First records of diurnal and nocturnal predatory birds from artificial hunting perch trials in oil palm plantations by Tohiran, Kamil, Nasir, Dzulhelmi Muhammad, Burhanuddin, Maisarah, Nobilly, Frisco, Zulkifli, Raja, Moslim, Ramle, Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq, Norhisham, Ahmad Razi, Lechner, Alex M., Azhar, Badrul

“…The use of biological control has long been advocated as an alternative to pesticides, but empirical evidence in the context of oil palm plantations is very limited. This study aims to assess whether the installation of artificial bird perches can attract predatory birds, thereby enhancing the potential for biological pest control, particularly against rodents in oil palm plantations. …”

Edible Bird's Nest treatment effects on subchondral bone and articular cartilage changes and synovial fluid proteome profiles in an osteoarthritis rabbit model by Syed Sulaiman, Sharifah Zakiah

“…Numerous natural products including Edible Bird’s Nest (EBN) have been studied extensively in order to create potential therapies for inflammatory disorders such as arthritis. …”
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Edible bird’s nest soup (EBNS) serves as anti-obesity and antilipemic after 6-weeks of supplementation in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed rats by Mohd Noor, Akmal, Abdul Razak, Intan-Shameha, Ajat, Mokrish, Abu Bakar, Md. Zuki, Mansor, Rozaihan, Ideris, Aini

“…Traditionally, edible bird’s nest (EBN) has been trusted to have several medicinal effects in the Chinese community. …”
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Edible bird’s nest soup (EBNS) serves as anti-obesity and antilipemic after 6-weeks of supplementation in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed rats by Mohd Noor Akmal, Abdul Razak Intan-Shameha, Mokrish Ajat, Md. Zuki Abu Bakar, Rozaihan Mansor, Aini Ideris

“…Traditionally, edible bird’s nest (EBN) has been trusted to have several medicinal effects in the Chinese community. …”
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Six Crimson Cranes / by Lim, Elizabeth, author 655947, Penguin Random House (Online service) 655978

“…Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. …”
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Heightened interoception in adults with fibromyalgia by Todd, J, Plans, D, Lee, M, Bird, J, Morelli, D, Cunningham, A, ponzo, S, Murphy, J, Bird, G, Aspell, J

Mechanical problem solving by plush-crested jays: are tools special after all? by Lois-Milevicich, J, Rat-Fischer, L, de la Colina, MA, Gómez, RO, Reboreda, JC, Kacelnik, A

“…Tool use is taxonomically associated with high behavioural flexibility and innovativeness, and its prevalence is greater in primates and some bird species. This association, however, is not known to be causally determinant of tool-related competence since flexibility and innovativeness are often observed in the absence of tool use and vice versa. …”

Design and develop an ornithopter by Wahyu Benardo Fanthony

“…It is very interesting way to perform flight. Ornithopter or flying like aircraft is hot topic to imitate nature; recently many hobbies build their own remote control model to imitate bird. …”
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Modelling and optimization of photonic crystal fibres by Wang, Yifei

“…GAsmimic the concept of biological genetics and natural evolution while PSO is inspired by social behavior and bird flocking or fish schooling.…”
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A latching system for a perching UAV by Lam, Jonas Wai Jun

“…A section of this report presents an experiment to analyze the perching behavior of birds that was accomplished through the assistance of Flightmasters that provided trained birds for the experiment. …”
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Comparison of parasite species and burden between apparently healthy and clinically ill Red Jungle Fowl, Gallus gallus gallus by Zaini, Zati Hidayah

“…It is known as the ancestor of the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) due to its widespread distribution. These birds when domesticated were observed to be very susceptible to the diseases affecting the domestic chickens. …”
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