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Multi-generational fidelity, ecological and social determinants of roosting in a cooperatively breeding bird (Argya squamiceps) [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science
Sleep is an important but overlooked component of animal behaviour, especially its social and conservation facets. Here, we use 15 years of data to comprehensively describe the roosting behaviour of cooperatively breeding birds and test hypotheses about ...
Yitzchak Ben Mocha, Itamar Ring, Sophie Scemama de Gialluly, Oded Keynan   +3 more
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Modulation of IL-1β and TGF-β1 Gene Expression in Stress-Induced Depression Rat Supplemented with Malaysian Acacia Honey. [PDF]

Foods
Mohamed AS, Muhammad H, Nik Zainuddin NAS, Md Nasir NL, Abd Rahman MRA, Siu LM, Md Akim A, Ramasamy K, Hazizul Hasan M, Eshak Z.   +9 more
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Accelerated intermittent theta-burst stimulation for the treatment of adolescent depression: A case series

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2023
Background: Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) is a safe and effective form of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for depression in adults.
Erica Nakano, Peter Sedaros, Shan Siddiqi, Nathan Meng, Danielle D. DeSouza, David Carreon   +5 more
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Improving eye care quality through brief verbal intervention on optometry service provider by using unannounced standardized patient with refractive error: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background Improper refractive correction can be harmful to eye health, aggravating the burden of vision impairment. During most optometry clinical consultations, practitioner-patient interactions play a key role.
Huijuan Liang, Jiaqi Li, Nan Zhang, Fang Wu, Xiaoshan Chen, Huanyuan Luo, Wenjun He, Siyuan Liu, Ting Kang, Ruotong Zhang, Yujie Liu, Zizhen Huang, Lanping Zhang, Qing Zhao, Sensen Lv, Chunping Li, Yunyun Xie, Dong (Roman) Xu   +17 more
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Mergers and acquisitions between online automobile-marketplace platforms: Responses by competition authorities in South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom

The African Journal of Information and Communication, 2023
This study explores how competition authorities in three jurisdictions—South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom—have responded to proposed corporate mergers and acquisitions involving online intermediation platforms that provide automobile ...
Megan Friday
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Chemical Characterization of Kraft Lignin Prepared from Mixed Hardwoods

Molecules, 2021
Chemical characterization of kraft lignin (KL) from mixed hardwoods (Acacia spp. from Vietnam and mixed hardwoods (mainly Quercus spp.) from Korea) was conducted for its future applications.
Ji-Sun Mun, Justin Alfred Pe, Sung-Phil Mun   +2 more
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Seed germination dynamics of some woody legumes: implication for restoration of arid zones ecosystems

BioTechnologia, 2023
The seed germination dynamics of Acacia nilotica, Bauhinia rufescens, Faidherbia albida , and Piliostigma reticulatum were investigated over 28 days. Seeds were pretreated with concentrated sulfuric acid.
Toma Buba, Abalis Gaya Ezra, Sunday Paul Bako, Mohammad Umar Sabo   +3 more
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ACACIA [PDF]

Proceedings of the 12th International on Conference on emerging Networking EXperiments and Technologies, 2016
There is widespread agreement that future continuous interactive (CI) applications will require edge computing capabilities from mobile networks. There is also widespread expectation that the emerging 5G network architecture, with its constituent technology components, will be the context in which this will be realized.
Junguk Cho, Karthikeyan Sundaresan, Rajesh Mahindra, Jacobus Van der Merwe, Sampath Rangarajan   +4 more
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Invertebrate and vertebrate predation rates in a hyperarid ecosystem following an oil spill

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Extreme temperatures and scarce precipitation in deserts have led to abiotic factors often being regarded as more important than biotic ones in shaping desert communities. The presumed low biological activity of deserts is also one reason why deserts are
Marco Ferrante, Daniella Möller, Gabriella Möller, Esteban Menares, Yael Lubin, Michal Segoli   +5 more
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Long-Term Monitoring of Tree Population Dynamics in Desert Ecosystems: Integrating Field and Satellite Data

Land, 2023
Arid environments are characterized by rare rain events that are highly variable, as a result of which plant populations often exhibit episodic recruitment and mortality dynamics.
Sivan Isaacson, Jhonathan E. Ephrath, Shimon Rachmilevitch, Dan G. Blumberg, Benny Shalmon, Ofir Katz, Shimrit Maman   +6 more
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