Pulmonary talcosis is a rare pneumoconiosis that is difficult to Collections diagnose and may progress to debilitating lung disease.Four types of talcosis are described in literature: talc-silicosis and talc-asbestosis secondary to inhalation in industry workers and talc-emboli in intravenous drug users that self-inject talc-containing oral tablets
The family Phyllostomidae belongs to the most abundant and diverse group of bats in the Neotropics with more morphological traits variation at the family level than any other group within mammals.In this work, we present data of chromosome banding (G, C and Ag-NOR) and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) for representatives of Stove Circuit B
The effects of the beach community structure of macro- and meiofauna on the process of beach wrack decay were investigated by means of a simple field colonisation experiment in a temperate, fine quartz sediment, sandy beach at the end SATA/Molex of the Hel Peninsula in Poland.1260 replicate litterbags of three mesh sizes (12 mm, 0.5 mm, 48 µm)
This study explores whether an oath to honesty can reduce both shirking and lying among crowd-sourced internet workers.Using a classic coin-flip experiment, we first confirm that a substantial majority of Mechanical Turk workers both shirk and lie when reporting the number of heads flipped.We then demonstrate that lying can be reduced by first aski
Objectives: The re-emergence of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) represents a serious health issue.This study aimed to assess the HIV prevalence among MSM in a very low prevalence population of a large city.Methods: A public campaign to raise awareness of HIV infection and to provide access to anonymous testing was conducted i