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ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR WINTER SURVIVAL OF WILD TURKEYS

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 1995
: As wildlife managers expand the range of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beyond ancestral northern limits, information on the tolerance of wild turkeys for severe winter weather becomes increasingly important.
Kurt J. Haroldson
doaj   +1 more source

Differential Item Functioning on the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 by Disease Subtype, Language, Sex, and Age Among People With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu   +110 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of urbanization and temperature on thermal tolerance, foraging performance, and competition in cavity‐dwelling ants

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
Human disturbance including rapid urbanization and increased temperatures can have profound effects on the ecology of local populations. Eusocial insects, such as ants, have adapted to stressors of increasing temperature and urbanization; however, these ...
Brooke A. Harris   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high‐magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐resolution environmental and host‐related factors impacting questing Ixodes scapularis at their northern range edge

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
The geographic range of tick populations has expanded in Canada due to climate warming and the associated poleward range shifts of their vertebrate hosts.
Kirsten E. Crandall   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influences of Environmental and Climate Indicators on Aquaculture Production in Coastal Provinces, Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yesMesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
Aquaculture plays an important role in Vietnam's economic development. The fisheries sector has contributed to the country's agricultural, forestry, and fishery export turnover. Aquaculture producers’ income has significantly improved.
Nguyen Le, Nguyen Mau Nam
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are convection‐permitting climate projections reliable for urban planning over Africa? A case study of Johannesburg

open access: yesAtmospheric Science Letters
Cities are particularly vulnerable to surface water flooding. It is also well‐known that they influence local rainfall themselves, which has important implications for climate change adaptation planning for cities.
William J. Keat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross‐Sectional Survey Data

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to characterize cannabis product choices (cannabinoid content and formulation) among patients with rheumatologic conditions and their associations with patient factors, patient‐reported perceived side effects, and positive impacts.
Susan Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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