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Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2018 Demand for Giant African Land Snail in Nigeria is so high such that it is very difficult to meet up with the supply as a protein source. However, during dry season, production at intensive level is often challenged with decline in growth and reproduction
Abiona John Adesanya +3 more
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2007 Ropivacaine has been shown to induce convulsion following overdose or accidental intravenous injection, but the mechanisms are poorly understood.
Pei-Lin Lin +5 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker +2 more
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Spring and Power in Hovering Ornithopters
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Only small ornithopters can hover, longest at the hummingbird size. This article reviews the drive and power of these hovering machines, focusing on elastic energy and thrust boosters. Unlike two‐winged designs, X‐winged and multiple‐V‐winged ornithopters benefit from lower disk loading and slower, smaller wingbeats, and the clap‐and‐fling effect ...
Gih‐Keong Lau +4 more
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Snail Chirality: The Unwinding [PDF]
Current Biology, 2016 Most snails are coiled clockwise, but in some species rare genetic variants with reverse coiling occur. Now, a molecular determinant of coiling direction has been identified, the cytoskeletal regulator formin.
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Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.GA: Bioprinting‐assisted tissue assembly, a method for generating versatile and complex tissue constructs, is employed to investigate the contribution of endothelial cells (ECs) in cardiac fibrosis. ECs modulate fibrotic responses not only by preventing significant tissue stiffening and contractile impairment but also by exhibiting endothelial‐to ...
Dong Gyu Hwang +6 more
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Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2008 A aspiração de corpos estranhos é uma entidade frequente em crianças, mas rara em adultos. Os autores apresentam o caso de um adulto de 57 anos, sem comprometimento neurológico, que aspirou um caracol-das-vinhas (Helix pomatia) durante uma refeição ...
A. Santos Costa, Abel Afonso
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019 The areas endemic for schistosomiasis in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and in Cambodia were first reported 50 and 60 years ago, respectively.
Virak Khieu +11 more
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Crushing Snail Eggs with a `Snail Egg Clapper.'
, 1991 This article 'Crushing Snail Eggs with a `Snail Egg Clapper.'' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice ...
Awadhwal, N. K., Quick, G. R.
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The Dispersal of Snails by Birds [PDF]
Nature, 1921 I WAS present at a meeting of the Malacological Society last May when Dr. Boycott read a very interesting paper, in which he showed how the small snail Balea perversa occurred on trees, walls, and rocks, but not on the ground. The question arose how it got from tree to tree; and in the resulting discussion the fact was brought out that it had ...
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