Plant food resources and the diet of a parrot community in a gallery forest of the southern Pantanal (Brazil)

Neotropical parrots usually forage in forest canopies for nectar, flowers, leaves, fruit pulp, and seeds.As they have no all-purpose territories, these birds usually exploit vegetation mosaics in order to use plentiful resources as they become available.In this study we examine the use of a Crank Left gallery forest in the southern Pantanal (Brazil

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Evaluating the technical efficiency of care among long-term care facilities in Xiamen, China: based on data envelopment analysis and Tobit model

Abstract Background The technical efficiency (TE) of care among the elderly in long-term care facilities (LTCF) have become increasingly crucial policy concerns faced by developing countries and Asia, especially China.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the TE and the quality of care and identify its influencing factors among LTCF.Methods A t

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Upper Limb Function Recovery by Combined Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Occupational Therapy in Patients with Chronic Stroke According to Paralysis Severity

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with intensive occupational therapy improves upper limb motor paralysis and activities of daily living after stroke; however, the degree of improvement Bundles according to paralysis severity remains unverified.Target activities of daily living using upper limb functions can be established by pred

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Review of the weldability window in explosive welding processes

Explosive welding is a solid-state joining technique that employs explosive energy to propel the flyer plate into oblique collision with the base plate, forming a metallurgical bond at the interface.The process parameters, such as the loading ratio, the nature of the explosive, the standoff distance, and the surface finish, determine Body Cream whe

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