The effects of kangaroo care on delirium management in neonates under non-invasive mechanical ventilation: A randomized control trial by Kayvan Mirnia, Jason W. Osborne, Hamid Sharif-Nia, David Sánchez-Teruel, Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani, Nasim Mirzaei

“…Utilizing “Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium”, and “ACoRN respiratory sequence protocol”, the data were gathered at baseline, 24, 48, and 72 hours after. The intervention group received 30 minutes of kangaroo mother care daily. …”
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Maternal Birth Satisfaction Relating to Intraoperative and Early Postpartum Skin-to-Skin Contact with the Neonate During Caesarean Birth: An Integrative Review by Alexandria McCutcheon, Huaqiong Zhou, Mary Steen

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Facilitating translocation: an endangered rodent engineer improves outcomes for re-introduced San Joaquin antelope squirrels by Patrick Anderson, Craig Fiehler, William Timothy Bean

“…In the year following translocation, we found evidence of reproduction at all three sites. After four years, the antelope squirrel population re-introduced to the kangaroo rat present site persisted, but the population at the kangaroo rat absent site appears to have failed. …”
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Research of a Novel Jumping Robot by Song Yajie, Wu Dong

“…A four-bar linkage mechanism is designed based on the leg structure of the kangaroo. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Pyrene Mineralizing Mycobacterium spp. from Contaminated and Uncontaminated Sources by Christopher W. M. Lease, Richard H. Bentham, Sharyn E. Gaskin, Albert L. Juhasz

“…Mycobacterium isolates obtained from PAH-contaminated and uncontaminated matrices were evaluated for their ability to degrade three-, four- and five-ring PAHs. PAH enrichment studies were prepared using pyrene and inocula obtained from manufacturing gas plant (MGP) soil, uncontaminated agricultural soil, and faeces from Macropus fuliginosus (Western Grey Kangaroo). …”
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Effect of Pregnant Mothers’ Forum Participation on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Secti... by Bizuayehu Bogale, Ayalew Astatkie, Negash Wakgari

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Assessment of the Knowledge and Perception Regarding Breast-feeding and Immunization Among the Post-natal mothers at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bangalore - A Cross-sectional Study by Chaithra S, Ranganath T S

“…Most avoided pre-lacteal feeds 90.8 and started breastfeeding within 2-3 hours of delivery 42.8. A high percentage 87 were aware of colostrum benefits and most adhered to frequent feeding schedules. …”
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Stochastic population models to identify optimal and cost‐effective harvest strategies for feral pig eradication by Peter W. Hamnett, Frédérik Saltré, Brad Page, Myall Tarran, Matt Korcz, Kate Fielder, Lindell Andrews, Corey J. A. Bradshaw

“…We used effort and cost data from a feral pig‐control program on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, over 17 months to derive functional‐response relationships between control effort (in hours per pig) and pig abundance for four control methods: (1) ground‐based shooting, (2) trapping with remote triggers, (3) poison baiting, and (4) thermal‐assisted aerial culling. …”
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