Натечные карбонатные новообразования набережной реки Туры: особенности строения и процессы формирования

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Effectiveness of two trapping protocols for studying the demography of common voles

<strong>Efficacia di due metodi di trappolaggio per lo studio della demografia dell’arvicola campestre.</strong><br /> Per valutare l'efficacia di due tipi di trappole, trappole “killer” e trappole “a vivo” tipo Rödl, sono stati confrontati i risultati della rimozione completa di una popolazione di arvicola campestre <em>Microtus arvalis</em> in merito a età, sesso, status riproduttivo e peso degli individui trappolati tramite ciascun metodo. Le trappole Rödl hanno catturato, in media, animali di età maggiore e più femmine riproduttive, mentre non sono state rilevate differenze significative in termini sia di rapporto sessi sia di peso medio. I risultati ottenuti suggeriscono di utilizzare almeno due metodi di cattura e che il confronto dei parametri demografici di popolazioni differenti può essere considerato valido solo quando siano stati utilizzati gli stessi metodi di trappolaggio

Povidone iodine skin absorption: An ex-vivo study

Povidone iodine is a water-soluble complex used to disinfect the skin surface and it exerts prolonged germicidal action against a broad spectrum of germs. Indeed, it is often applied on burned skin, large wounds, deep tissues or mucosa. Notably some surgical hand-scrub solutions, which are considered safe antiseptics, contain large amounts of iodine that can be absorbed by skin. The aim of present study was to study the skin absorption of iodine after the application on the skin of povidone-iodine solution, used by health care workers during surgical procedure. We use Franz diffusion static cells with human skin. After 24h from the beginning of our measurement the iodine concentration in the receiving compartment was 11.59\ub16.3\u3bcg/cm(2). The medium flux calculated was 0.73\ub10.33\u3bcg/cm(2)/h with a lag time of 8.9\ub11.5h. These in vitro results confirmed that povidone iodine could pass through the skin in a relevant amount that can explain the clinical findings in burned or surgically treated patients. In professional use the repetitive contact with povidone iodine, also as soap, can cause iodine skin permeation that must be considered when the washing procedures are repeated more than 20 times a day

The Quality of DNA Isolated from Processed Food and Feed via Different Extraction Procedures

The extraction of DNA is a critical step for species identification by PCR analysis in processed food and feed products. In this study, eight DNA extraction procedures were compared—DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit, DNeasy mericon Food Kit, chemagic DNA Tissue 10 Kit, Food DNA Isolation Kit, UltraPrep Genomic DNA Food Mini Prep Kit, High Pure PCR Template Preparation Kit, phenol—chloroform extraction, and NucleoSpin Food—Using self-prepared samples from both raw and heat-processed and/or mechanically treated muscles and different types of meat products and pet food (pork, beef, and chicken). The yield, purity, and suitability of DNA for PCR amplification was evaluated. Additionally, comparisons between the effectiveness of various extraction methods were made with regard to price, and labor- and time-intensiveness. It was found that the DNeasy mericon Food Kit was the optimal choice for the extraction of DNA from raw muscle, heat-treated muscle, and homemade meat products from multiple and single species