Herds of dugong, a largely tropical marine megaherbivore, are known to undertake long-distance movements, sequentially overgrazing seagrass meadows in their path.Given their drastic declines in many regions, it is unclear whether at lower densities, their grazing is less intense, reducing their need to travel between meadows.We studied the effect o
Emergency laparoscopic repair of coitus-induced vaginal cuff dehiscence: a case report
Abstract Background Vaginal cuff Aux Inlet dehiscence is a rare but potentially grave complication after total hysterectomy.Abdominal or pelvic contents are at risk of evisceration through the vaginal opening.It is associated with significant risk for patient morbidity, such as peritonitis, bowel injury, and sepsis.Case presentation We report a cas
Goals, ways and the roots of our economic crisis
This article deals with the question if and how far religious points of view and messages of churches involved matter in the analysis of the roots of the present global economic crisis, and even more in the discussion about how to overcome the crisis itself.Economic experts such as Stiglitz point to the presence of factors such as greed, fear and u
Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of a bush cricket Xenogryllus marmoratus (Insecta: Orthoptera)
To provide genetic data for the cricket subfamily Eneopterinae, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Reining Saddle a bush cricket Xenogryllus marmoratus (Haan, 1844) was determined.This mitogenome was 15,762 bp in size containing the typical 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes,
Outdoor schools: Limits and dilemmas
Outdoor school is a stable element of Czech educational system.However,many changes have occurred during the last twenty years in the purposes of outdoorschools and in their organization.The article presents various school statistics andresults of research which included questionnaire survey in elementary schools in Pragueand a case study of two cl