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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Boundary: Deconstructing Gendered Narratives in Indian Women’s Cricket Discourse

International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies
The connection between India and cricket is deeply ingrained in the country’s social fabric, representing a shared passion that transcends geographical, linguistic, and cultural diversities.
R. Abish Jebeshy, A. Selvam
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Volumetric Comparison of Overall Brain and Neuropil Size Between Social and Non‐social Spiders: Exploring the Social Brain Hypothesis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Brain size may be influenced by the cognitive demands of sociality (social brain hypothesis). We used microCT to compare CNS and brain volumes in social versus solitary huntsman and crab spiders. Social huntsman spiders had larger arcuate and mushroom bodies, while social crab spiders had larger visual neuropils.
Vanessa Penna‐Gonçalves, Donald James Mclean, Nikolas J. Willmott, Michael B. J. Kelly, Jay R. Black, Elizabeth C. Lowe, Marie E. Herberstein   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sri Lanka cricket: a narrative review of tourism potential, regional development, and social impacts

Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism
Cricket tourism represents an emerging niche within global sport tourism, particularly in South Asia, where the game embodies culture, identity, and national symbolism.
W.H.M.S. Samarathunga, Olivier Naria, H.P.A.S. Pathirana, A.R. Weerasekera   +3 more
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Relationship between cricket participation, health and well-being: scoping review protocol

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Cricket is a popular sport played by 2.5 billion people of all ages and abilities. However, cricket participation is decreasing in the UK, despite an increased focus of governments on increasing sport participation to enhance public health ...
Nigel K Arden, Garrett Scott Bullock, Nirmala K Panagodage-Perera, Stephanie R Filbay   +3 more
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Changes in Site Occupancy of Marsh‐Breeding Frogs Are Associated With Surrounding Land Cover: Implications for Conservation Planning

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
To help ensure the growth and persistence of frog populations, we quantified changes in frog occurrence as a function of concurrent changes in land cover in the surrounding landscape of eight marsh‐breeding frog species, or groups of species. We used data from the Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program delivered by Birds Canada at 377 sites across four ...
Douglas C. Tozer, Simon T. Denomme‐Brown, Giuseppe E. Fiorino, Pauline E. Quesnelle, Greg P. Grabas   +4 more
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Electronic monitoring of scoliosis brace wear compliance

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2010
Purpose Accurate evaluation of patient compliance with scoliosis brace usage has been a challenge for physicians treating patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Tariq Rahman, Battugs Borkhuu, Aaron G. Littleton, Whitney Sample, Ed Moran, Stephen Campbell, Kenneth Rogers, J. Richard Bowen   +7 more
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What is the impact of sports‐related gambling advertising on gambling behaviour? A systematic review

Addiction, Volume 120, Issue 4, Page 589-607, April 2025.
Abstract Background and Aims Gambling is a public health issue and widespread advertising of gambling products may contribute to gambling harms. Sports‐related gambling advertising includes advertising around sports games or for sports betting products.
Ellen McGrane, Robert Pryce, Matt Field, Shangshang Gu, Esther C. Moore, Elizabeth Goyder   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bayesian framework perspective for model of paired comparison in cricket teams ranking

Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Ranking cricket teams are crucial in determining their standing and precedence in international cricket. In this study, we propose a novel approach to assess cricket team rankings using the Bayesian paired comparison method.
Hajar M. Alkhezi, Ahmad Shafee, Yousuf Alkhezi   +2 more
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