Leucocytozoon infections in tits (Aves, Paridae): blood and tissue stages investigated using an integrative approach

Leucocytozoon species are cosmopolitan and prevalent avian parasites, with some infections being lethal, mainly due to the exo-erythrocytic development of the parasite in bird tissues.The patterns of exo-erythrocytic development in Leucocytozoon spp.infections in wild birds remain poorly studied.This study male-chastity investigated the development

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Assessing the impact of including variation in general population mortality on standard errors of relative survival and loss in life expectancy

Abstract Background A relative survival approach is often used in population-based cancer studies, where other cause (or expected) mortality is assumed to be the same as the mortality in the general population, given a Satin Band specific covariate pattern.The population mortality is assumed to be known (fixed), i.e.measured without uncertainty.Thi

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Unveiling the biological effects of radio-frequency and extremely-low frequency electromagnetic fields on the central nervous system performance

Introduction: Radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) and extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) have emerged as noteworthy sources of environmental pollution in the contemporary era.The potential biological impacts of RF-EMR and ELF-EMF exposure on human organs, particularly the central nervous system (CNS), have garner

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