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Bat Tongues and Foraging: Linking Morphology to Hunting Strategies

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We linked the bat tongue's mediodorsal lobe (MDL), a muscular prominence, to foraging strategies. Aerial hawkers exhibit tall MDLs and prominent forward‐pointing papillae. The MDL may function as a barrier or filter, preventing unintentional ingestion of non‐food material, aiding in prey handling, and controlling food access during fast flight ...
Danilo Russo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting financial markets with Google Trends and not so random keywords

open access: yes, 2013
We check the claims that data from Google Trends contain enough data to predict future financial index returns. We first discuss the many subtle (and less subtle) biases that may affect the backtest of a trading strategy, particularly when based on such ...
Ayed, Ahmed Bel Hadj, Challet, Damien
core   +3 more sources

Genetics of infertility and “assisted fertilization” in the Bible: The case of Abraham and his family

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Couple infertility is a very ancient medical condition. One of the first descriptions of familial infertility/subfertility is contained in the first book of the Bible, Genesis, written in the 10th century BC and reporting tales from the oral tradition even occurred about 800 years earlier.
Manuela Simoni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular analysis of iduronate -2- sulfatase gene in Tunisian patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type II

open access: yesDiagnostic Pathology, 2011
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II, Hunter syndrome) is X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disorder resulting from the defective activity of the enzyme iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS).
Chkioua Latifa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Affective Infrastructure: Capitalism's Specters in the Ecovillage Findhorn Community

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Ecovillage Findhorn Community (EFC) in Northeast Scotland seeks to live in harmony with nature. How the community has done this over its 60‐plus years has changed from social communalism, where residents lived in cheap caravans, to now mostly privately‐owned expensive ‘eco’ houses with green technology.
Kelsey D. Grubbs
wiley   +1 more source

Roentgenographic diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis with particular reference to Morquio syndrome

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Radiology, 2012
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) comprises a group of conditions associated with an abnormality in glycoprotein or mucopolysaccharides metabolism. Types of MPS identified are MPS I-H (Hurler's syndrome, gargoylism), MPS II (Hunter's syndrome), MPS III ...
umesh chandra parashari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infection control in the brain and the eye

open access: yesActa Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intracerebroventricular Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Patients with Neuropathic Form of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II: to Help Practicing Physician

open access: yesВопросы современной педиатрии
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome, MPS II) is a rare hereditary disease from the group of hereditary metabolic diseases. There are neuropathic and non-neuropathic forms of this disease. The neuropathic form is most common and leads to severe
Nataliya V. Zhurkova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in the Setting of Mucopolysaccharidosis II (Hunter Syndrome)

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2017
Background:. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a rare finding in children, but heavily represented in pediatric patients with mucopolysaccharidoses. Diagnosis is a challenge due to lack of the stereotypical symptomatic complaints and relies on examination ...
Anne E. Argenta, MD, Alexander Davit, MD
doaj   +1 more source

Pre‐service teachers' explicit and implicit stereotypes towards pupils with different special educational needs

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Successful inclusion in education depends heavily on the attitudes of teachers, and stereotypes play a significant role in shaping these attitudes. However, social desirability bias may limit direct measures of stereotypes. Combining direct and indirect measures offers better insights.
Charlotte S. Schell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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