Author(s): Yuan S; Zhao Y; Lessard JP; Martin TE; Matthews TJ; Si X;

The species pool is a fundamental concept with the potential to connect ecological and evolutionary processes in community ecology and biogeography. However, current definitions of the concept primarily focus on contemporary ecological processes, ignoring the historical and evolutionary processes that generated the species pool. We propose a phylogenetic ...

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Author(s): Gagnon MM; Brilz AR; Gathaatharan HS; Alberts NM; Gordon JL; Pavelich A; Risling T; Stinson JN;

Menstrual pain affects over half of menstruating adolescents, and there is a desire for accessible, adjunct treatments, such as behavioural health interventions in mobile health (mHealth) formats. To date, no mHealth apps for adolescents with menstrual pain have been designed with youth. Although ...

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Author(s): Asgari Araghi M; Khendek F;

With the proliferation and the critical role of Internet of Things (IoT) in various domains, rigorous testing techniques are required for improving their quality. Several review studies have examined IoT topology and analyzed different layers of the IoT architecture. These assessments include synthesis on the application layer protocols, but do not specif ...

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Author(s): Warmerdam CAR; Westra HJ; van der Graaf A; Bonder MJ; Deelen P; van Lieshout T; Landman AJ; Jesse M; Strober BJ; Boltz T; Lapinska S; Nagpal S; Xie M; Tay D; Kirsten H; Naeem H; Raghavan V; Farzeen A; Teumer A; Favé MJ; Persyn E; Tokolyi ...

Many non-coding variants influence complex traits and diseases through gene regulation, yet the mechanisms linking these variants to downstream biology remain poorly understood. Here, we present eQTLGen Phase 2, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of gene expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL ...

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Author(s): Rantisi NM; Henaway M; Leslie D;

In a context of government cutbacks, non-profit labour-market intermediaries are assuming a more significant role in efforts to combat precarious employment. Yet such organizations are still subject to state funding regimes, regulations, oversight and neoliberal logics. As such, some scholars argue that they constitute "shadow state" spaces. In ...

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Author(s): Fukue M; Lechowicz Z; Mulligan CN; Takeuchi S; Takeuchi H;

As a response to aging of cultured urease-producing microorganisms, the blending method was examined to obtain the required carbonate production amount using the apparent viability (Rcv) based on previous research. As a result, a significantly higher carbonate content than the amount of CaCl2 2H2O used was produced. Since this trend has been obtained in p ...

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Author(s): Bullinger J; Christner N; Urian R; Kellermann CM; Beaulieu S; Steinbeis N; Dunfield KA; Paulus M;

Empathy is vital for social development in early childhood. This study investigates the empathy-related behaviours of 362 German and Canadian children (49.72% girls) aged 3 to 6 years (M = 60.65 months; SD = 11.43 months), focusing on responses to emotional distress. Using latent profile analysis ...

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Author(s): Dourte M; Hammad G; de Haan S; Deantoni M; Reyt M; Baillet M; Lesoinne A; Muto V; Collette F; Vandewalle G; Peigneux P; Cajochen C; Schmidt C;

Thermoregulatory processes are closely linked to sleep initiation and maintenance throughout the circadian cycle, and may contribute to the increased tendency to nap in older adults. This cross-sectional study examined whether habitual napping in healthy older individuals is associated with alter ...

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Author(s): Maïano C; Swami V; Tylka TL; Aimé A;

Scholars are increasingly focused on women's positive, embodied "breasted experienced", which includes breast appreciation. This positive body image facet is assessed using the 9-item Breast Appreciation Scale (BrAS; Swami et al., 2022), but assessments of its psychometric properties in diverse cultural communities are limited. Here, we repo ...

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Author(s): Maïano C; Swami V; Tylka TL; Aimé A;

The 7-item Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) is a widely used instrument to assess functionality appreciation, a central facet of positive body image. Here, we examined the psychometric properties of a novel French translation of the FAS. French-speaking Canadian adults were asked to complete the FAS and validated measures of positive body image, psy ...

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Author(s): Mebarak M; Maïano C; Mendoza J; Chirullo V; Coneo AMC; Compte EJ; Cruz-Licea V; Góngora VC; Henríquez C; Martínez-Banfi M; Mejía Rodriguez DL; Pescetto I; Selma H; Boothroyd LG; Thornborrow T; Todd J; Swami V;

The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) is increasingly used within diverse national and linguistic contexts, but assessments of its functioning across groups remains limited. To extend knowledge, we examined measurement invariance of the FAS across five Latin American nations (Argentina, Chil ...

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