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Eggshell appearance does not signal maternal corticosterone exposure in Japanese quail: an experimental study with brown-spotted eggs [PDF]

, 2013
Reproduction is a critical period for birds as they have to cope with many stressful events. One consequence of an acute exposure to stress is the release of corticosterone, the avian stress hormone.
Ivan Mikšík (492331), Spencer, Karen A., Duval Camille, Miksik, Ivan, Mikšík Ivan, Paul G Lovell, Duval, C., Lovell, P., Karen A Spencer, Paul G. Lovell (492330), Reynolds, S., Spencer Karen A., Reynolds S. James, Karen A. Spencer (492333), Phillip Cassey, Camille Duval (360534), Spencer, K., Phillip Cassey (244230), S. James Reynolds (492332), Camille Duval, Miksik, I., S James Reynolds, Lovell Paul G., Cassey, Phillip, Reynolds, S. James, Cassey, P., Duval, Camille, Lovell, Paul G., Ivan Mikšík, Lovell, P. George; id_orcid, Cassey Phillip   +30 more
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Stochastic make-to-stock inventory deployment problem: an endosymbiotic psychoclonal algorithm based approach [PDF]

, 2006
Integrated steel manufacturers (ISMs) have no specific product, they just produce finished product from the ore. This enhances the uncertainty prevailing in the ISM regarding the nature of the finished product and significant demand by customers.
Tiwari, Manoj Kumar, Kumar, Vikas, Prakash, P, Chan, F. T. S., Chan, Felix T.S., Kumar, Prakash, Tiwari, M. K., Kumar, V.   +7 more
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Treatment guided by rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Tanzanian children: safety and alternative bacterial diagnoses. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: WHO guidelines for the treatment of young children with suspected malaria have recently changed from presumptive treatment to anti-malarial treatment guided by a blood slide or malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT).
Christopher JM Whitty, Mrema, H, Manjurano Alphaxard, Mandia Victor, Manjurano, A, Amos, Ben, Manjurano, Alphaxard, Mandia, V, Muro, F, Florida Muro, Alma Sykes, Sykes, Alma, Whitty, Christopher JM, Mandia, Victor, Mtove, G, Amos, B, Hedwiga Mrema, Victor Mandia, Hendriksen, ICE, George Mtove, Whitty Christopher JM, Helena Hildenwall, Mrema, Hedwiga, Whitty, CJM, Hendriksen Ilse CE, Hildenwall, H,, Hildenwall Helena, Muro, Florida, Hendriksen, Ilse Ce, Hugh Reyburn, Muro Florida, Mrema Hedwiga, Reyburn Hugh, Reyburn, Hugh, Alphaxard Manjurano, Mtove George, Sykes, A, Sykes Alma, Hildenwall, Helena, Amos Ben, Mtove, George, Ilse CE Hendriksen, Ben Amos   +42 more
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From classroom tutor to hypertext adviser: An evaluation [PDF]

, 2002
This paper describes a three‐year experiment to investigate the possibility of making economies by replacing practical laboratory sessions with courseware while attempting to ensure that the quality of the student learning experience did not suffer ...
Wendy Hall, Hall, Wendy, Kemp, Michael, Hall, W., Davis, H.C., Roche, William, Roche, W., Davis, H. C., Kemp, M., William Roche, Michael Kemp, H. C. Davis   +11 more
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Population-associated differences between the phase variable LPS biosynthetic genes of Helicobacter pylori

, 2006
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work ...
Salaün, L, Saunders Nigel J, Salaün Laurence, Saunders, Nigel, Saunders, NJ, Laurence Salaün, Nigel J Saunders, Saunders, Nigel J., Saunders, Nigel J, Salaün, Laurence   +9 more
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Aggregation and the Role of Trusted Third Parties in SME E-Business Engagement: A Regional Policy Issue

, 2006
YesIt is against the background of low engagement by SMEs in e-business that this paper seeks to highlight the potential importance of aggregation and of the role of trusted third parties in facilitating higher levels of involvement.
Lockett, Nigel, Brown, D.H.
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Inter-species horizontal transfer resulting in core-genome and niche-adaptive variation within Helicobacter pylori [PDF]

, 2005
Background Horizontal gene transfer is central to evolution in most bacterial species. The detection of exchanged regions is often based upon analysis of compositional characteristics and their comparison to the organism as a whole.
Boonmee, P, Jarvis, SA, Boonmee, Prawit, Jarvis, Stephen A.; id_orcid, Peden, John F., Saunders, Nigel, Saunders, NJ, Peden, JF, Saunders, Nigel J., Jarvis, Stephen A.   +9 more
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Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors Across Cultures

, 2002
One of the fundamental aspects of culture is the relationship it prescribes between individuals and environment. Am I part of the natural environment, or am I separate and perhaps superior to nature?
Schultz, P. Wesley, P. Wesley Schultz
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Measuring the impact and costs of a universal group based parenting programme : protocol and implementation of a trial [PDF]

, 2010
Background Sub-optimal parenting is a common risk factor for a wide range of negative health, social and educational outcomes. Most parenting programmes have been developed in the USA in the context of delinquency prevention for targeted or indicated ...
Anthony, Rebecca Elizabeth, Douglas E Simkiss, Thomas, Marie A., Wilson, L, Stallard, Nigel, Nigel Stallard, Stallard Nigel, Anthony, Becky, Stewart-Brown Sarah, Davies, Shan, Stallard, N, Helen Snooks, Stewart-Brown, Sarah, Simkiss, D.E, Rebecca Anthony, Lynsey Wilson, Anthony, B, Simkiss Douglas E, Stewart-Brown, Sarah L., Winstanley, Sarah, Wilson, Lynsey, Sarah Winstanley, Snooks, Helen A., Thomas Marie A, Snooks, Helen, Snooks Helen A, Marie A Thomas, Davies, S, Sarah Stewart-Brown, Winstanley Sarah, Wilson Lynsey, Davies Shan, Snooks, H.A, Winstanley, S, Stewart-Brown, S, Shan Davies, Helen A Snooks, Becky Anthony, Simkiss, Douglas E., Anthony Becky, Thomas, M   +40 more
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Water pollution from swine factory farms poses a threat to endangered and threatened species

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Factory farms, or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), generate millions of tons of manure each year in the United States. The storage, handling, and land application of this manure leads to air, water, and climate pollution, which disproportionately impacts low‐income communities of color and poses additional public health and ...
Mustafa Saifuddin, Sarah Brickman, Claire S. Huang, Harrison Watson   +3 more
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