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A new species of sucking louse from the mandrill from Gabon with a review of host associations and geographical distributions, and identification keys to members of the genus Pedicinus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Pedicinidae) (2020)
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Durden, L. A., Kessler, S. E., Boundenga, L., Ngoubangoye, B., Tsoumbou, T. A., Moussadji-Kinga, C. I., …Greiman, S. E. (2020). A new species of sucking louse from the mandrill from Gabon with a review of host associations and geographical distributions, and identification keys to members of the genus Pedicinus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Pedicinidae). The Journal of Parasitology, 106(2), 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1645/19-170

Members of the sucking louse genus Pedicinus are ectoparasites of cercopithecid primates in Africa, Asia, and Gibraltar. Pedicinus gabonensis n. sp. is described based on adult male and female specimens collected from the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)... Read More about A new species of sucking louse from the mandrill from Gabon with a review of host associations and geographical distributions, and identification keys to members of the genus Pedicinus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Pedicinidae).

Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis (2021)
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Oliver, E., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Kasim, A., & Vallis, D. (2021). Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article 3033. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063033

Physical activity prescription, commonly through exercise referral schemes, is an established disease prevention and management pathway. There is considerable heterogeneity in terms of uptake, adherence, and outcomes, but because within-scheme analys... Read More about Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis.

Extent of threat detection depends on predator type and behavioral context in wild samango monkey groups (2021)
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LaBarge, L. R., Allan, A. T. L., Berman, C. M., Hill, R. A., & Margulis, S. W. (2021). Extent of threat detection depends on predator type and behavioral context in wild samango monkey groups. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 75, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02959-1

Detecting predators requires information, and many behavioral and environmental features are predicted to enhance or limit an animal’s ability to learn about potential danger. Animals living in groups are thought to be at an advantage for learning ab... Read More about Extent of threat detection depends on predator type and behavioral context in wild samango monkey groups.

Ebola separations: trust, crisis, and ‘social distancing’ in West Africa (2020)
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Brown, H., & Marí Sáez, A. (2021). Ebola separations: trust, crisis, and ‘social distancing’ in West Africa. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 27(1), 9-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9655.13426

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa involved the introduction of new forms of social and physical separation that aimed to curtail the spread of the disease. People changed the ways they lived to avoid contact with those who might be sick. A suite of g... Read More about Ebola separations: trust, crisis, and ‘social distancing’ in West Africa.

Illuminating Movement? Nocturnal Activity Patterns in Chacma Baboons (2019)
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Ayers, A. M., Allan, A. T. L., Howlett, C., Tordiffe, A. S. W., Williams, K. S., Williams, S. T., & Hill, R. A. (2020). Illuminating Movement? Nocturnal Activity Patterns in Chacma Baboons. Journal of Zoology, 310(4), 287-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12747

Recent analyses have shown that typically diurnal primates may periodically exhibit some levels of activity at night. Despite this, there have been few studies that have explored whether diurnal primates living in temperate environments will extend t... Read More about Illuminating Movement? Nocturnal Activity Patterns in Chacma Baboons.

Reducing the primate pet trade: Actions for primatologists (2019)
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Norconk, M. A., Atsalis, S., Tully, G., Santillán, A. M., Waters, S., Knott, C. D., …Stiles, D. (2020). Reducing the primate pet trade: Actions for primatologists. American Journal of Primatology, 82(1), Article e23079. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23079

This commentary emerged from a panel presentation at the International Primatological Society Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, 2018. The goal was to provide regional updates on the status of primate removal from habitat countries, especially for the pet t... Read More about Reducing the primate pet trade: Actions for primatologists.

Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019 (2020)
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Blair, P. S., Ball, H. L., McKenna, J. J., Feldman-Winter, L., Marinelli, K. A., Bartick, M. C., & Committee, T. A. O. B. M. P. (2020). Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019. Breastfeeding Medicine, 15(1), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2019.29144.psb

A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success. These protocols serve only as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mother... Read More about Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019.

Innovations in Camera Trapping Technology and Approaches: The Integration of Citizen Science and Artificial Intelligence (2020)
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Green, S., Rees, J., Stephens, P., Hill, R., & Giordano, A. (2020). Innovations in Camera Trapping Technology and Approaches: The Integration of Citizen Science and Artificial Intelligence. Animals, 10(1), Article 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010132

Camera trapping has become an increasingly reliable and mainstream tool for surveying a diversity of wildlife species. Concurrent with this has been an increasing effort to involve the wider public in the research process, in an approach known as ‘ci... Read More about Innovations in Camera Trapping Technology and Approaches: The Integration of Citizen Science and Artificial Intelligence.

An Integrated Analysis of Maternal-Infant Sleep, Breastfeeding, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research Supporting a Balanced Discourse (2019)
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Marinelli, K. A., Ball, H. L., McKenna, J. J., & Blair, P. S. (2019). An Integrated Analysis of Maternal-Infant Sleep, Breastfeeding, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research Supporting a Balanced Discourse. Journal of Human Lactation, 35(3), 510-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334419851797

Breastfeeding and the place of sleep for the mother and the infant have been controversial internationally due to reported concerns regarding infant deaths despite the known benefits of exclusive and prolonged breastfeeding, which are increased by br... Read More about An Integrated Analysis of Maternal-Infant Sleep, Breastfeeding, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research Supporting a Balanced Discourse.

Hallucinations Under Psychedelics and in the Schizophrenia Spectrum: An Interdisciplinary and Multiscale Comparison (2020)
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Leptourgos, P., Fortier-Davy, M., Carhart-Harris, R., Corlett, P. R., Dupuis, D., Halberstadt, A. L., …Jardri, R. (2020). Hallucinations Under Psychedelics and in the Schizophrenia Spectrum: An Interdisciplinary and Multiscale Comparison. Schizophrenia Bulletin: The Journal of Psychoses and Related Disorders, 46(6), 1396-1408. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaa117

The recent renaissance of psychedelic science has reignited interest in the similarity of drug-induced experiences to those more commonly observed in psychiatric contexts such as the schizophrenia-spectrum. This report from a multidisciplinary workin... Read More about Hallucinations Under Psychedelics and in the Schizophrenia Spectrum: An Interdisciplinary and Multiscale Comparison.

Cleaning up and moving on: Kazakhstan's 'nuclear renaissance' (2020)
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Alexander, C. (2020). Cleaning up and moving on: Kazakhstan's 'nuclear renaissance'. Habaršy Хабаршы (Ķazaķ memlekettìk ķyzdar pedagogikalyķ universitet) (Қазақ мемлекеттік қыздар педагогикалық университеті), 4, 113-125

How do we reconcile a resilient nuclear past with what appears to be a radiant nuclear future? Kazakhstan has freed itself from the legacy of the Cold War - contaminated lands and radiation-related pathologies - to move forward. Cleaning, after all,... Read More about Cleaning up and moving on: Kazakhstan's 'nuclear renaissance'.