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How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 2: the scientific age and beyond

open access: yesWeather, EarlyView.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the origins of the words we use. In this paper, we will shed light on these origins, including the Pontic–Caspian steppe, the British Empire and, of course, a TV show.
Kieran M. R. Hunt
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of Post‐Operative Telehealth for Pediatric Surgical Patients in Malawi—A Mixed Methods Analysis

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Pediatric operative volumes in Malawi have increased over the past decade due to an increase in the pediatric surgical workforce and improved infrastructure. Despite growth in surgical capacity, limited data exist regarding post‐operative outcomes for common surgical diseases in low‐resource settings. Post‐operative follow‐up via phone call is feasible
Madhushree Zope   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nests in trees are as good as or better than cliffs for two formerly persecuted, primarily cliff nesting eagles in Spain: a cautionary tale in defining the habitat of range‐restricted or threatened species

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
In the late‐20th century, golden and Bonelli's eagles suffered population declines on the Iberian Peninsula, partly due to human persecution. Habitat assessments – especially for Bonelli's eagles – always found or assumed strong associations with cliffs that provided nesting sites.
Ryan Baumbusch   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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