Leizhou Bay in Guangdong Province is the most important wintering site in China for the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers (Calidris pygmaea).As food is usually a strong predictor of presence, in the winters of 2019-2022 we studied arthropod food resources and diet on the intertidal mudflats at the Tujiao and Hebei mudflats in Leizhou Ba
Abstract When should you claim a pension (such as social security) in the US? Much current advice focuses on the increase in the annual pension benefit as individuals delay claiming a pension, an increase due to the actuarial fairness of the system.However, individuals face two risks: whether they live to the planned claiming age, and how long they
Objective.To analyze the association between dietary patterns and metabolic syndrome (MS) components in adult women with excess weight.Materials and methods.Cross-sectional study with anthropometric, Strainer dietary, biochemi- cal and blood pressure data.Dietary patterns were identified by factor analysis and multiple logistic regression models we