Nest predation in Afrotropical forest fragments shaped by inverse edge effects, timing of nest initiation and vegetation structure [PDF]
, 2014 High levels of nest predation influence the population dynamics of many tropical birds, especially when deforestation alters nest predator communities. The consequences of tropical forest fragmentation on nest predation, however, remain poorly understood,
Callens, Tom +4 more
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Two Interconvertible Folds Modulate the Activity of a DNA Aptamer Against Transferrin Receptor
Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2014 Thanks to their ability to recognize biomolecular targets with high affinity and specificity, nucleic acid aptamers are increasingly investigated as diagnostic and therapeutic tools, particularly when their targets are cell-surface receptors.
David Porciani +5 more
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Aptamer-based gold nanoparticle aggregates for ultrasensitive amplification-free detection of PSMA
Scientific Reports, 2023 Early diagnosis is one of the most important factors in determining the prognosis in cancer. Sensitive detection and quantification of tumour-specific biomarkers have the potential to improve significantly our diagnostic capability.
Giulia Matteoli +5 more
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Ultrastructural Characterization of the Lower Motor System in a Mouse Model of Krabbe Disease
Scientific Reports, 2016 Krabbe disease (KD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the lack of β- galactosylceramidase enzymatic activity and by widespread accumulation of the cytotoxic galactosyl-sphingosine in neuronal, myelinating and endothelial cells.
Valentina Cappello +7 more
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How to be a great dad: Parental care in a flock of greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) [PDF]
, 2017 In the last years, studies on captive greater flamingos have increased. Research on zoo animals is important to improve the knowledge on these species and to improve their ex-situ and in-situ conservation.
Piccirillo, Alessandra +5 more
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Nested Virtualization Without the Nest [PDF]
Proceedings of the 48th International Conference on Parallel Processing, 2019 With the increasing popularity of containers, managing them on top of virtual machines becomes a common practice, called nested virtualization. This paper presents BrFusion and Hostlo, two solutions that address each of two networking issues of nested virtualization: network virtualization duplication and virtual machine-bounded pod deployments.
Bacou, Mathieu +3 more
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Morphology and biomechanics of the nests of the Common Blackbird Turdus merula [PDF]
, 2015 Capsule Common blackbirds select different materials, with varying biomechanical properties, to construct different parts of their nest. Aims This study tested the hypothesis that outer components of a nest have a more structural role and so are ...
Adrian M. Goodman +10 more
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Local quantum thermal susceptibility
Nature Communications, 2016 In thermodynamics, thermal properties of systems are obtained from averaging procedures which smooth out local details. Here, the authors introduce the concept of local quantum thermal susceptibility, a measure for the best achievable accuracy of ...
Antonella De Pasquale +3 more
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Application and Progress of Ion Chromatography in Food Analysis
Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022 Ion chromatography (IC) is based on the differential promotion of the substance to be tested on the ion chromatography column, so as to separate different substances, and then determine the content of the substance to be tested through the detection ...
Chenying DAI +6 more
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Can Greater Flamingo Recognize Fertile vs. Infertile Egg? A Single Case Study [PDF]
, 2017 Fertility of captive flamingos varies between flocks, species and seasons. Individuating infertile eggs could be helpful to facilitate important decisions.
Franchin, Matilde +4 more
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