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The reefs of Guam, a high island in the Western Pacific, were impacted by an unprecedented succession of extreme environmental events beginning in 2013. Elevated SSTs induced severe island-wide bleaching in 20...
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Open AccessHuman genome meeting 2016
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1143 Comparison Between Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry and Total Serum Bilirubin Measurements in Preterm Infants < 35 Weeks Gestation
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1123 Sickness Absence Among Paediatric Doctors
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A white crystalline material isolated from the seeds ofUmbellularia californica consisted mainly of the mixed triglyceride, dilaurocaprin, with smaller amounts of trilaurin and dicaprolaurin and a trace of tricap...
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A temperature-dependent source of variability in estimates of germination behaviour of lettuce fruits
Germination of fruits of Lactuca sativa L. cv. “Arctic King” showed a sharp upper temperature maximum at 31±1.0°C on an agar substrate in light. In a series of 60 tests carried out over 2 years, above, below and ...
