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FIN-PRINT a fully-automated multi-stage deep-learning-based framework for the individual recognition of killer whales by Bergler, Christian, Gebhard, Alexander, Towers, Jared R., Butyrev, Leonid, Sutton, Gary J., Shaw, Tasli J. H., Maier, Andreas, Nöth, Elmar

“…Biometric identification techniques such as photo-identification require an array of unique natural markings to identify individuals. From 1975 to present,…”
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Regional climate and local-scale biotic acceptance explain native–exotic richness relationships in Australian annual plant communities by Towers, Isaac. R., Dwyer, John. M.

“…Native and exotic species richness is expected to be negatively related at small spatial scales where individuals interact, and positive at larger spatial…”
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Targeted deletion of the RNA-binding protein Caprin1 leads to progressive hearing loss and impairs recovery from noise exposure in mice by Nolan, Lisa S., Chen, Jing, Gonçalves, Ana-Cláudia, Bullen, Anwen, Towers, Emily R., Steel, Karen P., Dawson, Sally J., Gale, Jonathan E.

“…Cell cycle associated protein 1 (Caprin1) is an RNA-binding protein that can regulate the cellular post-transcriptional response to stress. It is a component…”
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Author Correction: Infanticide in a mammal-eating killer whale population by Towers, Jared R., Hallé, Muriel J., Symonds, Helena K., Sutton, Gary J., Morton, Alexandra B., Spong, Paul, Borrowman, James P., Ford, John K. B.

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Transmission of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis between Child and Dog in an Aboriginal Australian Community by Schrieber, L, Towers, R, Muscatello, G, Speare, R

“…Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE), also known as group G and C streptococci, is becoming increasingly recognized as a pathogen in humans. We…”
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Restoration thinning permits stems to capitalize on high‐rainfall years in a regenerating endangered forest ecosystem by Towers, Isaac R., Dwyer, John M.

“…1. Passively regenerating native vegetation presents a cost‐effective opportunity to sequester carbon and reinstate habitat in heavily cleared agricultural…”
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Deletion of smn-1, the Caenorhabditis elegans ortholog of the spinal muscular atrophy gene, results in locomotor dysfunction and reduced lifespan by Briese, Michael, Esmaeili, Behrooz, Fraboulet, Sandrine, Burt, Emma C., Christodoulou, Stefanos, Towers, Paula R., Davies, Kay E., Sattelle, David B.

“…Spinal muscular atrophy is the most common genetic cause of infant mortality and is characterized by degeneration of lower motor neurons leading to muscle…”
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Regulation of the orphan nuclear receptor Nr2f2 by the DFNA15 deafness gene Pou4f3 by Tornari, Chrysostomos, Towers, Emily R, Gale, Jonathan E, Dawson, Sally J

“…Hair cells are the mechanotransducing cells of the inner ear that are essential for hearing and balance. POU4F3--a POU-domain transcription factor selectively…”
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A long postreproductive life span is a shared trait among genetically distinct killer whale populations by Nielsen, Mia Lybkær Kronborg, Ellis, Samuel, Towers, Jared R., Doniol‐Valcroze, Thomas, Franks, Daniel W., Cant, Michael A., Weiss, Michael N., Johnstone, Rufus A., Balcomb, Kenneth C., Ellifrit, David K., Croft, Darren P.

“…The extended female postreproductive life span found in humans and some toothed whales remains an evolutionary puzzle. Theory predicts demographic patterns…”
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Decadal changes in adult size of salmon-eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific by Groskreutz, MJ, Durban, JW, Fearnbach, H, Barrett-Lennard, LG, Towers, JR, Ford, JKB

“…Two populations of killer whales aggregate around Vancouver Island to feed primarily on Chinook salmon. Aerial photogrammetry of endangered southern residents…”
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Holistic needs assessment and care plans for women with gynaecological cancer – do they improve cancer specific health related quality of life? A mixed-methods study by Sandsund, C, Towers, R, Thomas, K, Tigue, R, Lalji, A, Doyle, N, Fernandes, A, Jordan, J, Gage, H, Shaw, C

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Low Rates of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and High Rates of Pyoderma in Australian Aboriginal Communities Where Acute Rheumatic Fever Is Hyperendemic by McDonald, Malcolm I., Towers, Rebecca J., Andrews, Ross M., Benger, Norma, Currie, Bart J., Carapetis, Jonathan R.

“…Background. Acute rheumatic fever is a major cause of heart disease in Aboriginal Australians. The epidemiology differs from that observed in regions with…”
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Molecular typing of Streptococcus pyogenes from remote Aboriginal communities where rheumatic fever is common and pyoderma is the predominant streptococcal infection by McDONALD, M. I., TOWERS, R. J., FAGAN, P., CARAPETIS, J. R., CURRIE, B. J.

“…Aboriginal Australians in remote communities have high rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD); yet pharyngitis is reportedly rare whilst pyoderma is common…”
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P752: TARGETING S100A9 IN THE MYELODYSPLASTIC INFLAMMATORY BONE MARROW MICROENVIRONMENT BY TASQUINIMOD IMPROVES THE SUPPORTIVE FUNCTION OF MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS by Wobus, M., Balaian, E., Lissner, M., Towers, R., Oelschlägel, U., Wehner, R., Chavakis, T., Törngren, M., Eriksson, H., Bondesson, E., Platzbecker, U., Bornhäuser, M., Sockel, K.

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Congener-Independent Immunoassay for Microcystins and Nodularins by Fischer, Werner J, Garthwaite, Ian, Miles, Christopher O, Ross, Kathryn M, Aggen, James B, Chamberlin, A. Richard, Towers, Neale R, Dietrich, Daniel R

“…Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) (e.g., Microcystis and Nodularia spp.) capable of producing toxic peptides are found in fresh and brackish water worldwide…”
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Isolation of pectenotoxin-2 from Dinophysis acuta and its conversion to pectenotoxin-2 seco acid, and preliminary assessment of their acute toxicities by Miles, Christopher O, Wilkins, Alistair L, Munday, Rex, Dines, Mark H, Hawkes, Allan D, Briggs, Lyn R, Sandvik, Morten, Jensen, Dwayne J, Cooney, Janine M, Holland, Patrick T, Quilliam, Michael A, Lincoln MacKenzie, A, Beuzenberg, Veronica, Towers, Neale R

“…We have developed a simple and effective method for isolating pectenotoxin-2 (PTX-2) from Dinophysis cells collected from a natural bloom. A two-step…”
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The dynamic nature of group A streptococcal epidemiology in tropical communities with high rates of rheumatic heart disease by McDONALD, M. I., TOWERS, R. J., ANDREWS, R., BENGER, N., FAGAN, P., CURRIE, B. J., CARAPETIS, J. R.

“…Prospective surveillance was conducted in three remote Aboriginal communities with high rates of rheumatic heart disease in order to investigate the…”
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Acute toxicity of gymnodimine to mice by Munday, Rex, Towers, Neale R, Mackenzie, Lincoln, Beuzenberg, Veronica, Holland, Patrick T, Miles, Christopher O

“…The acute toxicity of the phycotoxin gymnodimine to female Swiss mice by intraperitoneal injection and by oral administration has been determined. Gymnodimine…”
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Preliminary validation of a novel high-resolution melt-based typing method based on the multilocus sequence typing scheme of Streptococcus pyogenes by Richardson, L.J., Tong, S.Y.C., Towers, R.J., Huygens, F., McGregor, K., Fagan, P.K., Currie, B.J., Carapetis, J.R., Giffard, P.M.

“…The major limitation of current typing methods for Streptococcus pyogenes, such as emm sequence typing and T typing, is that these are based on regions subject…”
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Impacts of climate change on cetacean distribution, habitat and migration by van Weelden, Celine, Towers, Jared R., Bosker, Thijs

“…•Review on climate change impacts on cetacean distribution, habitat and migrations.•Research is limited and spatially and phylogenetically unevenly…”
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