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Abstract Soils that contain swelling clay minerals (e.g., montmorillonite) expand and contract during wetting and drying, causing movement within the soil profile. This process, known as argilliturbation, can alter artefact distributions, destroy stratigraphy and complicate the interpretation of archaeological deposits.
Caroline Mather +11 more
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Effect of Frailty on Outcome after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Frailty negatively affects outcome in elective spine surgery populations. This study sought to determine the effect of frailty on patient outcome after traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI).
D. Banaszek +14 more
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Host responses to Clostridium perfringens challenge in a chicken model of chronic stress
Background This study utilized a chicken model of chronic physiological stress mediated by corticosterone (CORT) administration to ascertain how various host metrics are altered upon challenge with Clostridium perfringens.
Sarah J. M. Zaytsoff +6 more
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Abstract Acquiring mathematical competence is essential to independent living. In this study, we investigated the mathematics profile in young people with Down syndrome (DS), and the relations between foundational and more complex mathematics skills.
Su Morris +2 more
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. The early Eocene (56 to 48 million years ago) is inferred to have been the most recent time that Earth's atmospheric CO2 concentrations exceeded 1000 ppm. Global mean temperatures were also substantially warmer than those of the present day.
C. Hollis +40 more
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Além da música: repensando Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
A discussão crítica sobre o Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts ClubBand tem sido consistentemente consolidada em relação à importância do álbum, especialmente em relação às inovações musicais e maneiras com que mudou a cultura do rock. Quando se menciona a capa
Sarah A. Etlinger, Fausto Borém
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Abstract Socioeconomic status is a complex psychological construct linked to a number of professional and personal barriers, including cognitive deficits. Current explanations of the link between socioeconomic status and cognition focus primarily on influences of external factors on development, with less attention paid to internal psychological ...
Colton L. Hunter
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The case for a directional dark matter detector and the status of current experimental efforts [PDF]
We present the case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity. This document was developed at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and contains contributions from theorists and experimental groups in the field.
S. Ahlen +113 more
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Microbiological surveillance of the food chain plays a critical role in improving our understanding of the distribution and circulation of food-borne pathogens along the farm to fork continuum toward the development of interventions to reduce the burden ...
Benjamin M. Hetman +7 more
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Using customs data to understand overlooked trade in non‐CITES birds between Africa and Asia
Abstract The international trade in live birds poses risks to animals, people, and biodiversity. To effectively mitigate these risks, decision‐makers require information on the volume, dynamics, and direction of trade. Despite Africa once being the largest exporter of birds by region, very little data exist on recent trade in live birds not listed on ...
Alisa Davies +4 more
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