Chronic stress has an important impact on the adult brain.However, most of the knowledge on its effects is focused on principal neurons and less on inhibitory neurons.Consequently, recent reports have begun to describe stress-induced alterations in the structure, connectivity and neurochemistry of interneurons.Some of these changes appear to be med
It is estimated that 1 in 10 hospital inpatients in Scotland have experienced a medication error.In our unit, an audit in 2019 identified documentation of as-required prescriptions on drug Kardexes as an important target for improvement.This project aimed to reduce the percentage of these errors to <5% in the ward in 6 months.Weekly point preval
The most devastating insect pest of rice, Brown plant hopper (BPH) (Nilaparvata lugens Stal.) feeds on the rice plant and results in huge yield loss.Breeding of resistant cultivars is more economical and eco-friendlier than use of chemical sophie allport zebra pesticides.Rice cultivars with improved resistance to disease and pest are developed with
The contribution presents the results of a 5-year (2008-2012) dendroecological research in a Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) clone forest (Northern Slovakia).Due to different climatic and soil moisture conditions in the monitored years, different seasonal courses of stem increment formation mariya b vol 3 were observed using band dendromete
The required energy savings can be achieved in all automotive domains through weight savings and the merging of manufacturing processes in production.This fact is taken into account through functional integration in lightweight materials and manufacturing in a process close to large-scale production.In previous work, separate steps of a process cha