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‘I like to dance with the flowers!’: Exploring the possibilities for biodiverse futures in an urban forest school

Children &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the ways in which ‘forest school’, an educational approach where children engage in creative and play based activities in a ‘natural’ environment, can contribute towards Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG 15) by promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and by helping address biodiversity loss. Drawing on data
Hannah Hogarth
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Association between hoof trimming frequency in primiparous cows and hoof health and survival in second lactation [PDF]

Lameness, mostly resulting from claw lesions, causes major welfare problems in the dairy industry. One way to prevent claw lesions is hoof trimming, but the overall effect and the optimal hoof trimming frequency are unknown.
Åkerström, Frida, Bergsten, Christer
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A revised classification system of the marronoid clade of spiders (Araneae), based on dense sampling phylogenomics and comparative morphology

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract The marronoid clade is a globally distributed, ecologically diverse group of spiders. It is an important faunal component in both natural and synanthropic environments, and even found in aquatic and extreme habitats such as desert salt flats. The systematics of the marronoid clade has been notoriously unstable due to the widespread character ...
Jonas O. Wolff, Michael B. J. Kelly, Franklyn Cala‐Riquelme, Jacob A. Gorneau, Katherine O. Montana, Helen M. Smith, Phil J. Sirvid, Cor J. Vink, Lauren A. Esposito, Martín J. Ramírez, Charles E. Griswold   +10 more
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Animal Teachers: Nonhuman Pedagogy and the Question of Deceit

Educational Theory, EarlyView.
Abstract Animals as “teachers” of human children and adults is a recurring theme in children's literature, in anthropological accounts of “feral children,” as well as in contemporary practices of animal‐assisted pedagogy, philosophical research, wildlife documentaries, and popular culture.
Helena Pedersen
wiley   +1 more source

Boldness Predicts Nest‐Site Choice of a Freshwater Turtle in an Anthropogenically Disturbed Landscape

Ethology, EarlyView.
One measure of antipredator behavioral boldness predicted turtle nest distance to the nearest human‐made structure. Turtles experienced two behavioral assays to quantify boldness (left panel). Turtles that displayed more bold behaviors during simulated predation nested closer to human‐made structures (top right) than their shyer counterparts (bottom ...
Samantha Gaines, Morgan A. Clark
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MORPHOMETRIC STUDY ON THE HOOF OF BUFFALO* [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2019
Morphometric study on the hoof of buffalo was undertaken in the present work. The toe length, toe height, toe angle, sole length, sole width, heel bulb length, heel bulb height and heel bulb width of lateral and medial claws of both forelimbs and hind ...
K. Anju Sasidharan, N. S. Sunilkumar, M.S. Indu, Honey Sebastian, K. Karthika   +4 more
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Integrative architecture and structural boundaries of the subdigital adhesive toe pads of Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) and guidelines for toe pad demarcation in other geckos

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
The adhesively competent toe pads of Gekko gecko (and other geckos) are delimited by a combination of external and deep anatomical features and cannot be identified based upon external scale form alone. We encourage future investigators to delimit toe pads in this functionally and anatomically meaningful fashion.
Anthony P. Russell, Sonia M. Delannoy, Austin M. Garner   +2 more
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A novel dental implant nut system designed to enhance primary stability: Mechanical and finite element analysis

Journal of Prosthodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The present study aimed to evaluate, in a preclinical setting, the biomechanical behavior and mechanical performance of a newly developed dental implant nut system designed to address primary stability challenges in the severely resorbed posterior maxilla.
Mert Şahin, Emrah Soylu, Ahmet Emin Demirbaş, Burak Bal, Alper Alkan   +4 more
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Effect of intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) using lignocaine hydrochloride with or without modified standing stun on serum cortisol and behavioural changes during therapeutic hoof trimming in dairy cattle

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
The study was conducted in postpartum lactating dairy cows to compare the effect of intravenous regional anaesthesia using lignocaine hydrochloride with or without modified standing stun on serum cortisol and behavioural changes during therapeutic hoof ...
E. R. Sruthimol, Laiju M. Philip, Syam K. Venugopal, Soumya Ramankutty, B. M. Nijin Jos, Surej Joseph Bunglavan   +5 more
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That sinkin’ feeling: Environmentally induced distress on a disappearing island

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Residents of Tangier Island, Virginia, a subsiding island in the Chesapeake Bay, embody psychosocial dimensions of environmental change. Analysis of ethnographic data shows islanders’ experiences and articulations of anxiety, panic, and despair as “that sinkin’ feeling,” resulting from the stress of living with the long‐term threat of imminent
Jonna Yarrington
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