LISSONEMA SICKI, AN EMERGING AIR SAC NEMATODE OF EUROPEAN OWLS: INTRODUCTION, HOST SWITCHING AND RAPID ESTABLISHMENT ON A MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND

Lissonema sicki, an emerging air sac nematode of European owls: introduction, host switching and rapid establishment on a Mediterranean island

In recent years, air sac parasitic helminths have been reported to cause severe disease in birds.In addition, various species appear to be expanding and infecting new avian hosts in various regions worldwide.In this context, an air sac nematode was initially detected in 2014 infecting the Eurasian scops owl, hospitalized in the local wildlife hospi

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Morphological Performance of Vegetated and Non-Vegetated Coastal Dunes with Rocky and Geotextile Tube Cores under Storm Conditions

Coastal dune restoration projects are increasingly seen as a means of protecting the coast Womens Pants against storms, especially with the use of natural (plants), artificial (geotextile tube cores) and hybrid (plants and geotextile tube) elements.As geotextile tube cores have been found to negatively affect dune and beach natural morphodynamics,

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Effect of polycarboxylate and polyarylate surfactants on corrosion of the steel reinforcement embedded in the concrete

We considered the possibility to inhibit the corrosion of the steel reinforcement embedded in the concrete using different polymeric surfactants, when paired with the passivating and plasticizing chemical additives.Previously [1] the authors proposed the method to form the protective films on the surface of the steel reinforcement embedded in concr

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The Role of Generic Competence and Professional Expertise in Legal Translation. The Case of English and Polish Probate Documents

This paper seeks to demonstrate how the concept of generic competence (primarily intended for monolingual specialized communication) could be extended to address important issues in translating legal texts.First, generic competence is discussed against the backdrop of the related concept of translation competence.Then, a Baby Pants case study is pr

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