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Improvement in survivorship: The key for population recovery? [PDF]

Zoological studies, 2016
In northern Patagonia, commercial harvesting of South American sea lions, Otaria flavescens, from 1920 to 1960, decimated its population abundance. Population recovery was not immediate after hunting ceased in 1962.
Crespo, Enrique Alberto, Dans, Silvana Laura, Grandi, Maria Florencia   +2 more
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Accelerating population health improvement [PDF]

BMJ, 2021
Pedro Delgado and colleagues describe how applying improvement methods to working with populations could help close equity ...
Delgado, Pedro, Binzer, Kristine, Shah, Amar, Ekberg, Jesper, Arrieta, Jafet, Allwood, Dominique   +5 more
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Improving Selection Detection with Population Branch Statistic on Admixed Populations [PDF]

Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021
Abstract Detecting natural selection signals in admixed populations can be problematic since the source of the signal typically dates back prior to the admixture event. On one hand, it is now possible to study various source populations before a particular admixture thanks to the developments in ancient DNA (aDNA) in the last decade ...
Burak Yelmen, Davide Marnetto, Ludovica Molinaro, Rodrigo Flores, Mayukh Mondal, Luca Pagani   +5 more
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Utilizing Genomic Selection for Wheat Population Development and Improvement

Agronomy, 2022
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding programs can take over a decade to release a new variety. However, new methods of selection, such as genomic selection (GS), must be integrated to decrease the time it takes to release new varieties to meet the ...
Lance F. Merrick, Andrew W. Herr, Karansher S. Sandhu, Dennis N. Lozada, Arron H. Carter   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic variability during four cycles of recurrent selection in rice [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2017
: The objective of this work was to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters among progenies of the CNA6 population of upland rice (Oryza sativa) for grain yield and plant height in four cycles of recurrent selection, in order to evaluate the genetic ...
Odilon Peixoto de Morais Júnior, Patrícia Guimarães Santos Melo, Orlando Peixoto de Morais, José Manoel Colombari Filho   +3 more
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Effects of Mass Selection on Husk and Cob Color in Five Purple Field Corn Populations Segregating for Purple Husks

Agriculture, 2020
Improvement of anthocyanin levels in husks and cobs of field corn may add economic value to corn coproducts in commercial production. This study aimed to evaluate the response to four cycles of modified mass selection (MMS) for yield, agronomic traits ...
Ponsawan Khamphasan, Khomsorn Lomthaisong, Bhornchai Harakotr, Marvin Paul Scott, Kamol Lertrat, Bhalang Suriharn   +5 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on expectant and new parents’ experience of pregnancy, childbirth, breast feeding, parental responsiveness and sensitivity, and bonding and attunement in high-income countries: a systematic review of the evidence

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To review the evidence on how pregnancy, birth experience, breast feeding, parental responsiveness and sensitivity, and bonding and attunement were impacted by COVID-19.Methods We searched eight literature databases and websites of relevant UK-
Judith Rankin, Malcolm Moffat, Gillian Turner, Maria Raisa Jessica Aquino, Adenike Motunrayo Adesanya, Simon Barrett, Wendy Nicholson, Emma Cook, Sarah Tyndall   +8 more
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“Even though they insult us, the delivery they give us is the greatest thing”: a qualitative study contextualizing women’s experiences with facility-based maternal health care in Ethiopia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Globally, amidst increased utilization of facility-based maternal care services, there is continued need to better understand women’s experience of care in places of birth.
Ashley Hagaman, Humberto Gonzalez Rodriguez, Clare Barrington, Kavita Singh, Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Dorka Woldesenbet Keraga, Abiyou Kiflie Alemayehu, Mehiret Abate, Befikadu Bitewulign, Pierre Barker, Hema Magge   +10 more
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Conceptualisation and development of the Conversational Health Literacy Assessment Tool (CHAT)

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The aim of this study was to develop a tool to support health workers’ ability to identify patients’ multidimensional health literacy strengths and challenges.
Jonathan O’Hara, Melanie Hawkins, Roy Batterham, Sarity Dodson, Richard H. Osborne, Alison Beauchamp   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic development and implementation of interventions to OPtimise Health Literacy and Access (Ophelia)

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background The need for healthcare strengthening to enhance equity is critical, requiring systematic approaches that focus on those experiencing lesser access and outcomes.
Alison Beauchamp, Roy W. Batterham, Sarity Dodson, Brad Astbury, Gerald R. Elsworth, Crystal McPhee, Jeanine Jacobson, Rachelle Buchbinder, Richard H. Osborne   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source