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Concern for cuckoo bumblebees (Bombus subgenus Psithyrus): addressing our lack of knowledge
Bumblebees (genus Bombus ) have received increased academic and conservation attention with the recognition of a global pollinator crisis. However,...
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European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment
BackgroundInvestigations of evolution knowledge and acceptance and their relation are central to evolution education research. Ambiguous results in...
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Global shortfalls of knowledge on anuran tadpoles
Despite the amount of data on different aspects of biodiversity, such as species distributions, taxonomy, or phylogenetics, there are still...
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Jordanian nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes of corneal donation
A high success rate of corneal transplants is evident. However, there is still a lack of corneal grafts available to meet demand, largely because...
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An exploratory study on students’ denominations, personal religious faith, knowledge about, and acceptance of evolution
BackgroundThe theory of evolution serves as an overarching scientific principle for all areas of biology. Hence, knowledge about and acceptance of...
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Development and Validation of Knowledge Attitudes and Practices Questionnaire (Nu-KAPQ): for the assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Arsenic
More than 70 million individuals have been exposed to environmental arsenic toxicity, worldwide. United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) policy brief...
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Ethnomedicinal Diversity and Traditional Knowledge System of the Jaunsari Tribe in Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya
The mighty Himalaya is recognized for its distinctive ethnic communities, each of which demonstrates a unique ethnomedicinal knowledge system. It is...
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Examining antibiotic use in Kenya: farmers’ knowledge and practices in addressing antibiotic resistance
BackgroundAntibiotics hold the promise of mitigating the spread of livestock diseases while enhancing productivity. However, there is global concerns...
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A general lack of complete inventories for aquatic beetles in Morocco
AbstractConservation-planning approaches must be supported by a good understanding of the geographical distribution of species. Despite the efforts...
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Assessing knowledge and willingness to use genetically modified crops in Uganda
BackgroundThere has been a lot of debate on genetically modified (GM) crops both globally and locally in Uganda. Whereas some of the debates have...
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The Use of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Practices to Enhance Food Security in Vhembe District, South Africa
This paper seeks to examine how subsistence farmers employ indigenous knowledge methods to enhance food security within rural communities in the...
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Intermediate levels of scientific knowledge are associated with overconfidence and negative attitudes towards science
Overconfidence is a prevalent problem and it is particularly consequential in its relation with scientific knowledge: being unaware of one’s own...
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Mosaic integration and knowledge transfer of single-cell multimodal data with MIDAS
Integrating single-cell datasets produced by multiple omics technologies is essential for defining cellular heterogeneity. Mosaic integration, in...
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scInterpreter: a knowledge-regularized generative model for interpretably integrating scRNA-seq data
BackgroundThe rapid emergence of single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) data presents remarkable opportunities for broad investigations through integration...
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Lack of cellular prion protein causes Amyloid β accumulation, increased extracellular vesicle abundance, and changes to exosome biogenesis proteins
Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression is closely linked to the propagation of pathological Amyloid β (Aβ), a process increasingly understood to...
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Improving Orthoptera knowledge in north arid Argentine Patagonia
AbstractOrthopterans are among the most abundant insects in extra-Andean Patagonia. However, despite their ecological and economic importance, their...
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A review of the scientific knowledge of the seascape off Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
Despite the exclusion of the Southern Ocean from assessments of progress towards achieving the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Strategic...
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Policy initiatives towards enhancing consumer knowledge and tackling consumer confusion in aquaculture sector
Aquaculture sector is considered an important economic activity both at global and European levels. It contributes in food security, employment, and...