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The specialized inner ear labyrinth of worm-lizards (Amphisbaenia: Squamata) by Clark, Geneva E, Palci, Alessandro, Laver, Rebecca J, Hernandez-Morales, Cristian, Perez-Martinez, Christian A, Lewis, Patrick J, Thies, Monte L, Bell, Christopher J, Hipsley, Christy A, Müller, Johannes, Montero, Ricardo, Daza, Juan D

“…High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has become a widely used tool for studying the inner ear morphology of vertebrates. Amphisbaenians are one of the…”
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A story of identity: A cautionary tale by Lewis, Patrick J

“…This is a personal narrative drawing upon the multi-dimensionality of narrative and storytelling to make sense of lived-experience. The article is an…”
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Storytelling as Research/Research as Storytelling by Lewis, Patrick J.

“…If story is central to human meaning why, in the research world, is there not more storytelling? Walter Benjamin (1973) noted that, “a story is different. It…”
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Cranial anatomy of the “round‐headed” Amphisbaenian Zygaspis quadrifrons (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) based on high‐resolution x‐ray computed tomography by Bell, Christopher J., Cadena, Cristhian, Meza, Antonio, Rudie, Lauren, Lewis, Patrick J.

“…Amphisbaenians are a poorly understood clade of fossorial lizards. Because of their derived anatomy and relative scarcity, the systematics of the clade and its…”
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A comparison of factors affecting the small-scale distribution of mercury from artisanal small-scale gold mining in a Zimbabwean stream system by Green, Corey S., Lewis, Patrick J., Wozniak, Jeffery R., Drevnick, Paul E., Thies, Monte L.

“…Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) operations use mercury liberally in the gold extraction process and account for approximately one quarter of the…”
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Variation in the cranial osteology of the amphisbaenian genus Zygaspis based on high‐resolution x‐ray computed tomography by Meza, Antonio, Bell, Christopher J., Daza, Juan D., Thies, Monte L., Lewis, Patrick J.

“…Amphisbaenians are a specialized fossorial group of reptiles, having developed head‐first burrowing, a specialized skull architecture, and an elongated body…”
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The scimitar-cat Homotherium from the submerged continental shelf of the Gulf Coast of Texas by Moretti, John A, Flores, Deanna, Bell, Christopher J, Godwin, Will, Hartstone-Rose, Adam, Lewis, Patrick J

“…The machairodontine felid Homotherium achieved a global geographic distribution throughout much of the Pleistocene. Accordingly, that large carnivore is…”
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Mitochondrial DNA and karyotypic data confirm the presence of Mus indutus and Mus minutoides (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae, Nannomys) in Botswana by McDonough, Molly M, Sotero-Caio, Cibele G, Ferguson, Adam W, Lewis, Patrick J, Tswiio, Matlhogonolo, Thies, Monte L

“…We use a combination of cytochrome b sequence data and karyological evidence to confirm the presence of Mus indutus and Mus minutoides in Botswana. Our data…”
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Re‐description of the early Triassic diapsid Palacrodon from the lower Fremouw formation of Antarctica by Jenkins, Kelsey M., Meyer, Dalton L., Lewis, Patrick J., Choiniere, Jonah N., Bhullar, Bhart‐Anjan S.

“…The rapid radiation and dispersal of crown reptiles following the end‐Permian mass extinction characterizes the earliest phase of the Mesozoic…”
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A Good Teacher by Lewis, Patrick J

“…The work is in a documentary film format utilizing digital video through computer software that presents the interviewees' responses to two questions…”
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Peramorphic traits in the tokay gecko skull by Daza, Juan D., Mapps, Aurelia A., Lewis, Patrick J., Thies, Monte L., Bauer, Aaron M.

“…ABSTRACT Traditionally, geckos have been conceived to exhibit paedomorphic features relative to other lizards (e.g., large eyes, less extensively ossified…”
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Neutrophil microbicidal activity: screening bacterial mutants for survival after phagocytosis using quantitative PCR by Rosen, Henry, Lewis, Patrick J, Nitzel, Cory M L

“…When a constant gene replacement sequence is introduced into bacteria to produce mutants and the flanking chromosomal sequences are known, it is possible to…”
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The Homology of the Pelvic Elements of Zygaspis quadrifrons (Squamata: Amphisbaenia) by Urben, Carling C., Daza, Juan D., Cadena, Cristhian, Lewis, Patrick J., Thies, Monte L.

“…ABSTRACT Limb attenuation with element loss has occurred multiple times among the Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians). Although most of the…”
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Faunal assemblage composition and paleoenvironment of Plovers Lake, a Middle Stone Age locality in Gauteng Province, South Africa by de Ruiter, Darryl J., Brophy, Juliet K., Lewis, Patrick J., Churchill, Steven E., Berger, Lee R.

“…Plovers Lake is a dolomitic cave infill located approximately 45 km northwest of Johannesburg in the Bloubank Valley, Gauteng Province, South Africa…”
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mRNA expression profiles for Escherichia coli ingested by normal and phagocyte oxidase-deficient human neutrophils by Staudinger, Benjamin J, Oberdoerster, Michele A, Lewis, Patrick J, Rosen, Henry

“…To gain a better understanding of bacterial responses to complex and hostile environments generated within the neutrophil phagosome, we estimated mRNA…”
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TAKING THE MEASURE OF A MARK: EXPLORATORY SIZE AND SHAPE ANALYSIS OF CUT MARKS by Johnson, Eileen, Lewis, Patrick J., Bement, Leland C.

“…A database of 128 measured incised butchery marks (i.e., the classic cut mark) was the basis for exploratory statistical tests of length and width measurements…”
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Are Bluebirds Why Houses Have Windows? by Lewis, J. Patrick

“…If the Earth is one wild celebration Of strange and mysterious stuff, Then the sun is a storm on vacation. [...] a cloud's made of marshmallow fluff By the…”
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A Geographic Information Systems (GIS)‐based analysis of modern South African rodent distributions, habitat use, and environmental tolerances by Campbell, Timothy L., Lewis, Patrick J., Thies, Monte L., Williams, Justin K.

“…Goals of this study were to: (1) develop distributional maps of modern rodent genera throughout the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland by…”
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A Morphometric Approach to Assessing Late Paleoindian Projectile Point Variability on the Southern High Plains by Buchanan, Briggs, Johnson, Eileen, Strauss, Richard E., Lewis, Patrick J.

“…Late Paleoindian typology on the southern High Plains has suffered from overlapping definitions and subjectivity in assigning individual projectile points to…”
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In Closing... The School Custodian by Lewis, J. Patrick

“…This poem, by J. Patrick Lewis, reminds us how all members of our school communities can draw on personal experiences to be both teachers and learners…”
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