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SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
[Excerpt] This report opens with an examination of the economic circumstances of veteran-owned businesses drawn from the Bureau of the Census’s 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO).
Dilger, Robert Jay, Lowry, Sean
core   +1 more source

A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Far too many veterans are homeless in America. Homeless veterans can be found in every state across the country and live in rural, suburban, and urban communities.
Mary Cunningham   +2 more
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Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

open access: yesBiological 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   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Images: Subcutaneous panniculitis‐like T cell lymphoma

open access: yes
Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
S Chambers, CN Myrdal, VP Werth
wiley   +1 more source

Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Renter or Homeowner Nation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Between the 1940s and the 1960s, the U.S. homeownership rate increased by nearly 20 percentage points, from mid-40 to mid-60 percent. The self-amortizing 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, introduced by the Federal Housing Administration/Veterans ...
Acolin, Arthur   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Failures in the Veterans Administration and New Strategies for Leadership

open access: yesFlorida Public Health Review, 2011
World news organizations have criticized the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for endangering patient safety through negligence. Several VA medical centers - including prominent centers operating in Florida - failed to sterilize endoscopy and
Jarrett Nathaniel Brunny
doaj  

Patient-centered intrathecal morphine dose response in major abdominal surgeries when augmented by innovative five-drug antiemetic prophylaxis

open access: yesFrontiers in Anesthesiology
BackgroundFor abdominal surgery involving cephalad surgical trespass (such as sleeve gastrectomy and pancreatectomy), existing intrathecal morphine (ITM) recommendations of ≤150 μg may not achieve meaningful analgesia, potentially leading to side effects
Brian A. Williams   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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