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Janzen’s Hypothesis Meets the Bogert Effect: Connecting Climate Variation, Thermoregulatory Behavior, and Rates of Physiological Evolution
(Oxford Academic, 2019-01-02)Understanding the motors and brakes that guide physiological evolution is a topic of keen interest, and is of increasing importance in light of global climate change. For more than half a century, Janzen’s hypothesis has ... -
The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Mothers in Two Semi-Urban Areas around a Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Designated Hospital in Lagos State, Nigeria
(2015)Background: The World health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) initiated intensive efforts to transform hospitals into breastfeeding support centers through the Baby Friendly Hospital ... -
La Crosse Virus Shows Strain-Specific Differences in Pathogenesis
(MDPI, 2021-03-29)La Crosse virus (LACV) is the leading cause of pediatric viral encephalitis in North America, and is an important public health pathogen. Historically, studies involving LACV pathogenesis have focused on lineage I strains, ... -
Lamb performance in hardwood silvopastures, I: animal gains and forage measures in summer
(Oxford University Press, 2019-09-13)The integration of trees into pasture systems can have variable effects on forage and animal growth. Some reports of these systems have indicated that animal gains are similar or better even when tree presence lowers forage ... -
Lamb performance in hardwood silvopastures, II: animal behavior in summer
(Oxford University Press, 2019-11-25)Integrating trees into pastures, a practice known as silvopasture, may benefit livestock in the summertime through the provision of shade. The purpose of this project was to compare the behavioral patterns of sheep grazing ... -
Laparoscopic enteropexy for intussusception at Rouxen-Y anastomosis
(Oxford University Press; JSCR Publishing, 2019-04-27)Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most commonly performed bariatric procedure in the world. Jejunojenual intussusception after RYGB is a rare but potentially serious complication. Timely radiographic recognition and ... -
Laparoscopic repair of interparietal abdominal wall hernias
(Oxford University Press, 2019-10-01)Interparietal hernias are rare abdominal defects where intraabdominal contents protrude between layers of the abdominal wall. There is limited experience using laparoscopic technique for repairing substantially large ... -
Laser Displacement Sensors for Wind Tunnel Model Position Measurements
(MDPI, 2018-11-22)Wind tunnel measurements of two-dimensional wing sections, or airfoils, are the building block of aerodynamic predictions for many aerodynamic applications. In these experiments, the forces and pitching moment on the airfoil ... -
Late retirement, early careers, and the aging of U.S. science and engineering professors
(PLOS, 2018-12-26)Studies of rescuing early-career scientists often take narrow approaches and focus on PhD students or postdoc populations. In a multi-method systems approach, we examine the inter-relations between the two ends of the ... -
Latent heat of traffic moving from rest
(IOP Publishing, 2017-11-22)Contrary to traditional thinking and driver intuition, here we show that there is no benefit to ground vehicles increasing their packing density at stoppages. By systematically controlling the packing density of vehicles ... -
Lateral Motion Prediction of On-Road Preceding Vehicles: A Data-Driven Approach
(MDPI, 2019-05-07)Drivers’ behaviors and decision making on the road directly affect the safety of themselves, other drivers, and pedestrians. However, as distinct entities, people cannot predict the motions of surrounding vehicles ... -
Leaky Gut As a Danger Signal for Autoimmune Diseases
(Frontiers Media Sa, 2017-05-23)The intestinal epithelial lining, together with factors secreted from it, forms a barrier that separates the host from the environment. In pathologic conditions, the permeability of the epithelial lining may be compromised ... -
Learning progression toward a measurement concept of fractions
(2018-06-27)Background Fractions continue to pose a critical challenge for students and their teachers alike. Mathematics education research indicates that the challenge with fractions may stem from the limitations of part-whole ... -
A life course approach to understanding social drivers of rangeland conversion
(Ecology and Society, 2017-01)Grassland to woodland conversion, also known as woody plant encroachment (WPE), is a global-scale phenomena caused in large part by changes in social processes that affect rural land use patterns. Woody plant encroachment ... -
Limited Support for Thyroid Hormone or Corticosterone Related Gene Expression as a Proximate Mechanism of Incubation Temperature-Dependent Phenotypes in Birds
(Frontiers, 2019-07-05)The conditions that animals experience during early development can have profound consequences for health and fitness. In birds, one of the most important aspects of development is egg incubation temperature. A small ... -
Linear relationship between peak and season-long abundances in insects
(PLOS, 2018-02-22)An accurate quantitative relationship between key characteristics of an insect population, such as season-long and peak abundances, can be very useful in pest management programs. To the best of our knowledge, no such ... -
Lithium toxicity following bariatric surgery
(2020-09)A patient with morbid obesity and several psychiatric comorbidities underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and experienced success with weight loss. However, she experienced lightheadedness, nausea, and a fall and was ... -
Locomotor deficits in recently concussed athletes and matched controls during single and dual-task turning gait: preliminary results
(2016-07-25)Background There is growing evidence that mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) can affect locomotor characteristics for prolonged periods of time even when physical signs and symptoms are absent. While most locomotor ... -
Long-Term Homogeneity, Trend, and Change-Point Analysis of Rainfall in the Arid District of Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh State, India
(MDPI, 2020-01-11)The objective of this study is to evaluate the homogeneity, trend, and trend change points in the rainfall data. Daily rainfall data was collected for the arid district of Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh state, India from ... -
Low-cost sensor-integrated 3D-printed personalized prosthetic hands for children with amniotic band syndrome: A case study in sensing pressure distribution on an anatomical human-machine interface (AHMI) using 3D-printed conformal electrode arrays
(PLOS, 2019)Interfacing anatomically conformal electronic components, such as sensors, with biology is central to the creation of next-generation wearable systems for health care and human augmentation applications. Thus, there is a ...
