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Nutritional Effects On Reproductive Performance Of Captiveadult Female Coyotes (Canis Latrans), Eric M. Gese, Beth M. Roberts, Frederick F. Knowlton

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Interactions between animals and their environment are fundamental to ecological research. Field studies of coyote (Canis latrans) reproductive performance suggest mean litter size changes in response to prey abundance. However, this relationship has been assessed primarily by using carcasses collected from trappers. The objective of this study was to assess whether nutritional manipulation prior to mating affected reproduction in adult female coyotes. We examined the effects of caloric restriction during the 7 months prior to estrus on the reproductive rates of 11 captive female coyotes and the subsequent initial survival of pups through two reproductive cycles. This was …

People V. Ferrer, California Superior Court

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

COURT’S FINAL RULING ON DEMURRER

Heritage Capital V. Christie's, Northern District Of Texas

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

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Disney Enterprises V. Vidangel, Central District Of California

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

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Fareportal V. Travana, Southern District Of New York

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

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Mission Capital Advisors V. Romaka, Southern District Of New York

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

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Mission Capital Advisors V. Romoka, Southern District Of New York

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

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Use Of Predator Hair To Enhance Perceived Risk To White-Tailed Deer In A Foraging Context, Thomas W. Seamans, Bradley F. Blackwell, Kimberly E. Linnell

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Deer react to predator scent in varying degrees even when exposed to unknown predators. This response could be genetically based and maintained as long as the population is exposed to predation. We tested whether predator scent in the form of hair would enhance perceived risk and serve as a foraging repellent to free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). During the winters of 2013 and 2014, we quantifi ed alert behaviors and consumption of whole-kernel corn in response to current (coyote [Canis latrans]) and extirpated (bobcat [Lynx rufus]; black bear [Ursus americanus]) predator species …

Evaluating Wildlife-Cattle Contact Rates To Improve The Understanding Of Dynamics Of Bovine Tuberculosis Transmission In Michigan, Usa, Michael J. Lavelle, Shannon L. Kay, Kim M. Pepin

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Direct and indirect contacts among individuals drive transmission of infectious disease. When multiple interacting species are susceptible to the same pathogen, risk assessment must include all potential host species. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an example of a disease that can be transmitted among several wildlife species and to cattle, although the potential role of several wildlife species in spillback to cattle remains unclear. To better understand the complex network of contacts and factors driving disease transmission, we fitted proximity logger collars to beef and dairy cattle (n = 37), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; n=29), raccoon (Procyon lotor; n=53), and Virginia …

Repellent Application Strategy For Wild Rodents And Cottontail Rabbits, Scott J. Werner, Shelagh T. Deliberto, Roger A. Baldwin, Gary W. Witmer

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Effective chemical repellents and repellent application strategies are needed to manage damages caused by wild rodents and rabbits to agricultural resources. For the purpose of comparatively investigating the behavioral response of wild rodents and rabbits to a chemical repellent, we experimentally evaluated the concentration-response relationship of an anthraquinone-based repellent in California voles (Microtus californicus Peale), Richardson’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus richardsonii Sabine), deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus Wagner) and cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus audubonii Baird) in captivity. We observed 52–56% feeding repellency for whole oats treated with 10,800ppm anthraquinone or 18,500ppmanthraquinone in mice and squirrels, and 84–85% repellency for …

Translating Knowledge For Action Against Stroke--Using 5-Minute Videos For Stroke Survivors And Caregivers To Improve Post-Stroke Outcomes: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial (Movies4stroke)., Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Adeel Khoja, Bushra Usmani, Nargis Asad, Asma Ahmed, Iqbal Azam, Sarah Saleem, Saleem Sayani

Department of Medicine

Background: Two thirds of the global mortality of stroke is borne by low and middle income countries (LMICs). Pakistan is the world’s sixth most populous country with a stroke-vulnerable population and is without a single dedicated chronic care center. In order to provide evidence for a viable solution responsive to this health care gap, and leveraging the existing >70 % mobile phone density, we thought it rational to test the effectiveness of a mobile phone-based video intervention of short 5-minute movies to educate and support stroke survivors and their primary caregivers.

Methods: Movies4Stroke will be a randomized control, outcome assessor …

Does The Death Penalty Require Death Row? The Harm Of Legislative Silence, Marah Stith Mcleod

Journal Articles

This Article addresses the substantive question, "Does the death penalty require death row?" and the procedural question, "Who should decide? In most capital punishment states, prisoners sentenced to death are held, because of their sentences alone, in far harsher conditions of confinement than other prisoners. Often, this means solitary confinement for the years and even decades until their executions. Despite a growing amount of media attention to the use of solitary confinement, most scholars and courts have continued to assume that the isolation of death-sentenced prisoners on death row is an inevitable administrative aspect of capital punishment. To the extent …

Tax Treaties And The Taxation Of Services In The Absence Of Physical Presence, Michael S. Kirsch

Journal Articles

It is old news that modern technological developments have strained long‐standing international tax policies and principles. Tax treaties have attempted to keep pace by fitting these new developments within the existing framework. This brief article addresses one aspect of technological developments that can directly affect individual taxpayers—the increasing ability to deliver personal services electronically across borders, without the need for the service provider to have a physical presence in the “source” country. In particular, it focuses on recent developments with the U.N. Model, which may allow source‐based taxation of at least some types of services income even in the absence …

Gender And Competitive Preferences: The Role Of Competition Size, Kathrin J. Hanek, Stephen M. Garcia, Avishalom Tor

Journal Articles

In a series of 8 studies, we examine whether gender differences in competition entry preferences are moderated by the size of the competition. Drawing on theories of gender roles and stereotypes, we show that women, relative to men, prefer to enter smaller compared with larger competitions. Studies 1a and 1b demonstrate this effect in observational data on preferences for working in differently-sized firms and applying to differently-sized colleges. Studies 2a and 2b replicate the effect with real behavioral decisions in different domains. We also find empirical evidence that prescriptive gender norms and stereotypes underlie this effect. In Study 3, we …

Prevalence And Determinants Of Postpartum Depression In A Tertiary Care Hospital, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Tufail Soomro, Prashant Tikmani

Community Health Sciences

Purpose: Postpartum depression is one of the common complication of postpartum period and a major public health issue. It adversely affects the mother, her child, and the family. To determine the prevalence and determinants of postpartum depression in women delivered in a tertiary hospital Karachi.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in a private hospital of Karachi, from 1^st February 2014 to 31^st January 2016. All women having age between 20-49 years between 4-6 weeks postpartum period consented to participate were included. Women with pre-existing co-morbid like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, physical and psychiatric illnesses, having multigestation …

Childhood Obesity, A Public Health Crisis: Narrative Review Of Public Health Interventions For Childhood Obesity, Sumera Aziz Ali, Savera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Gulshan Bano

Community Health Sciences

Introduction: Child obesity is the major pediatric public health crisis of the current century and its trend is increasing in the developing countries due to nutrition and epidemiologic transition. Considering the burden of childhood obesity and its associated outcomes need for obesity prevention in children has become priority both for government and researchers.
Objective: The objective of this review is to provide the updated knowledge and evidence from various research studies, designed to provide interventions either in school or at home.
Methodology: Electronic databases like Google scholar, PubMed and Sciencedirect were used as search engines. Key terms used during the …

Point Equation, Line Equation, Plane Equation Etc. And Point Solution, Line Solution, Plane Solution Etc. - Expanding Concepts Of Equation And Solution With Neutrosophy And Quad-Stage Method, Fu Yuhua

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Degree Of Dependence And Independence Of The (Sub)Components Of Fuzzy Set And Neutrosophic Set, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Degrees Of Membership > 1 And < 0 Of The Elements With Respect To A Neutrosophic Offset, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Aggregation Of Triangular Fuzzy Neutrosophic Set Information And Its Application To Multi-Attribute Decision Making, Pranab Biswas, Surapati Pramanik, Bibhas C. Giri

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Full Issue, Neutrosophic Sets And Systems

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Similarity Measure Of Refined Single-Valued Neutrosophic Sets And Its Multicriteria Decision Making Method, Jun Ye, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Some Studies In Neutrosophic Graphs, Nasir Shah

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Smooth Neutrosophic Topological Spaces, M. K. El-Gayyar

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Crisp Α-Topological Spaces, A. A. Salama, I. M. Hanafy, Hewayda Elghawalby, M. S. Dabash

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Expanding Comparative Literature Into Comparative Sciences Clusters With Neutrosophy And Quad-Stage Method, Fu Yuhua

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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On Neutrosophic Quadruple Algebraic Structures, S.A. Akinleye, Florentin Smarandache, A.A.A. Agboola

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Features For Image Retrieval, A. A. Salama, Mohamed Eisa, Hewayda Elghawalby, A.E. Fawzy

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Crisp Sets Via Neutrosophic Crisp Topological Spaces, Wadei Al-Omeri

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Rough Neutrosophic Topsis For Multi-Attribute Group Decision Making, Kalyan Mondal, Surapati Pramanik, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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