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Assessment of Metal Contamination and Human Health Risk in the Buffalo River Estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Metal contamination in estuarine environments poses environmental and public health concerns, particularly where surface waters support domestic and subsistence uses. This study assessed the seasonal distribution, controlling mechanisms, and non‐carcinogenic health risks of selected metals (Mg, Al, Ba, Fe, Mn, and Zn) in the Buffalo River ...
Motebang D. V. Nakin, Tolulope Elizabeth Aniyikaiye, Akinola Ikudayisi   +2 more
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Hox Gene Variation Drives Morphological Specialization of Humpback Grouper Cromileptes altivelis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Cromileptes altivelis exhibits a distinctive “sunken head and humpback” morphology, formed through cranial remodeling. Genetic analyses identified unique amino acid variants in Hoxa7a and Hoxa10b, with functional tests confirming their role in enhancing osteoblast activity and driving cranial remodeling.
Xiaoying Cao, Zhaowei Zhong, Lisheng Wu, Quanyin Liu, Shaoxiong Ding   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fishing Activity Affected Odontocete Cetacean Distribution in a Marine Protected Area in the East China Sea

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Spatiotemporal distribution of odontocete cetaceans within China's Jiushan Archipelago National Nature Reserve was investigated. Fishing vessels significantly reduced both cetacean acoustic detections and feeding activity, whereas gillnets selectively suppressed cetacean feeding behavior without affecting overall cetacean detection rates.
Yifan Liu, Zitong Zhou, Peng Ding, Yu Pan, Zhi Yang, Haochi Wang, Fangqiao Wang, Tianshi Wei, Pengxiang Duan, Tomonari Akamatsu, Zhitao Wang   +10 more
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ESTIMATION OF SALINITY FLUX AND VARIATION OF SALINITY IN LAKE SHINJI

PROCEEDINGS OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, 2005
FUKUOKA, Shoji, YAMAMOYO, Ayako, OKAMURA, Seiji, MIZOYAMA, Isamu   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Osteological, Biological, and Genetic Consequences of Colonization of Fresh Waters by Marine Cottoid Fishes (Cottidae)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Lacustrine forms of Triglopsis from North American and European lakes are at different stages of evolution, making them a suitable model for testing hypotheses about evolutionary patterns and rates. An integrative analysis of morphological, genetic, and biological adaptations occurring in lacustrine forms of the genus Triglopsis was carried out.
Valentina G. Sideleva, Zakhar V. Zhidkov, Nataliia V. Annenkova, Alexander G. Ryumin, Danila A. Melentev   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water Temperature and Salinity Variations in Interconnected Saline Lakes

PROCEEDINGS OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, 1995
MATSUMOTO, Haruhiko, GOHYA, Yasuhide, LEE, In-Cheol, HADANO, Kesayoshi, SAITO, Takashi   +4 more
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Prey Partitioning in a Diverse Carnivore Community: Implications for Reintroduced Fishers in Washington

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Using fecal DNA metabarcoding, we quantified dietary overlap among reintroduced fishers and sympatric coyotes, bobcats, and Pacific martens in Washington's North Cascades. Niche overlap was substantial for common prey but varied with body size, revealing fine‐scale resource partitioning that may limit fishers' access to energetically efficient prey ...
Kayla A. Shively, Ellen M. Reese, Jason I. Ransom, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Tara Chestnut, David O. Werntz, Taal Levi, Laura R. Prugh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sodium Diclofenac‐Loaded Drug Delivery Microspheres: Impact on Calcium Hydroxide Paste Properties and Biological Response

Australian Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated whether the incorporation of sodium diclofenac‐loaded microspheres into a calcium hydroxide paste enhances antibiofilm activity while maintaining physicochemical properties and biocompatibility. Calcium hydroxide paste, calcium hydroxide combined with sodium diclofenac, and calcium hydroxide containing sodium diclofenac ...
João Vitor Oliveira de Amorim, Murilo Priori Alcalde, Leonardo Cabau, Rodrigo Ricci Vivan, Paulo Henrique Weckwerth, Marco Antonio Hungaro Duarte, Guilherme Ferreira da Silva   +6 more
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Kinetics of Antibody Responses and Effector Cell Sensitivity After High Dose Birch Extract Nasal Challenge

Allergy, EarlyView.
High‐dose birch‐extract nasal challenge induced synchronous peaks at 4 weeks in serum specific IgE (sIgE) and basophil sensitivity. Mast cell sensitivity via tSPT and sIgG1 and sIgG4 responses peaked later, at 6–8 weeks. Preseasonal allergen exposure attenuated seasonal sIgE increase and prevented further rise in tSPT sensitivity.
N. J. Campion, S. Villazala‐Merino, C. Morgenstern, L. Nemec, V. Stanek, A. Tu, M. Zghaebi, J. Toth, R. Fröschl, T. Perkmann, M. Bastl, K. Gangl, S. Schneider, H. Breiteneder, R. Ristl, M. Focke‐Tejkl, R. Valenta, V. Niederberger‐Leppin, J. Eckl‐Dorna   +18 more
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Soil wetting and drying processes influence stone artefact distribution in clay‐rich soils: A case study from Middle Gidley Island in Murujuga, northwest Western Australia

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Soils that contain swelling clay minerals (e.g., montmorillonite) expand and contract during wetting and drying, causing movement within the soil profile. This process, known as argilliturbation, can alter artefact distributions, destroy stratigraphy and complicate the interpretation of archaeological deposits.
Caroline Mather, Matthias Leopold, Kaitlin Sullivan, Kane Ditchfield, Tom Horrocks, Luke Gliganic, Emma Beckett, Diana Patalwala, Emielda Yusiharni, Michael Smirk, William Hiscock, Jo McDonald   +11 more
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