Publications by authors named "E L Cochrane"
Identifying and assessing the magnitude of direct threats to ecosystems and species are critical steps to prioritizing, planning, implementing, and assessing conservation actions. Just as medical clinicians and researchers need a standard way to talk about human diseases, conservation practitioners and scientists need a common and comprehensive language to talk about the threats they are facing to facilitate joint action, evaluation, and learning. To meet this need, in 2008 the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the Conservation Measures Partnership produced the first version of a common threats classification with the understanding that it would be periodically updated to take into account new information and learning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExamining the predictive value of fetal fraction on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
October 2024
Background: Cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) screening is routinely performed in pregnancy. Abnormal fetal fraction has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, which are associated with severe maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Objective: This study examined whether abnormal fetal fraction, defined in this study as fetal fraction either <6 or >15 on the basis of restricted-cubic-spline-plot within our study population, was associated with HDP in a retrospective sample, as well as whether fetal fraction improves the prediction of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).
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- - The Nest Parasite Community Science Project aims to explore how food supplementation affects eastern bluebirds and their nest parasites, involving input from 69 stewards in 26 states between 2018 and 2021.
- - Findings show that providing mealworms or suet increased the fledging success of bluebirds, despite the presence of common parasites like blow flies, fleas, and mites in the nests.
- - The influence of food supplementation on parasite prevalence varied by year and location, with more stewards feeding bluebirds in the southern U.S., a trend that contrasts with other scientific projects.
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- The study investigates the relationship between transvaginal cervical length (TVCL) measurements after cerclage placement and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB).
- It analyzes data from 210 patients with singleton pregnancies, focusing on the odds of sPTB in those with TVCL measurements less than 2.5 cm compared to those with measurements 2.5 cm or greater.
- The results indicate that while a TVCL <2.5 cm does not significantly increase the odds of sPTB, a TVCL <2.0 cm is associated with significantly higher odds of sPTB.
In this research we identify the processes leading to hierarchical society in a region of Sāmoa, the often-labelled 'birthplace' of the Polynesian chiefdoms. Our analyses in the Falefa Valley on 'Upolu island combine lidar mapping and ground survey to reveal an extensive system of archaeological features: rock walls, ditches, and platforms. Excavation and radiocarbon dating underpin a feature chronology and characterize feature variation.
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