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Enhancing English Language Skills Among Female Science Students in Tanzania: Insights from the Special Foundation Programme

Journal of Linguistics, Literary and Communication Studies
This study examined the English language skills of Special Foundation Female Science Students (SFFSS) at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT). involved total of 127 SFFSS admitted into the Open University of Tanzania under the Special Foundation ...
Leopard Jacob Mwalongo
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Inter‐ and intraspecific variation in theropod dinosaur dental microwear and its palaeoecological implications

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Differences in skull and tooth morphology, stomach contents, and estimated bite force between medium‐to‐large sized (≥100 kg) predatory theropod dinosaurs have long been suspected to correlate with differences in their diets and dietary guilds (e.g., hypercarnivory, piscivory).
Cassius Morrison, James Gregory, Christopher Jackson, Jordan Bestwick, Katlin Schroeder, Samuel J.L. Gascoigne, Paul Bills, Laura B. Porro, Philip D. Mannion, Paul M. Barrett   +9 more
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Refining population density estimation from track counts: improving daily travel distance estimates through trailing of large herbivores in the Kalahari, Botswana

Movement Ecology
Background Animal track surveys can enable rapid population monitoring for conservation, contingent on a suitable substrate and highly skilled trackers.
Marie-Charlotte Gielen, Alessandro Araldi, Marie Jardeaux, Seitshiro Pule, Senxwai Mosololo, Xee Fire Seganaphohu, Duela Seganaphofu, Tebelelo Gabaikanye, Pogiso Ithuteng, Derek Keeping, Nicolas Schtickzelle   +10 more
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Leopard density and interspecific spatiotemporal interactions in a hyena‐dominated landscape

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Scavenging is widespread in the carnivore guild and can greatly impact food web structures and population dynamics by either facilitation or suppression of sympatric carnivores.
Sander Vissia, Julien Fattebert, Frank vanLangevelde   +2 more
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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski, Robert S. A. Pickles, Matthew J. Muir, Steven J. Cooke, Joseph R. Bennett, Lisa A. Kelly, Adrienne Smith, Cynthia Cadet, Dwi N. Adhiasto, Inés Arroyo Quiroz, Mark D. Booton, Daphne P. Carlson, Drew T. Cronin, Anthony Dancer, Meredith L. Gore, Jennifer R. B. Miller, Stephen F. Pires, Amy Pokempner, James Slade, Andrew M. Lemieux   +19 more
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Modeling the Distribution and Environmental Preferences of the Ladakh Urial in the Arid Himalayas

Ecology and Evolution
Mountains play a crucial role in shaping the climate of an area and subsequently, the environments and species that are suited to those particular conditions.
Jeremy Roy Lambe, Mohd Raza, Tsewang Namgail   +2 more
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Biophysical processes of morphogenesis in lizard lungs

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The lungs of squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) are highly diverse, exhibiting single chambers, multiple chambers, transitional forms with two to three chambers, along with a suite of other anatomical features, including finger‐like epithelial projections into the body cavity known as diverticulae.
Kaleb Hill, Aaron H. Griffing, Michael A. Palmer, Bezia Lemma, Aria S. Lupo, Tony Gamble, Natalia A. Shylo, Andrej Košmrlj, Paul A. Trainor, Celeste M. Nelson   +9 more
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Factors affecting the occurrence and activity of clouded leopards, common leopards and leopard cats in the Himalayas [PDF]

Biodiversity and Conservation, 2019
AbstractClouded leopards are one of the least known of larger felids and were believed to be extinct in Nepal until 1987. They are particularly interesting because their Asian range spans a diversity of habitats in the fastest disappearing forests in the world and encompasses a guild which differs in composition from place to place.
Özgün Emre Can, Bhupendra Prasad Yadav, Paul J. Johnson, Joanna Ross, Neil D’Cruze, David W. Macdonald   +5 more
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Comparing Transcriptomic Responses to Chemicals Across Six Species Using the EcoToxChip RNASeq Database

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract The EcoToxChip project includes RNA‐sequencing data from experiments involving model (Japanese quail, fathead minnow, African clawed frog) and ecological (double‐crested cormorant, rainbow trout, northern leopard frog) species at multiple life stages (whole embryo and adult) exposed to eight chemicals of environmental concern known to perturb ...
Krittika Mittal, Jessica Ewald, Doug Crump, Jessica Head, Markus Hecker, Natacha Hogan, Jianguo Xia, Niladri Basu   +7 more
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Animal Detection and Classification from Camera Trap Images Using Different Mainstream Object Detection Architectures

Animals, 2022
Camera traps are widely used in wildlife surveys and biodiversity monitoring. Depending on its triggering mechanism, a large number of images or videos are sometimes accumulated. Some literature has proposed the application of deep learning techniques to
Mengyu Tan, Wentao Chao, Jo-Ku Cheng, Mo Zhou, Yiwen Ma, Xinyi Jiang, Jianping Ge, Lian Yu, Limin Feng   +8 more
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