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Neural Processes Underlying Tool Use in Humans, Macaques, and Corvids

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
It was thought that tool use in animals is an adaptive specialization. Recent studies, however, have shown that some non-tool-users, such as rooks and jays, can use and manufacture tools in laboratory settings.
María J. Cabrera-Álvarez, Nicola S. Clayton   +1 more
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Retractable tool bit having latch type catch mechanism [PDF]

, 1993
A retractable tool bit assembly for a tool such as an allen key is presented. The assembly includes one or more spring loaded nestable or telescoping tubular sections together with a catch mechanism for capturing and holding the tool in its retracted ...
Voellmer, George
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Exercise Interventions in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Paediatric Bone Tumours—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone tumours present significant challenges for affected patients, as multimodal therapy often leads to prolonged physical limitations. This is particularly critical during childhood and adolescence, as it can negatively impact physiological development and psychosocial resilience.
Jennifer Queisser, Claire Laurie, Teresa Schmidt, Irene von Luettichau, Peter Bekkering, Sabine Kesting   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What will you do to me when you see me? Perception as searching for affordances in the environment [PDF]

Avant, 2012
Contemporary research on action-perception coupling draws on Gibson's concept of affordances. The text outlines the conceptual basis of this issue, showing how the notion of affordance is embraced in the theory of perception, understood as an active ...
Andrzej Klawiter
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Social network analysis shows direct evidence for social transmission of tool use in wild chimpanzees [PDF]

, 2014
The authors are grateful to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland for providing core funding for the Budongo Conservation Field Station. The fieldwork of CH was funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the Lucie Burgers Stichting, and the British Academy.
A Whiten, A Whiten, A Whiten, A Whiten, A Whiten, A Whiten, A Whiten, B Voelkl, C Heyes, C Hobaiter, C Hrubesch, C Schöning, C Sousa, CA Caldwell, Catherine Hobaiter, CP van Schaik, D Biro, E Genty, E van de Waal, E van de Waal, E van de Waal, EV Lonsdorf, Frans B. M. de Waal, G Hohmann, J Allen, JJ Bryson, JR Madden, K Koops, K Sayers, KE Bonnie, Klaus Zuberbühler, KN Laland, L Chittka, L Rendell, LM Hopper, LM Hopper, LR Backwell, LV Luncz, LV Luncz, M Franz, N Claidière, N Pinter-Wollman, N Toth, RC O'Mailey, RL Kendal, S Marshall-Pescini, S Yamamoto, SM Reader, T Gruber, T Gruber, T Gruber, T Gruber, T Gruber, T Humle, T Wey, Thibaud Gruber, Timothée Poisot, V Dufour, V Horner, V Horner, W Hoppitt, W Hoppitt, WC McGrew, William Hoppitt, Y Möbius   +64 more
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DELP Treatment on Vision and Retinal Microcirculation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report of Five Cases and Literature Review

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The delipid extracorporeal lipoprotein filter from plasma (DELP) treatment can effectively reduce blood lipid, increase blood flow, and improve neurological deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, its effect on vision and retinal microcirculation in stroke patients has never been reported.
Ning Li, Ronghua Hong, Hua You, Feiping Xu, Qingjun Zhang, Yiwen Lin, Yuting Su, Danmei Lan, Lingjing Jin, Junhui She   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable economic growth within environmental limits. volume 1: guidance for the east midlands [PDF]

, 2010
LUC and GHK have developed a tool for setting environmental limits that local communities and other stakeholders can use. The three-step approach is based on the participation of the local community and other interested stakeholders, such as statutory ...
GHK Consulting, Land Use Consultants
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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potentially inappropriate prescribing in nursing home residents detected with the community pharmacist specific GheOP3S-tool [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The Ghent Older People’s Prescriptions community Pharmacy Screening (GheOP3S-)tool was recently developed to screen for potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP).
Boussery, Koen, Mattelin, Kristof, Mehuys, Els, PATTYN, EVA, Petrovic, Mirko, Somers, Annemie, Tommelein, Eline, Van Damme, Charlotte   +7 more
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Revealing the structure of land plant photosystem II: the journey from negative‐stain EM to cryo‐EM

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Advances in cryo‐EM have revealed the detailed structure of Photosystem II, a key protein complex driving photosynthesis. This review traces the journey from early low‐resolution images to high‐resolution models, highlighting how these discoveries deepen our understanding of light harvesting and energy conversion in plants.
Roman Kouřil
wiley   +1 more source