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Evaluation of recently developed techniques for estimating diet composition in browsing herbivores. (2002)
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Smith, D., Mpendu, B. F., Lamani, M. B., Dzeba, L., & Kelly, E. (2001). Evaluation of recently developed techniques for estimating diet composition in browsing herbivores. Agrippa,

Accuracy of estimates of botanical composition of herbivore diet may be improved through the use of recently developed techniques (alkane analysis, remote controlled oesophageal fistula valve). Three Boer goats allowed free choice of five forage spec... Read More about Evaluation of recently developed techniques for estimating diet composition in browsing herbivores..

Age and the understanding of emotions: neuropsychological and sociological perspectives. (2002)
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Phillips, L. H., MacLean, R. D. J., & Allen, R. (2002). Age and the understanding of emotions: neuropsychological and sociological perspectives. Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 57B, 526-530. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/57.6.P526

Sociocognitive approaches suggest that the ability to understand emotions should be well maintained in adult aging. However, neuropsychological evidence suggests potential impairments in processing emotions in older adults. In the current study, 30 y... Read More about Age and the understanding of emotions: neuropsychological and sociological perspectives..

Penis extrusions by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the Hawaiian winter grounds. (2002)
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Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Craig, A. S., Spitz, S. S. & Deakos, M. H. (2001). Penis extrusions by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the Hawaiian winter grounds. Aquatic mammals. 28. . 131-146. . ISSN 0167-5427.

The annual winter assembly of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in tropical waters has been linked to reproductive activities, including birthing, calf-rearing, and mating. However, the sexual behaviour of this species remains largely undescri... Read More about Penis extrusions by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the Hawaiian winter grounds..

Think positive: a mental health promotion website for 12 to 18 year olds. (2002)
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Murie, J., & Dickson, A. (2002). Think positive: a mental health promotion website for 12 to 18 year olds. The international journal of mental health promotion, 4(1), 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623730.2002.9721852

The Internet is a comprehensive but largely unevaluated archive of health information accessible to adolescents. The paper describes an initiative to establish a mental health promotion site acceptable to those between 12 and 18 and to evaluate its s... Read More about Think positive: a mental health promotion website for 12 to 18 year olds..

Identification and characterization of teicoplanin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus blood culture isolates in NE Scotland. (2002)
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MacKenzie, F. M., Greig, P., Morrison, D., Edwards, G., & Gould, I. M. (2002). Identification and characterization of teicoplanin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus blood culture isolates in NE Scotland. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 50, 689-697. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkf191

The study objective was to screen both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) isolates from blood cultures for reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and teicoplanin. A total of 72 MRSA and 143 MSS... Read More about Identification and characterization of teicoplanin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus blood culture isolates in NE Scotland..

Avian dermatology. (2002)
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Fraser, M., & Girling, S. J. (2002). Avian dermatology. VN Times, 2,

Hysterectomy and ovarian function: levels of follicle stimulating hormone and incidence of menopausal symptoms are not affected by hysterectomy in women under age 45 years. (2002)
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Chalmers, C., Lindsay, M., Usher, D., Warner, P., Evans, D., & Ferguson, M. (2001). Hysterectomy and ovarian function: levels of follicle stimulating hormone and incidence of menopausal symptoms are not affected by hysterectomy in women under age 45 years. Climacteric, 5, (366-373). ISSN 1369-7137

OBJECTIVE: To investigate levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), as a measure of ovarian function and menopausal symptoms prior to and following hysterectomy in women under the age of 45 years. DESIGN: This was a prospective control... Read More about Hysterectomy and ovarian function: levels of follicle stimulating hormone and incidence of menopausal symptoms are not affected by hysterectomy in women under age 45 years..

The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea (2002)
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Lee, J., Tett, P., Jones, K., Jones, S., Lutyen, P., Smith, C., & Wild-Allen, K. (2002). The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea. Journal of Sea Research, 48(4), 287-331. https://doi.org/10.

PROWQM, a 1-D depth resolving model which couples physical and microbiological processes in the water column with sedimentation/resuspension and benthic mineralisation processes, has been used to simulate seasonal changes of chlorophyll, nutrients an... Read More about The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea.

Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships (2002)
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Leaper, R., & Huxham, M. (2002). Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships. Oikos, 99(3), 443-456. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.10888.x

In the absence of well-resolved food webs that include both information on predators and parasites, body-size has been proposed as the biological mechanism underlying the assumption of a trophic hierarchy in the cascade model and its variants. We sho... Read More about Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships.

Dispersal of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) from upland streams draining catchments with contrasting land-use (2002)
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Briers, R., Cariss, H., & Gee, J. (2002). Dispersal of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) from upland streams draining catchments with contrasting land-use. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 155(4), 627-644. https://doi.org/10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/155/2002/6

Populations of benthic invertebrates in neighbouring streams are isolated from each other by intervening terrestrial habitat. The adult stages of stream insects that are capable of flight may disperse between streams, although little is known of the... Read More about Dispersal of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) from upland streams draining catchments with contrasting land-use.

Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. (2002)
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Onal, H., & Briers, R. A. (2002). Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 269, 2437-2441. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2002.2183

Considering the spatial location of sites that are to be selected for inclusion in a protected reserve network may be necessary to facilitate dispersal and long-term persistence of species in the selected sites. This paper presents an integer program... Read More about Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection..

Effect of active warm-up on metabolism prior to and during intense dynamic exercise. (2002)
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Gray, S., Vito, G. D., & Nimmo, M. A. (2002). Effect of active warm-up on metabolism prior to and during intense dynamic exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(12), 2091-2096. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200212000-00034

Purpose: This study investigated whether active warm-up (AW) would increase muscle acetylcarnitine concentration before exercise, thereby reducing the reliance on nonoxidative ATP production during subsequent high-intensity exercise. Methods: Six... Read More about Effect of active warm-up on metabolism prior to and during intense dynamic exercise..

DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor (2002)
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Bruttin, A., Foley, S., & Brüssow, H. (2002). DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor. Virology, 303(1), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.2002.1574

The cloned Streptococcus thermophilus phage Sfi21 repressor open reading frame (orf) 127 gp protects a cell against superinfection with the homologous temperate, but not against virulent phages. As demonstrated by DNase protection assay and gel shift... Read More about DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor.

The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes (2002)
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Davidson, K., Roberts, E., & Gilpin, L. (2002). The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes. European Journal of Phycology, 37(4), 501-507. https://doi.org/10.1017/s096702620200389x

Nutrient manipulation experiments were conducted on a natural planktonic community in outdoor mesocosms. Inorganic nitrogen (N) and silicon (Si) were added to achieve N: Si ratios of 1:1 and 4: 1. Total particulate carbon (PC) biomass of the microb... Read More about The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes.

Interactions between ultrafine particles and transition metals in vivo and in vitro. (2002)
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Wilson, M. R., Lightbody, J., Donaldson, K., Sales, J., & Stone, V. (2002). Interactions between ultrafine particles and transition metals in vivo and in vitro. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 184(3), 172-179. https://doi.org/10.1006/taap.2002.9501

Both the ultrafine particle and transition metal components of particulate air pollution (PM10) have been hypothesized to be important factors in determining toxicity and potential adverse health effects. In this study we aimed to investigate interac... Read More about Interactions between ultrafine particles and transition metals in vivo and in vitro..

Diversity, biomass and ecosystem processes in the marine benthos. (2002)
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Bolam, S. G., Fernandes, T. F., & Huxham, M. (2002). Diversity, biomass and ecosystem processes in the marine benthos. Ecological monographs, 72(4), 599-615. https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9615%282002%29072%5B0599%3Adbaepi%5D2.0.co%3B2

Recent studies in terrestrial, plant-dominated systems have shown that reductions in diversity can affect essential ecosystem processes, especially productivity. However, the exact form of the relationship between diversity and ecosystem functions re... Read More about Diversity, biomass and ecosystem processes in the marine benthos..

The effects of refuse-feeding on home-range use, group size, and intergroup encounters in the banded mongoose. (2002)
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Gilchrist, J., & Otali, E. (2002). The effects of refuse-feeding on home-range use, group size, and intergroup encounters in the banded mongoose. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80(10), 1795-1802. https://doi.org/10.1139/z02-113

The effects of food availability and distribution on population dynamics have been the subject of numerous experimental studies, but no study has quantified the effects of a concentrated supplementary food supply on groups of a social carnivore. We i... Read More about The effects of refuse-feeding on home-range use, group size, and intergroup encounters in the banded mongoose..

Primary Production and Carbon uptake dynamics in the vicinity of south Georgia - balancing carbon fixation and removal (2002)
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Gilpin, L., Priddle, J., Whitehouse, M., Savidge, G., & Atkinson, A. (2002). Primary Production and Carbon uptake dynamics in the vicinity of south Georgia - balancing carbon fixation and removal. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 242, 51-62. https://doi.or

Primary production was measured at a series of stations in austral summer 1996 in the vicinity of South Georgia. Five stations were occupied along a 700 km transect southeastwards towards the western tip of South Georgia. Three stations were located... Read More about Primary Production and Carbon uptake dynamics in the vicinity of south Georgia - balancing carbon fixation and removal.

Four heads are better than one: combining face composites yields improvements in face likeness. (2002)
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Bruce, V., Ness, H., Hancock, P. J. B., Newman, C., & Rarity, J. (2002). Four heads are better than one: combining face composites yields improvements in face likeness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87(5), 894-902. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.87.5.

Four participants constructed face composites, of familiar and unfamiliar targets, using Pro-Fit, with reference images present or from memory. The "mean" of all 4 composites, created by morphing (4-morph) was rated as a better likeness than individu... Read More about Four heads are better than one: combining face composites yields improvements in face likeness..

Parasites of the Antarctic rattail Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes). (2002)
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Walter, T., Palm, H. W., Piepiorka, S., & Rueckert, S. (2002). Parasites of the Antarctic rattail Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes). Polar Biology, 25, 633-640. doi:10.1007/s00300-002-0407-6

A total of 386 Macrourus whitsoni from Antarctic waters were examined for ecto- and endoparasites. Sixty-five M. whitsoni collected near Halley Bay (Weddell Sea) and 321 specimens from the continental slope off King George Island (South Shetland... Read More about Parasites of the Antarctic rattail Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes)..