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Learning with Patient Campaigners About a German Drug Scandal

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
The West German drug Duogynon was internationally marketed as a “hormone pregnancy test” (HPT) between the 1950s and 1980s. In the late 1960s it came under suspicion for inducing miscarriage, spina bifida, and a spectrum of birth defects similar to those caused by the sedative thalidomide.
Jesse Olszynko‐Gryn, Anja Suter, Edmund Bolger, Birgit Nemec   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution of the invasive ambrosia beetle Anisandrus maiche (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) in Switzerland and first record in Europe of its ambrosia fungus Ambrosiella cleistominuta [PDF]

Alpine Entomology
Ambrosia beetles are highly successful as invaders because they are often transported internationally with wood packaging and other wood products and because their inbreeding mating systems facilitates establishment of invading populations.
José P. Ribeiro-Correia, Simone Prospero, Ludwig Beenken, Peter H. W. Biedermann, Simon Blaser, Manuela Branco, Yannick Chittaro, David Frey, Doris Hölling, Sezer Olivia Kaya, Miloš Knížek, Jana Mittelstrass, Beat Ruffner, Andreas Sanchez, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff   +14 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Understanding factors influencing care seeking for sick children in Ebonyi and Kogi States, Nigeria

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Nigeria has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world, with an estimated 750,000 deaths annually among children under age five. The majority of these deaths are due to pneumonia, malaria, or diarrhea.
Leanne Dougherty, Kate Gilroy, Abimbola Olayemi, Omitayo Ogesanmola, Felix Ogaga, Chinwe Nweze, Joya Banerjee, Chioma Oduenyi, Michel Pacqué   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
wiley   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake Among Adolescent Girls in Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Cervical cancer remains the fourth most common cancer among women globally, despite being preventable with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. However, HPV vaccine uptake remains a challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where cervical
Pawan Kumar MD, Arindam Ray MD, Rhythm Hora MPH, Amrita Kumari MD, Kapil Singh MPH, Rashmi Mehra MSc, Amanjot Kaur MBA, Shyam Kumar Singh MCA, Seema Singh Koshal MHSc, Vivek Kumar Singh MBA, Abida Sultana MPH, Syed F. Quadri MPH, Arup Deb Roy MD   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trade-offs between ecosystem service provision and the predisposition to disturbances: a NFI-based scenario analysis

Forest Ecosystems, 2020
Background Scenario analyses that evaluate management effects on the long-term provision and sustainability of forest ecosystem services and biodiversity (ESB) also need to account for disturbances.
Christian Temperli, Clemens Blattert, Golo Stadelmann, Urs-Beat Brändli, Esther Thürig   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate Change Risks and Customer Concentration: Evidence From US‐Listed Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While prior studies have investigated climate risks in supply chains, customer ESG pressures, and shared climate exposure, this paper is, to the best of our knowledge, the first to provide direct empirical evidence on the relationship between climate change risks and firms' customer concentration.
Thi Thuy Trang Nguyen, Eric Owusu Boahen, Cuong Nguyen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Is the New Gold: Redefining Opulent Lifestyle Through Organic Food Purchases

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior studies based on the Theory of Planned Behavior mostly examined the effects of health and environmental concerns on organic food consumption; however, few addressed the paradoxical relationships in the context of opulent or symbolic decorum.
Neha Sharma, Swati Singh, Agnieszka Kabalska, Ralf Wagner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds and Sensory Characteristics of Hops

Shipin gongye ke-ji
To examine the variances in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and sensory attributes across various hop cultivars, an analytical approach was employed.
Lin XIAO, Qian LIU, Huipeng LIANG, Yaoyao WANG, Xiaomin CHANG, Ran QIU   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source