Ex situ seed banking is a practical and cost-effective means of preserving wild plant diversity and a crucial complement to the in situ conservation and restoration of species and habitats.As pressures on the natural environment have grown, so has the call for seed banks to provide scientifically-robust, practical solutions to seed-related problems
Objectives: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, strict infection control measures have been implemented in healthcare settings and hospitals, including respiratory and hand hygiene.This study investigated the impact of these control measures on the incidence rates of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) and multidrug-resistant or
A syndrome called Acute Suicidal Affective Disturbance (ASAD) has recently been proposed as a suicide specific diagnosis (1).The syndrome is characterized by a drastic increase in suicidal intent, social and self-alienation, as well as overarousal.A 28-item self-report measure, the Acute Suicidal Affective Disturbance Inventory Lifetime (ASADI-L),
The changes which took place in the balance of power in Europe in the last thirty years of the 19th century, together with the process of colonial expansion and partition, led Spanish geographers to see the need to combine the territorial projects and interests of Spain and Portugal with the aim click here of defending what remained of their coloni