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Penicillin Resistance of Nonvaccine Type Pneumococcus before and after PCV13 Introduction, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the United States was not associated with a significant change in prevalence of penicillin resistance in nonvaccine type serotypes because of the variable success of highly resistant serotypes ...
Cheryl P. Andam, Colin J. Worby, Ryan Gierke, Lesley McGee, Tamara Pilishvili, William P. Hanage   +5 more
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Hematology of mountain lions (Puma concolor) in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA: effect of sex, season, or location?

California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2020
There is a paucity of published hematological data for wild, free-ranging mountain lions (Puma concolor). We collected such information from mountain lions occurring at mid-elevations to increase available baseline information. We captured and sampled
Vernon C. Bleich, Becky M. Pierce, Holly B. Ernest, Jeffrey T. Villepique   +3 more
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Geographical variation in neonatal phenotype [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2006
AbstractBackground. Recent studies have shown associations between size and body proportions at birth and health outcomes throughout the life cycle, but there are few data on how neonatal phenotype varies in different populations around the world. Methods.
Leary, Sam, Fall, Caroline, Osmond, Clive, Lovel, Hermione, Campbell, Doris, Eriksson, Johan, Forrester, Terrence, Godfrey, Keith, Hill, Jacqui, Jie, Mi, Law, Catherine, Newby, Rachel, Robinson, Sian, Yajnik, Chittaranjan   +13 more
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Comparative analysis of the song of the Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis (Emberizidae) between Campinas and Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2004
The regional dialects or regiolects of the Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis were compared between Campinas (47º06'W-22º90'S) and Botucatu (48º44'W-22º88'S), São Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil.
Márcio F. Avelino, Jacques M.E. Vielliard   +1 more
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Geographical Variation in Body Size in the Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)

Life, 2023
The geographic variation in life-history traits of organisms and the mechanisms underlying adaptation are interesting ideas in evolutionary biology. This study investigated age and body size of the Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) among ...
Kunhao Zhang, Duojing Qiu, Li Zhao, Chengzhi Yan, Long Jin, Wenbo Liao   +5 more
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Geographic variation in sexual communication in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Geographic variation in male response to sex pheromone lures has been studied in the field in a number of moth species. However, only a few studies have investigated geographic variation in female calling and sex pheromone under field ...
Torres‐Vila, L., Li, Yiping, Li, Y., Groot, Astrid T., Zalucki, Myron P., Myron P Zalucki, Frans Griepink, Heckel, David G., Yiping Li, Luis M Torres‐Vila, Ke Gao, Zalucki, M., Heckel, D., Groot, A., Griepink, F., David G Heckel, Groot, A.T.; id_orcid, Torres-Vila, Luis M., Griepink, Frans, Zalucki, M.P., Astrid T Groot, Heckel, D.G., Gao, Ke, Torres-Vila, L.M., Gao, K.   +24 more
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Effects of Plant-Soil Feedback on Switchgrass Productivity Related to Microbial Origin

Agronomy, 2020
A great deal of effort has been applied to maximizing switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) production for bioenergy by leveraging existing local adaptation to climate and via nutrient management in this perennial grass crop. However, the biotic component of
James R. Kiniry, Caroline E. Arthur, Katherine M. Banick, Felix B. Fritschi, Yanqi Wu, Christine V. Hawkes   +5 more
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Measuring the level of compulsory hospitalisation in mental health care: The performance of different measures across areas and over time

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 2021
Objective A variety of measures are used for reporting levels of compulsory psychiatric hospitalisation. This complicates comparisons between studies and makes it hard to establish the extent of geographic variation.
Tore Hofstad, Jorun Rugkåsa, Solveig O. Ose, Olav Nyttingnes, Tonje L. Husum   +4 more
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Quantitative morphological evidence for incipient species within Lutzomyia quinquefer (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
Morphological variation among geographic populations of the New World sand fly Lutzomyia quinquefer (Diptera, Phlebotominae) was analyzed and patterns detected that are probably associated with species emergence.
JP Dujardin, F Le Pont, E Martinez
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Revisiting the MMTV Zoonotic Hypothesis to Account for Geographic Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence

Viruses, 2022
Human breast cancer incidence varies by geographic location. More than 20 years ago, we proposed that zoonotic transmission of the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) from the western European house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus, might account for the ...
Alexandre F. R. Stewart, Hsiao-Huei Chen
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