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Polyandrous females avoid costs of inbreeding [PDF]

, 2002
Why do females typically mate with more than one male? Female mating patterns have broad implications for sexual selection, speciation and conflicts of interest between the sexes, and yet they are poorly understood. Matings inevitably have costs, and for
A Keil, DJ Howard, G Arnqvist, GA Parker, HA Qayyum, JA Zeh, JA Zeh, LW Simmons, LW Simmons, LW Simmons, LW Simmons, LW Simmons, LW Simmons, M Andersson, M Daly, M Olsson, M Olsson, M Olsson, MD Jennions, MW Lorenz, Nina Wedell, NW Thornhill, P Stockley, SD Newcomer, T Madsen, T Tregenza, T Tregenza, T Tregenza, TA Markow, TA Markow, Tom Tregenza, WG Eberhard   +31 more
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The aerocrew mission : training space Session at Ny Aalesund Arctic base [PDF]

, 2008
The Aerocrew mission has been realized in December 2007, in the frame of the International Polar Year, and in cooperation with the Polar Institut Paul-Émile Victor.
Apel, Uwe, Delbart, Franck, Gourinat, Yves   +2 more
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Hematology, Biochemistry and Serum Protein Analyses of Antarctic and non-Antarctic Skuas [PDF]

, 2015
Determination of hematological and biochemical parameters provides important data to assess the physiological condition in wild birds. Therefore, to carry out ecophysiology or conservation studies it is essential to establish baseline physiological ...
Ibañez, Andres Esteban, Larsen, Karen Elizabeth, Montalti, Diego, Najle, Roberto   +3 more
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SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and the risk of adverse maternal outcomes in the Republic of Georgia: a national birth registry-based cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Georgia experienced an increase in maternal deaths (MD) during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, which warrants further investigation.
Natia Skhvitaridze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Tinatin Manjavidze, Tormod Brenn, Charlotta Rylander   +4 more
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Sex Differences in the Impact of Body Mass Index on the Risk of Future Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the Longitudinal Population‐Based Tromsø Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence is increasing, and body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for AF. However, sex differences in the impact of BMI on AF risk have not been fully elucidated.
Jocasta Ball, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Tom Wilsgaard, Henrik Schirmer, Laila A. Hopstock, Bente Morseth, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Sweta Tiwari, Ekaterina Sharashova   +9 more
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Communicating and complying with COVID-19 actions in northernmost Finland

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
In Finland, national and local restrictions were implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic after the increase of cases, and it changed the everyday life of people.
Ulla Timlin, Arja Rautio
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Differences in sarcopenia prevalence between upper-body and lower-body based EWGSOP2 muscle strength criteria: the Tromsø study 2015–2016

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) recommends grip strength and chair stand tests to be used as primary defining measures. It is unclear how either test affects prevalence estimates. Methods This cross-sectional
Jonas Johansson, Bjørn Heine Strand, Bente Morseth, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard   +4 more
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Radionuclides in arctic marine macroalgae from Kongsfjorden (Svalbard) [PDF]

, 2018
Seaweeds are known to be useful environmental bioindicators since they bioaccumulate radioisotopes at very low environmental concentrations. Levels of natural radionuclides in six ecologically relevant brown and red seaweed species from Arctic coasts ...
Carmona-Fernandez, Raquel, Cañete -Hidalgo, Sergio, Dueñas-Buey, Mª Concepción, Gordo, Elisa, Liger-Pérez, Esperanza, López-Gordillo, Francisco Javier, Pastor-Vega, Jose Manuel, Perez-Martinez, Manuel, Ruiz-Cruces, Rafael   +8 more
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Traditional Cultural Districts: An Opportunity for Alaska Tribes to Protect Subsistence Rights and Traditional Lands [PDF]

, 2014
Alaska tribes have limited control over their traditional lands and waters. Tribes may increase their influence through a Traditional Cultural District designation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Ristroph, Elizaveta Barrett
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Impact of chronic inflammation, assessed by hs-CRP, on the association between red cell distribution width and arterial cardiovascular disease: the Tromso Study [PDF]

, 1985
Red cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of variability in size of circulating erythrocytes, is associated with arterial cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the underlying mechanism remains unclear.
Lappegard, Jostein, Ellingsen, Trygve S., Hindberg, Kristian, Mathiesen, Ellisiv Bøgeberg, Njolstad, Inger, Wilsgaard, Tom, Loechen, Maja-Lisa, Braekkan, Sigrid Kufaas, Hansen, John-Bjarne   +8 more
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