Homogeneity in cranial biometrics and bill morphology is verified by measurements from The Gambia, Botswana and Kenya in the case of the putative sub-species of the highly commensal Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus and non-commensal Necrosyrte

We present biometrical data assembled from a combined total of 37 complete and partially cleaned skulls and feathered heads for the two putative subspecies of Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus and N. m. pileatus (which Mundy et al. (1992) credibly argue should be N. m. carunculatus). We report on mostly insignificant variation in measurements taken from across three regions of the Hooded Vulture range. For N. m. pileatus (n = 22) the measurements are assembled from 13 live birds captured, tagged and released in Botswana between 2014-2017, seven museum specimens held in The National Museums of Kenya collected during 1913-1950, and two as described below. We compare with N. m. monachus (n = 14) where we measured eight specimens produced by road traffic accidents in The Gambia 2002-2019 of which seven are cleaned bare skulls and one a feathered study skin. We also measured six feathered heads and three skulls from several different countries in Africa, collected during 1832-1929 (n = 6 monachus, 2 pileatus, and 1 unknown) and held at the Natural History Museum, Tring, UK. Cranial materials for Hooded Vulture are scarce in world museums and the Gambian sample consisting of seven cleaned skulls represents the largest known number for a single country. Different populations across the regions vary considerably in both feeding habits and home ranges. We hypothesised that different foraging ecologies may have led to adaptation in bill morphology. Presented here for the first time are a series of skull morphometrics which test for variation in cranial biometrics and bill morphology from across the range of the Hooded Vulture. The Gambian bird has been DNA sequenced and a planned genetics study of other populations will resolve the long-standing taxonomic debate.

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THE RATE OF ACUTE SPINAL CORD INJURY IN TASHKENT CITY BETWEEN 2005-2012 YEARS

European Medical Health and Pharmaceutical Journal ◽

10.12955/emhpj.v7i2.506 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Rukhulla Zabikhullaevich Khikmatullaev ◽

Alisher Iskandarovich Iskandarov ◽

Dildora Zabikhullaevna Khakimova

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Spinal Cord Injuries ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Lumbar Level ◽

Thoracic Level ◽

Medical Institutions ◽

Cord Injury ◽

Working Age ◽

First Time

Objective: to analyze main clinical-statistical indices of spine and spinal cord injuries (SCI) and system of organization of medical aid to the victims. We conducted a cohort retrospective study of materials of medical institutions of Tashkent city. Medical records of patients and records of forensic examinations were analyzed. 242 cases of spinal cord injuries were studied. Over the last 10 years in Tashkent the frequency of SCI have been tend to increase, males and working-age people are dominated. In 60.9% of cases the injury was associated, in 36.2% - isolated, and in 2.9% - combined. Fallings from height and road traffic accidents were the main reasons for getting SCI. Lesions at cervical level registered in 45% of cases, thoracic level - 27.3%, at lumbar level - 27.7%, respectively. According to ASIA/IMSOP, full injuries were noted in 40.1% of cases, incomplete injures were in 59.9%. Overall mortality from SCI was 68.6%. Thus, for the first time this study allowed to get in detail the clinical and statistical indicators of SCI in the region.

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‘Ava’: a Beaker-associated woman from a cist at Achavanich, Highland, and the story of her (re-)discovery and subsequent study

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland ◽

10.9750/psas.147.1250 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 147 ◽

pp. 73-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maya Hoole ◽

Alison Sheridan ◽

Angela Boyle ◽

Thomas Booth ◽

Selina Brace ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bronze Age ◽

Radiocarbon Dates ◽

History Museum ◽

Subsequent Investigation ◽

New Information ◽

National Museums ◽

Excavation Work ◽

The Many ◽

The Individual ◽

First Time

This contribution describes the discovery and subsequent investigation of a cist in a rock-cut pit at Achavanich, Highland. Discovered and excavated in 1987, the cist was found to contain the tightly contracted skeletal remains of a young woman, accompanied by a Beaker, three flint artefacts and a cattle scapula. Initial post excavation work established a date for the skeleton together with details of her age and sex, and preliminary pollen analysis of sediments attaching to the Beaker was undertaken. The findings were never fully published and, upon the death of the excavator, Robert Gourlay, the documentary archive was left in the Highland Council Archaeology Unit. Fresh research in 2014–17, initiated and co-ordinated by the first-named author and funded by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland with assistance from National Museums Scotland, the Natural History Museum and Harvard Medical School, has produced a significant amount of new information on the individual and on some of the items with which she was buried. This new information includes two further radiocarbon dates, a more detailed osteological report, isotopic information pertaining to the place where she had been raised and to her diet, histological information on the decomposition of her body, and genetic information that sheds light on her ancestry, her hair, eye and skin colour and her intolerance of lactose. (This is the first time that an ancient DNA report has been published in the Proceedings.) Moreover, a facial reconstruction adds virtual flesh to her bones. The significance of this discovery within the Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age of this part of Scotland is discussed, along with the many and innovative ways in which information on this individual, dubbed ‘Ava’, has been disseminated around the world.

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American and Saudi Arabian college students: A comparison of road traffic accidents

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e574192012-010 ◽

1984 ◽

Author(s):

Parviz A. Koushki

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Saudi Arabian ◽

Road Traffic Accidents

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Edward Heron-Allen FRS (1861–1943): a review of his scientific career, with an annotated bibliography of his foraminiferal publications

Archives of Natural History ◽

10.3366/anh.2004.31.1.6 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 6-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Richard L. Hodgkinson ◽

John E. Whittaker

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Royal Society ◽

Annotated Bibliography ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

Scientific Career ◽

History Museum ◽

First Time

ABSTRACT: In spite of his many other interests, Edward Heron-Allen also worked for nearly 50 years as a scientist on minute shelled protists, called foraminifera, much of it in an unpaid, unofficial capacity at The Natural History Museum, London, and notably in collaboration with Arthur Earland. During this career he published more than 70 papers and obtained several fellowships, culminating in 1919 in his election to the Royal Society. Subsequently, he bequeathed his foraminiferal collections and fine library to the Museum, and both are housed today in a room named in his honour. In this paper, for the first time, an assessment of his scientific accomplishments is given, together with a full annotated bibliography of his publications held in the Heron-Allen Library. This is part of a project to produce a bibliography of his complete publications, recently initiated by the Heron-Allen Society.

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TO THE STABILITY OF TANK VEHICLES IN THE BRAKE MODE

Avtoshliakhovyk Ukrayiny ◽

10.33868/0365-8392-2019-1-257-27-32 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 27-32

Author(s):

Denys Popelysh ◽

Yurii Seluk ◽

Sergyi Tomchuk

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Model ◽

Control Systems ◽

Distribution Systems ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Center Of Mass ◽

Dynamic Processes ◽

Course Stability ◽

The Stability ◽

Tank Vehicles

This article discusses the question of the possibility of improving the roll stability of partially filled tank vehicles while braking. We consider the dangers associated with partially filled tank vehicles. We give examples of the severe consequences of road traffic accidents that have occurred with tank vehicles carrying dangerous goods. We conducted an analysis of the dynamic processes of fluid flow in the tank and their influence on the basic parameters of the stability of vehicle. When transporting a partially filled tank due to the comparability of the mass of the empty tank with the mass of the fluid being transported, the dynamic qualities of the vehicle change so that they differ significantly from the dynamic characteristics of other vehicles. Due to large displacements of the center of mass of cargo in the tank there are additional loads that act vehicle and significantly reduce the course stability and the drivability. We consider the dynamics of liquid sloshing in moving containers, and give examples of building a mechanical model of an oscillating fluid in a tank and a mathematical model of a vehicle with a tank. We also considered the method of improving the vehicle’s stability, which is based on the prediction of the moment of action and the nature of the dynamic processes of liquid cargo and the implementation of preventive actions by executive mechanisms. Modern automated control systems (anti-lock brake system, anti-slip control systems, stabilization systems, braking forces distribution systems, floor level systems, etc.) use a certain list of elements for collecting necessary parameters and actuators for their work. This gives the ability to influence the course stability properties without interfering with the design of the vehicle only by making changes to the software of these systems. Keywords: tank vehicle, roll stability, mathematical model, vehicle control systems.

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ADHD is a Risk Factor of Road Crashes: A Purposive Study of Finding Relation between ADHD and Road Traffic Accident in Bangladesh

International Journal of Contemporary Research and Review ◽

10.15520/ijcrr/2018/9/08/563 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (08) ◽

pp. 20531-20536

Author(s):

Nusrat Shamima Nur ◽

M. S. l. Mullick ◽

Ahmed Hossain

Keyword(s):

Risk Factor ◽

Road Traffic Accident ◽

Traffic Accident ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Fatality Rate ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Crashes ◽

Road Crash ◽

Day By Day

Background: In Bangladesh fatality rate due to road traffic accidents is rising sharply day by day. At least 2297 people were killed and 5480 were injured in road traffic accidents within 1st six months of 2017.Whereas in the previous year at 2016 at least 1941 people were killed and 4794 were injured within the 1st six months. No survey has been reported in Bangladesh yet correlating ADHD as a reason of impulsive driving which ends up in a road crash.

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Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents Among Adolescents (13-18years) in Selected Schools of Baramulla Kashmir

The International Annals of Medicine ◽

10.24087/iam.2017.1.6.176 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Dilshada Rashid ◽

Aisha Akhter

Keyword(s):

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Teaching Programme ◽

Structured Teaching

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Positive Aspects of COVID 19 Pandemic: A Blessing in Disguis

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.2371 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 187-191

Author(s):

Anjankar Ashish P ◽

Anjankar Vaibhav P ◽

Anjankar Anil J ◽

Kanyal Lata

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Heart Attack ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Community Action ◽

Crime Rates ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Positive Side ◽

The World

COVID 19 is undeniably one of the deadliest diseases that humanity has ever seen. It continues to affect the lives and livelihood of people appallingly across the world. Maximum discussions focus towards the apprehension of catching the infection, dwelling in homes, overpopulated nursing homes and shut down of all kinds. But, here let’s discuss the positive side of COVID 19 pandemic.As COVID 19 has spread its influence all over the world, affected countries have either announced lockdown or have implemented severe restrictions in their respective countries. Because of this, everyone dwells in their homes. Thus, exercising social distancing and functioning from home. All of the above is directed at restricting the transmission of coronavirus and expectantly ostracising the fatality from COVID 19. These transformations have also brought about some unanticipated emanations; some good things have come out of the pandemic as well. Positive effects of COVID 19 are seen on reduced road traffic, and road traffic accidents lowered levels of air pollution which has to lead to lowered heart attack rates and rejuvenating environment. Crime rates have fallen, and expenses are reduced in most places. Community action, communication amongst families, behaviour, sanitation, hygiene, online and distance education has positively impacted by COVID 19 pandemic. COVID 19 despite a bane for humans, can be thought of a boon for living beings. The habitats and elements have been purified with the stringent use of petrochemical products. To breathe fresh air and to consume purified water is a boon by itself. Now, it is time for humans to lead a caring life to every bounty bestowed on them by Nature. This thoughtful and considerate life will give hope for a healthy, stress-free life.

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