Trophic niche differentiation and foraging plasticity of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas edwardii) in Tasmanian waters: insights from isotopic analysis by Christine H. Jackson, Rosemary Gales, Yves Cherel, George D. Jackson, Patti Virtue, Patti Virtue

“…Using stable isotope analysis, we investigated trophic niche differentiation and foraging plasticity in 141 long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas edwardii) that stranded along the Tasmanian coast at three locations (Marion Bay, King Island, and Maria Island). Stranding location accounted for most of the variability in skin isotopic values (δ13C: - 17.9 ± 0.2 ‰ to –16.9 ± 0.2 ‰, Principal Coordinate 1 = 89%), likely reflecting differences in foraging habitats. …”
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CD4 Count Pattern and Demographic Distribution of Treatment-Naïve HIV Patients in Lagos, Nigeria by Akinsegun Akinbami, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Adewumi Adediran, Sarah Ajibola, Olajumoke Oshinaike, Kikelomo Wright, Olanrewaju Arogundade

“…A total of 72.3% males, 64.3% females and 67.4% overall registered patients had CD4 count <350 cells/mm3, while only 15.1% males , 20.3% females, and 18.3% overall registered patients had CD4 count >500 cells/mm3 at registration. Conclusion. Females account for more than half of registered patients in HIV clinic and have a relatively higher CD4 count than males. …”
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Screening 215 Lentil Genotypes under Salinity Stress During the Seedling Stage in Greenhouse Conditions by Ahmad Nezami, jafar Nabati, Mohammad Kafi, Elahe Boroumand Rezazadeh

“…The second factor explained approximately 20.1% of the variance, which included the survival percentage of leaves with a positive loading and the percentage of shed leaves with a negative loading. The third factor accounted for 4.8% of the variance, which included potassium concentration with a positive loading. …”
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Estimation and evaluation of iron reserves in the eastern area of Eileh1 mine, Razavi Khorasan province by Hamid Esmati Daroneh, Maryam Gholamzadeh

“…This is attributed to Kriging’s ability to account for the spatial structure of the deposit, its unbiased nature, and its lower estimation variance. …”
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The role of VNTR aggrecan gene polymorphism in the development of osteoarthritis in women by D. A. Shapovalova, A. V. Tyurin, S. S. Litvinov, E. K. Khusnutdinova, R. I. Khusainova

“…We searched for associations between the VNTR locus and OA in general and with an account of the localization of the pathological process, as well as with the presence of uCTD signs. …”
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Global elective breast- and colorectal cancer surgery performance backlogs, attributable mortality and implemented health system responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping r... by Sonia Haribhai, Komal Bhatia, Maryam Shahmanesh

“…An ecological, modelling study elucidated that global 12-week procedure cancellation rates ranged from 68.3%-73%; Europe and Central Asia accounted for the majority of cancellations (n = 8,430,348) and sub-Saharan Africa contributed the least (n = 520,459). …”
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Updating Labor Legislation in the Context of Introducing Independent Forms of Work: Telecommuting and Work from Home by A. L. Klymenko

“…Given the risks of the external environment as a possible danger, it has been suggested an in-depth rethinking of approaches to legal support for the work from home and telecommuting, taking into account international practice and recommendations of the International Labor Organization. …”
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Detectability of Emission from Exoplanet Outflows Calculated by pyTPCI, a New 1D Radiation-hydrodynamic Code by Riley Rosener, Michael Zhang, Jacob L. Bean

“…We calculate the eclipse depths and signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) of these lines for a 10 m class telescope with a high-resolution spectrograph, taking into account appropriate line broadening mechanisms. We show that the most detectable spectral lines tend to be the 589 nm Na i doublet and the 1083 nm metastable helium triplet. …”
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If Music is Ongoing Experience, What Might Music Theory Be? . A Suggestion from the Drastic by Christopher F. Hasty

“…If we take experience as essentially predetermined by the musical work or, in cognitivist information processing terms, by rule-governed mechanisms for manipulating internal representations (be these rules syntactic or semantic) we shall not be able to account for the creativity of music and the production of novel meaning. …”
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Rituximab (monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody) induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): A case report and literature review by Praveen K. Sharma, MD, Sanjaykanth Balachandar, MBBS, Michael Antony Vikram, MBBS, Pujitha Duvooru Sukumar, MD

“…This instance emphasizes how crucial it is to take into account PRES as a possible side effect in patients receiving Rituximab therapy, especially if those individuals have sudden neurological symptoms. …”
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The profile of long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Siziphiwe Y. Myeni, Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Andrew Tomita, Ugochukwu S. Aguwa, Reyanta Bridgmohun, Sinethemba Shabalala

“…Background: South African psychiatric hospitals’ inpatient average length of stay is approximately 220 days. Inpatient care accounts for over 80% of the mental national healthcare budget. …”
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Energy efficiency and indoor climatic conditions in buildings: dynamic modeling for systemic improvement by Inna Bilous, Dmytro Biriukov, Tatiana Eutukhova, Oleksandr Novoseltsev, Volodymyr Voloshchuk, Aleksejs Prozuments

“…It is also important to note that this does not always lead to a reduction in overall emissions of pollutants into the environment, taking into account emissions at all stages of the production and use of energy and materials for energy efficiency and comfort in buildings. …”
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Economic Burden of Contraception Management in Spain by Inmaculada Parra Ribes, Juan José Rascón Poza, Ezequiel Pérez Campos, Ignacio Bugella Yudice, Maria Jesús Rodríguez Domingo

“…Condoms and combined oral contraceptives (COC) account for 86.8% of the total cost and the other methods only 13.2%. …”
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Depression, anxiety and its predictor among internally displaced person in metekel Ethiopia, 2023: using a structural equation model by Solomon Debela Bekeko, Teshome Demis Nimani, Samuel Demissie Darcho, Feyisa Shasho Bayisa

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, natural disasters accounted for 40% of all new IDPs worldwide.MethodAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Ethiopia. …”
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Diagnostic performance of optical spectral transmission compared to magnetic resonance imaging in patients with inflammatory arthritis by Konstantinos Triantafyllias, Mohammed Alhaddad, Andreas Schwarting, Veronika Balaklytska, Xenofon Baraliakos

“…For comparison, a historical healthy control (HC) group with OST was also accounted. MRI findings were quantified using the Rheumatoid Arthritis MRI Score (RAMRIS). …”
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Measuring product quality by using the hybrid MCDM based on DANP in a hesitant fuzzy approach by Seyed Mahdi Rouhani Poor, Ahmad Jafarnejad Chaghoshi, Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji, Mohammad Ehsanifar

“…Thanks to this procedure, the present study can be deemed innovative.Findings: The cause and effect relationships between the main factors of product quality were identified and extracted using DEMATEL technique. Then, taking into account the intensity of the mutual impact of quality factors on each other and using the DNAP technique, the product quality factors were ranked in three dimensions: design quality, conformance and use. …”
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Distribution of Pupil Size and Associated Factors: Results from the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study by Marian Kiel, Stephanie D. Grabitz, Susanne Hopf, Thomas Koeck, Philipp S. Wild, Irene Schmidtmann, Karl J. Lackner, Thomas Münzel, Manfred E. Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Alexander K. Schuster

“…This should be taken into account when planning nonmydriatic fundus photography-based screening programs, for instance, for diabetic retinopathy.…”
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Study on the Key Technology of Controlling the Instability of Deep High-Stress Coal and Rock Mass and Relieving the Danger by Zhijing Zhang, Jianghong Zuo, Dongji Lei

“…The results show the following. (1) The pressure relief effect of the hydraulic cavity on surrounding coal decreases with the increase of distance, and the pressure relief effect is most obvious at 1.0∼2.5 m, in the range of 2.5–3.5 m around the hydraulic drilling hole, the duration, rate, and amplitude of pressure relief are reduced compared with those in the range of less than 2.5 m, while in the range of more than 3.5 m, the effect of pressure relief is very weak. (2) During the period of hydraulic cavitation release hole, the radius of water supply to coal seam is within 1.5 m, which accounts for 79% of coal wall area. (3) It is also a process where the stress distribution in the coal and rock body needs to be rebalanced before and after hydraulic caverning, which is often accompanied by microfracture of coal and rock mass. …”
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TWIN-10: protocol for a 10-year longitudinal twin study of the neuroscience of mental well-being and resilience by Robin M Turner, Haeme R P Park, Leanne M Williams, Justine M Gatt

“…The aim of the TWIN-10 Study is to characterise the trajectories of well-being and resilience over 12 years across four timepoints (baseline, 1 year, 10 years, 12 years) in 1669 Australian adult twins of European ancestry (to account for genetic stratification effects). To this end, we integrate data across genetics, environment, psychological self-report, neurocognitive performance and brain function measures of well-being and resilience.Methods and analysis Twins who took part in the baseline TWIN-E Study will be invited back to participate in the TWIN-10 Study, at 10-year and 12-year follow-up timepoints. …”
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Effects of Clostridium butyricum on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Disease Resistance of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × E. lanceolatus♂) Fed with Cottonse... by Ling Pan, Weikang Li, Ruitao Xie, Hongyu Liu, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong, Qihui Yang, Shuyan Chi, Shuang Zhang

“…Above all, taking into account the effects of immunity and disease resistance, it was recommended to supplement 3.2% C. butyricum in the diet of grouper fed the replacement of 50% fishmeal protein by CPC.…”
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