Cambridge Core BlogReducing stress of weaning can improve weight gain of beef calves
The animal article of the month for January is Comparison of effects of four weaning methods on health and performance of beef calves by, J.…
Archive for December 2019
Modelling silicosis: The structure of equilibria
Silicosis is lung disease caused by the inhalation of respirable dust that contains quartz or similar particles. These particles can embed themselves deeply in the lung and the reaction of the tissue is called silicosis.…
Leading on Open
Open research aims to offer significant benefits for researchers, authors, institutions, funders, governments and society as a whole by providing greater access to research, data and methodologies.…
Evolving technological change in pork production supporting expectations of improved productivity, sustainability and flexibility
Protein from pigs remains the most consumed animal protein globally and with this comes the challenge to produce more with less resources.
Human-Environment dynamics on the shore of Lake Cahuilla
My recent research along the relic shorelines of Lake Cahuilla has been somewhat of a tangent for me. I’ve spent most, if not all, of my professional career investigating archaeological shell middens along Pacific coastlines and offshore islands.…
Time for TIVA
Propofol target controlled infusion (TCI) was developed over 25 years ago. At this time, propofol was expensive, remifentanil hadn’t been launched and the technique seemed relatively complicated compared with the more traditional inhalational techniques that had served us quite well for more than a hundred years.…
A mental health crisis in Lesbos
The RCPsych Article of the Month for December is from BJPsych International and is entitled ‘Headaches in Moria: a reflection on mental healthcare in the refugee camp population of Lesbos' by Tom Nutting.
Catholic Fasting Literature in a Context of Body Hatred: A Feminist Critique
The patterns we witness across Catholic fasting literature establish how to fast (rationally eschew one’s socialized body hatred to abstain from food for God alone), who can fast (anyone who purely wills it, abjuring the influence of body hatred), and what results from fasting (spiritual growth and not anything associated with body hatred).
Why does India deserve more attention?
India’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem is recognised as one of the largest in the world, with global integration in terms of technology, financing, human capital, and administration.…
Q&A with Raychelle Burks, Reviewing Editor of Experimental Results, Chemistry Section
This is the first of a series of interviews with people involved with our new Open Access journal, Experimental Results – a forum for short research papers from experimental disciplines across Science, Technology and Medicine, providing authors with an outlet for rapid publication of small chunks of research findings with maximum visibility.…
Linking pig and human gut health
On behalf of the scientific and organising commitees of the 14th International Symposium of the Digestive Physiology of Pigs, we are delighted to introduce this Special Topic: Digestive Physiology of Pigs 2018 in animal.…
Heterogeneity in helminth infections: factors influencing aggregation in a simple host-parasite system
The latest Paper of the Month for Parasitology is Heterogeneity in helminth infections: factors influencing aggregation in a simple host–parasite system Parasitic worms are rarely distributed randomly or uniformly in populations of their hosts. …