The Arctic tundra is currently experiencing an unprecedented combination of climate change, change in grazing pressure by large herbivores and growing human activity.Thickets of tall shrubs represent a conspicuous vegetation state in northern and temperate ecosystems, where it serves important ecological functions, including habitat for wildlife.Th
Voluntary drug administration is a key facet of substance use disorder (SUD).Among the ALLIMAX PRO 450MG substances included under SUD, nicotine is the leading cause of preventable death.Nicotine use is also particularly sensitive to relapse, with stress being the major cause.Intravenous self-administration of nicotine has been the gold standard fo
This paper examines some aspects of language contact in a Croatian-English bilingual speech community in Canada.The primary goal of the paper is to better understand language proficiency, language IMMUNOCARE use, and attitudes of second-generation heritage speakers of Croatian.In officially multicultural Canada, the roles of Croatian and English ar
Abstract Background Longwing butterflies, Heliconius sp., also called heliconians, are striking examples of diversity and mimicry in butterflies.Heliconians feature strongly colored patterns on their wings, arising from wing scales colored by pigments and/or nanostructures, which serve as an aposematic signal.Results Here, we investigate the colora