Scots in the West Indies in the colonial period: a view from the archives [PDF]
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Mullen, Stephen
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Identifying the greatest team and captain - A complex network approach to cricket matches
We consider all Test matches played between 1877 and 2010 and One Day International (ODI) matches played between 1971 and 2010. We form directed and weighted networks of teams and also of their captains.
Bailey +22 more
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Learning Anatomy With Radiology: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Radiology education is critical for medical students' anatomical competence and clinical readiness. However, it remains insufficiently integrated in medical curricula as residency program directors describe interns' basic image interpretation as unsatisfactory.
Madison Alexander +2 more
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The Caribbean's Windward Islands Banana Industry: A Heritage of Dependency
While the era of Harry Belafonte's Banana Boat Song (day-o) has faded into the annals of history, the challenges facing the small banana farmer in the Windward Islands of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St.
Wendy Ann P Isaac +4 more
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Introduction: The problem of antibiotic resistance represents a global crisis. Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) including those producing carbapenemases (CPE) have emerged and account for over 8000 drug-resistant infections annually and 600 ...
Dr Niel Mcknight +3 more
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Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae Scarthyla vigilans (Solano 1971): Range Extension and New Country Record for Trinidad, W.I. With Notes on Tadpoles, Habitat, Behaviour and Biogeographical Significance. [PDF]
We report a range extension and new country record for Scarthyla vigilans in Trinidad, West Indies. The species was previously known only from populations on mainland South America.
Charles, S.P. +7 more
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Shifting baselines increase the risk of misinterpreting biodiversity trends
Ecological studies quantifying the impact of land‐use change on biodiversity may be sensitive to the choice of reference points – or baselines – particularly when sampling across human land‐use gradients and other space‐for‐time comparisons. Much depends on whether the chosen baseline has already undergone shifts in species composition because of ...
Ariane Dellavalle +13 more
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Learning style preferences: A study of Pre-clinical Medical Students in Barbados
Introduction: Educators need to be aware of different learning styles to effectively tailor instructional strategies and methods to cater to the students’ learning needs and support a conductive learning environment. The VARK [an acronym for visual (V)
NKEMCHO OJEH +4 more
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Mediation of Polygenic Asthma Risk Through Gene Expression
We apply published PRSs in African‐ancestry individuals and quantify the extent to which the PRS‐asthma relationship is mediated by clinical biomarkers and gene‐expression signatures of asthma. We found the best PRS to be the one derived using the largest sample size and including African‐ancestry individuals.
Rakesh Natarajan +29 more
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Cannabis and Suicidal Behaviour Among Adolescents: A Pilot Study from Trinidad
Cannabis use and suicidal behaviour are causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality worldwide. Changing trends in these behaviours in younger age groups, higher incidence, gender differences and sociocultural variations present an enormous challenge ...
Hari D. Maharajh, Monique Konings
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