Apex predators live at the top of an ecological pyramid, preying on animals in the pyramid below and normally immune from predation themselves.Apex predators are often, but not always, the largest animals of their kind.The living killer whale Orcinus orca is an apex predator in modern world oceans.Here we focus on an earlier apex predator, the late
BackgroundStroke prevention guidance for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) uses evidence generated from randomised controlled trials (RCTs).However, applicability to patient groups excluded from trials remains unknown.Real-world patient data provide an opportunity to evaluate outcomes in a trial analogous population of direct oral anticoagulan
A series of samples taken from gilded Gandharan sculpted objects in schist (both portable artifacts and architectural decorative components), coming from different sacred sites of ancient Gandhara and the Swat valley, are in the course of analytical inspection.They are studied by the means of different archaeometric techniques.Although, given Quich
Plants can use volatiles for remote suppression of competitors.Mints produce essential oils, which are known to affect the growth of other plants.We used a comparative approach to identify allelopathic compounds from different Mints (genus Mentha, but also including Cat Mint, Nepeta cataria, and Corean Mint, Agastache Lounge Tops rugosa, belonging