Biological control was here intended to reduce the healthy leaves volume and reproductive capabilities of the invasive plant Cenchrus setaceus using pelargonic acid (AP) and local fungal strains Fusarium and Nigrospora . The effects on the volume of healthy leaves, fungal colonization patterns, and symptoms on the foliage and reproductive organs were evaluated under greenhouse and field trials. Pelargonic acid reduced healthy...

Rumex lunaria is an endemic shrub of the Canary Islands, which is colonizing the Timanfaya National Park (TNP) in Lanzarote. Whether the arrival of R. lunaria to Lanzarote has been natural or by human intervention is still a matter of debate. To address this question, 100 specimens of R. lunaria were collected from the seven main Canary Islands, and genetic analysis of four chloroplast DNA loci were performed, covering a total...

Purpose To evaluate the effect of different non-osteoporotic drugs on the increase or decrease in the risk of incident fragility fractures (vertebral, humerus or hip) in a cohort of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis on active anti-osteoporotic therapy. Methods For this retrospective longitudinal study, baseline and follow-up data on prescribed non-osteoporotic treatments and the occurrence of vertebral, humerus or hip fract...