Drivers of tail evolution in squamates and their implications for the fossorial origin of snakes
Abstract The axial skeleton serves as the primary structural support in all vertebrates and is subdivided into five distinct regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal. Relaxation of constraints acting on the terminal end of the axial skeleton has led to remarkable variation in caudal vertebrae number across Squamata.
Olivia Binfield +2 more
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APOE and Cerebral Microbleeds: Insights Into Causal Proteins and Therapeutic Targets. [PDF]
Yang L +8 more
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Abstract Triassic pseudosuchians had highly diversified cranial morphologies. These archosaurs occupied diverse ecological roles, ranging from terrestrial predators and herbivores to semiaquatic ambush predators and possible waders. Here, we apply linear cranial morphometrics to assess possible convergences with other sauropsids from the clades ...
Rafael Terras +3 more
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The Association of Distress and Eustress with Lifestyle and Self-Perception in Adolescents Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department with Psychosocial Complaints. [PDF]
Baykal DÇ, Konur E.
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Abstract Prozostrodon brasiliensis, a probainognathian cynodont of the clade Prozostrodontia, is recognized as a key taxon for understanding the origin of Mammaliaformes and mammals. Despite detailed investigations of its cranial anatomy, the postcranial skeleton has received comparatively less attention.
Iasmim M. Michelotti +4 more
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Lifestyle intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in kidney transplant recipients: the KT-LIFESTYLE multicentre randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Totti V +16 more
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Abstract Stenopodidea represents one of the basal lineages within Pleocyemata, yet the male reproductive system (MRS) of this group remains poorly understood, with limited information available regarding its morphology and function. This study provides the first detailed description of the MRS in four stenopodidean shrimp species from two families ...
Caio Santos Nogueira +2 more
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Associations between psychosocial distress and health-promoting lifestyles in patients with malignant tumors: the critical role of self-perceived burden. [PDF]
Zhao D +5 more
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Phylogenetic limitations seem more decisive than life habit in the diversity of reptile skin micro‐ornamentation. The ancestral form possibly had polygonal cells with regular borders, smooth surface and had no ridges. Cell morphology change gradually on a single scale, especially widths at scale base are greater than those at middle.
Melodi Yenmiş
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The mediating role of the triglyceride-glucose index in the association between lifestyle risk score and hypertension. [PDF]
Zhao J +8 more
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