A prospective study of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection among individuals involved in academic research under limited operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BackgroundEarly in the pandemic, transmission risk from asymptomatic infection was unclear, making it imperative to monitor infection in workplace settings.Further, data on SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence within university populations has been limited.MethodsWe performed a longitudinal study of University research employees on campus July-December 2020.W

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Protecting Japanese giant salamanders (Andrias japonicus) in the Nawa River Basin, Japan: policy recommendations addressing water pollution and waterway disruption

The Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus, is an iconic but declining species of PROTEIN UNFLAVOURED aquatic amphibian.A population within the Nawa River Basin of Tottori Prefecture persists but faces two significant threats.The first major threat is waterway obstructions, in the form of dams, weirs, and concrete embankments, which severely

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