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“Structural Dissatisfaction”: Academics on Safari in the Novels of Jennifer Egan
Open Library of Humanities, 2015 Jennifer Egan’s acclaimed 2010 novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad, is a text populated by a disproportionately high number of, often unfulfilled, postgraduate researchers: “I’m in the PhD program at Berkeley”, proclaims Mindy; “Joe, who hailed from Kenya
Caroline Edwards
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International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2003 SUMMARYMedicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) have been used in medicine for thousands of years to treat a wide range of ailments. Nowadays, leeches are used successfully for only a few conditions, notably in the field of reconstructive or microsurgery, to salvage tissue flaps and skin grafts whose viability is threatened by venous congestion.
A M, Abdelgabar, B K, Bhowmick
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The costs of extra‐pair behaviours in birds
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Extra‐pair behaviours – reproductive behaviours, including those related to copulation and paternity of offspring, amongst animals outside of a social pair bond – have long intrigued behavioural ecologists, particularly from the female animal's perspective.
Jørgen S. Søraker, Jamie Dunning
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International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examined cortical thickness and appetite‐regulating hormones—neuropeptide Y (NPY) and ghrelin—to better understand the neurobiological mechanisms underlying binge eating disorder (BED) and obesity in adolescence. We compared adolescents with BED and obesity, adolescents with obesity without BED, and healthy controls (HCs),
Serkan Turan +10 more
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Towards a Phenomenology of Shakespeare’s Sky
Linguaculture, 2023 This paper begins with a phenomenological analysis of the sky as understood by early modern beholders via its synonyms: ‘sky’, ‘welkin’, ‘element’, ‘vault’, ‘heavens’, and ‘firmament’.
John Gillies
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Genomic insights into an obligate epibiotic bacterial predator:
BMC Genomics, 2011 Background Although bacterial predators play important roles in the dynamics of natural microbial communities, little is known about the molecular mechanism of bacterial predation and the evolution of diverse predatory lifestyles.
Wu Martin, Kadouri Daniel E, Wang Zhang
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Journal of Cell Science, 1886 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Superior Labial Artery Mucosal Flap (SLAM) for Reconstruction of Major Lower Lip Mucosal Defects
Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The superior labial artery mucosal (SLAM) flap is a versatile, pedicled axial flap ideally suited for mucosal lining in lower lip reconstruction. Methods This article details the surgical anatomy and technique of the SLAM flap, highlighting its role as a standalone liner or mucosal adjunct to microvascular free tissue transfer in ...
Nicholas Shannon +2 more
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Microbiological Leaching of Al from the Waste of Bayer Process by Some Selective Fungi [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2009 In present investigation the biological leaching of aluminum by isolated fungi from red mud, the main waste product of the alkaline extraction of Al from bauxite was studied.
Yousef Ghorbani +2 more
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