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Melatonin improves the motility and DNA integrity of frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa likely via suppression of mitochondrial superoxide production by Pool, K.R., Rickard, J.P., de Graaf, S.P.

“…The ability of the neurohormone melatonin to ameliorate cryopreservation-induced damage to spermatozoa has been demonstrated in several domestic species…”
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Taxonomic and functional homogenization of an endemic desert fish fauna by Pool, Thomas K., Olden, Julian D.

“…Aim: The highly endemic fishes of the arid Southwest USA have been heavily impacted by human activities resulting in one of the most threatened fish faunas in…”
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Consumer trophic positions respond variably to seasonally fluctuating environments by McMeans, Bailey C., Kadoya, Taku, Pool, Thomas K., Holtgrieve, Gordon W., Lek, Sovan, Kong, Heng, Winemiller, Kirk, Elliott, Vittoria, Rooney, Neil, Laffaille, Pascal, McCann, Kevin S.

“…The effects of environmental seasonality on food web structure have been notoriously understudied in empirical ecology. Here, we focus on seasonal changes in…”
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Exogenous melatonin advances the ram breeding season and increases testicular function by Pool, K. R., Rickard, J. P., Pini, T., de Graaf, S. P.

“…Governed by melatonin, ovine reproductive seasonality limits production outcomes due to periods of decreased reproductive efficiency. Though it is established…”
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The fate of spermatozoa in the female reproductive tract: A comparative review by Rickard, J.P., Pool, K.R., Druart, X., de Graaf, S.P.

“…The journey that spermatozoa take following deposition in the female tract is a long and perilous one. The barriers they face within the female tract differ…”
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Treatment of rams with melatonin implants in the non-breeding season improves post-thaw sperm progressive motility and DNA integrity by Pool, K.R., Rickard, J.P., Tumeth, E., de Graaf, S.P.

“…In the Merino ram, it is unclear whether cryopreserved sperm function and fertility is compromised when collected during the non-breeding season, when Merino…”
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Overcoming neuroendocrine and metabolic barriers to puberty: the role of melatonin in advancing puberty in ewe lambs by Pool, K.R., Rickard, J.P., de Graaf, S.P.

“…Pubertal onset in the ewe is subject to a multitude of physiological and environmental constraints. As seasonal breeders, sheep rely on decreasing photoperiod…”
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The Attitudes of Pulmonologists Regarding Smoking Behavior of Their Patients with Advanced COPD: A Qualitative Research by Mooren, K, van der Linden, Ggh, Pool, K, Engels, Y

“…Patients with diseases linked with smoking, such as COPD, report a health-related stigma on their smoking behavior, which is related to a poorer quality of…”
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Suspicious Patterns in Hedge Fund Returns and the Risk of Fraud by Bollen, Nicolas P. B., Pool, Veronika K.

“…Recent cases of hedge fund fraud have caused large losses for investors and have fueled the debate regarding the ability of regulators to oversee the industry…”
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What happens post-pilot testing? A model for revising a disability awareness and competency training program by Adamson, B., Thompson, C.M., Makos, S., Pool, K., Liechty, T., Chiu, C.Y., Woo, M., Rice, L.

“…Disability awareness and competency trainings are an important component of addressing ableism and health equity in the health promotion context. This…”
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Positive Interactions between Nonindigenous Species Facilitate Transport by Human Vectors by Oliver Floerl, Thomas K. Pool, Inglis, Graeme J.

“…Numerous studies have shown how interactions between nonindigenous species (NIS) can accelerate the rate at which they establish and spread in invaded…”
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The People in Your Neighborhood: Social Interactions and Mutual Fund Portfolios by POOL, VERONIKA K., STOFFMAN, NOAH, YONKER, SCOTT E.

“…We find that socially connected fund managers have more similar holdings and trades. The overlap of funds whose managers reside in the same neighborhood is…”
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It Pays to Set the Menu: Mutual Fund Investment Options in 401(k) Plans by POOL, VERONIKA K., SIALM, CLEMENS, STEFANESCU, IRINA

“…This paper investigates whether mutual fund families acting as service providers in 401(k) plans display favoritism toward their own affiliated funds. Using a…”
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No Place Like Home: Familiarity in Mutual Fund Manager Portfolio Choice by Pool, Veronika K., Stoffman, Noah, Yonker, Scott E.

“…We show that familiarity affects the portfolio decisions of mutual fund managers. Controlling for fund location, funds overweight stocks from their managers'…”
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Conflicting Family Values in Mutual Fund Families by BHATTACHARYA, UTPAL, LEE, JUNG H., POOL, VERONIKA K.

“…We analyze the investment behavior of affiliated funds of mutual funds (AFoMFs), which are mutual funds that can only invest in other funds in the family, and…”
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Radiographic imaging features of thoracic complications after pneumonectomy in oncologic patients by Pool, K.L, Munden, R.F, Vaporciyan, A, O'Sullivan, P.J

“…Abstract Purpose The morbidity and mortality for pneumonectomy in patients has been reported to be as high as 24%. To determine if a subset of patients…”
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Out of sight no more? The effect of fee disclosures on 401(k) investment allocations by Kronlund, Mathias, Pool, Veronika K., Sialm, Clemens, Stefanescu, Irina

“…We examine the effects of a 2012 regulatory reform that mandated fee and performance disclosures for the investment options in 401(k) plans. We show that…”
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Do Shocks to Personal Wealth Affect Risk-taking in Delegated Portfolios? by Pool, Veronika K., Stoffman, Noah, Yonker, Scott E., Zhang, Hanjiang

“…Using exogenous wealth shocks stemming from the collapse of the housing market, we show that managers who experience substantial losses in their home values…”
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Biological invasions drive biotic homogenization of North American crayfishes by Larson, Eric R., Pool, Thomas K.

“…The invasion of non-native species, and declines or extinctions of native species, can act together to drive either biotic homogenization or differentiation…”
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Do Hedge Fund Managers Misreport Returns? Evidence from the Pooled Distribution by BOLLEN, NICOLAS P.B., POOL, VERONIKA K.

“…We find a significant discontinuity in the pooled distribution of monthly hedge fund returns: The number of small gains far exceeds the number of small losses…”
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