Specimen collection is essential for modern science.

Autor: Michael W Nachman, Elizabeth J Beckman, Rauri Ck Bowie, Carla Cicero, Chris J Conroy, Robert Dudley, Tyrone B Hayes, Michelle S Koo, Eileen A Lacey, Christopher H Martin, Jimmy A McGuire, James L Patton, Carol L Spencer, Rebecca D Tarvin, Marvalee H Wake, Ian J Wang, Anang Achmadi, Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda, Michael J Andersen, Jairo Arroyave, Christopher C Austin, F Keith Barker, Lisa N Barrow, George F Barrowclough, John Bates, Aaron M Bauer, Kayce C Bell, Rayna C Bell, Allison W Bronson, Rafe M Brown, Frank T Burbrink, Kevin J Burns, Carlos Daniel Cadena, David C Cannatella, Todd A Castoe, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Jocelyn P Colella, Joseph A Cook, Joel L Cracraft, Drew R Davis, Alison R Davis Rabosky, Guillermo D'Elía, John P Dumbacher, Jonathan L Dunnum, Scott V Edwards, Jacob A Esselstyn, Julián Faivovich, Jon Fjeldså, Oscar A Flores-Villela, Kassandra Ford, Jérôme Fuchs, Matthew K Fujita, Jeffrey M Good, Eli Greenbaum, Harry W Greene, Shannon Hackett, Amir Hamidy, James Hanken, Tri Haryoko, Melissa Tr Hawkins, Lawrence R Heaney, David M Hillis, Bradford D Hollingsworth, Angela D Hornsby, Peter A Hosner, Mohammad Irham, Sharon Jansa, Rosa Alicia Jiménez, Leo Joseph, Jeremy J Kirchman, Travis J LaDuc, Adam D Leaché, Enrique P Lessa, Hernán López-Fernández, Nicholas A Mason, John E McCormack, Caleb D McMahan, Robert G Moyle, Ricardo A Ojeda, Link E Olson, Chan Kin Onn, Lynne R Parenti, Gabriela Parra-Olea, Bruce D Patterson, Gregory B Pauly, Silvia E Pavan, A Townsend Peterson, Steven Poe, Daniel L Rabosky, Christopher J Raxworthy, Sushma Reddy, Alejandro Rico-Guevara, Awal Riyanto, Luiz A Rocha, Santiago R Ron, Sean M Rovito, Kevin C Rowe, Jodi Rowley, Sara Ruane, David Salazar-Valenzuela, Allison J Shultz, Brian Sidlauskas, Derek S Sikes, Nancy B Simmons, Melanie L J Stiassny, Jeffrey W Streicher, Bryan L Stuart, Adam P Summers, Jose Tavera, Pablo Teta, Cody W Thompson, Robert M Timm, Omar Torres-Carvajal, Gary Voelker, Robert S Voss, Kevin Winker, Christopher Witt, Elizabeth A Wommack, Robert M Zink

Publikováno v: PLoS Biology, Vol 21, Iss 11, p e3002318 (2023)

Natural history museums are vital repositories of specimens, samples and data that inform about the natural world; this Formal Comment revisits a Perspective that advocated for the adoption of compassionate collection practices, querying whether it w

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/29b3f135891b4b13b5f2dfbb06a42081

Digital messaging to support control for type 2 diabetes (StAR2D): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Autor: A. Farmer, K. Bobrow, N. Leon, N. Williams, E. Phiri, H. Namadingo, S. Cooper, J. Prince, A. Crampin, D. Besada, E. Daviaud, L-M Yu, J. N’goma, D. Springer, B. Pauly, L. Tarassenko, S. Norris, M. Nyirenda, N. Levitt

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)

Abstract Background Failure to take medicines for diabetes as prescribed contributes to poor outcomes from the condition. Mobile phones are ubiquitous and short message service (SMS) texts have shown promise as a low-cost intervention. We tested the

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/a1eafd98d2f94b3a84e7813f70c24b72

Plastic ingestion by freshwater turtles: a review and call to action

Autor: Adam G. Clause, Aaron J. Celestian, Gregory B. Pauly

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)

Abstract Plastic pollution, and especially plastic ingestion by animals, is a serious global issue. This problem is well documented in marine systems, but it is relatively understudied in freshwater systems. For turtles, it is unknown how plastic ing

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/5fc287f4edc94efb8e1bbd927d46a9f5

Natural history collections are critical resources for contemporary and future studies of urban evolution

Autor: Allison J. Shultz, Benjamin J. Adams, Kayce C. Bell, William B. Ludt, Gregory B. Pauly, Jann E. Vendetti

Publikováno v: Evolutionary Applications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 233-247 (2021)

Abstract Urban environments are among the fastest changing habitats on the planet, and this change has evolutionary implications for the organisms inhabiting them. Herein, we demonstrate that natural history collections are critical resources for urb

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/050aff6987af40a29b8d11d7d355083f

'There is a Place': impacts of managed alcohol programs for people experiencing severe alcohol dependence and homelessness

Autor: B. Pauly, M. Brown, J. Evans, E. Gray, R. Schiff, A. Ivsins, B. Krysowaty, K. Vallance, T. Stockwell

Publikováno v: Harm Reduction Journal, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2019)

Abstract Background The twin problems of severe alcohol dependence and homelessness are associated with precarious living and multiple acute, social and chronic harms. While much attention has been focused on harm reduction services for illicit drug

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/86520dc69bdb4b63a182e49502132f6c