Animal Behaviour Packs a Punch: From Parasitism to Production, Pollution and Prevention in Grazing Livestock

Autor: Lesley A. Smith, Naomi J. Fox, Glenn Marion, Naomi J. Booth, Alex M. M. Morris, Spiridoula Athanasiadou, Michael R. Hutchings

Publikováno v: Animals, Vol 14, Iss 13, p 1876 (2024)

Behaviour is often the fundamental driver of disease transmission, where behaviours of individuals can be seen to scale up to epidemiological patterns seen at the population level. Here we focus on animal behaviour, and its role in parasite transmiss

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Barriers and enablers of implementation of alcohol guidelines with pregnant women: a cross-sectional survey among UK midwives

Autor: Lesley A. Smith, Judith Dyson, Julie Watson, Lisa Schölin

Publikováno v: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)

Abstract Background In 2016, the UK Chief Medical Officers revised their guidance on alcohol and advised women to abstain from alcohol if pregnant or planning pregnancy. Midwives have a key role in advising women about alcohol during pregnancy. The a

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Early signals of parasitism expressed through behaviour but modulated by social context

Autor: Alex M.M. Morris, Giles T. Innocent, Emma J.A. Cunningham, Spiridoula Athanasiadou, Michael R. Hutchings, Lesley A. Smith

Publikováno v: Morris, A M M, Innocent, G T, Cunningham, E J A, Athanasiadou, S, Hutchings, M R & Smith, L A 2022, ' Early signals of parasitism expressed through behaviour but modulated by social context ', Animal Behaviour, vol. 193, pp. 157-179 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.07.017

Sickness behaviours are believed to be an adaptive response to infection. However, the degree to which these behaviours can be expressed may be impacted by an individual's social environment. Here we tested, first, whether parasitism reduces the acti

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.07.017

Improving National Blend of Models probabilistic precipitation forecasts using long time series of reforecasts and precipitation reanalyses. Part 1: methods

Autor: Thomas M. Hamill, Diana R. Stovern, Lesley L. Smith

Publikováno v: Monthly Weather Review.

This article describes proposed revised methods for the statistical postprocessing of precipitation amount intended for the NOAA’s National Blend of Models using the Global Ensemble Forecast System version 12 data (GEFSv12). The procedure updates t

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https://doi.org/10.1175/mwr-d-22-0308.1

Book Review: Regulating a Revolution: Small Satellites and the Law of Outer Space, Neta Palkovitz. Aerospace Law and Policy Series. (Wolters Kluwer, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. 2019)

Autor: Lesley Jane Smith

Publikováno v: Air and Space Law. 45:495-498

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https://doi.org/10.54648/aila2020065