Interspecific interactions among functionally diverse frugivores and their outcomes for plant reproduction: A new approach based on camera-trap data and tailored null models.

The study of plant-frugivore interactions is essential to understand the ecology and evolution of many plant communities. However, very little is known about how interactions among frugivores indirectly affect plant reproductive success. In this study, we examined direct interactions among vertebrate frugivores sharing the same fruit resources.

Neurobehavioral assessment: a survey of use and value in safety assessment studies.

This report describes the results of a survey designed to evaluate the contribution of F1 neurobehavioral testing to hazard identification and characterization in safety assessment studies. (To review the details of the distributed survey, please see the supplementary data for this article on the journal's Web site.) The survey provided information about studies completed in industrial laboratories in the United States, Europe, and Japan since 1990 on 174 compounds.

Trial of a novel synthetic sealant in preventing air leaks after lung resection.

Background: Postoperative air leaks are a major cause of morbidity after lung resections. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new synthetic, bioresorbable surgical sealant in preventing air leaks after pulmonary resection.

Methods: In a multicenter trial, 172 patients undergoing thoracotomy were randomized intraoperatively in a 2:1 ratio to receive surgical sealant applied to sites at risk for air leak after standard methods of lung closure (treatment group) or to have standard lung closure only (control group).