Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles
Abstract The burgeoning pet trade is a primary threat to wild freshwater turtles worldwide. Although the risks from commercial exploitation of turtles have been discussed widely, there is little empirical research on preferences for pet turtles from a hobbyists’ perspective.
Jingjing Zhao +7 more
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Assessing the genetic diversity of edible insects harvested from the wild is a pre‐requisite for designing conservation and management policies. The caterpillars of Gynanisa maja (Saturniidae) are harvested in large numbers in mopane woodlands in southern Africa, where they represent a seasonal source of income and nutrition to many rural communities ...
Zwannda Nethavhani +3 more
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Comparative study in Fujian and Taiwan Current Situation of Physical Health —Xiamen University and National Taiwan Normal University [PDF]
国民体质是国家发展的基础,大学生作为社会的中坚力量,是国家未来发展的主力军,因此大学生体质健康状况一直是国家关注的重点。闽台两地一水之隔,气候相同,习俗相近,拥有同样的文化背景,但因为两地处于不同的社会制度中,大学生的体质健康状况肯定也存在一定差异。 在此背景下,本研究以厦门大学和台湾师范大学为例,以厦门大学(福建生源)2015年在校大学生体质健康标准测试数据及台湾师范大学2015年在校大学生体适能测试数据为研究对象,通过采用文献资料,实地调查,实地测试等方法对两校体质健康现状进行对比 ...
潘蕊
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Analysis of the Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Elderly Hospitalized Patients:a Study Based on a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment System in Yunnan Province [PDF]
BackgroundCurrent studies on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (hereinafter referred to as COPD) mostly focus on the lung itself, while studies on the extrapulmonary manifestations of COPD are still lacking.
DAI Jingrong, LI Jie, HE Xu, LI Yang, LI Yan
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Can reducing learning costs improve public support for means‐tested benefit programs?
Abstract This study investigates how efforts to reduce learning costs of means‐tested public benefit programs impact public support of these programs and perceived deservingness of program beneficiaries. Focusing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the United States, a well‐known means‐tested public benefit program, we integrate ...
Gregory Porumbescu +2 more
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Effects of a combination therapy with a compound Chinese medicine and an enteral nutrition powder in the treatment of mice with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases [PDF]
目的 评估健脾益气复方中药颗粒剂联合肠内营养粉剂安素治疗慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)的有效性与安全性。方法 选取雄性小鼠96只,其中24只作为正常对照组,其余72只采用烟熏小鼠法建立COPD模型,随机分3组:COPD模型组、安素治疗组(0.558 g/m L安素,0.1 m L/10 g小鼠)及中药联合安素治疗组(0.558 g/m L安素,0.1 m L/10 g小鼠+2.5 g/m L中药,0.06 m L/10 g小鼠)。所有小鼠在实验全程进行体重监测,并分别在治疗前 ...
刘雯珍 +7 more
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Freshwater biodiversity in China is threatened by multiple anthropogenic factors, and while there are some reasons to suppose it may be possible to bend the curve of biodiversity loss, the variety of threats and their likely interactions with ongoing climate change provide little basis for optimism. For example, the historic overexploitation of Yangtze
David Dudgeon
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Construction and clinical application of a perioperative and postoperative home nutritional intervention regimen for children with hepatoblastoma [PDF]
Objective To construct a perioperative and postoperative home nutritional intervention regimen for children with hepatoblastoma, and to evaluate its clinical application effect.
ZHANG Juan, HAO Xiwei, LI Dan, LIU Lin, LIU Jingjing, WEI Lili
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The enigmatic life history of the bamboo explained as a strategy to arrest succession
Abstract Bamboos are perennial woody grasses that display an enigmatic mix of traits. Bamboo is highly shade intolerant like early‐successional trees. Without secondary xylem, bamboos cannot continue to grow once they reach a maximum height or replace xylem damaged by hydraulic stress and must instead replace each stem after a few years using ...
Aiyu Zheng, Stephen W. Pacala
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利用营养状态卡森指数和综合营养状态指数评价长寿湖富营养状况,结果表明各监测点均达到富营养化水平。长寿湖富营养化主要影响因子氮磷的输入输出研究结果为:氮输入总量7914 6t/a ,主要来源为上游来水,占总量约70 % ;磷输入总量5 91 84t/a ,主要来源为农田径流,占总量约4 7% ;氮磷输出量分别为2 4 19 5t/a和12 0 2t/a,截留率分别为6 9 4 %和79 7%。结合该地的实际情况,指出了防止湖泊富营养化加重 ...
杨志敏 熊海灵 张晟 张可 魏世强
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