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An Overlooked Habitat‐Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We measured the gas exchange of six lizard and six snake species, under high and low air humidity, and two intriguing patterns emerged. First, although desert species lose less water via evaporation than similar‐sized mesic species under similar conditions, water loss is virtually the same when each is exposed to its natural conditions.
Shahar Dubiner, Shai Meiri, Eran Levin
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Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biological diversity in mountain ecosystems has been increasingly studied over the last decade. This is also the case for mountain soils, but no study to date has provided an overall synthesis of the current state of knowledge. Here we fill this gap with a first global analysis of published research on cryptogams, microorganisms, and fauna in ...
Nadine Praeg +36 more
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Scorpion bites in the north-western of Khuzestan province from May 2002 to December 2003 [PDF]
حیات, 2006 Background & Aim: Scorpion bites are one of the major health problems in some parts of Iran. This study has been conducted to evaluate the scorpion biting in north-western of Khuzestan province from May 2002 to December 2003. Methods & Materials:
Ghaderi H +3 more
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Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Trammel nets are used with extended soaking times to increase the catching efficiency for demersal fish in commercial fishing. Long soaking time causes deterioration or damage to species caught in the first days. Effects of soaking time were investigated with 36‐mm, 42‐mm, and 46‐mm mesh sizes soaked over 1, 3, 5, and 7 days on target, non ...
Yusuf Şen, Uğur Özekinci
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Toxicology Reports, 2019 Background and aim: Scorpion envenomation is a common acute life threatening health problem in developing countries as Egypt. Scorpion venom is a complex structure composed of neurotoxic proteins, salts, acidic proteins, and organic compounds, thereby ...
Fatma El-Zahraa A. Abd El-Aziz +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Scorpions are predator arachnids of ancient origin and worldwide distribution. Two scorpion species, Vaejovis smithi and Centruroides limpidus, were found to harbor two different Mollicutes phylotypes: a Scorpion Mycoplasma Clade (SMC) and Scorpion Group
Luis M Bolaños +9 more
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Opsoclonus‐Myoclonus: Not Always Paraneoplastic
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Fernanda Lustosa Cabral Gomez +4 more
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Systemic treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor‐induced psoriasis: Inference‐based guidance
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.When managing psoriasis, induced or exacerbated by ICI therapy for cancer, there are concerns regarding immunosuppression from systemic agents for the treatment of psoriasis and the potential impact on ICI efficacy. No direct, high‐level evidence exists to address these concerns.
Kim A. Papp +14 more
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Parameters of Malaysian identity in the novels of Lloyd Fernando and K S Maniam [PDF]
, 2002 This paper focuses on the works of two leading Malaysian novelists, Lloyd Fernando and K S Maniam, of Eurasian and Tamil descent respectively. Both of these men have published two novels to date, and both have developed themes pertinent to the identity ...
Wicks, Peter
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