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Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon basin, Brazil (Ostariophysi, Anostomidae)

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Two new species of genus Leporinus from the Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon, Brazil, are described. Leporinus unitaeniatus n. sp. is distinguished from the remaining species of this genus by the presence of a conspicuous longitudinal dark brown bar ...
JC. Garavello, GM. Santos
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Response of Hydrological Drought to Meteorological Drought under the Influence of Large Reservoir

Advances in Meteorology, 2016
Based on monthly streamflow and precipitation data from 1960 to 2010 in the Jinjiang River Basin of China, Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Standardized Streamflow Index (SSI) were used to represent meteorological and hydrological drought ...
Jiefeng Wu, Xingwei Chen, Lu Gao, Huaxia Yao, Ying Chen, Meibing Liu   +5 more
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Phase Angle as an Early Functional Biomarker of Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior, Luiz Claudio Barreto Silva Neto, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi, Letícia Batista de Azevedo, Marcelo Brenner Nascimento Carlini, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Mariana Rabello Laignier, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Tania Mara Lopes Bitti Bortolini, Gláucia Zouain‐Figueiredo, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima, Liliana Vasquez   +11 more
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From aquatic waste to flame-retardant composites: Fish scale-reinforced epoxy for sustainable material design [PDF]

AIP Advances
This study explores the viability of Labeo rohita fish scales, a renewable aquatic waste, as eco-friendly reinforcements in epoxy composites. Composites with varying scale loadings (0–20 g) were fabricated using a two-stage layering technique to retain ...
Shahidur Rahman, Md Shariful Islam, Md Arifuzzaman   +2 more
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Development and Implementation of a Disease‐Targeted Storybook as a Clinical Tool for Children With Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although significant progress has been made in childhood leukemia survival, healthcare providers, and caregivers often face challenges in explaining this disease to patients. Disease‐targeted storybooks have been proposed as a tool to facilitate the understanding of diagnoses and treatment.
Nutvipha Ummartyotin, Usanarat Anurathapan, Rawiwan Roongpraiwan, Potchanee Dandamrongrak, Siriporn Nakhonchai, Pawin Numthavaj, Vilawan Chirdkiatgumchai   +6 more
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Disentangling the effects of sampling scale and size on the shape of species abundance distributions

PLoS ONE, 2020
Many authors have tried to explain the shape of the species abundance distribution (SAD). Some of them have suggested that sampling spatial scale is an important factor shaping SADs.
Renato A. Ferreira de Lima, Paula Alves Condé, Cristina Banks-Leite, Renata C. Campos, Malva I. Medina Hernández, Ricardo R. Rodrigues, Paulo I. Prado, Paulo De Marco Júnior   +7 more
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Spatial and Temporal Trend Analysis of Stream Flow in the Kor River and Drought in the Doroodzan Dam Basin

علوم آب و خاک, 2019
The Kor River in Fars province supplies an important part of water requirement in the Doroodzan dam basin and its surrounding area. In this study, the meteorological and hydrological droughts of this area were investigated in the last four decades.
E. Soheili, H. Malekinezhad, M. R. Ekhtesasi   +2 more
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Assessing and nurturing character strengths among children and adolescents: overview and challenges

Frontiers in Education
Character strengths play an important role in the healthy development of children and adolescents. However, assessing and nurturing these strengths in educational settings remain challenging. First, this review addresses the challenges of using scales to
Ryuji Oguni, Ryuji Oguni, Tsuguyuki Izumi, Nozomi Abe, Keiko Otake   +4 more
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Climatic trends in Gujarat and its likely impact on different crops

Journal of Agrometeorology, 2012
Maximum temperature, minimum temperature and rainfall of Anand, Junagadh, Mahuva, Navsari and SK Nagar stations of Gujarat were analyzed on seasonal (winter, summer, monsoon and postmonsoon) and annual time scales using long period data.
M. M. LUNAGARIA, VYAS PANDEY, H. R. PATEL   +2 more
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Change in Mental Health and Resilience in Childhood Cancer Survivors After Attending a Person‐Centred State‐of‐the‐Art Late Effects Clinic—on Behalf of the PanCareFollowUp Consortium

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Person‐centred follow‐up care based on evidence‐based clinical practice guidelines and providing individualised information should help to inform and reassure survivors about their medical and psychosocial situation and provide treatment and support where needed.
Gisela Michel, Mieke Rijken, Marietta Kokla, Charlotte Sleurs, Jurgen Lemiere, Line Elmerdahl Frederiksen, Luzius Mader, Cecilia Follin, Sara Oberti, Jeanette Falck Winther, Selina R. van den Oever, Leontien C. M. Kremer, Helena J. H. van der Pal, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Eline Bouwman, Jeroen te Dorsthorst, Samira Essiaf, Elizabeth A. M. (Lieke) Feijen, Hannah Gsell, Riccardo Haupt, Maria van Helvoirt, Rosella P. M. G. Hermens, Lars Hjorth, Tomas Kepak, Katerina Kepakova, Anita Kienesberger, Monica Muraca, Marleen Renard, Carina Schneider, Roderick Skinner, Anne Uyttebroeck, Deveny Vanrusselt, Sabine Verschueren, Jacqueline Loonen, Saskia M. F. Pluijm, Katharina Roser, the PanCareFollowUp consortium   +36 more
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