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Androgen-mediated maternal effects and trade-offs: postnatal hormone development, growth, and survivorship in wild meerkats

Frontiers in Endocrinology
IntroductionMammalian reproductive and somatic development is regulated by steroid hormones, growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Based largely on information from humans, model organisms, and domesticated animals, testosterone (
Charli S. Davies, Charli S. Davies, Caroline L. Shearer, Caroline L. Shearer, Lydia K. Greene, Lydia K. Greene, Lydia K. Greene, Jessica Mitchell, Jessica Mitchell, Debbie Walsh, Debbie Walsh, Vivian C. Goerlich, Vivian C. Goerlich, Tim H. Clutton-Brock, Tim H. Clutton-Brock, Tim H. Clutton-Brock, Christine M. Drea, Christine M. Drea, Christine M. Drea, Christine M. Drea   +19 more
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Bi‐ and Mono‐Allelic RFC1 Expansion in a North American Cohort With Idiopathic Axonal Neuropathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective RFC1 biallelic repeat expansion is increasingly recognized as a cause of chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP), but it remains challenging to know who to test. This study aims to determine the prevalence of biallelic and monoallelic RFC1 expansions and their corresponding neuropathy phenotypes in CIAP patients and identify ...
Amro M. Stino, Lavanya Muthukumar, Evan L. Reynolds, Peter Todd, Sinem Ovunc, Sheng Chih Jin, Zitian Tang, Simone Thomas, PNRR Study Group, Ahmet Höke, Brian C. Callaghan, Sarah Berth, Vinay Chaudhry, David Cornblath, Leana Doherty, Lindsey Hayes, Hristelina Ilieva, Thomas Lloyd, Mohammad Khoshnoodi, Brett McCray, Brett Morrison, Bipasha Mukherjee‐Clavin, Lyle Ostrow, Michael Polydefkis, Ricardo Roda, Charlotte Sumner   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation and management of foreign body ingestion in children at a major paediatric trauma unit in South Africa

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common paediatric presentation to emergency centres in South Africa (SA). There are no guidelines for the management of FB ingestion in children in SA.
C.D. Delport, P.W. Hodkinson, B. Cheema
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
wiley   +1 more source

Late Pliocene lakes and soils: a global data set for the analysis of climate feedbacks in a warmer world [PDF]

Climate of the Past, 2014
The global distribution of late Pliocene soils and lakes has been reconstructed using a synthesis of geological data. These reconstructions are then used as boundary conditions for the Hadley Centre General Circulation Model (HadCM3) and the BIOME4 ...
M. J. Pound, J. Tindall, S. J. Pickering, A. M. Haywood, H. J. Dowsett, U. Salzmann   +5 more
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New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high‐magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs, Willie J. Hale, Casey L. Straud, Jim Mintz, Stacey Young‐McCaughan, Kimberly D. Gomes, Chelsea J. Sterne, Katrina M. Lawrence‐Wolff, Alan J. Bartholomew, Kevin M. Kelly, Douglas M. Maurer, Catherine Vriend, Brett T. Litz, Douglas E. Williamson, Alan L. Peterson, for the STRONG STAR Consortium   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Employee Motivation in the Delivery of Quality Healthcare Services within the South African Public Health Sector

Journal of Management and Business Studies
Motivating employees is key to the effectiveness and quality of healthcare services, particularly in the public health sector of South Africa. Despite its significant contribution to national health achievements, this sector frequently encounters ...
Simon Matome Nkgapele
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Bilateral spontaneous anterior lens capsule ruptures in a child: A rare presentation of Alport syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020
Purpose: This report describes the rare case of a child with bilateral spontaneous anterior lens capsule ruptures as the presenting feature of Alport syndrome. Observations: The clinical presentation, special investigations and surgical management of the
Dian Petrus van der Westhuizen, Kelsey Vernon Stuart   +1 more
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Upper‐level midlatitude troughs in boreal winter have an amplified low‐latitude linkage over Africa

Atmospheric Science Letters, 2023
In boreal winter, strong upper‐level midlatitude troughs across the Atlantic–Africa–southwestern Asia sector generate substantial tropical–extratropical interaction and have become recognized as important factors in some extreme weather events.
Neil Ward, Andreas H. Fink, Richard J. Keane, Douglas J. Parker   +3 more
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Climate impact on surface and groundwater in North Africa: a global synthesis of findings and recommendations

Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 2018
Climate change is having short- and long-term impacts on surface and groundwater in the northern part of the African continent. This has led to a wide range of consequences that have added pressure on the groundwater systems in this part of the world ...
Y. Hamed, R. Hadji, Belgacem Redhaounia, Karim Zighmi, Fathi Bâali, Attiya El Gayar   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source