Additional file 1: Table S1. of The effect of induction method in twin pregnancies: a secondary analysis for the twin birth study

Adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes by method of induction. (RTF 86 kb

Back to the future: Exploring riverine macroinvertebrate communities' invasibility

Riverine communities have been subject to numerous biological invasion events, with crustaceans among the most successful group of invasive animals worldwide. Understanding what makes a river system prone to invasion is of considerable interest to environmental regulators, resource managers, scientists and wider society globally. The Ponto-Caspian amphipod, Dikerogammarus haemobaphes (Crustacea: Gammaridae), is a hyper-successful invasive species that was first recorded in the UK in 2012. The use of contemporary distribution data for D. haemobaphes (2009–2020) from England provided a unique opportunity to study faunal community patterns and differences between sites that experienced invasion compared to those that have not. Macroinvertebrate community taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic features, as well as the presence of co-occurrent invaders and abiotic features of the river systems, were examined from sites before the invasion and compared to control sites that were not invaded during the study period. Sites that would later experience invasion by D. haemobaphes were characterized by higher abundances of other invaders (e.g., especially Ponto Caspian taxa), lower abundances of crustaceans and typically had greater channel width and water depth. These basic characteristics may help identify sites at risk of future invasion by D. haemobaphes. Most biomonitoring tools examined displayed no difference between control and pre-invaded samples, while both taxonomic and functional richness displayed higher values at sites that were subsequently invaded, questioning classic biological invasion hypotheses. Recognizing specific community characteristics that may be a precondition for subsequent invasion is essential for understanding and better predicting their future trajectories of change

Biological metrics from 202 UK lotic sites

Biological metrics: data from 202 UK lotic sites used in the analysis for the study: Multiple co-occurrent alien invaders constrain aquatic biodiversity in rivers. Ecological ApplicationsThe following explain the column headings in the spreadsheet:SITE_ID =Site ID of the lotic site; WATER_BODY= Water body name, SAMPLE_DATE=Date of Sampling, WHPT_TOTAL= WHPT index score, N_TAXA-WHPT=Total number of taxa used to calculate the WHPT score, Frich=Functional Richness value, FRed= Functional Redundancy value, ACI=Abundance Contamination Index, RCI=Richness Contamination Index, Invaders= Number of invaders (5 = ≥5)</div

Multiple co‐occurrent alien invaders constrain aquatic biodiversity in rivers

A greater understanding and effective management of biological invasions is a priority for biodiversity conservation globally. Many freshwater ecosystems are experiencing the colonisation and spread of multiple co-occurrent alien species. Here the implications of both the relative abundance and richness of alien invaders on aquatic macroinvertebrate taxonomic and functional richness, ecosystem quality and functional redundancy are assessed using long-term data from rivers in England. Based on the most common aquatic invaders, results indicated that their richness rather than abundance was the most important factor negatively affecting aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity. However, the response of functional redundancy was negatively affected by invader abundance at the river basin scale. The response of communities varied as the number of invading taxa increased, with the most marked reductions following the colonisation of the first few invaders. Results indicate that different facets of multiple biological invasions influence distinct aspects of aquatic biodiversity. Preventing the establishment of new invaders and limiting invader taxa richness within a community should therefore be a conservation priority. These findings will assist river scientists in understanding mechanisms driving changes in biodiversity and facilitate the testing of ecological theories while also ensuring environmental managers and regulators can prioritize conservation / management opportunities

Additional file 1: of Metformin in women with type 2 diabetes in pregnancy (MiTy): a multi-center randomized controlled trial

Collaborating Centres. (DOCX 117 kb

Supplemental material for Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement: <i>Acute Stroke Management during pregnancy</i>

<p>Supplemental material for Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement: <i>Acute Stroke Management during pregnancy</i> by Noor Niyar N Ladhani, Richard H Swartz, Norine Foley, Kara Nerenberg, Eric E Smith, Gord Gubitz, Dariush Dowlatshahi, Jayson Potts, Joel G Ray, Jon Barrett, Cheryl Bushnell, Simerpreet Bal, Wee-Shian Chan, Radha Chari, Meryem El Amrani, Shital Gandhi, Michael D Hill, Andra James, Thomas Jeerakathil, Albert Jin, Adam Kirton, Sylvain Lanthier, Andrea Lausman, Lisa Rae Leffert, Jennifer Mandzia, Bijoy Menon, Aleksandra Pikula, Alexandre Poppe, Gustavo Saposnik, Mukul Sharma, Sanjit Bhogal, Elisabeth Smitko and M Patrice Lindsay; on behalf of the Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Stroke Best Practice and Quality Advisory Committees; in collaboration with the Canadian Stroke Consortium in International Journal of Stroke</p