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Using High‐Resolution Radiotracking to Improve Inference About the Spatial Ecology of Small, Slow‐Moving Ectotherms [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) and eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) are long‐lived, relatively small, and slow‐moving ectotherms experiencing range‐wide declines primarily due to habitat loss.
Kristen E. Liles, Kenia Barajas‐Salazar, Ivana Mali   +2 more
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Cognitive Flexibility and Inhibition Deficits in HIV and Cocaine Dependence: Evidence from Stroop and Trail Making Tests [PDF]

Viruses
Objective: To better define potential executive function difficulties in individuals living with HIV but not clinically identified as having HAND, with and without mild to moderate cocaine dependence (CD), our cross-sectional study examined executive ...
Sarah E. Nigro, Minjie Wu, Betty Jo Salmeron, Sharmin Islam-Souleimanova, Eve Lauer, Anthony C. Juliano, Alinda R. Lord, Atash Sabet, Lisa H. Lu, T. Celeste Napier, Audrey L. French, Howard J. Aizenstein, Yihong Yang, Shaolin Yang   +13 more
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Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection test results with risk factors for tuberculosis transmission

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2023
Background: Close contacts infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis are at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease and a priority for preventive treatment.
Thara Venkatappa, Dan Shen, Aurimar Ayala, Rongxia Li, Yoseph Sorri, Rose Punnoose, Dolly Katz   +6 more
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Prevalence of IncFIB Plasmids Found among Salmonella enterica Serovar Schwarzengrund Isolates from Animal Sources in Taiwan Using Whole-Genome Sequencing

Pathogens, 2021
Salmonella enterica serovar Schwarzengrund is one of the most frequently isolated Salmonella serotypes responsible for human and poultry infections in Taiwan, and it has raised public health concerns.
I-Chen Li, Hsiu-Hui Wu, Zeng-Weng Chen, Chung-Hsi Chou   +3 more
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Comparison of Reference-Based Assembly and De Novo Assembly for Bacterial Plasmid Reconstruction and AMR Gene Localization in Salmonella enterica Serovar Schwarzengrund Isolates

Microorganisms, 2022
It is well established that plasmids carrying multiple antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes can be easily transferred among bacterial isolates by horizontal gene transfer.
I-Chen Li, Gine-Ye Yu, Jing-Fang Huang, Zeng-Weng Chen, Chung-Hsi Chou   +4 more
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Blockchain for bounded-error-pruned content protection

ICT Express, 2021
IoT content usually comes from power-constrained sensors and requires applying different levels of protection. We design a bounded-error-pruned IoT content market (BIoTCM) framework with preserving privacy protection (BEPDPP) scheme using blockchain ...
Ray-I. Chang, Lien-Chen Wei, Chia-Hui Wang, Yu-Kai Tseng   +3 more
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Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Inclusive Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes

Disabilities, 2023
People with disabilities (PWDs) are often excluded from health-promoting activities in their communities. Inclusive policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes can promote access to healthy lifestyle choices for PWDs.
Cassandra Herman, Kerri Vanderbom, Karma Edwards, Yochai Eisenberg   +3 more
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A Cloud-Based Evaluation of the National Land Cover Database to Support New Mexico’s Food–Energy–Water Systems

Remote Sensing, 2020
Accurate estimation of land use/land cover (LULC) areas is critical, especially over the semi-arid environments of the southwestern United States where water shortage and loss of rangelands and croplands are affecting the food production systems.
Melakeneh G. Gedefaw, Hatim M.E. Geli, Kamini Yadav, Ashraf J. Zaied, Yelena Finegold, Kenneth G. Boykin   +5 more
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Comparison of Conventional Molecular and Whole-Genome Sequencing Methods for Differentiating Salmonella enterica Serovar Schwarzengrund Isolates Obtained from Food and Animal Sources

Microorganisms, 2021
Over the last decade, Salmonella enterica serovar Schwarzengrund has become more prevalent in Asia, Europe, and the US with the simultaneous emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates.
I-Chen Li, Rayean Wu, Chung-Wen Hu, Keh-Ming Wu, Zeng-Weng Chen, Chung-Hsi Chou   +5 more
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Elk forage response to prescribed fire in Boyes meadow, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California

California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2020
Prescribed fire should increase plant and forage biomass for herbivores in meadows, but the response is likely to be influenced by environmental conditions.
Lee H. Williamson, Floyd W. Weckerly
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