SKULL SINUSES PRECLUDED EXTINCT CROCODILE RELATIVES FROM CETACEAN-STYLE DEEP DIVING AS THEY TRANSITIONED FROM LAND TO SEA

Skull sinuses precluded extinct crocodile relatives from cetacean-style deep diving as they transitioned from land to sea

During major evolutionary transitions, groups develop radically new body plans and radiate into new habitats.A classic example is cetaceans which evolved from terrestrial ancestors to become pelagic swimmers.In doing so, they altered their air-filled sinuses, transitioning some of these spaces to allow for fluctuations in air capacity and storage v

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Meta-Transfer Learning Driven Tensor-Shot Detector for the Autonomous Localization and Recognition of Concealed Baggage Threats

Screening baggage against potential threats has become one of the prime aviation security concerns all over the world, where manual detection of prohibited items is a time-consuming and hectic process.Many researchers have developed autonomous systems to recognize baggage threats using security X-ray scans.However, all of these frameworks are vulne

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Interplay between Hepatitis D Virus and the Interferon Response

Chronic hepatitis D (CHD) is the most severe form of viral hepatitis, with rapid progression of liver-related diseases and high rates of development of hepatocellular carcinoma.The causative agent, hepatitis D virus (HDV), contains a small (approximately 1.7 kb) highly self-pairing single-strand circular RNA genome that assembles with the HDV antig

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