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Next-to-soft corrections to high energy scattering in QCD and gravity by Luna, A., Melville, S., Naculich, S. G., White, C. D.

“…A bstract We examine the Regge (high energy) limit of 4-point scattering in both QCD and gravity, using recently developed techniques to systematically compute…”
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A factorization approach to next-to-leading-power threshold logarithms by Bonocore, D., Laenen, E., Magnea, L., Melville, S., Vernazza, L., White, C. D.

“…A bstract Threshold logarithms become dominant in partonic cross sections when the selected final state forces gluon radiation to be soft or collinear. Such…”
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Rapid population decline in migratory shorebirds relying on Yellow Sea tidal mudflats as stopover sites by Studds, Colin E., Kendall, Bruce E., Murray, Nicholas J., Wilson, Howard B., Rogers, Danny I., Clemens, Robert S., Gosbell, Ken, Hassell, Chris J., Jessop, Rosalind, Melville, David S., Milton, David A., Minton, Clive D. T., Possingham, Hugh P., Riegen, Adrian C., Straw, Phil, Woehler, Eric J., Fuller, Richard A.

“…Migratory animals are threatened by human-induced global change. However, little is known about how stopover habitat, essential for refuelling during…”
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Simultaneous declines in summer survival of three shorebird species signals a flyway at risk by Piersma, Theunis, Lok, Tamar, Chen, Ying, Hassell, Chris J, Yang, Hong‐Yan, Boyle, Adrian, Slaymaker, Matt, Chan, Ying‐Chi, Melville, David S, Zhang, Zheng‐Wang, Ma, Zhijun, Fuller, Richard

“…There is increasing concern about the world's animal migrations. With many land‐use and climatological changes occurring simultaneously, pinning down the…”
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A KATP channel gene effect on sleep duration: from genome-wide association studies to function in Drosophila by Allebrandt, K V, Amin, N, Müller-Myhsok, B, Esko, T, Teder-Laving, M, Azevedo, R V D M, Hayward, C, van Mill, J, Vogelzangs, N, Green, E W, Melville, S A, Lichtner, P, Wichmann, H-E, Oostra, B A, Janssens, A C J W, Campbell, H, Wilson, J F, Hicks, A A, Pramstaller, P P, Dogas, Z, Rudan, I, Merrow, M, Penninx, B, Kyriacou, C P, Metspalu, A, van Duijn, C M, Meitinger, T, Roenneberg, T

“…Humans sleep approximately a third of their lifetime. The observation that individuals with either long or short sleep duration show associations with…”
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Bacteriomic Profiles of Rock-Dwelling Lichens from the Venezuelan Guiana Shield and the South African Highveld Plateau by He, Zichen, Naganuma, Takeshi, Melville, Haemish I A S

“…Lichens are not only fungal-algal symbiotic associations but also matrices for association with bacteria, and the bacterial diversity linked to lichens has…”
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Speciation, range contraction and extinction in the endemic New Zealand King Shag complex by Rawlence, Nicolas J., Till, Charlotte E., Easton, Luke J., Spencer, Hamish G., Schuckard, Rob, Melville, David S., Scofield, R. Paul, Tennyson, Alan J.D., Rayner, Matt J., Waters, Jonathan M., Kennedy, Martyn

“…[Display omitted] •New Zealand King Shag occupied a ‘relict’ distribution for at least the past 240years.•Ancient DNA indicates drop in genetic variability and…”
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Individuals of a group-living shorebird show smaller home range overlap when food availability is low by Peng, He-Bo, Choi, Chi-Yeung, Ma, Zhijun, Bijleveld, Allert I, Melville, David S, Piersma, Theunis

“…Abstract Background Group living animals, such as shorebirds foraging on intertidal mudflats, may use social information about where to find hidden food items…”
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NEXT-GENERATION CLOUD-BASED BLOOD PRESSURE DEVICES IN CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT: A DIRECT INTRA-ARTERIAL PRESSURE CALIBRATION OF AN OSCILLOMETRIC WRIST CUFF DEVICE FOR CLINICALLY RELIABLE AND ACCURATE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS by Melville, S, Lutchmedial, S, Brunt, K.R

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G458(P) UK Paediatric Intensive Care units overestimate central venous catheter fill volumes. Fill volumes are proportional to trimmed central venous catheter length by Green, P, Keene, DJB, Melville, S, Minford, J

“…Aims 200,000 central venous catheters (CVCs) are inserted annually in the NHS. CVCs are regularly flushed before and after use, and also “locked” with…”
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Rethinking China's new great wall by Ma, Zhijun, Melville, David S, Liu, Jianguo, Chen, Ying, Yang, Hongyan, Ren, Wenwei, Zhang, Zhengwang, Piersma, Theunis, Li, Bo

“…Massive seawall construction in coastal wetlands threatens biodiversity China's position as the world's second largest economy is largely due to its rapid…”
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Coastal wetlands in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China: probably the most important site globally for the Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) by Yang, Ziyou, Li, Jing, Han, Yongxiang, Hassell, Chris J., Leung, Kar-Sin Katherine, Melville, David S., Yu, Yat-tung, Zhang, Lin, Choi, Chi-Yeung

“…Abstract Background Despite an increasing number of surveys and a growing interest in birdwatching, the population and distribution of Asian Dowitcher (…”
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Migration departure strategies of shorebirds at a final pre-breeding stopover site by Tan, Kun, Choi, Chi-Yeung, Peng, Hebo, Melville, David S., Ma, Zhijun

“…Abstract Background Departure decisions and behaviors of migratory birds at stopover sites are expected to maximize fitness by trade-offs among avoiding…”
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Effects of anthropogenic landscapes on population maintenance of waterbirds by Wang, Xiaodan, Li, Xinhai, Ren, Xiaotong, Jackson, Micha V., Fuller, Richard A., Melville, David S., Amano, Tatsuya, Ma, Zhijun

“…Anthropogenic impacts have reduced natural areas but increased the area of anthropogenic landscapes. There is debate about whether anthropogenic landscapes…”
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Dual threat of tidal flat loss and invasive Spartina alterniflora endanger important shorebird habitat in coastal mainland China by Jackson, Micha V., Fuller, Richard A., Gan, Xiaojing, Li, Jing, Mao, Dehua, Melville, David S., Murray, Nicholas J., Wang, Zongming, Choi, Chi-Yeung

“…China's coastal wetlands are critically important to shorebirds. Substantial loss of tidal flats, shorebirds' primary foraging grounds, has occurred from land…”
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Efficient removal of Spartina alterniflora with low negative environmental impacts using imazapyr by Peng, He-Bo, Shi, Jianbin, Gan, Xiaojing, Zhang, Jing, Ma, Chao, Piersma, Theunis, Melville, David S.

“…Invasion by smooth cordgrass ( Spartina alterniflora Loisel) has greatly impacted the intertidal ecosystems of China. Worldwide, chemical control is the most…”
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Changes in area and number of nature reserves in China by Ma, Zhijun, Chen, Ying, Melville, David S., Fan, Jun, Liu, Jianguo, Dong, Jinwei, Tan, Kun, Cheng, Xuefei, Fuller, Richard A., Xiao, Xiangming, Li, Bo

“…Nature reserves (NR) are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation. Over the past 60 years, the rapid expansion of NRs in China, one of the world's…”
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Achievements, challenges, and recommendations for waterbird conservation in China's coastal wetlands by Ma, Zhijun, Choi, Chi-Yeung, Gan, Xiaojing, Li, Jing, Liu, Yang, Melville, David S., Mu, Tong, Piersma, Theunis, Zhang, Zhengwang

“…China's coastal wetlands provide breeding, migration stopover, and wintering habitats for about 230 waterbird species, which is more than a quarter of all…”
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Tapeworm bolus expelled from New Zealand variable oystercatchers (Haematopus unicolor) during handling: first record of this phenomenon in wild birds, and a global checklist of Haematopus cestode parasites by Presswell, B., Melville, D. S., Randhawa, H. S.

“…On two occasions in November and December 2009, whilst being captured and handled for banding in Tasman Bay, New Zealand, two variable oystercatchers (…”
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Health care utilisation of prematurely born, preschool children related to hospitalisation for RSV infection by Greenough, A, Alexander, J, Burgess, S, Bytham, J, Chetcuti, P A J, Hagan, J, Lenney, W, Melville, S, Shaw, N J, Boorman, J, Coles, S, Turner, J, Pang, F

“…Background: In prematurely born infants with chronic lung disease (CLD), RSV hospitalisation is associated with increased health service utilisation and costs…”
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