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Putting Temperature and Oxygen Thresholds of Marine Animals in Context of Environmental Change: A Regional Perspective for the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
We conducted a literature review of reported temperature, salinity, pH, depth and oxygen preferences and thresholds of important marine species found in the Gulf of St.Lawrence and Scotian Shelf region.We classified 54 identified fishes and macroinvertebrates as important either Unisex Bowling Shoe because they support a commercial fishery, have th
No significant effect of frequent online sexual behaviour on Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT): Implications for compulsive sexual behaviour disorder
Reward based learning is broadly acknowledged to underpin the development and maintenance of addictive behaviour although the mechanism in sexual compulsivity is less understood.Using a Pavlovian-to-Instrumental Transfer (PIT) task we tested whether the VEGAN motivational aspect of conditioned Pavlovian conditioned stimulus invigorated instrumental
The effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures on health and healthcare services in Uganda.
Many countries across the world instituted lockdowns as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.However, these lockdowns had consequences on health systems.This study explored effects of the COVID-19 lockdown measures on health and healthcare services in Uganda.The qualitative study employed focus group discussions (FGDs), household interviews,