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Arthropod communities of insular (São Miguel Island, Azores) and mainland (Portugal) coastal grasslands [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
The data presented here is part of a doctoral project aimed at characterising and comparing arthropod diversity across biotic communities in coastal ecosystems.
Hugo Renato Calado, António Soares, Ruben Heleno, Paulo Borges   +3 more
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Aves, Thraupidae, Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigotica (Sclater, 1856): New country records, natural history notes, and occurrence in northwest Ecuador [PDF]

Check List, 2012
Only old records of the Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigotica are known from Pichincha province, Ecuador. Here we report 26 sight records of this rare species at a new locality, the Bosque Protector Mashpi. These novel records confirm that the species
Alejandro Solano-Ugalde, Dušan Brinkhuizen   +1 more
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Etuaptmumk - two-eyed seeing: Bringing together land-based learning and online technology to teach Indigenous youth about food

Canadian Food Studies, 2022
In 2019 we began an intergenerational Land-based learning program with the goal of engaging a group of Mi’kmaw youth from a rural community in Nova Scotia with their Traditional Foodways.
Renee Bujold, Ann Fox, Kerry Propser, Kara Pictou, Debbie Martin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcome reporting bias in Cochrane systematic reviews: a cross-sectional analysis

BMJ Open, 2020
BackgroundDiscrepancies in outcome reporting (DOR) between protocol and published studies include inclusions of new outcomes, omission of prespecified outcomes, upgrade and downgrade of secondary and primary outcomes, and changes in definitions of ...
Jamie Kirkham, Kieran Shah, Gregory Egan, Lawrence (Nichoe) Huan, Emma Reid, Aaron M Tejani   +5 more
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Gabapentin for Uremic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2016
Purpose of the review: Uremic pruritus (UP) is a common discomfort of dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease. Some studies suggest a neuropathic cause of UP. Gabapentin, an anticonvulsant, has shown promising results as an emerging drug to treat this
Torey Lau, Sharon Leung, Wynnie Lau
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Writing Tasmania’s “Different Soul” [PDF]

Island Studies Journal, 2008
The narrator of Christopher Koch's 1958 novel The Boys in the Island claims for Tasmania “a different soul”, distinct from that of the Australian mainland to the north, in the same breath in which he claims for the island “a different weather ...
Danielle Wood
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mRNA Vaccine Technology Beyond COVID-19

Vaccines
Background/Objectives: Since their approval in early 2020, mRNA vaccines have gained significant attention since the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential therapeutic approach to tackle several infectious diseases.
Sola Oloruntimehin, Florence Akinyi, Michael Paul, Olumuyiwa Ariyo   +3 more
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CHARACTERISATION OF CEILING BOARDS PRODUCED FROM PLASTER OF PARIS REINFORCED WITH BANANA FIBRE AND COCONUT SHELL

Mağallaẗ Al-kūfaẗ Al-handasiyyaẗ
The need for environmentally friendly and affordable building materials has sparked researches for materials to use in the construction industry. This paper therefore, studied the characterization of ceiling boards manufactured from plaster of Paris (POP)
Eugenia Obidiegwu, Munirat Ayomide BALOGUN, Paul Adedeji AJAYI   +2 more
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The Effect of Multi-mode Stimuli of Feedforward and Eye Tracking on Metacognition— An Exploratory Study Using Digital Dictionaries

Educational Technology & Society, 2022
Metacognition is regarded as a retrospective skill promoting learners’ learning performance, deep thinking, and academic well-being. Stimulated Recall (SR) is regarded as a reliable approach to inspiring learners’ metacognition in the classroom. However,
Xuesong Zhai, Xiaoyan Chu, Nanxi Meng, Minjuan Wang, Michael Spector, Chin-Chung Tsai, Hui Liu   +6 more
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Comparing the family characteristics, professional profile, and personality traits of COVID‐19 volunteer and nonvolunteer frontline healthcare workers at the epicenter in Nigeria

Health Science Reports, 2021
Background Emergency volunteering becomes a necessity in the face of unprecedented disasters like the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. There is a paucity of empirical data on volunteerism not imported from the developed countries.
Olawunmi Olagundoye, Oluremi Adewole, Esther Tolulope Onafeso, Omobolanle Akinwumi, Folasade Amosun, Olalekan Popoola   +5 more
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