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The Anatomy of a Comparative Illusion [PDF]

Journal of Semantics, 2018
Comparative constructions like More people have been to Russia than I have are reported to be acceptable and meaningful by native speakers of English; yet, upon closer reflection, they are judged to be incoherent. This mismatch between initial perception
Alexis Wellwood, R. Pancheva, V. Hacquard, C. Phillips   +3 more
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Evolutionary history of mental glands in turtles reveals a single origin in an aquatic ancestor and recurrent losses independent of macrohabitat

Scientific Reports, 2021
Despite the relevance of chemical communication in vertebrates, comparative examinations of macroevolutionary trends in chemical signaling systems are scarce.
Alejandro Ibáñez, Uwe Fritz, Markus Auer, Albert Martínez-Silvestre, Peter Praschag, Emilia Załugowicz, Dagmara Podkowa, Maciej Pabijan   +7 more
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The Canons of Comparative Anatomy [PDF]

Science, 1918
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Surface Electromyography of the Longissimus and Gluteus Medius Muscles in Greyhounds Walking and Trotting on Ground Flat, Up, and Downhill

Animals, 2020
In the field of canine rehabilitation, knowledge of muscle function in the therapeutic exercises prescribed is needed by physical therapists and veterinary surgeons.
Francisco Miró, Alfonso M. Galisteo, Juan L. Garrido-Castro, Joaquín Vivo   +3 more
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Comparative anatomy of the mammalian neuromuscular junction

Journal of Anatomy, 2020
The neuromuscular junction (NMJ)—a synapse formed between lower motor neuron and skeletal muscle fibre—represents a major focus of both basic neuroscience research and clinical neuroscience research. Although the NMJ is known to play an important role in
I. Boehm, Abrar Alhindi, A. S. Leite, C. Logie, Alyssa Gibbs, Olivia Murray, Rizwan Farrukh, R. Pirie, Christopher Proudfoot, R. Clutton, T. Wishart, Ross A. Jones, T. Gillingwater   +12 more
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From Carlquist's ecological wood anatomy to Carlquist's Law: why comparative anatomy is crucial for functional xylem biology.

American-Eurasian journal of botany, 2020
All students of xylem structure-function relations need to be familiar with the work of Sherwin Carlquist. He studies xylem through the lens of the comparative method, which uses the appearance of similar anatomical features under similar conditions of ...
M. Olson
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A Randomised Control Trial and Comparative Analysis of Multi-Dimensional Learning Tools in Anatomy

Scientific Reports, 2020
This article presents the results of a study that examined students’ ability to retain what they have learned in an anatomy course after thirty days via using various learning tools for twenty minutes. Fifty-two second-year medical students were randomly
Chris Wang, B. Daniel, M. Asil, Prashannata Khwaounjoo, Y. Cakmak   +4 more
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Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis in Feral Pigeons (Columba livia) Associated with Difficulties Controlling Paratuberculosis in a Bovine Herd (Fighting Bull Breed)

Animals, 2022
A bovine herd with a high prevalence of paratuberculosis (PTB) cohabiting with a population of pigeons was studied (2011–2020). After finding the disease in 2011, annual monitoring was performed in 2012–2014 by obtaining blood samples for ELISA and ...
Juan Seva, J. Manuel Sanes, Alberto Mas, Guillermo Ramis, Joaquín Sánchez, Ester Párraga-Ros   +5 more
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Macroanatomical investigations of the skulls of both genders of Heliosciurus gambianus (Gambian sun squirrel) and Funisciurus anerythrus (Thomas’s rope squirrel)

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2023
Background The skull shape and morphometry have been used by several researchers to differentiate and classify species, breeds and also to age the specimen. This study highlights details of the gross morphometry of the skulls of two species of squirrels,
Olumayowa Olawumi Igado, Omowumi Moromoke Femi-Akinlosotu, Afeez Olumide Akibu   +2 more
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Variation of Human Hairiness: A Possible Adaptation to Solar Radiation and Melanin

Anthropological Review, 2014
Many theories have been advanced to explain human hairlessness, however, there is no consensus. This study of 76 males observed that skin reflectance measuring skin colouration and melanin pigmentation correlated with hair size and follicle density ...
Dhugga Amrita, Henneberg Maciej, Kumaratilake Jaliya   +2 more
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