SELECTIVE SHRUB MANAGEMENT TO PRESERVE MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS AND REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE: THE CASE OF MAINLAND PORTUGAL

Selective Shrub Management to Preserve Mediterranean Forests and Reduce the Risk of Fire: The Case of Mainland Portugal

The recurrent rural fires that occur annually in Portugal have reached great proportions due to a lack of effective landscape management.Attempts to solve this problem led to the legal imposition to cut back the vegetation in the fuel management areas, which has had a negative effect on biodiversity.National legislation protects three native plant

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The decision on the embryo to transfer after Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for X-autosome reciprocal translocation in male copyright

Abstract Background The aim of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) on embryos produced in vitro is to identify the embryos without genetic or chromosomal defect from those embryos that will develop the genetic disease or are chromosomally abnormal.In case of PGD for structural chromosome indication (PGR-SR), the normal/balanced embryos are tran

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The bounds of meta-analytics and an alternative method

OBJECTIVES Meta-analysis is a statistical appraisal of the data analytic implications of published articles (Y), estimating parameters including the odds ratio and relative risk.This information is helpful for evaluating the significance of the findings.The Higgins I2 index is often lock shock and barrel art used to measure heterogeneity among stud

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Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Direct-Current Stimulation Modulates Functional Activity and Integration in Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome

Idiopathic restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder and is suggested to be caused by central nervous system abnormalities.Non-invasive transcutaneous spinal direct-current stimulation (tsDCS) was recently used for RLS therapy.However, jmannino.com the neurophysiological basis of tsDCS treatment is still unknown.In this study, we expl

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