The first complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the common Baya weaverbird (Ploceus philippinus) from southern India by Venkatesh Nagarajan-Radha, Subanithi-Purnima Murugan, Paramanantha Swami Doss Devaraj

“…A maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree analysis placed P. philippinus and P. nigricollis weaverbirds in a separate clade among other bird species. The mitochondrial genome sequence would benefit future genetic studies in weaverbirds.…”
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Evidências de Patrocínio em Bestiários Medievais by Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva

“…It is tried to affirm this theory from material and visual analysis of the manuscripts, where it is focused on the illumination of the bird Pica, called Pêga in Portuguese. Based on the theories of the relationship between text-image and hierarchy of images, addressed by several authors, the study here draws a comparative parallel between the two bestiaries mentioned above with six other manuscripts and identifies that there is a difference besides the stylistic in the illuminations. …”
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Smart Home System: A Comprehensive Review by Arindom Chakraborty, Monirul Islam, Fahim Shahriyar, Sharnali Islam, Hasan U. Zaman, Mehedi Hasan

“…The comprehensive overview of the SHS presented in this paper will help designers, researchers, funding agencies, and policymakers have a bird’s-eye view of the overall concept, attributes, technological aspects, and features of modern SHSs.…”
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Distribution, Identification and Management of Two-Leaf Nightshade (Solanum diphyllum), an Invasive Plant in Florida by Stephen H. Brown, Chris Marble, Stephen F. Enloe

“…It has escaped cultivation in Florida and grows as far north as Duval County and from Volusia County south to Miami-Dade County. A "bird-dispersed" volunteer, it occurs in urban and conservation areas and on disturbed land. …”
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Investigations on the Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Avian Coccidiosis in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria by Shola David Ola-Fadunsin

“…Parameters such as age, sex, season, and species of birds were determined. Also, the months of the year were taken into consideration. …”
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Le parc national de l’Ichkeul (Tunisie) : une zone humide rétrolittorale aux paysages vulnérabilisés by Nathalie Carcaud

“…It is a biosphere reserve, a UNESCO and Ramsar site, a Tunisian national park, and an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area. In 1996, UNESCO listed the park as an Endangered World Heritage Site due to the degradation of its natural habitats. …”
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<i>The Woman as Wolf</i> (AT 409): Some Interpretations of a Very Estonian Folk Tale by Merili Metsvahi

“…While in almost all the Estonian versions the main protagonist is transformed into a wolf, in most of the versions written down in other areas and ethnic groups, another animal or bird replaces the wolf. The author is of the opinion that the Finnic area is central to the distribution of the folk tale The Woman as Wolf. …”
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Mina Loy’s Surrealist Strategies of Renewal by Diane Drouin

“…Throughout her life, Loy paid tribute to many prominent artists, including Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, the sculptor Brancusi in her poem “Brancusi’s Golden Bird,” the German painter Richard Oelze, or the American Surrealist Joseph Cornell, who both appear in her Surrealist novel Insel. …”
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Terrestrial Liming As a Restoration Technique for Acidified Forest Ecosystems by Sarah E. Pabian, Shawn M. Rummel, William E. Sharpe, Margaret C. Brittingham

“…We studied the effects of liming on soils and forest songbirds as well as vegetation and calcium-rich invertebrate prey variables that were predicted to link birds to changes in soil conditions. We observed increases in soil pH, calcium, and magnesium, as well as in songbird abundances in response to lime application, with continuing increases through five years after liming. …”
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Forensic examinations in the investigations of crimes involving animals: a review by Cristiano Mougenot Mores, Márcio Botelho de Castro, Cristiano Barros de Melo

“…The review covers key aspects of forensic examinations conducted by criminal experts, including forensic entomology, forensic toxicology, imaging techniques, taxonomic identifications, bird rings, investigations of mistreatment, forensic veterinary pathology, forensic genetics, and isotope ratio analysis. …”
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Modeling of the Diffusion Bond for SPF/DB Titanium Hollow Structures by Xianghai Chai, Xiaoyun Zhang, Zhiqiang Wang, Yesheng Liu

“…Diffusion-bonded titanium hollow warren structures have been successfully applied in aircraft engine components, such as fan blade, and OGV, while the optimal design of the hollow warren structure to improve its impact resistance, especially under bird-strike event, has been a challenge. In this work, a series of impact tests and numerical simulations are carried out to investigate the effect of key geometric features on the overall impact strength of a panel-shaped titanium hollow warren structure. …”
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Past Times and Our Times: Reading Our Mutual Friend by David Paroissien

“…While Wegg might take Gibbon ‘easy,’ Boffin reflects, to an old bird like himself, he suddenly realizes that he had no idea until encountering history aurally that ‘there were half so many Scarers in print.’ …”
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Rural Acoustic Landscape Analysis Based on Segmentation and Extraction of Spectral Image Feature Information by Huijun Xiao, Tangsen Huang, Ensong Jiang

“…The experimental results show that the sound of insects and birds reaches the maximum in spring and the minimum in autumn and winter. …”
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Analysis of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection Factors in Commercial Layer Chicken Farm Using Analytical Hierarchy Process by Diyantoro Diyantoro, Eko Sugeng Pribadi

“…The results of AHP analysis to the risk factor variables of MG infection in commercial layer chicken farm showed that the highest risk value of MG infection was the number of bird in house (0.277), followed by antibiotic administration (0.276), while the other variables only have risk value under 0.100. …”
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Enhancing network lifetime in WSNs through coot algorithm-based energy management model by Namita Shinde, Dr. Vinod H․ Patil

“…This addresses issues such as high energy consumption, communication delays, and security.To ensure energy savings and network reliability, the fitness function evaluates cluster heads and best routes based on constraints.COOT outperforms other Metaheuristics Algorithms like Butterfly Optimization Algorithm, Genetic Algorithm, Tunicate Swarm Gray Wolf Optimization Algorithm, and Bird Swarm Algorithm in simulation with performance measurements and enhancing network functionality and protection.Key methodology points include: • Proposed a multiple constraints clustering and routing technique using COAto solve the most crucial issues that arise in WSNs. • Integrated an advanced fitness function that determines cluster head selection, and the routing path based on residual energy, delay, security, trust, distance, and link quality so that energy load is evenly distributed and credible data flow is maintained across the network and made Innovative and Effective Solution. • Proven Results Demonstrated superior network performance, achieving the lowest delay, highest network lifetime (3571 rounds) and enhanced security (0.8) and trust (0.6) compared to existing algorithms with less energy consumption, making it the most suitable solution for WSN performance improvement.…”
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Impact of Environmental Thermal Stimulation on Activation of Hypothalamic Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase during the Prenatal Ontogenesis in Muscovy Ducks by Valery Dunai, Barbara Tzschentke

“…It can be concluded that probably in late-term bird embryos NO acts as a mediator of the neuronal cold pathway in the anterior hypothalamus, which might be improved by prenatal cold stimulation.…”
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Mathematical Modeling of Coccidiosis Dynamics in Chickens with Some Control Strategies by Yustina A. Liana, Mary C. Swai

“…The species can infect a bird’s digestive system, severely slow down its growth, and is a serious economic burden for chickens. …”
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Captivity Reduces Diversity and Shifts Composition of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda dybowskii) Microbiome by Zhiyuan Lu, Zhucheng Wang, Hexue Jia, Derong Meng, Dayong Wu

“…The great bustard (Otis tarda) is a globally recognized endangered bird species. Previous research on the gut microbiota of the great bustard has been limited, hindering effective conservation efforts. …”
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Alice’s Non-Anthropocentric Ethics: Lewis Carroll as a Defender of Animal Rights by Anna Kérchy

“…The vanishing and reappearing Cheshire Cat represents language that is ideologically manipulative and poetically subversive and distinguishes the speaking human subject from animals (Lecercle 1994); the Caucus Race led by the Dodo Bird is an absurd rehearsal of the Darwinian evolutionary theory’s competitive struggle for survival (Lovell-Smith 2007), while the dormouse in the teapot evokes how the ownership of certain animals could indicate class belonging (Ritvo 1987). …”
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