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Open AccessMeasuring haemolysis in cattle serum by direct UV–VIS and RGB digital image-based methods
A simple, rapid procedure is required for the routine detection and quantification of haemolysis, one of the main sources of unreliable results in serum analysis. In this study, we compared two different appro...
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Implications of flow intermittency on sediment nitrogen availability and processing rates in a Mediterranean headwater stream
Most streams draining to the Mediterranean basin are temporary. As a result of their hydrological regime, temporary streams are affected by drying and rewetting periods. Drying can alter in-stream nitrogen (N)...
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Denitrification rates and controlling factors in two agriculturally influenced temporary Mediterranean saline streams
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that agriculture, through its influence on water NO3 −-N availability, would control denitrification in agriculturally influenced temporary saline streams, ...
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The MEDiterranean Prediction And Classification System (MEDPACS): an implementation of the RIVPACS/AUSRIVAS predictive approach for assessing Mediterranean aquatic macroinvertebrate communities
In Spain, a national project known as GUADALMED, focusing on Mediterranean streams, has been carried out from 1998 to 2005 to implement the European water framework directive (WFD) requirements. One of the mai...
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Open AccessVisceral leishmaniasis with cardiac involvement in a dog: a case report
A dog presented with cutaneous nodules, enlarged lymph nodes and oedema in limbs, face and abdomen. The diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was established by identification of Leishmania amastigotes within macro...
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Similarity Study on Peptide γ-turn Conformation Mimetics
The ability of a series of structures to mimic the geometric and electronic properties of an ideal γ–turn has been studied. Initially, an exhaustive conformational analysis was carried out using the molecular ...
