The most well-known Amazon stories exhibit a number of common characteristics, most notably their ultimate defeat at the hands of a legendary male hero.Even Aged Care/ Independent Living those narratives in which such characters did not achieve the same degree of renown as Heracles, Theseus or Achilles, as in the case of Bellerophon, or those who w
Background/Aims: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder, and its definite etiology is still unclear.It has been shown that personality characteristics can affect the disease presentation and attitude of patient toward symptoms.This study was undertaken to evaluate the personality characteristics in Fa
Abstract Background The sedentary polychaete Sabellaria alveolata, the sandcastle or honeycomb worm, possesses four different kinds of appendages besides the parapodia: opercular papillae, tentacular filaments, palps, and branchiae.It exhibits a highly specialized anterior end, the operculum, formed by the prostomium, peristomium, and two anterior
In order to gain an initial impression of the current parasite situation in wildlife enclosures across Germany, 17 enclosures of six animal species were examined for parasites in soil and fecal samples in seven facilities.Of particular interest in this context are helminths and protists.Despite the potential risks, however, there are only a few stu
Background: Angiopoietins (Ang) are essential angiogenic factors involved in angiogenesis, vascular maturation, and inflammation.The most studied angiopoietins, angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), behave antagonistically to each other in vivo to sustain vascular endothelium Ink homeostasis.While Ang-1 typically acts as the endotheliu