SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS REVEALS THE SUBTLE IMPACTS OF TOURIST PROVISIONING ON THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF A GENERALIST MARINE APEX PREDATOR

Social Network Analysis Reveals the Subtle Impacts of Tourist Provisioning on the Social Behavior of a Generalist Marine Apex Predator

Shark dive ecotourism is a lucrative industry in many regions around the globe.In some cases, sharks are provisioned using bait, prompting increased research on how baited dives influence shark behavior and yielding mixed results.Effects on patterns of habitat use and movement seemly vary across Fun and games species and locations.It is unknown, ho

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Quality of life and asthma control in pregnant women with asthma

Abstract Background Asthma is the most commonly occurring respiratory illness during pregnancy.Associations with complications of pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcome have been established.However, little is known about quality of life (QoL) in pregnant women with asthma and how it relates to asthma control particularly for Iran.Objective To det

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In Vivo Genotoxicity and Toxicity Assessment of Sterigmatocystin Individually and in Mixture with Aflatoxin B1

Mycotoxins are natural food and feed contaminants produced by several molds.The primary mode of exposure in humans and animals is through mixtures.Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and sterigmatocystin (STER) are structurally related mycotoxins that share the same biosynthetic route.Few in vivo genotoxicity assays have been performed with STER.In the present gen

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Placental Pathology of COVID-19 with and without Fetal and Neonatal Infection: Trophoblast Necrosis and Chronic Histiocytic Intervillositis as Risk Factors for Transplacental Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

The mechanism(s) by which neonates testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acquire their infection has been largely unknown.Transmission of the etiological agent, SARS-CoV-2, from Adjustment Knob mother to infant has been suspected but has been difficult to confirm.This communication summarizes the spectrum of pathology findings fr

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