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Evolution Of Primate Vocal Repertoires: Vocal Systems As Embodied Capital For Mediating Within-Group Conflict, Eric Schniter, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre

ESI Working Papers

Life history traits constrain investments in costly neural and somatic embodied capital, potentially shaping the evolution of primate vocal communication systems. This study integrates life history theory with the social complexity hypothesis to test a sequential pathway from longevity to social dynamics to vocal repertoire size, using updated vocal repertoire data for McComb & Semple’s (2005) set of 42 non-human primate species, alongside measures of group size and within-group conflict. We compiled data on vocal repertoire size, within-group conflict, group size, endocranial volume, and maximum longevity, analysing these via Phylogenetic Sequential Canonical Cascade Model and ancestral character reconstructions. …

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Idaho’S Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors, Arthur S. Leonard

Other Publications

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Deron Brunson Appellant V. Anthony B. Anderson Appellee : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

This appeal taken from a final Judgment and Order in the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, State of Utah, from the Honorable James Gardner.

Anthony B. Anderson, Appellee, pro se

Deron Brunson, Appellant, pro se

A Case For The Negotiation Of Agency By Disenfranchised Subjects In Contemporary Nigerian Literature, Chinelo Eneh

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis diverges from conventional narratives that predominantly focus on the challenges faced by women and children in Nigeria, particularly in the aftermath of colonial rule. While existing scholarship tends to underscore the myriad difficulties and constraints experienced by these individuals, this study takes a departure from such well-trodden paths. Instead, it endeavors to bring to the forefront the endeavors undertaken by these subjects to assert a measure of agency and autonomy, specifically during two tumultuous periods in Nigeria's history. Through a focused examination of Chimamanda Adichie's "Half of A Yellow Sun" and Adaobi Nwaubani's "Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree," …

Blue Economic Potency Of Marine Invertebrates For Bio-Drug Discovery, Hassan A.H. Ibrahim, Hanan M. Abdelnaby, Samia S. Abouelkheir, Hamdy A. Abo-Taleb, Nermeen A. El Sersy

Blue Economy

In terms of focus, promising results obtained from extensive investigations showed that the biodiversity of marine invertebrates has been documented. This poses the marine ecosystem as a hopeful resource in the discovery of novel compounds, with an ideal starting point in scaffolding additional screening of marine natural products (MNPs), especially to face the rise in the burden of diseases and treatment failure. A wide range of antimicrobial, antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiparasitic, neuroprotective, analgesic, antimalarial and other agents of marine origin have been pursued in the control and management of diseases. In the current review, we will focus on figuring out …

In An Animal’S Shoes: Facing Animal Suffering As A Difficulty Of Reality, Konstantin Deininger

Between the Species

This paper examines the challenges posed by confronting the topic of animal suffering in animal husbandry. The predominant positions within animal ethics mainly focus on the moral status of humans and animals, arguing that killing farm animals is morally wrong due to specifiable intrinsic properties that grant farm animals significant moral status. Such positions are derived from a detached perspective that advocates for rational consistency. This paper opposes this detached perspective. By drawing on Cora Diamond’s concept of a difficulty of reality, it contends that facing animal suffering, including changing one’s habits and attitudes towards this suffering, is instead best …

Case Report And Literature Review Of An Atypical Polymyalgia Rheumatica And Its Management, Saad Bilal Ahmed, Saara Ahmad, Hanmei Pan

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a systemic inflammatory disease of the elderly population that increases in incidence as age advances. It is characterised by the sudden or sub-acute onset of symptoms affecting the shoulder and pelvic girdles, often accompanied by constitutional symptoms. Due to the lack of consensual diagnostic criteria and specific laboratory or radiological investigations for PMR, its diagnosis can be very challenging, particularly because it can be mimicked or masked by other geriatric syndromes. PMR responds well to glucocorticoid treatment, but if left untreated, can lead to morbidity and poor quality of life. We present the case of an …

Structural Basis For Dna Proofreading, Gina Buchel, Ashok Nayak, Karl Herbine, Azadeh Sarfallah, Viktoriia Sokolova, Angelica Zamudio-Ochoa, Dmitry Temiakov

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

DNA polymerase (DNAP) can correct errors in DNA during replication by proofreading, a process critical for cell viability. However, the mechanism by which an erroneously incorporated base translocates from the polymerase to the exonuclease site and the corrected DNA terminus returns has remained elusive. Here, we present an ensemble of nine high-resolution structures representing human mitochondrial DNA polymerase Gamma, Polγ, captured during consecutive proofreading steps. The structures reveal key events, including mismatched base recognition, its dissociation from the polymerase site, forward translocation of DNAP, alterations in DNA trajectory, repositioning and refolding of elements for primer separation, DNAP backtracking, and displacement …

Thrombotic And Hemorrhagic Complications Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement: An Emphasis On Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Stroke, And Pump Thrombosis, Joseph Phan, Kareem Elgendi, Masi Javeed, Juan M. Aranda, Mustafa M. Ahmed, Juan Vilaro, Mohammad Al-Ani, Alex M. Parker

HPD Articles

The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical circulatory support device that supports the heart failure patient as a bridge to transplant (BTT) or as a destination therapy for those who have other medical comorbidities or complications that disqualify them from meeting transplant criteria. In patients with severe heart failure, LVAD use has extended survival and improved signs and symptoms of cardiac congestion and low cardiac output, such as dyspnea, fatigue, and exercise intolerance. However, these devices are associated with specific hematologic and thrombotic complications. In this manuscript, we review the common hematologic complications of LVADs.

Neutrosophic Evaluation Of Healthcare System Resilience, Elsy Labrada González, Marcia Alexandra Silva Mata, Carlos Valverde González, Juan Antonio Arrunátegui Aguirre

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Going Green To Sell, N'Dja D. N'Guessan

Student Theses and Dissertations

The following thesis project discusses green communication strategies that can be implemented across industries to improve sales while aligning with consumers’ environmental values. It incorporates practical ideas and techniques within the reach of for-profit organizations when creating, developing, and promoting green products. The environmental, social, and governance expectations have challenged organizations across industries for years. By producing and interpreting the results of a meta-analysis of green business strategies found in existing research, Going Green to Sell offers ideas to new and growing organizations on how to market their products, using functional communication strategies that have worked before, focusing on green …

Credit Risk Modeling Using Interpreted Xgboost, Marcin Hernes, Jędrzej Adaszyński, Piotr Tutak

European Management Studies

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to develop a credit risk assessment model usingb the XGBoost classifier supported by interpretation issues. Design/methodology/approach: The risk modeling is based on Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) in the research. It is a method used for regression and classification problems. It is based on a sequence of decision trees using a gradient-based optimization method of the loss function to minimize the errors of weak estimators. We use also methods for performing local and global interpretability: ceteris paribus charts, SHAP and feature importance approach. Findings: Based on the research results, it can be concluded that …

Ink 954 Llc V. Mann

All Decisions

No abstract provided.

Byte A Carrot For Change: Uprooting Problems In Data Privacy Regulations, Sarah Terry

BYU Law Review

There is a growing gap between technology advancement and a lagging regulatory system. This is particularly problematic in consumer data privacy regulating. Companies hold collected consumer data and determine its use largely without accountability. As a result, ethical questions that carry society-shaping impact are answered in-house, under the influence of groupthink, and are withheld from anyone else weighing in.

This Note poses a solution that would address multiple data privacy regulation issues. Namely, an incentive approach would help even out the information-imbalanced system. Incentives are used as tools throughout intellectual property law to foster commercial progress, discourage trade secrets, and …

Twenty-First Century Split: Partisan, Racial, And Gender Differences In Circuit Judges Following Earlier Opinions, Stuart Minor Benjamin, Kevin M. Quinn, Byungkoo Kim

BYU Law Review

Judges shape the law with their votes and the reasoning in their opinions. An important element of the latter is which opinions they follow, and thus elevate, and which they cast doubt on, and thus diminish. Using a unique and comprehensive dataset containing the substantive Shepard’s treatments of all circuit court published and unpublished majority opinions issued between 1974 and 2017, we examine the relationship between judges’ substantive treatments of earlier appellate cases and their party, race, and gender. Are judges more likely to follow opinions written by colleagues of the same party, race, or gender? What we find is …

Chronic Alcoholic Pancreatitis With Necrotising Exacerbation And Pseudocyst Treated With Homoeopathy: A Case Report, Bipin Sohanraj Jain, Tanvir Abdul Hamid Sheikh

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Introduction: Chronic alcoholic pancreatitis with necrotising exacerbation and pseudocyst is a condition with a poor prognosis. The disease pathology, along with a history of trauma, and alcohol dependence, adds up to the severity making it more difficult to treat. The main surgical management is cyst drainage. Individualised homoeopathic medicine can resolve this without surgical intervention.

Case Summary: In a case with a combination of pathology, trauma and addiction, arriving at a homoeopathic similimum can be challenging. The present case study demonstrates the management of a patient in a semi-comatose state with abdominal rigidity and ultrasonographic evidence of pancreatic …

Finding Objective Ways To Talk About Religion In The Classroom Is Tough − But The Cost Of Not Doing So Is Clear, Charles J. Russo

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Finding objective ways to talk about religion in the classroom is tough − but the cost of not doing so is clear

Characterization Of Social Skills And Emotion Management Of Students In A Public Peruvian University Based On Plithogenic Statistics And Indeterminate Likert Scale, Camayo-Lapa, Becquer Frauberth, Flores Ledesma Katia Ninozca, Liz Evelyn Landa-Guadalupe, Miguel Angel Quispe-Solano,, Porta Erika Amelia De La Cruz, Bulnes Jorge Luis López, Carlos Francisco Cabrera Carranza, Agueda Saturnina Choque Mandamiento

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Preserving Freedom In The Digital Age: A Neutrosophic Exploration Of Online Privacy And Security Measures, María Elena Infante Miranda, Nelson Francisco Freire Sánchez, Rene Estalin Portilla Paguay, Erick González Caballero

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Assessment Of Corporate Responsibility In Ecuador's Environmental Context, Carlos Gilberto Rosero Martínez, Ingrid Joselyne Díaz Basurto, Francisco Alejo Guanoluisa Almache, Jean Pierre Ramos Carpio

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Analysis Of Nursing Education And Training, Roberto Enrique Alvarado Chacón, Adisnay Rodríguez Plasencia, Olga Mireya Alonzo Pico, Maura De La Caridad Salabarría Roig

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Plithogenic Iadov Model To Study University Teaching Practices In The Complexity Of The Educational Process Of Comprehensive Training By Competencies, Pedro Barrientos Gutiérrez, Katia Ninozca Flores-Ledesma, Santos Lucio Guanilo Gómez, Jorge Luis López Bulnes, Jorge Leonardo Jave Nakayo, Carlos Francisco Cabrera Carranza, Abrahan Cesar Neri Ayala

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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A Neutrosophic Servqual Model Approach To Study The Quality Of Teaching Support Services At A Technological Institute In Ecuador, Víctor Gustavo Gómez Rodríguez, Abel Stalin Flores Laaz, Noemí Barbara Delgado Álvarez, Alejandro Reigosa Lara, Manuel Roberto Tolozano Benites

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Assessment Of Personality Traits, Roberto Aguilar Berrezueta, Elizabeth Mayorga Aldaz, Blanca Cristina Estrella López, Juan Antonio Arrunátegui Aguirre

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Assessment Of Human Rights And Social Justice, Jorge Gabriel Del Pozo Carrasco, Jairo Mauricio Puetate Paucar, Cristian Fernando Benavides Salazar, Asnioby Hernandez Lopez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Analysis Of Group Dynamics And Teamwork, Jeannette Amparito Urrutia Guevara, Edmundo Enrique Pino Andrade, Ned Vito Quevedo Arnaiz, Dante Manuel Macazana Fernández

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Evaluation Of Csr Practices In Ecuadorian Companies: Balancing Sustainability, Ethics, And Impact, Gustavo Alvarez Gómez, Corona Gómez Armijos, Jimena Montes De Oca Sánchez, Dennys Raúl Dupotey Hernández

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Approaches To Environmental Law And Policy, Santiago Fernando Fiallos Bonilla, Diego Fernando Coka Flores, Janneth Ximena Iglesias Quintana, Víctor Raúl Reátegui Paredes

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophy Analysis Of Medical Ethics And Bioethics, Iruma Alfonso González, María De Lourdes Llerena Cepeda, Blanca Cristina Estrella López, Beatríz María González Nuñez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Evaluation Of The Quality Of Care In Nursing Homes, Mónica Bustos Villarreal, Nairovys Gómez Martínez, Roberto Enrique Alvarado Chacón

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.