Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae - Small Hive Beetle - SHB), is a parasite of honey bee colonies that causes the notifiable disease called aethinosis.In 2014, SHB was detected in Southern Italy, where it is still present (Calabria region).As part of surveillance activities, official diagnosis of read more the disease is performed by veterina
Training to reduce LGBTQ-related bias among medical, nursing, and dental students and providers: a systematic review
Abstract Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals experience higher rates of health disparities.These disparities may be driven, in part, by biases of medical providers encountered in health care settings.Little is known about how medical, nursing, or dental students are trained to identify and reduce the e
Density-dependence of nestling immune function and physiological condition in semi-precocial colonial bird: a cross-fostering experiment
Abstract Background Nesting in large aggregations provides several important advantages for colonially breeding birds.However, it also imposes certain costs, associated with facilitated pathogen transmission and social stress.The cost-benefit ratio is not similar for all the birds in a colony and it might be mediated by nest density.To investigate
New paradigms of urinary tract infections: Implications for patient management
Urinary tract infections read more (UTIs) represent one of the most commonly acquired diseases among the general population as well as hospital in-patients, yet remain difficult to effectively and consistently treat.High rates of recurrence, anatomic abnormalities, and functional disturbances of the urinary tract all contribute to the difficulty in