Endangered Nectar-Feeding Bat Detected by Environmental DNA on Flowers
Animals, 2022 Leptonycteris nivalis (the Mexican long-nosed bat) is an endangered nectar-feeding bat species that follows “nectar corridors” as it migrates from Mexico to the southwestern United States.
Faith M. Walker +6 more
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From the Evasion of Degradation to Ubiquitin-Dependent Protein Stabilization
Cells, 2021 A hallmark of cancer is dysregulated protein turnover (proteostasis), which involves pathologic ubiquitin-dependent degradation of tumor suppressor proteins, as well as increased oncoprotein stabilization.
Yamen Abu Ahmad +3 more
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Bat selfies: photographic surveys of flying bats
Mammalian Biology, 2022 AbstractThe recent pandemic and other environmental concerns have resulted in restrictions on research and surveys involving capture and handling bats. While acoustic surveys have been widely used as an alternative survey method, in this study, we show how photographic surveys can offer an important contribution to study and survey bats.
Rydell, Jens +6 more
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Impact of Wind Energy on Bats: a Summary of our Current Knowledge
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Since 2003, when it was discovered that large numbers of bats were being killed at wind turbines in the eastern United States, our understanding of the impact of wind energy development on bats has increased and consistent patterns of fatality, including
Cris D. Hein, Michael R. Schirmacher
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A percutaneous needle biopsy technique for sampling the supraclavicular brown adipose tissue depot of humans. [PDF]
, 2015 Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been proposed as a potential target tissue against obesity and its related metabolic complications. Although the molecular and functional characteristics of BAT have been intensively studied in rodents, only a few studies ...
Annamalai, P +6 more
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Repeatability of brown adipose tissue measurements on FDG PET/CT following a simple cooling procedure for BAT activation [PDF]
, 2019 Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) is present in a significant number of adult humans and can be activated by exposure to cold. Measurement of active BAT presence, activity, and volume are desirable for determining the efficacy of potential treatments intended ...
Crandall, John P +5 more
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The First Swift BAT Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog [PDF]
, 2007 We present the first Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) catalog of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which contains bursts detected by the BAT between 2004 December 19 and 2007 June 16.
Barbier, L. +15 more
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Dielectric properties measurements of brown and white adipose tissue in rats from 0.5 to 10 GHz [PDF]
, 2016 Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays an important role in whole body metabolism and with appropriate stimulus could potentially mediate weight gain and insulin sensitivity.
Colebeck, E. +6 more
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British American Tobacco and the "insidious impact of illicit trade'' in cigarettes across Africa [PDF]
, 2008 Objectives: To provide an overview of the complicity of British American Tobacco (BAT) in the illicit trade of cigarettes across the African continent in terms of rationale, supply routes and scale.Methods: Analysis of internal BAT documents and industry
Collin, J. +5 more
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Entrepreneurial Networking in China and Russia: Comparative Analysis and Implications for Western Executives [PDF]
, 2002 In this article, I compare personal networks of Chinese and Russian entrepreneurs in terms of network structure, relationships and resources accessed in networks.
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