Sentences with phrase «other invasive»

Nurses start intravenous lines and other invasive forms of care when needed.

This could also be used to install themes and perform other invasive customizations that would normally require a custom ROM.

There has been considerable media coverage in recent times in relation to the prevalence of Japanese Knotweed and other Invasive Alien Plant Species (IAPS) in building sites and in close proximity to dwellings and the risks associated with this.

Chiropractors can not perform surgery or other invasive procedures.

If anything, the problems have only grown more complex and fundamental — there's now a growing island population that must learn to live sustainably with severely limited resources, and a bevy of threats from other invasive species remain at large.

Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a tiny, portable personal blood testing laboratory that can provide provides an immediate analysis of substances in the body without the aid of a needle or other invasive device.

Asian carp and other invasive species pose significant threat to native fish.

A University of Nebraska study released last year found that feral cats were responsible for the extinction of 33 species of birds worldwide, that even well fed cats in so - called «managed» cat colonies will kill, that feral cats prey more on native wildlife than on other invasive creatures, and that most feral cats (between 62 and 80 percent) tested positive for toxoplasmosis (a disease with serious implications for pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems).

But unlike other invasive species, cats have political teeth, as well as real ones.

In addition to ticks, other invasive pests like winter moth, Asian long - horned beetles and emerald ash borers are finding Maine's climate more hospitable, which presents challenges to the state's forestry sector, says Small Woodlot Owners of Maine Director Tom Doak.

unless you want to do away with humans — or restore them to their «natural habitat», wherever that is — it seems a stretch not to accept that they're inevitably going to carry other invasive species with them, wherever on the planet they wander.

Believe it or not we also have some other invasive species in the Bahamas that are putting a dent on the ecosystem there.

Once overgrown with non-native plants and other invasive species, the cave is now thriving with nearly 5,000 native and Polynesian plants that were reintroduced using fossil record as a guide of what to plant.

A University of Nebraska study released last year found that feral cats were responsible for the extinction of 33 species of birds worldwide, that even well fed cats in so - called «managed» cat colonies will kill, that feral cats prey more on native wildlife than on other invasive creatures, and that most feral cats (between 62 and 80 percent) tested positive for toxoplasmosis (a disease with serious implications for pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems).

The OHS recognizes that identification and processing of farm animals often involves castration, dehorning, de-beaking, branding, tail docking, ear tagging, nose rings, and tooth pulling, among other invasive procedures.

The OHS recognizes that identification and processing of farm animals often involves castration, dehorning, branding, tail docking, ear tagging, nose rings, and tooth pulling, among other invasive procedures.

This triggers a natural healing response without the need for medication or other invasive measures.

Your neighbors may use pesticides to ward off fleas and mosquitoes, weed killers to control dandelions and other invasive plants, and fertilizers to help the grass grow.

Species such as cats (Felis catus), rats (Rattus rattus), mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus), and stoats (Mustela erminea) threaten biodiversity through predation (4, 5), competition (6), disease transmission (7), and facilitation with other invasive species (8).

This, like acupuncture, is a holistic treatment aimed at helping to improve the pet's pain or disease without the use of surgical or other invasive procedures.

Metal detectors are not as common in suburban schools, but many will implement other invasive measures.

In some cases, the yeast may hide in the sinuses... Sinusitis is often also seen when there is too much yeast in the body; this could be due to Candida, mold or other invasive fungal species.

The product is promoted as a better, safer and more natural alternative to Botox and other invasive procedures that promises similar benefits.

Like other invasive procedures, the process of flushing your insides with water demands medical training, which registered nurse James laments many therapists don't have.

CJD can be caused by genetic mutations, by exposure to contaminated foods (as with so - called mad cow disease) or even, in rare cases, from accidental exposures during medical procedures, such as surgery or other invasive treatments.

Ron is currently collaborating with Auburn University to complete trials of recombinant and chromosomal options for producing «daughterless» carp, consulting on the risks involved in using genetic methods for managing disease - vectoring mosquitoes, exploring options for applying genetic techniques to the control of other invasive fish, and writing papers on deep - sea ecology, climate change and the taxonomy of Tasmanian mayflies.

Gene drive might similarly eliminate other invasive species, including the zebra mussels clogging the Great Lakes, the Asian carp driving native species out of America's waterways, and the pythons that have obliterated raccoons and rabbits in Florida's Everglades.

If carp and other invasive species spread unchecked, says Jerde, the environment that people see today «may not be the same environment they have 10 years from now.»

Antibodies are produced by the body's B cells to fight off infections by bacteria, viruses, and other invasive pathogens.

«If we can develop ways to manipulate this and encourage the white blood cells to recognise and expel organisms like this, we might be able to limit the spread of infection not only for Cryptococcosis but for other invasive pathogens that are a significant threat to human health world - wide.»

Such findings have led to the development of different approaches to surveying and monitoring other invasive alien species.

«If the litter layer is gone, and the soil is bare and clumpy, the earthworms may help weedy plants come in along with other invasive plants that we don't want.»

And roadless oil extraction also involves helicopter support and other invasive actions which could greatly affect the two uncontacted tribes still living in the park.

«Other invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels have [already] dramatically shifted the structure and energy flow of many of the Great Lakes ecosystems.»

Building on the discovery that fragments of fetal DNA are present in a mother's plasma, the company and other scientists are working to develop prenatal DNA tests as an alternative to amniocentesis and other invasive ways of collecting DNA from a developing fetus that raise the risk of miscarriage.

Researchers have identified gamba grass and other invasive weeds as a potential threat to landholder involvement in environmental offset programs such as the Carbon Farming Initiative.

But other invasive, introduced plants — Oriental bittersweet, European privet, and Morrow's honeysuckle, and a native plant, red maple — were highly preferred by deer.

BAD NEIGHBORS Zebra mussels (shown) and other invasive species are just one of many threats to the Great Lakes» ecosystems, as detailed in a new book.

Work was also delayed on other invasive species projects, including research on the spread of dangerous Africanized honeybees in the Southwest, invasive grass species involved in intensifying wildfires, and white - nose bat syndrome impacting bats in national parks.»

The study focused only on the risk associated with Burmese pythons, but did not address other invasive constrictor species, such as the Northern African python, which is also known as the African Rock python, which are also known to be established and breeding in South Florida outside of Everglades National Park.

One reason group A Streptococcus and other invasive pathogens are so dangerous is they release pore - forming toxins that can poke holes in the membranes of cells within a person's body, leading to cellular dysfunction or cell death.

Buckthorn, garlic mustard and many other invasive species do not pose as big a threat as some scientists think, says ecologist Mark Davis

Researchers are also experimenting with insects that eat cheatgrass and other invasive weeds but leave native plants alone.

To get information about the other parts of the digestive tract, you would need to do biopsies and other invasive tests on healthy people, which of course would be unethical.

She expects she will find laminum - 8 uniquely overexpressed in other invasive cancers, like lung and colon cancer, but to date she has tested for it in only human brain and metastatic breast cancer.

PANS is thought to be an inflammatory condition that results when an infection or some other invasive trigger spurs the body to turn on itself and attack structures in the brain.

The steps to keep zebra mussels and other invasive species in check are well known — and worth repeating, given that more than a few busy sailors «forget» to follow them:

The process is free of dyes, stains or other invasive chemicals and provides extremely crisp images of cells and their internal structures.

If you have a more serious condition such as endometriosis, cysts or polycystic ovary syndrome, there are still natural methods you can try before resorting to surgery, drugs or other invasive treatments.

Other, more variable compensations may include reimbursement for child care and lost wages if you are placed on bed rest or undergo a caesarean section or other invasive procedure.