SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE TONGUE IN GOLDEN-HEADED LION TAMARINS, LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOMELAS (CALLITHRICHIDAE: PRIMATES)

Scanning electron microscopic study of the tongue in golden-headed lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Callithrichidae: Primates)

Leontopithecus is the largest genus of Callithrichidae, occupying isolated remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil.The objective of this study was to investigate the ultrastructure of the dorsum of the tongue of golden-headed lion tamarins.Tongues of ten adult lion tamarins kept in captivity at the Center of Primatology of Rio de Janeiro (CPRJ-FE

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Combining app-based behavioral therapy with electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a study protocol for a single-arm mixed-methods pilot trial

Abstract Background Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable illness and death, underscoring the need for effective evidence-based smoking cessation interventions.Nuumi, a novel smoking cessation program integrating a digital behavioral therapy and an electronic cigarette, may provide a solution.Objective To investigate the initial

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Canonical discrimination of the effect of a new broiler production facility on soil chemical profiles as related to current management practices.

The effect dirt-floored broiler houses have on the underlying native soil, and the potential for contamination of the ground water by leaching under the foundation, is an understudied area.This study examines alterations in fifteen quantitative soil parameters (Ca, Cu, electrical conductivity, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, NO3, organic matter, P, pH, S, soil

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