AN INDO-PACIFIC HUMPBACK DOLPHIN (SOUSA CHINENSIS) SEVERELY INJURED BY VESSEL COLLISION: LIVE RESCUE AT SEA, CLINICAL CARE, AND POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION USING A VIRTOPSY-INTEGRATED APPROACH

An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) severely injured by vessel collision: live rescue at sea, clinical care, and postmortem examination using a virtopsy-integrated approach

Abstract Background Vessel collision induces blunt and sharp force traumas to aquatic animals and is a leading anthropogenic impact affecting cetaceans worldwide.Vessel collision is an important threat affecting vulnerable coastal cetaceans such as the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) which reside in coastal waters of Hong Kong amon

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Case-Control Study of Risk Factors and Self-Care Behaviors of Foot Ulceration in Diabetic Patients Attending Primary Healthcare Services in Palestine

The purpose of this study is to identify certain sociodemographic, lifestyle, self-care, and foot examination factors that predict the development of diabetic foot ulcers in Palestine.A case-control study was performed in Palestine in 2019.The control group consisted of diabetic patients without foot ulceration (NFU).The case group included diabeti

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