Status of marine turtle rehabilitation in Queensland

Rehabilitation of marine turtles in Queensland has multifaceted objectives.It treats individual animals, serves to educate the public, and contributes to conservation.We examined the outcome from rehabilitation, time in rehabilitation, and subsequent recapture and restranding rates of stranded marine turtles between 1996 and 2013 to determine if th

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Pac-Man-Shaped Patch-Driven Broadband Circularly Polarized Metasurface Antenna With CMA-Based Quadruple-Mode Excitation

This paper introduces a novel quadruple-mode excited low-profile metasurface (MTS)-based broadband circularly polarized (CP) patch antenna.For a quadruple-mode excitation, the antenna uses a unique pac-man-shaped patch (PSP) as the primary CP radiator and above it a $4 imes 4$ sized rectangular MTS, which acts as the secondary radiator.Characterist

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The efficacy of Gufoni maneuver for treating geotropic nystagmus horizontal semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Objective To investigate the efficacy of Gufoni maneuver for treating geotropic nystagmus horizontal semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).Methods We retrospectively analyzed 87 patients diagnosed as geotropic nystagmus horizontal semicircular canal BPPV from January to December 2016.All patients were treated by Gufoni mane

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Examining the Impact of Live Streaming, Affiliate Marketing, and Flash Sale Programs on Purchase Intentions in the TikTok Shop: An Empirical Study Focused on Generation Z

Live streaming has become the latest strategy in marketing products as it provides consumers with a sense of experiencing direct shopping.In live streaming, sellers and Keto Product buyers can interact directly through real-time video streaming.Marketing strategies involving third-party individuals, known as affiliate marketing, are engaged in mark

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Foreign Body Response to Intracortical Microelectrodes Is Not Altered with Dip-Coating of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is a frequently used polymer for neural implants due to its biocompatible property.As a follow-up to our recent study that used PEG for stiffening flexible neural probes, we have evaluated the biological implications of using devices dip-coated with PEG for chronic neural implants.Mice (wild-type and CX3CR1-GFP) received

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