Osteoma is an uncommon bone tumor in avian species and other animals. A 2-year-old male canary (Serinus canaria) with a history of an oval mass in the left wing for several months was examined. Radiographs showed a radio-opaque mass. Upon the bird's owner request, the canary was euthanatized and submitted for necropsy. The histopathologic examination revealed numerous trabeculae consisting of b...

Epilepsy.-Of all the mentally retarded children which are commonly seen by the neurologist, epileptics are probably the cominonest. I do not want to say much about them, 'but to point out that, as we see tlhem in early life, they do not make up an entity, bult ar-e merely a mlixed group of a whole number of conditions exhibiting a commoni symptom. Some will turn out normal in the enid, others w...

In 1989 the gene that causes cystic fibrosis (CF) was identified in a search accompanied by intense anticipation that the gene, once discovered, would lead rapidly to gene therapy. Many hoped that the disease would effectively disappear. Those affected were going to inhale vectors packed with functioning genes, which would go immediately to work in the lungs. It was a bewitching image, repeated...

This thesis focuses on two main areas: methods for assessing regional supply potentials of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) (RCG); and process technology for the production of high-quality RCG pellets. Partial equilibrium modelling, incorporating a break-even price approach, was used to examine supply potentials for RCG in Västerbotten County, northern Sweden. A remote sensing method...

950 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 6, June 2007 To our knowledge, detection of Bartonella spp. DNA in sea turtle blood represents the fi rst molecular evidence of Bartonella infection in nonmammalian vertebrates. B. henselae infection, now reported in porpoises and sea turtles, may represent an emerging infection of marine animals. According to previous studies, i...

Courage/Bravery—Bitty was determined to escape his cage and become free so that he could help the other canaries and the miners. He faced many dangers but never gave up fighting for what he believed. What causes would you fight for? What kind of power do you feel you have to change things that you think are unfair? Do you think that influencing legislators is a good way to change things? Why or...

Introduction Genome-wide association studies seek to identify variation in the human genome which underlies a particular disease, drug response, diagnosis, or prognostic outcome. The cataloging of human variation and subsequent association analysis has traditionally focused on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). This assessment of common SNP variation in human disease has proven fruitful; m...

The quality of the Map Libraries is obvious and the expert’s access to the cartographic funds (metadata and images) is a constant aim of the scientific task. However, it is sometimes arduous due to the dispersion of maps in the various museums, libraries and collections. Historians and documentary experts need to access remotely to every existing information, that can be compiled in a single pl...

Invasive alien species can have a detrimental economic impact on human enterprises such as agriculture, grazing, forestry and tourist activities. Forest invasive species have been identified as one the major threats to ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as human well-being. In this Hot Issue I have tried to collect information from research groups working on different aspects of forest invasi...

Background: Circoviruses are small, non-enveloped, single stranded DNA viruses. There is scarce information about these agents in non-psittacine birds. Aims: It is attempted to detect and characterize circoviruses in non-psittacine birds. Methods: Forty-five samples were collected from different non-psittacine species belonging to seven avian o...