People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are some of the most marginalised in society and are perceived to lack agency.This paper contests such a narrative, presenting findings from an innovative project in Scotland, UK, exploring the impact of artists working collaboratively with people with PMLD and their formal carers.Art i
Bilateral Phacoemulsification in an African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
A 37-year-old bull African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the North Carolina Zoo (NCZ) was diagnosed with bilateral arrow tool cataracts leading to behavioral changes and significant weight loss secondary to functional blindness.On initial examination, a weight loss of 234 kg, a mature cataract in the right eye, and a focal cataract in the left e
Connectome-based biophysical models of pathological protein spreading in neurodegenerative diseases.
Neurodegenerative diseases are a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration or death of neurons.The complexity of clinical symptoms and irreversibility of disease progression significantly affects individual lives, Ballasts leading to premature mortality.The prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases keeps increasing, yet the specif
Trypanosoma cruzi: Evaluation of PCR as a Laboratory Tool to Follow up the Evolution of Parasite Load
Background: The study evaluated qualitative PCR, primers 121-122 as a tool to follow up evolution parasite load of Trypanosoma cruzi.Methods: The study was conducted at the State University of Maringa, in 2015.Step 1, dilutions 1/10 were performed from T.cruzi-Y strain to obtain preparations of 50,000-0.05 parasites/mL from which DNA were extracted