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An integrated approach to balance freshwater connectivity restoration and invasion risk

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Habitat fragmentation negatively affects many native migratory fish populations. However, this fragmentation can also prevent the spread and establishment of invasive species. We modified the dendritic connectivity index (DCI), a commonly used freshwater connectivity metric, to account for multiple invasive dispersal pathways in estimates of ...
Alex Arkilanian, David Coté, Yolanda F. Wiersma, Richard Pither   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low abundance of phytophagous nematodes under invasive exotic Pinus elliottii – enemy release and plant–soil feedbacks

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary According to the enemy release hypothesis (ERH), the fitness of exotic plants and their capacity to become invasive in their area of introduction may partly be attributable to the loss of their natural enemies. Invasive species may also benefit from modifying soil attributes and thereby creating a positive soil–plant feedback.
Lynda S. C. Guerrero, Erika Buscardo, Mario M. Inomoto, Laszlo Nagy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the Elderly

Medisur, 2011
Background: Progressively aging populations are one of the most distinctive demographic phenomena of the last decades. The elderly represent a particular risk group because typical characteristics of this stage of life, commonly associated with loss, are
Bárbara Nuria Suárez Rodríguez, Leonor Rosario Díaz Alfonso, Daniel Martínez Ojeda, Yutsimí Elia Fojaco Colina, Aleima Rodríguez Carvajal   +4 more
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Assessing D‐Squame as a Minimally Invasive Technique to Evaluate the Cutaneous Immune Response mRNA in a Dog Model of Canine Atopic Dermatitis

Veterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) is a multifactorial, inherited skin disease, estimated to affect ≤ 15% of dogs. Studies of skin messenger mRNA in cAD currently use invasive methods, including blood sampling and biopsy collection, whilst advances in human atopic dermatitis study methodology have demonstrated reliable use of minimally ...
Xavier Langon, Marion Mosca, Nadège Milhau, Mélanie Legain, Adrien Idée, Didier Pin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Tale of Two Programs? Stigma and Administrative Burdens in CHIP and Medicaid

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT One contributing factor to undersubscriptions is administrative burdens. To explore whether program stigma affects attitudes about administrative burdens, a survey (N = 2204) was fielded to assess differences in attitudes about seven policies decreasing administrative burdens and two policies increasing administrative burdens.
Simon F. Haeder
wiley   +1 more source

The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 4, Page 2103-2114, February 2026.
Summary The presence of more than two copies of the genome in an organism, termed ‘polyploidy’, is a crucial force in plant evolution, generating genetic, phenotypic and ecological diversity. [Correction added on 22 January 2026, after first online publication: the preceding sentence has been corrected.] The Amazonian tree flora is the most species ...
Rowan J. Schley, Rosalía Piñeiro, James A. Nicholls, Michelle L. Gaynor, Gwilym P. Lewis, Flávia Fonseca Pezzini, Kyle G. Dexter, Catherine Kidner, R. Toby Pennington, Alex D. Twyford   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

O lugar do afecto na prática de cuidados de enfermagem em contexto pediátrico

Pensar Enfermagem, 2010
Na prática de cuidados de enfermagem, o amor tem vindo a ser apontado como característica definidora do Cuidar, sendo o conceito originário do inglês “caring” utilizado como sinónimo de amor, afecto, carinho ou ser atencioso, ser cuidadoso.
Marisa Paulo, Vitor Alexandre, Tânia Galhofas, Susana Mil-Homens, Paula Diogo   +4 more
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Traducción, afecto y censura desde el mundo hispánico: Nightwood, de Djuna Barnes, y Tropic of Cancer, de Henry Miller

Mutatis Mutandis, 2023
Este artículo estudia diferentes traducciones de obras de contenido sexualmente explícito como Nightwood, de Djuna Barnes (1936), y Tropic of Cancer, de Henry Miller (1934), que circularon en Latinoamérica y España.
Sofía Monzón Rodríguez
doaj   +1 more source

Constructing the “moralization shock”: The role of contingency in the translation of anticorruption policy in France

European Policy Analysis, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 475-492, Fall 2025.
Abstract This article applies the concept of transaction to the process of policy transfer, through the case of conflict of interest regulation in France, using archives, documentary sources, and interviews with stakeholders. It contributes to the literature on policy translation by clarifying the role of contingency, which remains underspecified.
Sofia Wickberg
wiley   +1 more source

Banking Concentration and Health Performance in Developing Countries

World Affairs, Volume 188, Issue 4, Winter 2025.
ABSTRACT This article examines how banking concentration affects health performance in 80 emerging nations between the years 2000 and 2020. The system GMM and OLS‐FE approaches are employed. Health performance in terms of life expectancy is negatively impacted by bank concentration.
Emeride F. Kayo, Simplice A. Asongu, Therese E. Zogo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source