DINOSAUR METABOLISM AND THE ALLOMETRY OF MAXIMUM GROWTH RATE.

Dinosaur Metabolism and the Allometry of Maximum Growth Rate.

The allometry of maximum somatic growth rate has been used in prior studies to classify the metabolic state of both extant vertebrates and dinosaurs.The most recent such studies are reviewed, and their data is reanalyzed.The results of allometric regressions on growth rate are shown to depend on the choice of independent variable; the typical choic

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Mind the Gap: What explains the education-related inequality in missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa? Compositional and structural characteristics

Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) is an important barrier hindering full immunisation coverage among eligible children.Though factors responsible for MOV are well documented in literature, little attention has been paid to the role of inequalities.The aim of this study is to examine the association between structural or compositional facto

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