The Establishment of Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) Fibroblast Cell Line [PDF]
AnimalsThe Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus, UT), a Class II protected species in China, presents significant challenges for dermatological research due to limited availability of skin specimens and technical difficulties in fibroblast isolation.
Yujuan Hu +4 more
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Clarification of the status of Paraferreola Šustera, 1912 as an available genus name in Pompilidae, and the identity of Sphex ursus Fabricius, 1793 in Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2022 The usage of Paraferreola Šustera, 1912 since its proposal as a genus of spider wasps, but based on a misidentified type species (Sphex ursus Fabricius, 1793, actually a species of Mutillidae), shows that it continues to be applied (although infrequently)
Denis J. Brothers +2 more
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Optimization of Energy Management in a City Bus Powered by the Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Communications, 2021 The article describes the design and optimization of operation of an electric bus powered by the hydrogen fuel cells. At the beginning, an approach to design of a 12-meter urban bus, powered by hydrogen, is presented, as well as
Arkadiusz Małek +3 more
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Changes in the milk metabolome of the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) with time after birth: three phases in early lactation and progressive individual differences [PDF]
, 2015 Ursids (bears) in general, and giant pandas in particular, are highly altricial at birth. The components of bear milks and their changes with time may be uniquely adapted to nourish relatively immature neonates, protect them from pathogens, and support ...
Hou, Rong +8 more
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Members of the family Ursidae in the Museum of Nature of Kharkiv University and their craniological features [PDF]
Theriologia Ukrainica, 2019 The exhibition and scientific collection of the Museum of Nature currently deposit 16 specimens of the family Ursidae (bears), which belong to three species and 6 subspecies.
Yuriy Iliukhin
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Acta Carsologica, 2020 a loose/broken stalagmite containing small fragments of cemented bones were collected from the Postojna Cave to investigate whether deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) can be determined.
Matej Lipar +6 more
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Arctic Science, 2020 Contemporary climate change is predicted to expose some species to altered predation regimes. Losses of Arctic sea ice are causing polar bears to increasingly forage on colonial seaduck eggs in lieu of ice-based hunting of marine mammals.
Cody J. Dey +3 more
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Dietary ecology of the extinct cave bear: Evidence of omnivory as inferred from dental microwear textures [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2016 The diet of the extinct European cave bear, Ursus spelaeus, has widely been debated. Diverging from the extant brown bear (Ursus arctos) approximately 1.2 million years ago, the cave bear is one of the most ubiquitous fossil bears occurring in Europe ...
D. Brent Jones, Larisa R.G. DeSantis
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Hydrochemical properties of springs Slatinski Izvor and Solenica (Republic of Macedonia)
Acta Carsologica, 2015 Hydrochemical properties of water samples from the Slatinski Izvor spring and Solenica spring were analyzed during the period between December 2011 – November 2013. The wider area around the springs belongs to two tectonic units.
Biljana Gichevski +3 more
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Respect for Grizzly Bears: An Aboriginal Approach for Co-existence and Resilience [PDF]
, 2009 Aboriginal peoples’ respect for grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) is widely acknowledged, but rarely explored, in wildlife management discourse in northern Canada.
Clarke, Douglas A., Slocombe, D. Scott
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