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Factors influencing ease of whelping and its relationship with maternal behaviour and puppy perinatal mortality in commercially bred dogs

Scientific Reports, 2022
For dog breeders, parturition is a critical stage in the reproductive cycle of the dam. Evidence in other mammals suggests that a difficult labour can influence maternal behaviour and offspring viability during the first hours postpartum.
Uri Baqueiro-Espinosa, Victoria McEvoy, Gareth Arnott   +2 more
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Handheld SERS coupled with QuEChERs for the sensitive analysis of multiple pesticides in basmati rice

npj Science of Food, 2022
Pesticides are a safety issue globally and cause serious concerns for the environment, wildlife and human health. The handheld detection of four pesticide residues widely used in Basmati rice production using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is
Natasha Logan, Simon A. Haughey, Lin Liu, D. Thorburn Burns, Brian Quinn, Cuong Cao, Christopher T. Elliott   +6 more
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The growth and strategic functioning of One Health networks: a systematic analysis

The Lancet Planetary Health, 2018
Background: The recent increase in attention to linkages between human health, animal health, and the state of the environment has resulted in the rapid growth of networks that facilitate collaboration between these sectors.
Mishal S Khan, PhD, Peregrine Rothman-Ostrow, MSc, Julia Spencer, MSc, Nadeem Hasan, MD, Mirzet Sabirovic, PhD, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, MSc, Nabila Shaikh, MSc, David L Heymann, MD, Osman Dar, MD   +8 more
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A One Health Approach for Guinea Worm Disease Control: Scope and Opportunities

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Guinea worm disease (GWD) is a neglected tropical disease that was targeted for eradication several decades ago because of its limited geographical distribution, predictable seasonality, straightforward diagnosis, and exclusive infection of humans ...
Matthew R. Boyce, Ellen P. Carlin, Jordan Schermerhorn, Claire J. Standley   +3 more
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A New Method for High Resolution Surface Change Detection: Data Collection and Validation of Measurements from UAS at the Nevada National Security Site, Nevada, USA

Drones, 2021
The use of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) increases the opportunities for detecting surface changes in remote areas and in challenging terrain. Detecting surface topographic changes offers an important constraint for understanding earthquake damage ...
Brandon Crawford, Erika Swanson, Emily Schultz-Fellenz, Adam Collins, Julian Dann, Emma Lathrop, Damien Milazzo   +6 more
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Building operational public health capacity through collaborative networks of National Public Health Institutes

BMJ Global Health, 2019
The strengthening of public health systems internationally is integral to the improvement and protection of global population health. Essential public health functions and services are provided for by a range of organisations working together, often co ...
Osman Dar, Robert Verrecchia, Olaa Mohamed-Ahmed, Neil Squires   +3 more
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Gold Nanozymes: From Concept to Biomedical Applications

Nano-Micro Letters, 2020
In recent years, gold nanoparticles have demonstrated excellent enzyme-mimicking activities which resemble those of peroxidase, oxidase, catalase, superoxide dismutase or reductase.
Javier Lou-Franco, Bhaskar Das, Christopher Elliott, Cuong Cao   +3 more
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Rapid classification of commercial teas according to their origin and type using elemental content with X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy

Current Research in Food Science, 2021
The authenticity of tea has become more important to the industry while the supply chains become complex. The quality and price of tea produced in different regions varies greatly.
Cia Min Lim, Manus Carey, Paul N. Williams, Anastasios Koidis   +3 more
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Global Food Security: [PDF]

Science, 2003
Global food security will remain a worldwide concern for the next 50 years and beyond. Recently, crop yield has fallen in many areas because of declining investments in research and infrastructure, as well as increasing water scarcity. Climate change and HIV/AIDS are also crucial factors affecting food security in many regions.
Rosegrant, Mark W., Cline, S. A.
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Process evaluation of Project Daire: a food environment intervention that impacted food knowledge, wellbeing and dietary habits of primary school children

BMC Public Health
Background Project DAIRE was a randomised-controlled, factorial design trial which aimed to improve children’s health-related quality of life, wellbeing, food knowledge and dietary habits via two multi-component interventions: Nourish and Engage. Nourish
Naomi Anderson, Sarah F. Brennan, Fiona Lavelle, Sarah E. Moore, Dilara Olgacher, Amy Junkin, Moira Dean, Michelle C. McKinley, Patrick McCole, Ruth F. Hunter, Laura Dunne, Niamh E. O’Connell, Chris T. Elliott, Danielle McCarthy, Jayne V. Woodside   +14 more
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