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Non-Reproductive Sexual Behavior in Wild White-Thighed Colobus Monkeys (Colobus vellerosus)

Author(s): Teichroeb JA; Fox SA; Samartino S; Wikberg EC; Sicotte P;

Rare behaviors are often missing from published papers, hampering phylogenetic analyses. Here, we report, for the first time, masturbation and same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) in both male and female black-and-white colobus monkeys. We recorded these behaviors during 32 months of observation (1573 h of focal animal sampling) on Colobus vellerosus collected ...

Article GUID: 36849676


Energy scheduling for DoS attack over multi-hop networks: Deep reinforcement learning approach

Author(s): Yang L; Tao J; Liu YH; Xu Y; Su CY;

This paper studies the energy scheduling for Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack against remote state estimation over multi-hop networks. A smart sensor observes a dynamic system, and transmits its local state estimate to a remote estimator. Due to the limited communication range of the sensor, some relay nodes are employed to deliver data packets from the sen ...

Article GUID: 36848827


Prevalence and Motivators of Getting a COVID-19 Booster Vaccine in Canada: Results from the iCARE Study

Author(s): Léger C; Deslauriers F; Gosselin Boucher V; Phillips M; Bacon SL; Lavoie KL;

Studies have shown that the protection afforded by COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization and death decreases slowly over time due to the emergence of new variants and waning immunity. Accordingly, booster doses remain critical to minimizing the health impacts of the pandemic. This study examined the prevalence rate, sociodemographic determinants, and ...

Article GUID: 36851169


Reduced parenting stress following a prevention program decreases internalizing and externalizing symptoms in the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder

Author(s): Resendes T; Serravalle L; Iacono V; Ellenbogen MA;

Background: Offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (OBD) are at risk for developing mental disorders, and the literature suggests that parenting stress may represent an important risk factor linking parental psychopathology to offspring psychopathology. We aimed to investigate whether improvements in parenting stress mediated the relationship between ...

Article GUID: 36849568


Surgical margin assessment of bone tumours: A systematic review of current and emerging technologies

Author(s): Shoman H; Al-Kassmy J; Ejaz M; Matta J; Alakhras S; Kahla K; D' Acunto M;

Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant tumour of the bone. Complete surgical excision is critical to achieve optimal outcomes and lower recurrence rates. However, accurate assessment of tumour margins remains a challenge and multiple technologies are employed for this purpose. The aim of this study is to highlight current and emerging technologies and ...

Article GUID: 36845345


Respiratory sinus arrhythmia moderates the interpersonal consequences of brooding rumination

Author(s): Caldwell W; MacNeil S; Wrosch C; McGrath JJ; Dang-Vu TT; Morin AJS; Gouin JP;

Brooding rumination is an intrapersonal emotion regulation strategy associated with negative interpersonal consequences. Resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), a psychophysiological marker of self-regulatory capacity, may buffer the association between maladaptive emotion regulation and negative interpersonal behaviors. The current work examines the ...

Article GUID: 36844897


Preparation of a Convertible Spacer Containing a Disulfide Group for Versatile Functionalization of Oligonucleotides

Author(s): Pontarelli A; Liu JT; Oh JK; Wilds CJ;

The protocols described in this article provide details regarding the synthesis and characterization of a disulfide containing linker phosphoramidite for terminal functionalization of synthetic oligonucleotides. The linker is first synthesized from 6-mercaptohexanol in two steps and is incorporated at the 5' end of short DNA oligonucleotides using aut ...

Article GUID: 36840706


Impact of Pollutant Ozone on the Biophysical Properties of Tear Film Lipid Layer Model Membranes

Author(s): Keramatnejad M; DeWolf C;

Ozone exposure from environmental smog has been implicated as a risk factor for developing dry eye disease (DED). The tear film lipid layer (TFLL), which is the outermost layer of the tear film and responsible for surface tension reduction while blinking, is in direct contact with the environment and serves as the first line of defense against external ag ...

Article GUID: 36837668


Microfluidic Wound-Healing Assay for ECM and Microenvironment Properties on Microglia BV2 Cells Migration

Author(s): Yazdanpanah Moghadam E; Sonenberg N; Packirisamy M;

Microglia cells, as the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), are highly motile and migratory in development and pathophysiological conditions. During their migration, microglia cells interact with their surroundings based on the various physical and chemical properties in the brain. Herein, a microfluidic wound-healing chip is develo ...

Article GUID: 36832056


Removal of Nutrients from Water Using Biosurfactant Micellar-Enhanced Ultrafiltration

Author(s): Binte Rafiq Era S; Mulligan CN;

The removal of NH4+, NO3-, and NH3- from wastewater can be difficult and expensive. Through physical, chemical, and biological processes, metals and nutrients can be extracted from wastewater. Very few scientific investigations have employed surfactants with high biodegradability, low toxicity, and suitability for ion removal from wastewater at different ...

Article GUID: 36838547


Transverse Magnetic Surface Plasmons in Graphene Nanoribbon Qubits: The Influence of a VO2 Substrate

Author(s): Bahrami M; Vasilopoulos P;

We study the influence of the phase-change material VO2 on transverse magnetic (TM) surface plasmon (SP) modes in metallic arm-chair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) qubits in the Lindhard approximation. We assess the effects of temperature as a dynamic knob for the transition from the insulating to the metallic phase on the TM SP modes in single-band (SB) and ...

Article GUID: 36839087


Gender and sex in eating disorders: A narrative review of the current state of knowledge, research gaps, and recommendations

Author(s): Breton É; Juster RP; Booij L;

Introduction: Eating disorders (EDs) have long been considered conditions exclusively affecting women, and studies in the ED field regularly exclude men. Research efforts are needed to better understand the role of gender and sex in EDs. This review describes the role of gender and sex in the development of EDs from a biopsychosocial perspective. Methods ...

Article GUID: 36840375


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