SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, DIVERSITY, AND TAPHONOMY OF CLYPEASTEROID AND SPATANGOID ECHINOIDS OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA KEYS

Spatial distribution, diversity, and taphonomy of clypeasteroid and spatangoid echinoids of the central Florida Keys

Background Irregular echinoids are ecosystem engineers with diverse functional services.Documenting present-day distribution of those widespread organisms is important for understanding their ecological significance and enhancing our ability to interpret their rich fossil record.Methods This study summarizes SCUBA surveys of clypeasteroid and spata

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Thymol polymeric nanoparticle synthesis and its effects on the toxicity of high glucose on OEC cells: involvement of growth factors and integrin-linked kinase

Elahe Karimi,1,2 Shahryar Abbasi,1,3 Naser Abbasi2,41Department of Chemistry, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran; 2Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran; 3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran; 4Department of Pharmacology, Medica

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Pseudo-Media Sites, Polarization, and Pandemic Skepticism in Spain

The Coronavirus pandemic has triggered an authentic infodemic, which is a global epidemic of disinformation that has spread throughout most of the world.Social media platforms and pseudo-media outlets have contributed to the problem by producing and disseminating misleading content that is potentially dangerous to public health.This research focuse

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