Obesity is a major health concern in many domesticated equids animals since it is related to metabolic abnormalities such as insulin dysregulation, hyperlipidaemia or laminitis.Ponies especially are known as "easy keepers" and are often affected by obesity and its related metabolic disorders.Research in the last decade indicated that the intestinal
In this introduction to the special issue on methodology, we provide background on its original motivation and a systematic overview of the contributions.The latter JH003 are discussed with correspondence to the phase of the scientific process they (most strongly) refer to: Theory construction, design, data analysis, and cumulative development of s
A 36-year-old pregnant woman gravida parity abortus (G3P2A1) at 36 weeks of gestation with no family history of sudden death or aortic dissection consulting several times for chest pain and dyspnea for 8 days, wrongly blamed on pregnancy.Faced with the persistence of symptoms, she consulted the emergency room.The patient stated that she had breathi
Reproductive systems of termite colonies may involve the number of individuals in the reproductive caste and the copulatory selectivity of reproductive individuals (i.e., polyandry or polygamy), both of which directly impact the fertility and genetic diversity of the colony.Polygamy is widespread in the lower termites, whereas polyandry appears to