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Bimodal nesting season in Karoo dwarf tortoises (Chersobius boulengeri)

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Tortoises in arid, unpredictable regions may use a bet‐hedging strategy of regularly laying small clutches regardless of actual environmental conditions, so that some hatchlings will emerge when conditions are favourable. Karoo dwarf tortoises (Chersobius boulengeri) are endangered in their arid, unpredictable range in South Africa, yet studies of ...
Victor J. T. Loehr
wiley   +1 more source

Acute symptoms of depression and traumatic stress in men and women who terminate pregnancy after the detection of fetal anomaly: A prospective observational study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess acute and long‐term stress in men and women after the detection of fetal anomalies leading to pregnancy termination. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Tertiary referral centre for fetal medicine. Population From the initial sample of 180 pregnant women with a fetal anomaly detected by ultrasound examination, a
Mona Bekkhus   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical decision instruments for predicting mortality in patients with cirrhosis seeking emergency department care

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Clinical decision instruments (CDIs) could be useful to aid risk stratification and disposition of emergency department (ED) patients with cirrhosis. Our primary objective was to derive and internally validate a novel Cirrhosis Risk Instrument for Stratifying Post‐Emergency department mortality (CRISPE) for the outcomes of 14‐ and 30‐
Swetha Parvataneni   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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