GONE WITH THE PLATE: THE OPENING OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN DROVE THE DIVERSIFICATION OF GROUND-DWELLER SPIDERS

Gone with the plate: the opening of the Western Mediterranean basin drove the diversification of ground-dweller spiders

Abstract Background The major islands of the Western Mediterranean--Corsica, Sardinia, and the Balearic Islands--are continental terrenes that drifted towards their present day location following a retreat from their original position on the eastern Iberian Peninsula about 30 million years ago.Several studies have taken advantage of this well-dated

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Multifaceted complications and surgical management of bronchobiliary fistula with associated pneumonia and intrahepatic stones: A case report

Background: Bronchobiliary fistulas (BBFs), primarily stemming from choledocholithiasis, present considerable diagnostic and treatment challenges.Their prolonged nature can lead to life-threatening situations without timely management, often complicated by lung abscesses.Case presentation: A 64-year-old man, presenting with fever, chills, and a cou

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Applying Decision Trees to Examine the Nonlinear Effects of Multiscale Transport Accessibility on Rural Poverty in China

Accessibility plays an important role in alleviating rural poverty.Previous studies have explored the relationship between accessibility and rural poverty, but they offer limited evidence of the collective influence of multiscale transport accessibility (town-level, county-level, and prefecture-level accessibility) and its nonlinear effects on rura

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Graphic keypad in intrusion alarm systems

Intrusion and hold-up alarm systems Waterproof Jackets (Is & HAS for short, also known as burglary and robbery systems) can be classified as belonging to the group of electronic security systems.Intruder alarm systems (IAS for shat) are installed and operated in a variety of public and private buildings having very different uses.Therefore, intrude

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