whether this phenomenon results from an underlying lexical or deficit. In paper we define domains in three different languages (Dutch, English Hungarian), which enables comparisons be made between aphasic speakers normal controls both within languages. We describe methodology examine focusing on possible relation syntactic aspects. Specifically...

Background Safety of meloxicam, a potent NSAID with selective COX ‐2 inhibition, has not been evaluated in horses. Objectives To evaluate pharmacokinetics and safety single repeated oral doses meloxicam adult Animals Forty‐nine healthy, university‐owned lightbreed Methods Study conducted 2 parts. Part I addressed dose (0.6 mg/kg) 16 II , 33 horses were randomly assigned to 5 treatment groups assess prolonged administration mg/kg PO q24h for 6 weeks, n = 7) or higher (1.8 mg/kg, 7, 3.0 q24h,...

The pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of meloxicam have been evaluated in adult horses, but not foals. Physiologic differences between neonates adults might alter drug pharmacokinetics therapeutic index.The will be different foals compared with could at increased risk for adverse effects.Twenty lightbreed less than 6 weeks age commencement the study.Single repeated oral dose were determined (0.6 mg/kg) 10 was further a 2nd group randomized blinded prospective study.Plasma concentrations...

The Platreef is a platinum-group element (PGE) deposit in the form of mafic-ultramafic, tabular body at base northern (Potgietersrus) limb 2050 m.y. Bushveld Igneous Complex. reef transgresses sedimentary floor rocks (footwall) 2600-2200 Transvaal Supergroup and Archaean granite basement. roof (hanging-wall) are PGE-free Main Zone gabbronorites Rustenburg Layered Suite. At Sandsloot open-pit mine consists coarse to pegmatoidal pyroxenites gabbros with accessory phlogopite, base-metal...

Perinatal mortality of lambs is on average 20% born in extensive Australian grazing systems, constituting a substantial production loss and welfare concern. Hypoxia resulting from prolonged or difficult births contributes to lower rates lamb survival, caffeine may reduce the effects hypoxia. This study evaluated whether oral supplementation ewes with could improve survival. Pregnant Merino (n=492) which had been naturally mated rams February/March were allocated three replicates control (no...

Abstract At Campi Flegrei caldera, volcanic unrest hazards during 1982–1984 caused significant building damage and led to the evacuation of over 40,000 residents in central town Pozzuoli. Past hazard assessments this region have focused on eruption rather than from unrest. In study, we developed a hypothetical scenario applied three locations within caldera: Pozzuoli, Agnano Baia. We also collated GIS exposure datasets used vulnerability models road carry out an impact assessment for future...

Assessing water sources for drinking and irrigation along with community vulnerability, especially in developing rural regions, is important reducing risk posed by poor quality limited availability accessibility. We present a case study of mining-agricultural communities the Lake Poopó Basin, one poorest regions on Bolivian Altiplano. Here, relatively low rainfall, high evaporation, salinization unregulated mining activity have contributed to environmental degradation issues, which situation...

The 1831 eruption of Babuyan Claro in the Philippines is regarded as one most significant volcanic climate forcing events nineteenth century. Modern databases have assigned a VEI 4? and Magnitude 4.7. Our analysis historical sources, however, suggests that there was no such this date result misinterpretation traveller's account which had been taken to be primary source. We therefore suggest false event. In case, or more eruptions elsewhere must responsible for producing climate-impacting...

The vasoconstrictors, norepinephrine at low dose ( < or = 0.1 microM; LDNE) and serotonin (5-HT), produce opposing metabolic effects in the constant-flow perfused rat hindlimb characterized by increased decreased oxygen uptake, respectively. In present study, of each vasoconstrictor are compared red blood cell-free buffer-perfused on postequilibration endogenous cell efflux, vascular entrapment fluorescein-labeled dextran (Fx), corrosion casting use 30-micron spheres methyl methacrylate...