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Experimental Butchery Study Investigating the Influence of Timing of Access and Butcher Expertise on Cut Mark Variables (2018)
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Pobiner, B., Higson, C., Kovarovic, K., Kaplan, R., Rogers, J., & Schindler, W. (2018). Experimental Butchery Study Investigating the Influence of Timing of Access and Butcher Expertise on Cut Mark Variables. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 28(4), 377-387. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2661

Cut marks on fossils from Plio‐Pleistocene faunal assemblages can elucidate the timing and nature of hominin procurement of animal tissues. While butchery experiments have great potential to enhance our ability to understand hominin butchery behavior... Read More about Experimental Butchery Study Investigating the Influence of Timing of Access and Butcher Expertise on Cut Mark Variables.

Topological spatial representation in wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) (2019)
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de Raad, A., & Hill, R. (2019). Topological spatial representation in wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). Animal Cognition, 22(3), 397-412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-019-01253-6

Many species orient towards specific locations to reach important resources using different cognitive mechanisms. Some of these, such as path integration, are now well understood, but the cognitive orientation mechanisms that underlie movements in no... Read More about Topological spatial representation in wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus).

To talk or not to talk: A review of situational antecedents of willingness to communicate in the second language classroom (2018)
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Zhang, J., Beckmann, N., & Beckmann, J. (2018). To talk or not to talk: A review of situational antecedents of willingness to communicate in the second language classroom. System, 72, 226-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2018.01.003

Willingness to communicate (WTC) used to be seen as a stable, trait-like communicative tendency; however, in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), attention has recently shifted to its more dynamic, state-like components. This article syste... Read More about To talk or not to talk: A review of situational antecedents of willingness to communicate in the second language classroom.

Spasmolytic and Antimicrobial Activities of Crude Extract of Bongardia chrysogonum L. Tubers (2017)
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Abuhamdah, S., Shatarat, A., Al-Essa, M., Al-Ameer, H., Al-Olimat, S., & Chazot, P. (2017). Spasmolytic and Antimicrobial Activities of Crude Extract of Bongardia chrysogonum L. Tubers. International Journal of Pharmacology, 14(1), 52-60. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijp.2018.52.60

Background and Objective: Although Bongardia chrysogonum L. (family Berberidaceae) has been used in many countries in traditional medicine to treat gastrointestinal tract disorders, scientific evidence for this treatment is lacking. The present study... Read More about Spasmolytic and Antimicrobial Activities of Crude Extract of Bongardia chrysogonum L. Tubers.

malERA: An updated research agenda for diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, and vector control in malaria elimination and eradication (2017)
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Elimination, T. M. R. C. P. O. T. F. M. (2017). malERA: An updated research agenda for diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, and vector control in malaria elimination and eradication. PLoS Medicine, 14(11), Article e1002455. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002455

Since the turn of the century, a remarkable expansion has been achieved in the range and effectiveness of products and strategies available to prevent, treat, and control malaria, including advances in diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, and vector control... Read More about malERA: An updated research agenda for diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, and vector control in malaria elimination and eradication.

Comparison of damage to live v. euthanized Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts from passage through an Archimedean screw turbine (2018)
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Brackley, R., Lucas, M., Thomas, R., Adams, C., & Bean, C. (2018). Comparison of damage to live v. euthanized Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts from passage through an Archimedean screw turbine. Journal of Fish Biology, 92(5), 1635-1644. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13596

This study assessed the usefulness of passing euthanized Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts through an Archimedean screw turbine to test for external damage, as compared with live, actively swimming smolts. Scale loss was the only observed effect. Se... Read More about Comparison of damage to live v. euthanized Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts from passage through an Archimedean screw turbine.

U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art (2018)
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Hoffmann, D., Standish, C., García-Diez, M., Pettitt, P., Milton, J., Zilhão, J., …Pike, A. (2018). U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art. Science, 359(6378), 912-915. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aap7778

he extent and nature of symbolic behavior among Neandertals are obscure. Although evidence for Neandertal body ornamentation has been proposed, all cave painting has been attributed to modern humans. Here we present dating results for three sites in... Read More about U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art.

Is chronic malnutrition associated with an increase in malaria incidence? A cohort study in children aged under 5 years in rural Gambia (2018)
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Wilson, A., Bradley, J., Kandeh, B., Salami, K., D’Alessandro, U., Pinder, M., & Lindsay, S. (2018). Is chronic malnutrition associated with an increase in malaria incidence? A cohort study in children aged under 5 years in rural Gambia. Parasites and Vectors, 11, Article 451. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3026-y

Background Malnutrition is common in children in sub-Saharan Africa and is thought to increase the risk of infectious diseases, including malaria. The relationship between malnutrition and malaria was examined in a cohort of 6–59 month-old children i... Read More about Is chronic malnutrition associated with an increase in malaria incidence? A cohort study in children aged under 5 years in rural Gambia.

Emergence of knock-down resistance in the Anopheles gambiae complex in the Upper River Region, The Gambia, and its relationship with malaria infection in children (2018)
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Wilson, A., Pinder, M., Bradley, J., Donnelly, M., Hamid-Adiamoh, M., Jarju, L., …Lindsay, S. (2018). Emergence of knock-down resistance in the Anopheles gambiae complex in the Upper River Region, The Gambia, and its relationship with malaria infection in children. Malaria Journal, 17, Article 205. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2348-8

Background Insecticide resistance threatens malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa. Knockdown resistance to pyrethroids and organochlorines in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) is commonly caused by mutations in the gene encoding a voltage-gated sod... Read More about Emergence of knock-down resistance in the Anopheles gambiae complex in the Upper River Region, The Gambia, and its relationship with malaria infection in children.

Sniff and tell: the feasibility of using bio-detection dogs as a mobile diagnostic intervention for asymptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa (2019)
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Kasstan, B., Hampshire, K., Guest, C., Logan, J., Pinder, M., Williams, K., …Lindsay, S. (2019). Sniff and tell: the feasibility of using bio-detection dogs as a mobile diagnostic intervention for asymptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Biosocial Science, 51(3), 436-436-443. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932018000408

Bio-Detection Dogs (BDDs) are used in some high-income countries as a diagnostic intervention, yet little is known about their potential in low/middle-income countries with limited diagnostic resources. This exploratory study investigated the opportu... Read More about Sniff and tell: the feasibility of using bio-detection dogs as a mobile diagnostic intervention for asymptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.

Flight range, fuel load, and the impact of climate change on the journeys of migrant birds (2018)
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Howard, C., Stephens, P., Tobias, J., Sheard, C., Butchart, S., & Willis, S. (2018). Flight range, fuel load, and the impact of climate change on the journeys of migrant birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1873), Article 20172329. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2329

Climate change is predicted to increase migration distances for many migratory species, but the physiological and temporal implications of longer migratory journeys have not been explored. Here, we combine information about species' flight range pote... Read More about Flight range, fuel load, and the impact of climate change on the journeys of migrant birds.

Situation contingent units of personality at work (2018)
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Wood, R., Beckmann, N., Birney, D., Beckmann, J., Minbashian, A., & Chau, R. (2019). Situation contingent units of personality at work. Personality and Individual Differences, 136, 113-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.026

Conscientiousness and neuroticism were studied as situation contingencies in a sample of 124 managers. Experience sampling measures of situational characteristics, state conscientiousness and state neuroticism were collected before, during and after... Read More about Situation contingent units of personality at work.

Medicinal Mascarene Aloe s: An audit of their phytotherapeutic potential (2017)
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Lobine, D., Cummins, I., Govinden-Soulange, J., Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya, M., Lindsey, K., Chazot, P., …Howes, M. (2018). Medicinal Mascarene Aloe s: An audit of their phytotherapeutic potential. Fitoterapia, 124, 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2017.10.010

A phytochemical and biological investigation of the endemic Mascarene Aloes (Aloe spp.), including A. tormentorii (Marais) L.E.Newton & G.D.Rowley, A. purpurea Lam, A. macra Haw., A. lomatophylloides Balf.f and A. vera (synonym A. barbadensis Mill.),... Read More about Medicinal Mascarene Aloe s: An audit of their phytotherapeutic potential.

Field evaluation of personal protection methods against outdoor-biting mosquitoes in Lao PDR (2018)
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Tangena, J. A., Thammavong, P., Chonephetsarath, S., Logan, J. G., Brey, P. T., & Lindsay, S. W. (2018). Field evaluation of personal protection methods against outdoor-biting mosquitoes in Lao PDR. Parasites and Vectors, 11(1), Article 661. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3239-0

Background: Protecting people outdoors against mosquito-borne diseases is a major challenge. Here we compared commercially available personal protection methods to identify the most effective method for outdoor use in northern Lao PDR. Methods: From... Read More about Field evaluation of personal protection methods against outdoor-biting mosquitoes in Lao PDR.

Making rewilding fit for policy (2018)
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Pettorelli, N., Barlow, J., Stephens, P. A., Durant, S. M., Connor, B., Schulte to Bühne, H., …du Toit, J. T. (2018). Making rewilding fit for policy. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(3), 1114-1125. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13082

1. Rewilding, here defined as “the reorganisation of biota and ecosystem processes to set an identified social–ecological system on a preferred trajectory, leading to the self-sustaining provision of ecosystem services with minimal ongoing management... Read More about Making rewilding fit for policy.

Exploring synchronous, remote collaborative interaction between learners using multi-touch tables and video conferencing in UK primary schools (2019)
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Beauchamp, G., Joyce-Gibbons, A., McNaughton, J., Young, N., & Crick, T. (2019). Exploring synchronous, remote collaborative interaction between learners using multi-touch tables and video conferencing in UK primary schools. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(6), 3214-3232. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12728

This study explores remote, non‐collocated collaboration via multi‐touch table (SynergyNet) and video conferencing software (Skype). Twenty‐four participants (aged 10‐11 years) in two locations—primary school classrooms located 300 miles apart in the... Read More about Exploring synchronous, remote collaborative interaction between learners using multi-touch tables and video conferencing in UK primary schools.

Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality (2017)
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Davies, L., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2018). Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality. Education 3-13, 46(7), 879-891. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2017.1385641

Recently, creativity has begun to be talked about as a twenty-first-century competency [UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). 2006. The World Conference on Arts Education: Building Creative Capacities for the 21st... Read More about Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality.

Is Palaeolithic cave art consistent with costly signalling theory? Lascaux as a test case (2017)
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Gittins, R., & Pettitt, P. (2017). Is Palaeolithic cave art consistent with costly signalling theory? Lascaux as a test case. World Archaeology, 49(4), 466-490. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2017.1386590

Several proponents of costly signalling theory (CST) have noted its potential for understanding prehistoric art. We use the Late Upper Palaeolithic art of Lascaux Cave (Dordogne, France) as a test case as to whether we may be able to identify an asse... Read More about Is Palaeolithic cave art consistent with costly signalling theory? Lascaux as a test case.

Histamine H 4 receptor antagonism prevents the progression of diabetic nephropathy in male DBA2/J mice (2018)
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Pini, A., Grange, C., Veglia, E., Argenziano, M., Cavalli, R., Guasti, D., …Rosa, A. C. (2018). Histamine H 4 receptor antagonism prevents the progression of diabetic nephropathy in male DBA2/J mice. Pharmacological Research, 128, 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2018.01.002

Due to the incidence of diabetes and the related morbidity of diabetic nephropathy, identification of new therapeutic strategies represents a priority. In the last few decades new and growing evidence on the possible role of histamine in diabetes has... Read More about Histamine H 4 receptor antagonism prevents the progression of diabetic nephropathy in male DBA2/J mice.