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Threat-sensitive anti-predator defence in precocial wader, the northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus [PDF]

, 2016
Birds exhibit various forms of anti-predator behaviours to avoid reproductive failure, with mobbing—observation, approach and usually harassment of a predator—being one of the most commonly observed. Here, we investigate patterns of temporal variation in
A Amar, A Berg, A Liker, AG Paassen van, AM Wilson, B Hönisch, BA Crawford, BG Palestis, C Listøen, CK Ghalambor, D Baines, D Clode, D Holyoak, D Ratcliffe, DH Brunton, DMB Parish, DP Barash, E Rhoades, G Orłowski, G Orłowski, GB Grønstøl, GE Brown, GJ Fernández, GL Maclean, GS Helfman, H Akaike, H Galbraith, H Mayfield, H Schekkerman, I Byrkjedal, I Krams, I Krams, I Newton, J Gromadzka, J Kis, J Klicka, JA Vickery, Jakub Szymkowiak, JE Jónsson, JM Luginbuhl, JR Krebs, JR Walters, JR Walters, K Fletcher, KJ Mathot, KL Evans, L Sandoval, Lechosław Kuczyński, LY Zanette, M Andersson, M Bolton, M Marquiss, M Strnad, M Weggler, M Šálek, M Šálek, MA MacDonald, MCO Ferrari, NA Schneider, NA Schneider, Natalia Królikowska, OC Johansson, P Hendricks, P Kontiainen, PF Donald, PJ Ewins, R Development Core Team, R Montgomerie, R Parr, RA Laidlaw, RD Elliot, RE Green, RE Green, RE Ricklefs, Rebecca Anne Laidlaw, RL Knight, RM Coleman, RM Whittam, S Cramp, S Dale, S Eggers, S Rytkönen, S Wood, SC Stearns, SL Lima, SL Lima, T Caro, T Krama, T Krama, T Larsen, TA Sordahl, TA Sordahl, TE Martin, TH Clutton-Brock, TJ Hastie, V Ruusila, W Teunissen, Ǻ Berg   +97 more
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Help seeking in the New Zealand Defence Force using the Theory of Planned Behaviour : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2017
Mental health is of utmost importance in military settings due to the demanding and often dangerous nature of the work involved. However, military personnel are disproportionately deterred from seeking mental health help when the need arises.
Boyd, Egidia Dawn
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Constructing “Society’s Soldiers”: Identity Work, (Total) Defence Willingness and the Swedish Home Guard

Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies
This study aims to contribute to the understanding of how military organizations become involved in meaning-making and processes of identity-building as they seek to engage individuals in defence work.
Jenny Malmström, Joakim Berndtsson
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Kokia buvo gynybos išlaidų našta Lietuvai tarpukariu? | How Large was the Defence Spending Burden in Interwar Lithuania?

Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis, 2018
This paper discusses recent quantitative research on defence spending in interwar Lithuania, and provides a comparison between the burden of defence spending in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Poland in 1924, 1938 and 1939, which are the only ...
Zenonas Norkus
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Total Antioxidant Activity in Normal Pregnancy [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: Pregnancy is a state, which is more prone for oxidative stress. Various studies report development of a strong defence mechanisms against free radical damage, as the pregnancy progresses. Aim of our study is to assess the antioxidant status by
Adiga, MNS, Adiga, US
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Grasses and the resource availability hypothesis: the importance of silica-based defences [PDF]

, 2007
The resource availability hypothesis (RAH) predicts that allocation of resources to anti-herbivore defences differs between species according to their growth rate.
Ennos, Roland A., Hartley, Susan, Massey, Fergus P.   +2 more
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Nonviolent Resistance and Repression: Examining Civil Resistance and Authoritarian Adaptation in Post-Soviet States

Journal on Baltic Security
The article underscores the significance of comprehending how leaders in post-USSR nations, including Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, and Nursultan Nazarbayev, solidified their regimes through the suppression and dismantling of civil societies ...
Pavlo Lysenko
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Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force

African Journal of Career Development, 2023
Background: Over time, the Zambia Defence Force adjusted the career progression instructions to ensure systematic and timely promotions of commissioned officers. However, the amendments did not yield the intended results.
Emmanuel Sithole, Clever Madimutsa, Mulenga C. Bwalya   +2 more
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The dual nature of trehalose in citrus canker disease: A virulence factor for Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri and a trigger for plant defence responses [PDF]

, 2015
Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) is a bacterial pathogen that causes citrus canker in susceptible Citrus spp. The Xcc genome contains genes encoding enzymes from three separate pathways of trehalose biosynthesis.
Feil, Regina, Ficarra, Florencia Andrea, Garavaglia, Betiana Soledad, Gehring, Chris, Gottig Schor, Natalia, Lunn, John E., Marondedze, Claudius, Ottado, Jorgelina, Piazza, Ainelén Melanie, Thomas, Ludivine, Zimaro, Tamara   +10 more
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Green Synthesized Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Ameliorate Defence and Antioxidant Enzymes in Lens culinaris

Nanomaterials, 2020
Biosynthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) in a cost-effective and eco-friendly way has gained its importance. CuONPs has been prepared from copper sulfate by using Adiantum lunulatum whole plant extract.
J. Sarkar, N. Chakraborty, A. Chatterjee, Ashis Bhattacharjee, Dishari Dasgupta, K. Acharya   +5 more
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