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Annual Index (annual + index)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Humanities and Social Sciences50%
Life Sciences25%

Selected Abstracts

Annual Index: Electroanalysis 24/2005

ELECTROANALYSIS, Issue 24 2005
Article first published online: 17 JAN 200
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Annual Index to Volume 76, 2000

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, Issue 4 2000
Article first published online: 16 DEC 200
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

2009 Annual Index: A Supplement to the Africa Research Bulletin Economic, Financial and Technical Series

AFRICA RESEARCH BULLETIN: ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SERIES, Issue 2010
Article first published online: 3 AUG 2010
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2008 Annual Index: A Supplement to Africa Research Bulletin Economic, Financial and Technical Series

AFRICA RESEARCH BULLETIN: ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SERIES, Issue 2009
Article first published online: 30 JUL 200
First page of article [source]

Annual Index: Biotechnology Journal 2007

BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, Issue 12 2007
Article first published online: 5 DEC 200
First page of article [source]

International Affairs Annual index

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, Issue 6 2007
Article first published online: 22 OCT 200
First page of article [source]

Abnormal radiographic findings in 865 French Standardbred trotters and their relationship to racing performance

EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL, Issue S36 2006
A. COUROUCÉ-MALBLANC
Summary Reason for performing study: Developmental orthopaedic lesions are commonly found in French Standardbred horses. One of the main questions asked by trainers, owners and veterinarians is what impact these lesions have on the racing career and racing performances of horses. Objectives: To study the prevalence and distribution of developmental orthopaedic lesions in young French Standardbred trotters and to relate them to racing performance. Methods: Feet, fetlock, tarsus and stifle regions were radiographed in 865 two-year-old French Standardbred trotters. Abnormal radiographic findings (ARF) were evaluated for 12 anatomical sites identified in these areas, and a severity index given. Performance criteria were: success in qualification for racing, maximal and mean index of trot (ITR), an annual index calculated on the basis of the logarithm of earnings per starts, total earnings at 5 years, placed races compared to starts and longevity of the racing career. Analysis of variance were calculated to study the relationships between racing performance and the number of ARF or the severity index. Results: A total of 363 horses (42.0%) showed ARF. Prevalence of ARF was 18.3% in the plantar aspect of the hind fetlock and 10.6% in the proximal tarsus. Among the total population, 833 horses were considered for performance evaluation, 478 of them were qualified for racing. The number of ARF significantly affected racing longevity. However, the number of ARF did not affect performance categories according to maximal ITR. Concerning distribution of ARF, the number of plantar lesions in the fetlock significantly affected mean ITR. The index of severity did not provide more information for prognosis than the number of ARF. Conclusion: Longevity is the only criteria affected by ARF. When evaluating different sites, only the plantar fetlock region showed a significant relationship with mean ITR. Potential relevance: Number of ARF and radiographic score (RS) affect mean ITR and longevity but do not affect maximal ITR. A horse with a good racing ability will be a good performer but might have a racing career shortened because of orthopaedic problems in relation to developmental orthopaedic lesions. [source]

Implications of ,cyclical' population dynamics for the conservation of Irish hares (Lepus timidus hibernicus)

JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, Issue 3 2006
J. C. Reynolds
Abstract The Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus is of priority conservation concern in Northern Ireland, based on a perceived decline in abundance during the 20th century and on two surveys in 1994,1996 and 2002 that suggested low densities. We reanalysed a 10-year time series [Northern Ireland Rabbit Survey (NIRS)] that has been key evidence of decline, to derive an annual index of abundance during 1986,1995. This showed a rise to a double peak followed by a trough. We compared these Northern Ireland data with two datasets for Lepus timidus scoticus. A 40-year annual index derived from hare bags on Scottish shooting estates [National Game-Bag Census (NGC)] showed strong fluctuations, each lasting several years. Autocorrelation analysis of the NGC data showed elements of cyclical behaviour, with distinct phases and a 16-year period. A previously published 30-year survey of introduced L. t. scoticus in northern England also showed large multi-year fluctuations and phasic behaviour, albeit on a shorter time scale. The NIRS index was strongly correlated with NGC data for the same years, suggesting that it too reflected part of a natural population dynamic. The Species Action Plan for L. t. hibernicus in Northern Ireland includes the aims of maintaining the existing range and demonstrating increase by 2005, and of doubling the population by 2010. We suggest that these aims and the supporting monitoring strategy are inappropriate for a species that shows multi-annual fluctuations in abundance throughout its geographical range. It is important to distinguish self-correcting population processes from trends requiring remedial conservation action. [source]