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Passive water control at the surface of a superhydrophobic lichen [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Some lichens have a super-hydrophobic upper surface, which repels water drops, keeping the surface dry but probably preventing water uptake. Spore ejection requires water and is most efficient just after rainfall.
A Henssen   +30 more
core   +1 more source

Ultrasonography Sliding Sign as a Predictor for Intraabdominal Adhesions in Repeated Cesarean Deliveries: Retrospective Cross Sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
This retrospective cohort study included 350 individuals who underwent cesarean section. Data from 198 participants who met the inclusion criteria were analyzed. The region below ROC curves for the sliding sign was 0.717 (95% CI: 0.645–0.789). The sensitivity was 58.9%, specificity was 84.6%, positive predictive value (PPV) was 81.7%, negative ...
Can Ata   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lichens, a unique forage resource threatened by air pollution

open access: yesRangifer, 1992
Lichens are the primary winter forage for most mainland caribou and reindeer herds in North America and for the majority of domestic and wild reindeer in Siberia and northern Europe, collectively totaling in excess of 5 million animals. Lichens represent
David R. Klein, Tatyana J. Vlasova
doaj   +1 more source

Lichens GO. Sociologie d’une métrologie citoyenne de la qualité de l’air

open access: yesDéveloppement Durable et Territoires, 2020
Lichens Go! is a French citizen science observatory monitoring air quality through recording lichens as bioindicators. Following a test phase during spring 2017 we discuss here the diversity of motivations to be involved in such observatory and its ...
Vincent Abensour   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The legacy of logging--estimating arboreal lichen occurrence in a boreal multiple-use landscape on a two century scale. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
In northern Sweden, the availability of arboreal lichens (Bryoria fuscescens, Alectoria sarmentosa) as winter grazing resources is an important element in reindeer husbandry.
Tim Horstkotte   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of ground substrate on establishment of reindeer lichen after artificial dispersal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Methods to improve the recovery of reindeer lichen after soil disturbance or overgrazing are being sought for areas where reindeer are herded. The effects of four substrates – mineral soil, moss, twigs and pine bark – on the establishment of lichen ...
Bergsten, Urban   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Multi‐Institutional Assessment of Dental Students' Knowledge in Oral Soft Tissue Pathological Entities

open access: yesJournal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study provides a descriptive, multi‐institutional comparison of dental students' recognition accuracy and management decisions of oral soft tissue pathological entities across four US dental schools. While prior single‐institution studies have evaluated diagnostic ability, this work provides a multi‐institutional comparison to ...
Nicole McKee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comunidad liquénica de un bosque en peligro de extinción,con diferentes situaciones de manejo en el centro de Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Se ha estudiado la comunidad de líquenes de un bosque nativo de Espinal de 300 ha bajo diferentes tipos de manejo definidos en sectores: pastoreo temporal, cultivos adyacentes, ajardinado y conservado.
Estrabou, Cecilia   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of testosterone and high‐dose anabolic steroids on orthodontic‐induced bone remodeling and root resorption: An animal study

open access: yesJournal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study investigates the impact of disruptions in testosterone levels on bone remodeling, root resorption, and periodontal ligament (PDL) during orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) in a pubertal male rat model. Methods Testosterone deficiency was induced through orchiectomy, and the anabolic‐androgenic steroid (AAS, testosterone ...
Caio Luiz Bitencourt Reis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Restoration of endangered epiphytic lichens in fragmented forest landscapes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In a situation with increasingly rapid changes in landscape mosaics, driven by large-scale forestry and future climate change, a number of epiphytic lichens are now becoming threatened.
Lidén, Marlene
core  

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