A 37-year-old bull African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the North Carolina Zoo (NCZ) was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts leading to behavioral changes and significant weight loss secondary to functional blindness.On initial examination, a weight loss of 234 kg, a mature cataract in the right eye, and a focal cataract in the left eye were dia
The Quedius mutilatus group, a very poorly known presumably monophyletic complex of wingless, possibly hypogean species confined to the Tien-Shan Mountains, is characterized as such for the first time.Newly available material clarified the identity of Q.mutilatus Eppelsheim, BROWN FLAX SEED GROUND 1888 and Q.kalabi Smetana, 1995, each hitherto know
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) improves patient-reported function by alleviating joint pain, however the surgical trauma exacerbates already impaired muscle function, which leads to further muscle weakness and disability after surgery.This early Magnifiers postoperative strength loss indicates a massive neural inhibition and is primarily driven by a
In 2020, the health status of urban forests in Etropole and Pravets municipalities was monitored based on remote sensing data and field assessment.The study provides information for early detection and identification of pests and pathogens causing damage in different forest types.Three forest stands were assessed: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) plan
This paper presents a parallax-robust video stitching technique for timely synchronized surveillance video.An efficient two-stage video stitching procedure is proposed in this paper to build wide Field-of-View (FOV) videos for surveillance applications.In the stitching model calculation stage, we develop a layered warping algorithm to align the bac