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A chromosome-level genome assembly for the brown sea cucumber from the Galápagos Islands, Isostichopus fuscus [PDF]

Scientific Data
The Galápagos Islands face threats from human activities and climate change, with significant consequences for native fauna like the brown sea cucumber, Isotichopus fuscus (Ludwig, 1875). Once abundant in the region’s shallow coastal waters, this species
Jaime D. Ortiz-Pachar, Jorge Ramírez-González, Nicolas Moity, Solange Andrade-Vera, Wilson D. Rivadeneira, Nina Overgaard Therkildsen   +5 more
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Cross-sectional survey of resistant priority pathogen carriage in the hospital setting in Timor-Leste 2020–2021 [PDF]

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global threat. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified key organisms that carry the potential for both pathogenicity and AMR, leading to reduced treatment options and worsened outcomes ...
Sarah A. Lynar, A. Vieira, A. D. K. Draper, E. Amaral, J. Spargo, T. Oakley, B. Dingle, G. Ximenes, V. da Conceição, D. Freitas, A. Fernandes, C. da Costa Maia, M. Soares, J. Belo, L. Toto, E. Soares da Silva, K. Champlin, I. Marr, J. R. Francis, J. Yan   +19 more
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Exploring adaptive capacity to arid heat in remote First Nations communities in Central Australia [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Extreme heat is associated with increased mortality and high health service demands. Despite a substantial body of heat-health research in Australia, there is limited evidence on hot weather-specific impacts on First Nations people living in remote ...
Manoj Bhatta, Gloria Baliva, Sophie Pascoe, Mohammad Radwanur Talukder, Vahab Baghbanian, Deborah Russell, Linda Ford, Alan Cass, John Wakerman, Supriya Mathew   +9 more
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Water-Saving Technologies in Galapagos Agriculture: A Step towards Sustainability

Horticulturae, 2023
Water scarcity and salinity pose significant challenges for agriculture in the Galapagos Islands, severely limiting crop yields needed to sustainably meet the growing demands of the human population in the archipelago.
Patricia Jaramillo Díaz, Anna Calle-Loor, Nicolás Velasco, David Cevallos   +3 more
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A novel framework for integrating social media as cooperative learning tool in higher education’s classrooms

Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2021
Despite the considerable body of literature on social media (SM)’s use as formal educational tools within universities, little has been done to provide a comprehensive adoption framework for SM as cooperative learning (CL) instruments.
Mostafa Hamadi, Jamal El-Den, Sami Azam, Narumon Cherry Sriratanaviriyakul   +3 more
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Estimation of age and growth and mortality parameters of the sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus (Ludwig, 1875) and implications for the management of its fishery in the Galapagos Marine Reserve

Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2020
The fishery of the sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus was the most important one in the early 2000s in the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Its overexploitation leads to its total closure from 2016 to 2021.
Jorge Ramírez-González, Nicolas Moity, Solange Andrade-Vera, Harry Reyes Mackliff   +3 more
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Confirmed presence of Clathrus columnatus Bosc (Phallales, Clathraceae) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador [PDF]

Check List, 2023
In July 2022, we collected three groups of Clathrus columnatus Bosc (Clathraceae) specimens (four mature and eight immature basidiomata) from Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.
Justine Villalba-Alemán, Paúl Mayorga, C. Miguel Pinto, Patricia Jaramillo Díaz   +3 more
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Can non‐typeable Haemophilus influenzae carriage surveillance data infer antimicrobial resistance associated with otitis media?

Pediatric Investigation, 2023
Importance In remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia, children experience high rates of otitis media (OM), commonly caused by non‐typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi).
Sophia Bowman‐Derrick, Tegan M. Harris, Jemima Beissbarth, Mariana Kleinecke, Katrina Lawrence, Teresa M. Wozniak, Amy Bleakley, Angela Rumaseb, Michael J. Binks, Robyn L. Marsh, Peter S. Morris, Amanda J. Leach, Heidi Smith‐Vaughan   +12 more
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Darwin and Humbolgt. Jubilee essay

Інтродукція Рослин, 2009
The history of mutual relations of eminent naturalists Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) and Charles Darwin (1809–1882) is examined. The role of Humboldt's works in formation of Darwin as naturalist and Humboldt's estimation of the first Darwin's ...
V.I. Melnik
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New photographic records of eight marine fishes from the Galápagos Islands, including three first records for the Eastern Tropical Pacific [PDF]

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We provide photographic evidence for eight fish species from five families, not previously seen within the Galápagos Marine Reserve. Four species are native to the Central Tropical Pacific and likely arrived during recent El Niño ...
William Bensted-Smith, Franklin Terán, Stuart Banks, Inti Keith   +3 more
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