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I believe them to be another type of "locally anti-entropic self-regulating systems" (for lack of a better term) which are parallel to life but not alive perse, just other type of emergent behavior. Stars do not have a metabolism nor a way of reprodution without destruction of the system.

Drop OSS - an open-source, self-hosted alternative to platforms like Steam and Epic. in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] Cartilogen@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Steam emulators as in DRM removal and online play through lan like the Goldberg Steam Emu.

It would be cool if there was a way to replace the Steam server side features using Drop or another similar service.

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Birds With Distinct Ecological Traits Show Varied Haemoglobin Adaptations Along Elevation Gradients (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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Birds along elevation gradients serve as models for examining physiological adaptations, such as elevated hemoglobin concentrations at high altitudes due to lower oxygen availability. This study aimed to examine how various ecological traits influence the haemoglobin concentration responses of multiple bird taxa to an elevation gradient. This study aimed to examine how various ecological traits influence the haemoglobin concentration responses of multiple bird taxa to an elevation gradient.

The rate of increase with elevation varied by lifestyle: Terrestrial and perching birds exhibited a steeper increase in haemoglobin concentration with elevation, aerial birds also increased haemoglobin but at a more gradual rate. However, the remaining traits did not alter how species respond to hypoxia; for example, birds increased haemoglobin at the same rate in both the dry and wet seasons, meaning seasonal changes did not strongly impact elevation‐driven haemoglobin adjustments. Elevation is the primary driver of variation, while lifestyle influences baseline levels rather than the rate of change. Despite differences in lifestyle‐driven oxygen demands, birds exhibit a similar haemoglobin response to hypoxia at moderate elevations, where adjustments remain within physiological limits, indicating that hypoxia‐driven haemoglobin adjustments occur independently of baseline oxygen demands. These findings demonstrate how birds regulate oxygen transport relative to ecological constraints.