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G2‐PASE: A Novel, Rapid, and Reliable Measure of Plaque Psoriasis Severity

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), a composite measure of plaque psoriasis disease severity, is commonly used to determine treatment eligibility and response, but is time consuming for every‐day clinical use. The Gulliver‐Gestalt‐Psoriasis Area Severity Estimate (G2‐PASE) was developed to approximate PASI scores using ...
Wayne P. Gulliver +10 more
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Haemosporidian parasite community in migrating bobolinks on the Galapagos Islands

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018
Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) migrate from their breeding grounds in North America to their wintering grounds in South America during the fall each year. A small number of Bobolinks stop temporarily in Galapagos, and potentially carry parasites.
Noah G. Perlut +3 more
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Cotton-Tipped Plastic Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Diagnosis to Prevent Supply Shortages

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
CDC and WHO guidelines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnosis only recommend synthetic fiber swabs for nasopharyngeal (NP) sampling.
Byron Freire-Paspuel +6 more
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Hell's Itch: A Self‐Case Report

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hell's itch is a severely distressing dermatological condition characterized by the onset of incessant itching and intolerable pain 2–3 days post‐sunburn. It is underdiagnosed and underreported, and no definitive management framework has yet been developed.
Kai Peter Moors, Willem I. Visser
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On the botanical history and nomenclature of the New World genus Piscidia (Fabaceae)

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Piscidia L. (Fabaceae) is a New World genus with nine recognized taxa (seven species and two varieties). The previous nomenclatural revisions, made in 1910 and in 1969, are revisited here. The names Derris grandifolia Heyde & Lux ex Donn.Sm. and P. cubensis Urb. required step II lectotypifications, with an epitype for the latter name.
Camila Sánchez‐ Vega +4 more
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Temporal comparison of coral reefs in the Galápagos using differential alignment of 3D models and Machine-Learning

Ecological Indicators
Underwater photogrammetry is a popular tool for coral community surveys, however, comparing 3D maps over time requires a complicated set of operations. Primarily, it is difficult to align dynamic scenes in order to visualize and measure changes because ...
Matan Yuval, Inti Keith
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Open letter: The need for a site‐based biodiversity standard measuring and certifying impacts from nature‐based projects

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Despite growing investment in restoration, weak accountability and poor biodiversity monitoring mean many projects fail to achieve ecological recovery. The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) offers a practical way to ensure that restoration finance delivers measurable gains for nature.
David Bartholomew +254 more
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Organic and Inorganic Pollutants, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers, and Electrophoretic Protein Profiles in an Endangered Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) From Southeastern Brazil: A Case Study

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A comprehensive screening of different environmental contaminants (total metals, thermostable metal fractions associated with detoxification, and persistent organic pollutants) was conducted in an endangered common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus ) individual incidentally captured in southeastern Brazil.
Sidney Fernandes Sales Junior +10 more
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El camarote de Darwin: un Club de Lectura para aprender sobre la vida de Charles Darwin y su teoría de la evolución

Revista Eureka sobre Enseñanza y Divulgación de las Ciencias, 2013
Compartimos la experiencia y el análisis del Club de Lectura "El camarote de Darwin", realizado durante una semana en la isla Floreana, Galápagos, en un ámbito de educación no formal, para promover la alfabetización literaria y científica.
Nicolás Cuvi +3 more
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Plastic pollution and health metrics in wild juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from two Ecuadorian national parks: Galápagos and Machalilla

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
Marine vertebrates, particularly green sea turtles, are especially vulnerable to plastic pollution through ingestion or entanglement. This study investigated wild juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from two Ecuadorian national parks (Galápagos ...
Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez +42 more
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