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Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 10, Page 2873-2896, October 2026.
Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto, João Felipe Leal Kaiuca, Adriana Itatí Olivares, William Corrêa Tavares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A random zoo: sloth, unicorn, and trx [PDF]

, 2017
Many applications require trustworthy generation of public random numbers. It is shown how this can be achieved using a hash function that is timed to be as slow as desired (sloth), while the correctness of the resulting hash can be verified quickly.
Arjen K. Lenstra, Benjamin Wesolowski
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Convenience behavior in German university students is associated with sociodemographic, study- and health-related factors

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe transition from school to university is often accompanied by a change in students’ lifestyles. So far little is known whether convenience behavior is an essential factor affecting students’ health and social interaction.
Lisa Schwab, Jennifer L. Reichel, Antonia M. Werner, Markus Schäfer, Sebastian Heller, Dennis Edelmann, Manfred E. Beutel, Stephan Letzel, Pavel Dietz, Perikles Simon, Kristin Kalo   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fruiting Species Influence the Seasonal Use of the Habitat by Sloth Bear in and around Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2019
Sloth bear populations in India are threatened, and the ecology and distribution of the species occurring in the region's protected areas are known, but there is no scientific basis underlying management strategies for sloth bear.
Tana P. MEWADA, Umeshkumar L. TIWARI, Amit KOTIA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 5, Page 2214-2239, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Three-toe Sloth, right femur of Bradypus tridactylus

, 2022
SLIDE LABEL INFO: Hand 1: Right femur of Three toed sloth - choloepus tridactylus. 310 no - 16871 AMNH FROM INDEX CARD: Collection: AMNH Spec #: 16871 Species: Bradypus tridactylus Common Name: three-toe sloth Element: femur side: R Notes: N/
Foote, James S., M.D.
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Screwworm reemergence, illegal cattle movements, and emerging risks to wildlife and protected areas in Mesoamerica

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Lucy Keatts, Luis Guerra, Jeremy Radachowsky, Jorge Rojas‐Jiménez, Rony Garcia‐Anleu, Jonathan Pérez‐Flores, Chris Walzer, Diego Montecino‐Latorre   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Critical Thinking to d‐Critical Thinking: Reconstructing Dewey's Sense of Critical in How We Think

Educational Theory, Volume 76, Issue 5, Page 597-617, October 2026.
Abstract In this article, I reexamine John Dewey's original sense of critical in How We Think (first published in 1910), arguing that contemporary discourse about critical thinking reveals a process of lexicalization through which the term critical has lost its meaning. This article finds that Dewey's original sense of critical (which I term d‐Critical)
Matthew Landers
wiley   +1 more source

Fundamental Fields of: Post-Schumpeterian Evolutionary Economics [PDF]

Although the branch of economics that deals with economic evolution has become established during the last couple of decades, its aims and potentials can most easily be understood on the background of the work of early pioneers. Joseph A.
Esben Sloth Andersen
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Acute Fatal Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus in a Captive Adult Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus) in Amazon Biome

Animals
This study aims to report the dietary and daily management, clinical signs, complementary exams, and pathological findings related to an acute and fatal case of gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) in a captive Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus ...
Hanna Gabriela da Silva Oliveira, Cinthia Távora de Albuquerque Lopes, Letícia Yasmin Silva Correa, Roberta Martins Crivelaro Thiesen, Rodrigo Otavio Silveira Silva, Francisco Alejandro Uzal, Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Domingues, Felipe Masiero Salvarani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source