Tree stand diameter and shrub cover are major determinants of bird abundance in urban sacred groves of Kathmandu Valley by Devendra Chapagain, Chandramani Aryal, Prakash Chandra Aryal, Tej Bahadur Thapa

“…Kathmandu is one of the most rapidly urbanizing cities, with forest patches primarily represented in sacred groves. However, our understanding of the response of avifauna to the forest structure of these groves is limited. …”
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Awaiting discovery: How biases in faunistic surveys hinder conservation in mountain protected areas-A case study from Romania's oldest national park. by Dan Cogălniceanu, Dorel Ruşti, Marius Skolka, Florina Stănescu, Sabina E Vlad, Teodora L Tănase, Laurenţiu Rozylowicz

“…Retezat National Park is one of the most studied in Eastern Europe since it shelters some of the last patches of virgin old-growth forest in Europe. We reviewed the scientific literature published since the early 1900s dealing with faunistic surveys and retrieved the occurrence records available on GBIF for the study area. …”
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Archaeal and Bacterial Communities Associated with the Surface Mucus of Caribbean Corals Differ in Their Degree of Host Specificity and Community Turnover Over Reefs. by Pedro R Frade, Katharina Roll, Kristin Bergauer, Gerhard J Herndl

“…Sampling locations included three reef sites, three reef patches within each site and two depths. Reference sediment samples and ambient water were also taken for each of the 18 sampling locations resulting in a total of 239 samples. …”
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Short-term Indian Experience with Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation Using Revised Micropulse Probe in Advanced Glaucoma by M. Salu, Murali Ariga, K. Jeyasudha Roopesh, Pratheebadevi Nivean

“…The procedure was performed by a single surgeon with standard laser settings. The eye was patched with topical moxifloxacin 0.5% combined with dexamethasone 0.1%. …”
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The Population Density, Interspecific Territoriality, and Philopatry of Shrikes (Laniidae) and Bushshrikes (Malaconotidae) in a Mosaic of Natural and Human-Modified Acacia Savanna by Grzegorz Kopij

“…All bushshrike species showed a preference for patches of natural savanna vegetation. This was especially evident in the Crimson-breasted Shrike and the Brubru. …”
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Habitat suitability of biocrust communities in a cold desert ecosystem by Sarah N. Power, Valerie A. Thomas, Mark R. Salvatore, John E. Barrett

“…Areas most suitable for the growth of dense biocrusts are soils associated with seasonal snow patches. Using geospatial data to extrapolate our habitat suitability model to the whole basin predicts that biocrusts are present in 2.7 × 105 m2 and contain 11–72 Mg of aboveground carbon, based on the 90% probability of occurrence. …”
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Shelter Distribution and Type Affect Space Use of a Desert Reptile by Roy C. Averill‐Murray, J. Daren Riedle

“…Space and burrow use at FMR and Sugarloaf are consistent with predictions of how animals choose patches for their home ranges in ways that are optimal with respect to spatially distributed resources. …”
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Susceptibility of European red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus) to alimentary challenge with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. by Mark P Dagleish, Stuart Martin, Philip Steele, Jeanie Finlayson, Samantha L Eaton, Sílvia Sisó, Paula Stewart, Natalia Fernández-Borges, Scott Hamilton, Yvonne Pang, Francesca Chianini, Hugh W Reid, Wilfred Goldmann, Lorenzo González, Joaquín Castilla, Martin Jeffrey

“…Abnormal prion protein, the diagnostic marker of transmissible encephalopathies, was primarily restricted to the central and peripheral nervous systems although a very small amount was present in tingible body macrophages in the lymphoid patches of the caecum and colon. Serial protein misfolding cyclical amplification, an in vitro ultra-sensitive diagnostic technique, was positive for neurological tissue from the single clinically diseased deer. …”
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Analysing and modelling the impact of habitat fragmentation on species diversity: a macroecological perspective by Thomas Matthews

“…<p>My research aimed to examine a variety of macroecological and biogeographical patterns using a large number of purely habitat island datasets (i.e. isolated patches of natural habitat set within in a matrix of human land uses) sourced from both the literature and my own sampling, with the objective of testing various macroecological and biogeographical patterns. …”
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Ecological impacts of recreational transformation and war on bird communities in the Siverskyi Donets river floodplain: diversity, synanthropization, and restoration strategies by Tatiana V. Shupova, Roman I. Kratenko

“…Following the war on Ukraine, we recommend establishing a continuous network of forest remnants, planting multi-species, multi-layered vegetation, creating artificial nests and shelters for birds, and preserving ruderal patches as breeding and feeding grounds. Collaboration among biological, social scientists, and conservation organizations is essential to restore Ukraine's ecosystems and biodiversity.…”
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Factors Determining the Southern Range Limit of Hemigrapsus sanguineus in the Western Atlantic by Luke Ashworth, Margo Harris, David L. Neu, Blaine D. Griffen

“…We searched sites identified as potential habitat for H. sanguineus to verify the presence/absence of the crab, measured the metabolic rates of crabs at their current southern range edge for comparison with previous measurements made further north on the New Hampshire coast, used digital images captured at each site to determine whether the availability of potential food decreases south of the current range limit, and used Google Earth to measure distances between suitable habitat patches north and south of the current range limit to determine whether habitat availability limits the range expansion toward the south. …”
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Efficacy of medications in controlling cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s : a systematic review by Sâmia Moreira de Andrade, Ítalo Sávio Mendes Rodrigues, Luís Marcelo Vieira Rosa, Rodrigo Luís Taminato, Gustavo Alves Andrade dos Santos

“…The main medications discussed were: donepezil, which demonstrated a significant improvement in cognitive function, with good tolerability, although it has limitations in patients with swallowing difficulties. Transdermal patches showed similar effectiveness and were recently approved. …”
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Telemetry Tracking of Two Resplendent Quetzals (Pharomachrus mocinno mocinno) at a mountain area of Baja Verapaz, Guatemala by Michelle Bustamante, Bianca Bosarreyes, Manuel Barrios-Izas

“…Key non-protected sites within the study area, such as Ranchitos del Quetzal and forest patches along the Panimá River basin, offer valuable opportunities for targeted conservation aimed at improving habitat connectivity, safeguarding critical resources, and engaging local communities. …”
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Disrupting the cortical actin cytoskeleton points to two distinct mechanisms of yeast [PSI+] prion formation. by Shaun H Speldewinde, Victoria A Doronina, Mick F Tuite, Chris M Grant

“…Furthermore, treating yeast cells with latrunculin A to disrupt the formation of actin cables and patches abrogated oxidant-induced, but not overexpression-induced [PSI+] prion formation, suggesting a mechanistic difference in prion formation. …”
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Triangular Mesh Surface Subdivision Based on Graph Neural Network by Guojun Chen, Rongji Wang

“…Unlike fixed half-flap structures, the non-fixed mesh patches used in this paper naturally expressed the interior and boundary of a mesh and learned its spatial and topological features. …”
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Identifying Coronal Mass Ejection Active Region Sources: An Automated Approach by Julio Hernandez Camero, Lucie M. Green, Alex Piñel Neparidze

“…We present an automated algorithm for matching CMEs detected by the Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph with their source active regions, specifically Space Weather HMI Active Region Patches (SHARPs), between 2010 May and 2019 January. …”
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Mapping Irrigation Methods in the Northwestern US Using Deep Learning Classification by S. K. Nouwakpo, D. Bjorneberg, K. McGwire, O. Hoque

“…The best performance was obtained in regions with uniform irrigation method across large patches while small fields of contrasting irrigation method with their surroundings were inadequately predicted. …”
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Road-Type Detection Based on Traffic Sign and Lane Data by Zoltán Fazekas, Gábor Balázs, Csaba Gyulai, Péter Potyondi, Péter Gáspár

“…This data are then evaluated in a multiscale manner by computing empirical statistics of occurrences over short, medium, and long patches of road. Such an evaluation is carried out in conjunction with each considered road type, and the resulting values are compared to respective reference values. …”
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Container Security in Cloud Environments: A Comprehensive Analysis and Future Directions for DevSecOps by Santosh Ugale, Amol Potgantwar

“…Implementing a solid security policy and updating containers with the latest patches can significantly improve container security. …”
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Follicular mycosis fungoides - A report of four Indian cases by Rajalakshmi T, Inchara Y, Antony Meryl

“…They presented as: hypopigmented patches (2) and erythematous plaques (2). Alopecia was seen in two cases. …”
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