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Steroid-associated hip joint collapse in bipedal emus. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
In this study we established a bipedal animal model of steroid-associated hip joint collapse in emus for testing potential treatment protocols to be developed for prevention of steroid-associated joint collapse in preclinical settings.
Li-Zhen Zheng, Zhong Liu, Ming Lei, Jiang Peng, Yi-Xin He, Xin-Hui Xie, Chi-Wai Man, Le Huang, Xin-Luan Wang, Daniel Tik-Pui Fong, De-Ming Xiao, Da-Ping Wang, Yang Chen, Jian Q Feng, Ying Liu, Ge Zhang, Ling Qin   +16 more
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Serum biochemical profile of emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) reared in captivity

Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2018
The emu, also known as Australian ostrich (Dromaius novaehollandiae), is a bird species native to the Australian plains. It is considered the largest bird in Oceania, and the second largest in the world.
Adriana Jardim de Almeida, Letícia da Silva Leite, Luiz Antônio Eckhardt, Antônio Peixoto Albernaz, Anderson Barros Teixeira, Karoll Andrea Alfonso Torres   +5 more
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A PLIN1 polymorphism is associated with fat production in male emus [PDF]

Poultry Science
The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a novel poultry species that produces meat, eggs, and fat. Although emus have recently been domesticated, genetic improvements to establish strains have scarcely progressed.
Yuichi Koshiishi, Ryo Takahashi, Michiko Murata-Okubo, Yuichi Kameyama, Kousaku Souma, Hiroki Hirayama, Kenta Wada   +6 more
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The developmental changes of fecal microbial composition and diversity in emu (Dromaius novaehallandiae) at early growth stages [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
The early postnatal period plays a crucial role in the establishment and maturation of the gut microbiome in avian hosts, significantly influencing their metabolic processes and overall health.
Leru Deng, Xinyi Chen, Shuhan Pan, Wenling Huang, Yucheng Yin, Xueyan Wei, Huihua Zhang, Cui Zhu   +7 more
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Association Mining for Operation and Maintenance Safety Risks of EMUs Based on Unstructured Event Data

Urban Rail Transit
The safety features of Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) are intricate and redundant, and the associated data is massive, multi-sourced, heterogeneous, and interdisciplinary.
Haixing Wang, Longtao Guo, Hong Yin, Yuefeng Huang, Shimeng Li   +4 more
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High-Speed Railway EMUs’ Circulation Plan Optimization: A Two-Stage Optimization Algorithm Based on Column Generation

IEEE Access, 2020
Considering the characteristics of China's high-speed railway network and the allocation structure of Electric Multiple Units (EMUs), the EMUs operation management mode provides an effective technical route for EMUs route planning optimization. To reduce
Wen-Jun Li, Yu-Ting Wang, Lei Nie, Yinghui Wu, Liu Peng   +4 more
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Energy Consumption Analysis of High-Speed Trains under Real Vehicle Test Conditions

Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2022
The study collected statistics on the actual operation of national railway electric multiple units (EMUs) and compared the energy consumption of different EMU models at different speed levels.
Qing Zhang, Hongjun Yu, Xin Su, Yao Li
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Extinction of the Tasmanian emu and opportunities for rewilding

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
The Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis) persisted alongside Aboriginal people for ∼40,000 years, for the last ∼14,000 years of which Tasmania was a large, continental island.
Tristan Derham, Christopher Johnson, Brianna Martin, Julia Ryeland, Stefania Ondei, Matthew Fielding, Barry W. Brook   +6 more
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Insights into Metal Sheet Novelty Detection via Simulated Electromagnetic Ultrasonic Surface Wave

Buildings, 2022
Metal sheets have good performance and have been widely used. Different kinds of defects can be generated during the preparation and service of metal plates, which will cause the structural performance of the metal plates to decline, thus requiring ...
Yunlai Zhou, Longlong He, Fei Yang, Jingmang Xu   +3 more
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THE EMU STRIKES BACK: AN INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA’S PECULIAR MILITARY ACTION OF 1932 [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Historical Studies, 2019
Military failures such as the infamous Great Emu War of 1932 Western Australia are arguably difficult to match in military history. In this article, we tackle the Seventh Heavy Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery’s attempt to ‘wage war’ on the ...
Richard J. Cook, Srđan M. Jovanović
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