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Tracing the evolutionary history of the morpho‐anatomy of baculum in primates

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Animal morphology reflects both evolutionary history and present‐day adaptation. Male mammal copulatory structures such as the baculum (penile bone) are ideal for studying these processes because of their complexity and high interspecific variability. In primates, however, research has focused mostly on baculum length.
Federica Spani, Maria Pia Morigi, Matteo Bettuzzi, Monica Carosi   +3 more
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Drivers of tail evolution in squamates and their implications for the fossorial origin of snakes

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The axial skeleton serves as the primary structural support in all vertebrates and is subdivided into five distinct regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal. Relaxation of constraints acting on the terminal end of the axial skeleton has led to remarkable variation in caudal vertebrae number across Squamata.
Olivia Binfield, Marco Camaiti, Lucy Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Causative Pathogens With Acute Kidney Injury in Adult Patients With Community-Onset Sepsis

Critical Care Explorations
IMPORTANCE:. The influence of disease-causing pathogen on acute kidney injury (AKI) in septic patients is poorly understood. OBJECTIVES:. We examined the association of microbial pathogen with AKI among patients with community-onset sepsis.
Praruj Pant, MD, Shingo Chihara, MD, Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, MPH, PhD, Miriam M. Treggiari, MD, PhD, MPH, Julia A. Messina, MD, MHS, MS, Jamie R. Privratsky, MD, PhD, Karthik Raghunathan, MBBS, MPH, Tetsu Ohnuma, MD, MPH, PhD   +7 more
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In Vitro Regeneration of Capparis spinosa L. by Using a Temporary Immersion System

Plants, 2019
Three caper (Capparis spinosa L.) biotypes grown on the Sicilian island of Salina (38°33′49″ N) were micropropagated to evaluate two different in vitro culture systems: one using the traditional solid medium, and the other based on ...
Valeria Gianguzzi, Paolo Inglese, Ettore Barone, Francesco Sottile   +3 more
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Working with laws, regularities and singularities in biology: The evolution of mammalian red blood cell size as a case study

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Phylogenetic comparative methods have been used in recent literature to work with laws and test for regularities (evolutionary associations of quantitative features) and evolutionary singularities (features that evolved in a single taxon). We analyzed these uses epistemologically, taking the evolution of red‐blood‐cell mean corpuscular volume (
Jorge Cubo, Paul Aubier, Cassandra Cheyron, Isabelle Drouet   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cristid obliqua morphology as a correlate of diet in lorisoids

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Methods for elucidating dietary patterns from dental morphology have provided much insight into molar form, function, and diet in extinct taxa. However, many methods rely on the collection of homologous landmarks (like shearing crest lengths), or computationally intensive and nuanced metrics that capture shape (like dental topography). Here, a
Keegan R. Selig
wiley   +1 more source

Burrow use by Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca) in an agricultural area of central Tunisia

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Saharan striped polecats in agricultural landscapes use many burrows (30–35 per season), facilitated by sandy soils. Burrow sharing is rare and mainly occurs between males and females during mating. Habitat use shifts seasonally, reflecting disturbance and soil conditions. Maintaining stable sandy habitats may be critical for persistence.
Firas Hayder, Zimkitha J. K. Madikiza, Emmanuel Do Linh San   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of added caper on some physicochemical properties of White Cheese

Mljekarstvo, 2014
In this study, the effects of caper berries addition on some physicochemical and functional properties of White Cheese were investigated. Three batches of White Cheese were produced: a control group with no caper addition (C), a group with whole grain ...
Oktay Yerlikaya, Cem Karagozlu
doaj  

Accelerating the prioritisation of plant species with underexplored medicinal potential: The pm4mp (Phylogenetic Methods for Medicinal Plants) R package

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Medicinal plants used in ethnobotanical traditions to treat or prevent diseases have gained renewed interest for their largely untapped potential in drug discovery. In this study, we developed and tested novel methods to prioritise plant species based on their unexplored medicinal potential. By enabling researchers to target the most promising species,
Giovanni Zecca, Elisa Toini, Massimo Labra, Fabrizio Grassi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic potential of Capparis spinosa in experimental model of acute acetic acid-induced colitis: Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects

Heliyon
Introduction: This study examined the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of Capparis spinosa L. (caper) in order to determine its medicinal potential in the treatment of acute colitis. Method: Sixty male rats were divided into six groups. After
Faezeh HosseiniRavesh, AmirAli Moodi Ghalibaf, Vahid Reza Askari, Farzad Fayedeh, Vafa Baradaran Rahimi, Leila Etemad, Zhila Taherzadeh   +6 more
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