Publications by authors named "C Matassa"
Background: The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Ireland was on February 29th 2020. From March until late April, the number of cases increased exponentially. The delivery of anti-cancer therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic was extremely challenging.
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- The challenges that academic mothers face have been a topic of discussion for years, and COVID-19 has amplified these issues, causing many womxn scientists to struggle with balancing parenting and academic responsibilities.
- The text suggests that strategic investments in specific solutions are necessary to address these inequalities and ensure a fairer environment for working mothers.
- Instead of returning to pre-COVID norms, it advocates for creating a new framework that benefits not just mothers, but various groups within academia.
In simple, linear food chains, top predators can have positive indirect effects on basal resources by causing changes in the traits (e.g. behaviour, feeding rates) of intermediate consumers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe nonconsumptive effects (NCEs) of predators on prey behavior and physiology can influence the structure and function of ecological communities. However, the strength of NCEs should depend on the physiological and environmental contexts in which prey must choose between food and safety. For ectotherms, temperature effects on metabolism and foraging rates may shape these choices, thereby altering NCE strength.
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