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The behavioural repertoire of arctic charr (salvelinus alpinus(l.)) in captivity: a case study for testing ethogram completeness and reducing observer effects
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-01-12)
In the last 20years, research has been directed towards possible differences in the mating behaviour of species belonging to the Salmonidae family that may reproductively isolate wild populations from escaped hatchery or ...
Impact of threat level, task instruction, and individual characteristics on cold pressor pain and fear among children and their parents
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-05-26)
The cold pressor task (CPT) is increasingly used to induce experimental pain in children, but the specific methodology of the CPT is quite variable across pediatric studies. This study examined how subtle variations in CPT ...
Methotrexate use and risk of lung disease in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease: systematic literature review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
(BMJ, 2015-03-13)
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the relative risk of pulmonary disease among patients with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease treated with methotrexate.
DATA SOURCES
PubMed, Cochrane central register of ...
Microplastic interactions with north atlantic mesopelagic fish
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-12-23)
Microplastics in the marine environment are well documented, and interactions with marine biota have been described worldwide. However, interactions with vertically migrating fish are poorly understood. The diel vertical ...
Microplastics in arctic polar waters: the first reported values of particles in surface and sub-surface samples
(Springer Nature, 2015-10-08)
Plastic, as a form of marine litter, is found in varying quantities and sizes around the globe from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Identifying patterns of microplastic distribution will benefit an understanding of ...
Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise
(The Oceanography Society, 2015-03-01)
We investigated a 100 x 100 km high-salinity region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Surface Salinity Experiment/Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study (STRASSE/SPURS) ...
Alignment-free clustering of transcription factor binding motifs using a genetic-k-medoids approach
(Springer Nature, 2015-01-28)
Background: Familial binding profiles (FBPs) represent the average binding specificity for a group of structurally related DNA-binding proteins. The construction of such profiles allows the classification of novel motifs ...
Evaluating attention in delirium: a comparison of bedside tests of attention
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-09-29)
AimImpaired attention is a core diagnostic feature for delirium. The present study examined the discriminating properties for patients with delirium versus those with dementia and/or no neurocognitive disorder of four ...
Long-term costs of introducing hpv-dna post-treatment surveillance to national cervical cancer screening in ireland
(Informa UK Limited, 2015-09-17)
Introduction: Co-testing (cytology plus human papillomavirus DNA testing) as part of cervical cancer surveillance in Ireland increases one-time testing costs. Of interest to policy makers was the long-term impact of these ...