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Sensory Biology of the Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei, Pontoporiidae, Cetartiodactyla): Ontogenetic Modifications of Vibrissae and Vibrissal Crypts

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The transition of cetaceans from a terrestrial to an aquatic environment involved a crucial sensory adaptation to environments with limited visibility. Vibrissae, important mechanoreceptors, undergo an ontogenetic transformation in odontocetes. This research describes the histomorphology of vibrissae and crypts at different developmental stages ...
Cecilia Mariana Krmpotic, Cleopatra Mara Loza, Alejo Carlos Scarano, Pedro Fernando Andrés‐Laube, Francisco Acuña, Juan Pablo Loureiro, Carolina Natalia Zanuzzi, Nicolás Nahuel Castro, María Teresa Pombo, Lorenzo von Fersen, Claudio Gustavo Barbeito   +10 more
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Pseudonyms, Propaganda, and Prints: The Life and Political Caricatures of William Dent, 1782–931

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract ‘Dent was probably an amateur and nothing is known of his life’, state Bryant and Heneage. Despite contributing to caricature's ‘golden age’, William Dent remains overlooked compared to contemporaries like James Gillray. Dent's extensive portfolio (1782–93) and rumoured role as a Pittite propagandist have not secured his place in the canon of ...
Callum D. Smith
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Changes in cetacean occurrence in Faxaflói Bay, Iceland, as observed from whale watching vessels

NAMMCO Scientific Publications
The distribution of animal species is shaped by environmental conditions and their ecological niches. The understanding of these niches is essential for conservation, especially for cetaceans, as cetacean species may adjust their geographical range in ...
Giulia Bellon, Heleen Middel, Carola Chicco, Jonathan Neil Rempel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating Ethical Review Processes in Conflict‐Affected, Authoritarian Contexts: A Case Study of Myanmar's Interim Ethics Review Board (IERB)

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the formation and operation of Myanmar's Interim Ethics Review Board (IERB), which was established in November 2023 by displaced academics involved in the Civil Disobedience Movement against the 2021 military coup. Operating within a highly repressive, conflict‐ridden environment, the IERB exemplifies a locally‐led and ...
Phyu Phyu Thin Zaw, Su Su Maw, Nyein Chan, The Spring IERB Team   +3 more
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A novel binary modified beluga whale optimization algorithm using ring crossover and probabilistic state mutation for enhanced bladder cancer diagnosis

Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
Bladder cancer (BC) remains a significant global health challenge, requiring the development of accurate predictive models for diagnosis. In this study, a new Binary Modified White Whale Optimization (B-MBWO) algorithm is proposed to address the BC ...
Hasan Gharaibeh, Noor Aldeen Alawad, Ahmad Nasayreh, Rabia Emhamed Al Mamlook, Sharif Naser Makhadmeh, Ayah Bashkami, Qais Al-Na'amneh, Laith Abualigah, Absalom E. Ezugwu   +8 more
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Distribution and Abundance of Cetaceans in Icelandic Waters over 30 Years of Aerial Surveys

NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2020
Beginning in 1986, 7 aerial surveys covering the coastal waters of Iceland have been conducted up to 2016. In addition, several partial surveys covering portions of the same area and at different times of the year have been flown in the same 30 year time
Daniel Pike, Thorvaldur Gunnlaugsson, Johann Sigurjonsson, Gisli Vikingsson   +3 more
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Exploring Culturally Safe Oral Health Services for a Regional Aboriginal Community in Victoria

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives National policies have been introduced to promote the delivery of Culturally Safe dental care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. However, the understanding of what constitutes Culturally Safe dental care and how it can be effectively implemented into clinical practice, remains limited.
Eliza Collins, Shawana Andrews, Julie Satur   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rewinding the byte trail of the White Whale

Math Horizons
Motivated by a popular code golf challenge, we review some key ideas from information theory and discuss how to efficiently compress a streaming file with an acceptable error rate.
Boris Alexeev, Dustin G. Mixon
openaire   +2 more sources

Basis Networks: Learning basis functions for free‐form triangulations

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract We present a framework for learning compactly supported basis functions that define tangent continuous surfaces based on coarse irregular triangle meshes. The basis functions are represented as MLPs. Smoothness of the basis functions is achieved by using the values of Loop basis functions as the parameterization of the surface.
T. Djuren, M. Alexa
wiley   +1 more source

Cellular and ultrastructural characterization of the grey-morph phenotype in southern right whales (Eubalaena australis).

PLoS ONE, 2017
Southern right whales (SRWs, Eubalena australis) are polymorphic for an X-linked pigmentation pattern known as grey morphism. Most SRWs have completely black skin with white patches on their bellies and occasionally on their backs; these patches remain ...
Guy D Eroh, Fred C Clayton, Scott R Florell, Pamela B Cassidy, Andrea Chirife, Carina F Marón, Luciano O Valenzuela, Michael S Campbell, Jon Seger, Victoria J Rowntree, Sancy A Leachman   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source