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Facilitating Postpartum Care with a Doula and Certified Nurse Midwife in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Analysis of Maternal Experiences. [PDF]

open access: yesPregnancy (Hoboken)
Abstract Introduction Mothers of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at higher risk of postpartum complications than mothers of well infants. The Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) study was an unblinded, randomized controlled trial of doula‐supported, certified nurse midwife–delivered postpartum care for NICU mothers that reduced
Corson CL   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Emergence, spread, and impact of high-pathogenicity avian influenza H5 in wild birds and mammals of South America and Antarctica. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract The currently circulating high‐pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the subtype H5 causes variable illness and death in wild and domestic birds and mammals, as well as in humans. This virus evolved from the Goose/Guangdong lineage of the HPAI H5 virus, which emerged in commercial poultry in China in 1996, spilled over into wild birds,
Kuiken T   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Seasonal variation and tracking of climate niche of a migratory bird

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Migratory birds inhabit different areas during breeding and non-breeding seasons. Depending on the time of the year, they may utilize different resources available in seasonal habitats, but also are subjected to changing climate regimes during their ...
Javier Gutiérrez Illán   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ANNUAL PERMANENCY OF THE AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN Pelecanus erythrorhynchos IN ENSENADA DE ARIPES, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO

open access: yesEcosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2014
This is the first report of the American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos ) residing over a three year and three month period at Ensenada de Aripes, Baja California Sur. The pelicans remained in the study area throughout the year.
RA Mendoza-Salgado   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Calling on and thanking God: the role of faith and faith communities in disaster recovery. [PDF]

open access: yesDisasters
Abstract Faith and faith communities play a critical role in post‐disaster recovery for at least three reasons. First, faith is a socially shared frame through which individuals understand a disaster and evaluate potential means of recovery. Second, faith is a driver or motivator of post‐disaster recovery, providing inspiration, encouragement, and ...
Storr VH, Lofthouse JK, Storr NM.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Forensic Bird-Strike Identification Techniques Used in an Accident Investigation at Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma, 2008

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
On March 4, 2008, a Cessna Citation 1 (Model 500) crashed in a wooded area near Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma, killing all 5 people on board. This paper describes the detailed forensic methods and expertise used by the Smithsonian Institution’s Feather ...
Carla J. Dove   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel drifter designed for use with a mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler in shallow environments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
We present a novel design for a surface drifter, mounted with a pulse-coherent Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) for measuring near-surface (depths 0.18-1 m) flows.
Henderson, Stephen M.   +1 more
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Parasites of the American White Pelican

open access: yesGulf and Caribbean Research, 2005
Metazoan symbionts, including parasites, infecting the American white pelican (AWP) Pelecanus erythrorhynchos comprise a list of 75 species, 7 of which are new host records. Several new geographic records are also presented, but generally these have a low value because of the migratory nature of the bird.
Overstreet, Robin M., Curran, Stephen S.
openaire   +3 more sources

The Biogeography of Great Salt Lake Halophilic Archaea: Testing the Hypothesis of Avian Mechanical Carriers

open access: yesDiversity, 2018
Halophilic archaea inhabit hypersaline ecosystems globally, and genetically similar strains have been found in locales that are geographically isolated from one another.
Bex L. Kemp   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abundance, population trends, and negative associations with lake water levels for six colonial waterbird species over five decades in southern Manitoba

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2021
Management of colonial waterbirds at regional, national, and continental scales requires up-to-date monitoring information on breeding locations, population sizes, and trends.
Ann E. McKellar   +2 more
doaj  

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