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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Knowledge on the ecology and life‐history traits of coastal marine species is vital to inform their conservation and management, especially as their coastal habitats come under increasing threats. However, such data have never been collated for four of the five families in the suborder Syngnathoidei—the close relatives of the better‐studied ...
Syd J. Ascione +3 more
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Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.Geckos and anoline iguanid lizards are well‐known for their possession of adhesive toepads, which are generally regarded as being convergent structures. We show that the anatomical configuration of the foot in these two lineages differs markedly and that these differences likely relate to the contrasing ways they deploy their adhesive systems and ...
Anthony P. Russell +2 more
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Diet Quality as a Mediator Linking Tooth Loss and Cardiovascular Diseases in Older Adults
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.Drawing on a large, nationally representative population of older American adults (n = 3610), the study shows that individuals with more than eight missing teeth have a 6%–10% higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease compared with those with fewer tooth losses.
Ashish C. Kalhan +4 more
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Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2010 Fibra dietética y compuestos antioxidantes son dos conceptos que generalmente se utilizan por separado tanto en la industria como en nutrición. Actualmente el concepto de fibra se ha ampliado debido a que en los alimentos hay otros componentes diferentes
Sonia G Sáyago-Ayerdi, Isabel Goñi
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Jamaica and the Nanotechnology Approach to Economic Development. [PDF]
Nanotechnology is expected to have a major impact on global economies this century and is an important sector for Jamaica in achieving the agenda of becoming a competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy by 2030.
Peter W Jones
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Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Preterm birth is a significant risk factor for atypical neurodevelopment, yet early electrophysiological markers of brain maturation are still lacking. Non‐invasive electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring of cortical maturation in these patients holds promise as a tool for neurodevelopmental prediction.
Gaia Burlando +9 more
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Caribbean Medical JournalObjective: To determine the interest of undergraduate physiotherapy students in Jamaica in providing physiotherapy services to older adults upon graduation.
Sonja K.P. Williams
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Robust Bernoulli Mixture Models for Credit Portfolio Risk
Mathematical Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper presents comparison results and establishes risk bounds for credit portfolios within classes of Bernoulli mixture models, assuming conditionally independent defaults that are stochastically increasing in a common risk factor. We provide simple and interpretable conditions on conditional default probabilities that imply a comparison ...
Jonathan Ansari, Eva Lütkebohmert
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Diet and Care Mediate the Effects of Parenting and Nutrition Interventions on Childhood Infections
Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The effect of community‐based multi‐input interventions that promote health, nutrition, and development on childhood infections, and the pathways that explain these effects remain unclear. We conducted a secondary analysis of a factorial‐designed clustered randomized controlled trial (N = 1489) conducted in rural Pakistan to estimate the ...
Nazia Binte Ali +5 more
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Is a New Cardiac Public Health Problem Rising: Jamaica?
International Journal of the Cardiovascular AcademyEsra Polat +3 more
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