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Ecomorphological and taphonomic gradients in clypeasteroid-dominated echinoid assemblages along a mixed siliciclastic-carbonate shelf from the early Miocene of northern Sardinia, Italy

Andrea Mancosu, James H. Nebelsick • Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (2017)

Clypeasteroid echinoids are widespread and abundant within Miocene sedimentary sequences of the Mediterranean area within both siliciclastic and carbonate deposits. Herein, three clypeasteroid-dominated echinoid assemblages from the mixed s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4202/app.00357.2017

The Reliability and Sensitivity of Change of Direction Deficit and Its Association with Linear Sprint Speed in Prepubertal Male Soccer Players

Senda Sammoud, Raja Bouguezzi, Yassine Negra, Helmi Chaabene • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (2021)

Background: This study aimed to examine the reliability and sensitivity of a change of direction deficit (CoDD) and to establish its relationship with linear sprint speed. Methods: In total, 89 prepubertal male soccer players participated i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jfmk6020041

An image based application in Matlab for automated modelling and morphological analysis of insect wings

Shahab Eshghi, Fatemeh Nabati, Shaghayegh Shafaghi, Vahid Nooraeefar et al. • Scientific Reports (2022)

Abstract Despite extensive research on the biomechanics of insect wings over the past years, direct mechanical measurements on sensitive wing specimens remain very challenging. This is especially true for examining delicate museum specimens...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17859-9