Heterogeneity of Locked‐Pasture Snow Conditions Modulate Habitat and Movement Choices of a Facultative Migrant by Katherine B. Gura, Glen E. Liston, Adele K. Reinking, Bryan Bedrosian, Kelly Elder, Anna D. Chalfoun

“…Owls avoided heterogeneously distributed wind crusts via local shifts in habitat selection. …”
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Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) as a predictor of prolonged stay at hospital for COVID-19 inpatients by Martha Fors, Santiago J. Ballaz

“…Aims/Background We looked at novel hematological composites like the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio, leukocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio, and lymphocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio as explanatory variables for COVID-19 patients´ hospital length of stay (LoS).Methods The association of hematological indices with LoS was analyzed on 2930 COVID-19 patients using the univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models with enter method. …”
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Establishing an OCD Model in BALB/c Mice Using RU24969: A Molecular and Behavioural Study of Optimal Dose Selection by Fatima Salloum, Mohamad Farran, Houssam Shaib, Abdo Jurjus, Roni Sleiman, Mahmoud I. Khalil

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Distribution and Habitat Suitability of the Malabar Slender Loris (<i>Loris lydekkerianus malabaricus</i>) in the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, India by Smitha D. Gnanaolivu, Joseph J. Erinjery, Marco Campera, Mewa Singh

“…From these, 14 predictor variables with Pearson correlation values above 0.75 were selected for analysis. Future distribution models employed bioclimatic projections from the CNRM-CM5 global climate models under three Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs): 2.6, 4.5, and 8.5. …”
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A Noise-Robust, Baseline-Free, and Adaptive Damage Indicator of Plate-like Structures Based on the Multicomponent Information Separation of High-Resolution Mode Shapes Using Wavele... by Yuexin Wang, Tongfa Deng, Jinwen Huang, Maosen Cao, Dragoslav Sumarac

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Relay Node Selection Methods for UAV Navigation Route Constructions in Wireless Multi-Hop Network Using Smart Meter Devices by Shuto Ohkawa, Kiyoshi Ueda, Takumi Miyoshi, Taku Yamazaki, Ryo Yamamoto, Nobuo Funabiki

“…Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer solutions to issues like traffic congestion and labor shortages. We developed a distributed UAV management system inspired by virtual circuit and datagram methods in packet-switching networks. …”
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Cryptic divergence in and evolutionary dynamics of endangered hybrid Picea brachytyla sensu stricto in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Shengming Lu, Lian Liu, Weixiao Lei, Donglei Wang, Hui Zhu, Qing Lai, Liru Ma, Dafu Ru

“…Additionally, we identified numerous environmentally correlated gene variants, as well as many other genes showing signals of positive selection across the genome. These factors likely contributed to the persistence and adaptation of the two distinct local lineages. …”
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Twin Delayed DDPG (TD3)-Based Edge Server Selection for 5G-Enabled Industrial and C-ITS Applications by Malik Muhammad Saad, Muhammad Ali Jamshed, Abdulhameed Idris Adedamola, Ali Nauman, Dongkyun Kim

“…The diverse nature of applications, such as latency-critical safety tasks in C-ITS and throughput-intensive industrial applications like real-time robotics, makes it essential to intelligently map tasks to edge servers. …”
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Brain development in a facultatively social allodapine bee aligns with caste, but not group living by Simon M. Tierney, Sarah Jaumann, Oliver Hightower, Adam R. Smith

“…However, facultatively social insects that form small colonies (&lt; 20 individuals) are likely to provide greater insight on brain selection at the origin-point of social group living.MethodsWe undertake the first neurobiological investigation of the facultatively social allodapine bees (Apidae: Xylocopinae: Allodapini), an exploratory study comparing single- and multi-female colonies of Exoneura angophorae. …”
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ALMA/SCUBA-2 COSMOS Survey: Properties of X-Ray- and SED-selected Active Galactic Nuclei in Bright Submillimeter Galaxies by Ryosuke Uematsu, Yoshihiro Ueda, David M. Alexander, A. M. Swinbank, Ian Smail, Carolina Andonie, Chian-Chou Chen, Ugne Dudzevičiūtė, Soh Ikarashi, Kotaro Kohno, Yuichi Matsuda, Annagrazia Puglisi, Hideki Umehata, Wei-Hao Wang

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The taphonomy of the Madura Strait fossil assemblage, a record of selective hunting and marrow processing by late Middle Pleistocene Sundaland hominins by H.W.K. Berghuis, Thijs van Kolfschoten, Unggul Prasetyo Wibowo, Iwan Kurniawan, Shinatria Adhityatama, Indra Sutisna, Eduard Pop, A. Veldkamp, Josephine C.A. Joordens

“…The age-at-death frequency distribution of bovids is indicative of selective hunting of prime adult prey. …”
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A study on the spatial distribution and driving factors of traditional villages–a case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in China by Peng Peng, Yuechen Zhang, Jiajie Zhao, Yan Rong, Limin Zhao, Jinyu Wu

“…Additionally, by combining techniques like Geodetector, ordinary least squares (OLS), and geographically weighted regression (GWR), the study selected the 10 most correlated driving factors and examined the drivers of their spatial distribution characteristics. …”
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Genetic diversity of the zigzag ladybird beetle, Cheilomenes sexmaculata (F.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with its distribution in India and implications for biological control by H. S. Rakshith, Sachin S. Suroshe, Amolkumar U. Solanke, S. Gopalakrishnan, M. C. Keerthi, Narayan Bhat, G. S. Sujatha, Hari Krishna, Ranjith Kumar Ellur

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Comparative genomics of obligate predatory bacteria belonging to phylum Bdellovibrionota highlights distribution and predicted functions of lineage-specific protein families by Sidney C. Davis, Joseph Cerra, Laura E. Williams

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Genome wide identification and characterization of EPFL genes and its potential association with male sterility in Brassica rapa by Kang Wang, Yongkang Wang, Xiaoyan Tang, Na Liao, Danni Yang, Wenjie Wang, Lingyun Yuan, Jinfeng Hou, Jianqiang Wu, Chenggang Wang, Guohu Chen

“…Abstract The epidermal patterning factor-like (EPFL) gene family, encoding cysteine-rich polypeptides (CRPs), regulates diverse developmental processes in plants, including the control of stomatal density and the guidance of pollen tube elongation. …”
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Understanding private sector antimalarial distribution chains: a cross-sectional mixed methods study in six malaria-endemic countries. by Benjamin Palafox, Edith Patouillard, Sarah Tougher, Catherine Goodman, Kara Hanson, Immo Kleinschmidt, Sergio Torres Rueda, Sabine Kiefer, Kathryn A O'Connell, Cyprien Zinsou, Sochea Phok, Louis Akulayi, Ekundayo Arogundade, Peter Buyungo, Felton Mpasela, Desmond Chavasse

“…Antimalarial distribution chains were pyramidal in shape, with antimalarials passing through a maximum of 4-6 steps between manufacturer and retailer; however, most likely pass through 2-3 steps. …”
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Genetic diversity analysis and population structure of selected Ethiopian durum wheat (T. turgidum subsp. durum) landraces using DArTSeq markers by Bantewalu Hailekidan Dukamo, Hewan Demissie Degu, Andargachew Gedebo Abitie, Bizuayehu Tesfaye Asfaw

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Genome-wide analysis of ivermectin response by Onchocerca volvulus reveals that genetic drift and soft selective sweeps contribute to loss of drug sensitivity. by Stephen R Doyle, Catherine Bourguinat, Hugues C Nana-Djeunga, Jonas A Kengne-Ouafo, Sébastien D S Pion, Jean Bopda, Joseph Kamgno, Samuel Wanji, Hua Che, Annette C Kuesel, Martin Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Daniel A Boakye, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Michel Boussinesq, Roger K Prichard, Warwick N Grant

“…Mass drug administration is likely to exert selection pressure on parasites, and phenotypic and genetic changes in several Onchocerca volvulus populations from Cameroon and Ghana-exposed to more than a decade of regular ivermectin treatment-have raised concern that sub-optimal responses to ivermectin's anti-fecundity effect are becoming more frequent and may spread.…”
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Flood preparedness and utilization of early warning systems among households in selected flood-prone areas in Tagum City, Davao Del Norte by Boyeth C. Pelone, Anabeth Jean P. Arellano

“…A survey of randomly selected respondents, using the Slovin formula, evaluated indicators like first aid kits, evacuation plans, food supplies, and participation in seminars and training. …”
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The use of various genetically engineered biological drugs and selective immunosuppressants within the current provider-payment model of russian diagnosis-related groups by E. V. Derkach, E. A. Pyadushkina, M. V. Avxentyeva, T. V. Boyarskaya, E. E. Yagnenkova, A. S. Mokrova, M. M. Maryanyan

“…The expansion of the range of genetically-engineered biological drugs (GEBD) and the development of new indications for biological therapy and new groups of expensive drugs (like selective immunodepressants, SI) determine the necessity in the differentiated payment for the therapy with GEBD and SI. …”
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