Zoology of Australia

The fauna of Australia is, taking the animal kingdom as a whole, extremely rich and varied, it is also more distinctively local in its general character than that of any other large area of the earth's surface. But, though the strictly Australian character exists throughout, the Fauna varies considerably in different parts of the country, the variations being evidently caused in some instances by differences in soil and climate, and in others by contiguity to other zoological regions

<i>Rehabilitation doxa</i> and practitioner judgment. An analysis of symbolic violence on health care provision in the Scottish prison system

This paper presents an analysis of the symbolic conditions which govern health care provision in the Scottish prison system. The paper considers the wider context of Scottish prisons, where health care provision follows a similar structure both in juvenile and adult prisons. Our intention is to provoke a debate about the doxa (Bourdieu, 1977), which underlies decision making in respect of health care in prison, in a political environment where pragmatism, allied to the ‘pathologisation’ of social policies, health and criminal justice has been a hegemonic force.<br/

A forage-only diet alters the metabolic response of horses in training

Most athletic horses are fed a high-starch diet despite the risk of health problems. Replacing starch concentrate with high-energy forage would alleviate these health problems, but could result in a shift in major substrates for muscle energy supply from glucose to short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) due to more hindgut fermentation of fibre. Dietary fat inclusion has previously been shown to promote aerobic energy supply during exercise, but the contribution of SCFA to exercise metabolism has received little attention. This study compared metabolic response with exercise and lactate threshold (VLa4) in horses fed a forage-only diet (F) and a more traditional high-starch, low-energy forage diet (forage–concentrate diet - FC). The hypothesis was that diet F would increase plasma acetate concentration and increase VLa4 compared with diet FC. Six Standardbred geldings in race training were used in a 29-day change-over experiment. Plasma acetate, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), lactate, glucose and insulin concentrations and venous pH were measured in samples collected before, during and after a treadmill exercise test (ET, day 25) and muscle glycogen concentrations before and after ET. Plasma acetate concentration was higher before and after exercise in horses on diet F compared with diet FC, and there was a tendency ( P50.09) for increased VLa4 on diet F. Venous pH and plasma glucose concentrations during exercise were higher in horses on diet F than diet FC, as was plasma NEFA on the day after ET. Plasma insulin and muscle glycogen concentrations were lower for diet F, but glycogen utilisation was similar for the two diets. The results show that a high-energy, forage-only diet alters the metabolic response to exercise and, with the exception of lowered glycogen stores, appears to have positive rather than negative effects on performance traits

Ebola in West Texas: A survey of West Texas hospital preparedness and a look into the social implications of Ebola infection

Ebola is a rare yet deadly virus that has recently come to the United States1 and has ties to West Texas. While it is not highly contagious because of its means of transmission,1 if an outbreak were to occur it has the potential to run rampant in community health care settings. Society is poorly educated about this disease, causing widespread fear that translates into major social and possible economic implications. While there are biocontainment facilities around the United States, their capacity is limited2 and it is predicted smaller towns do not have the equipment to support an Ebola epidemic. The aim of this thesis is to examine the preparedness of West Texas hospitals to handle cases of Ebola, and to explore the social implications that come along with this disease, including the discrimination against people from West Africa and stigmatization of those with or recovering from the disease

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Impossible Image: Eating disorders can develop when societal pressures overwhelm students

When Stephanie Looney \u2702 says she battled anorexia for six years, she means it. Every second, every day, was consumed by her obsession. Even sleep didn\u27t bring a reprieve. I used to dream about food, Looney said. I\u27d have terrifying nightmares that I ate a bowl of cereal. Looney, a bright, articulate woman who is now leaning towards a forensic science career, developed anorexia when she was 14 and became overwhelmed with pressures. She was participating in sports year-round, found she had to start working to earn those once-assumed A\u27s and was experiencing a home life she describes as miserable . Suddenly she felt her world was falling apart. I had no control, and that scared me, she said. So, like many others, Looney tried to regain that sense of control through eating habits. Six years later, after some counseling, an addiction to laxatives and several emergency room visits, anorexia landed her in a five-week partial-hospitalization program in Connecticut. It was the hardest thing I\u27ve ever done, said Looney of the intensive medical and psychological treatment during which she was only allowed to sit, eat, and talk- no unnecessary movement. A lot of the the time I hated it, but it was exactly what I needed. Unfortunately, Looney\u27s battle with an eating disorder isn\u27t unique. An estimated eight million women and a million men in the United States have one, with the number of men affected growing more rapidly- and Colby isn\u27t immune

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