There is controversy in British Columbia regarding how dangerous bears are. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) population estimates range from 10,000–13,000; black bears (U. americanus), 120,000–160,000. From 1960–97, significantly fewer grizzly bears inflicted about 3 times as many serious injuries (N = 41 versus 14) but the same number of fatal injuries (N = 8) as black bears. The trend in terms of ...

Travelling is at the core of the romantic experience of life, as it implies a form of reaching out in quest of experience, which will then be, to quote famous words, “recollected in tranquillity”. The romantic poets travelled considerably, both physically and mentally, and I will try to address the two forms of journey in this paper, since I believe that imaginary excursions colour our view of ...

Consequently, the mummy is now housed in a special museum in South Tyrol's capital Bolzano. Err, is there any genetic evidence to back this up? Well, you know that there is no such thing as Italian genes, don't you? Ötzi's complete mitochondrial genome, which is published in this issue of Current Biology, indicates that he belongs to the so-called haplogroup K that is common in Western Europe, ...

Recent developments in the virtual representation of landscapes suggest that it might be possible to reliably observe the behavior and deduct landscape preferences ofpeople in a more controlled laboratory environment as it is provided through new developments in computer and projection technology, Such visualizations permit to show the visual landscape both at present and at potential future si...

Much of the research on backpack design has been focused on spinal loading/biomechanics while the wearer is in a neutral/upright trunk posture, such as those employed by outdoor enthusiasts and schoolchildren. This research has led to some important harness design improvements that reduce trunk muscle exertions, fatigue and improve overall comfort. There are number of occupations, however, wher...

_________________________________________________ This report compiles information about recent progress in the application of computer simulation modeling to planning and management of recreation use, particularly in parks and wilderness. Early modeling efforts are described in a chapter that provides an historical perspective. Another chapter provides an overview of modeling options, common d...

Although stress injuries are a common occurrence in sports medicine clinics, distal femur fracture is less so. Early detection can result favorable prognosis and may prevent the need for surgical intervention. A misdiagnosis resulting delay of care significant complications. This case report documents rare long-distance hiker. 35-y-old male presented to an orthopedic clinic Pennsylvania with le...

Personal hygiene matters, whether it's preening or taking a shower. But some creatures are unable to maintain their own cleanliness, so fish subcontract out sanitation smaller that nibble at lice on skin. ‘Cleaner may clean throughout entire lifespan, using cleaning as primary way of acquiring food, engage in interactions predominantly juveniles secondary source food’, says Pauline Narvaez from...

The results of a self-paced reading study with German second language (L2) learners of Dutch showed that noun animacy affected the learners’ on-line commitments when comprehending relative clauses in their L2. Earlier research has found that German L2 learners of Dutch do not show an on-line preference for subject–object word order in temporarily ambiguous relative clauses when no disambiguatin...

School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA. Bruce W S Robinson, MD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Medicine. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA. Mark G Edwards, MB BS, FRACS, FRCS, Cardiothoracic Surgeon. Reprints will not be available from the authors. Correspondence: Professor Bruce W S Robins...