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From Algorithms to Ecosystems: Conceptual Links Between Artificial Intelligence and Biological Control

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing convergence between artificial intelligence (AI) and biological sciences has revealed important conceptual parallels between computational systems and ecological processes. This study proposes a systems‐based framework to move beyond purely metaphorical comparisons by distinguishing three analytical levels of correspondence between
João Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos
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Impact of Environmental Microparticles on Insect Olfaction

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terrestrial insects underpin key ecosystem services, including pollination, herbivory regulation, decomposition, nutrient cycling, and disease control. These functions depend on chemical communication that guides insects to food, mates, hosts, shelters, and oviposition sites while helping them avoid threats.
Steve B. S. Baleba, Danube K. N. Wandji, Yves H. Tchiechoua, Komi Mensah Agboka, Iman B. Hassaballa, Victor O. Omondi, Beatrice T. Nganso, Saliou Niassy, Souleymane Diallo, Merid N. Getahun   +9 more
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Universities and institutionalization of regional innovation policy in peripheral regions: Insights from the smart specialization in Portugal

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Regional innovation policies are currently influenced by a series of territorial innovation models, with the regional innovation system (RIS) approach being one of the prominent examples. The rationale of smart specialization strategies (S3s) is deeply influenced by the RIS concept and highlights the importance of entrepreneurial discovery and
Hugo Pinto
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Mapping entrepreneurial ecosystems through social media networks: A digital ecosystem approach

International Journal of Innovation Studies
Entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) are being increasingly shaped by digital platforms that mediate interactions, structure visibility, and configure actor relationships.
Navid Mohammadi, Mehrdad Maghsoudi, Zahedeh Abarghouezade   +2 more
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Nocturnal neighbors: exploring residents' perceptions of urban wildlife related to animal traits identified by camera traps and literature

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife in urban areas is often a source of conflict, yet relatively few efforts have been directed toward fostering coexistence in these human‐dominated landscapes. While previous research has focused on socio‐demographic factors influencing perceptions of wildlife, the role of specific animal traits in shaping acceptance remains underexplored.
Simon S. Moesch, Marufa Sultana, Geva Peerenboom, Ilse Storch   +3 more
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No gain from pain: Lack of nociceptor activation suggests no adaptation for defence in the evolution of European viper venoms

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Snake venoms show variability in composition at all taxonomic levels, both within and between species, and the selective pressures underlying this variation have long been debated.
Bálint Üveges, Samuel D. Robinson, Vanessa Schendel, Edvárd Mizsei, Ana Ćuriċ, Maria Dimaki, Vincenzo Ferri, Silviu Petrovan, Andrea V. Pozzi, Tihomir Radonjiċ, Tibor Sos, Jeffrey W. Streicher, Alexandru Strugariu, Emina Šunje, Ștefan Zamfirescu, Oleksandr Zinenko, Irina Vetter, Wolfgang Wüster   +17 more
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Computational Communication Science| Because Technology Matters: Theorizing Interdependencies in Computational Communication Science With Actor–Network Theory

International Journal of Communication, 2019
Technology heavily drives communication research in the computational turn, yet our research programs seldom reflect this heightened relevance of technology in both everyday life and our own scientific work.
Annie Waldherr, Stephanie Geise, Christian Katzenbach   +2 more
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Repair Cafés – Applying the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to Understand Repair Initiatives as Elements of Social Innovation

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia
As civil society initiatives, repair cafés make an important contribution to the circular economy and to social change. With more than 3,500 worldwide, the number of repair cafés in practice is high, but the conceptual basis for their analysis is still ...
Kusch-Brandt Sigrid
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Complex multitrophic species interactions and fitness costs: Intricate consequences of jasmonate and salicylate induced plant defences

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reveals how long‐term activation of jasmonic and salicylic acid signalling reshapes arthropod communities and plant fitness across seasons. By showing that induced defences generate contrasting outcomes and cascading trade‐offs across trophic levels, it challenges the assumption that induced resistance is uniformly beneficial in natural ...
Mônica F. Kersch‐Becker, Guilherme P. Pinheiro, Thaís S. Schweller, Martin Pareja, Victoria M. Pocius, José R. Trigo, Gustavo Q. Romero   +6 more
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Robert A. Beauregard, Planning Matter: Acting with Things, University of Chicago Press, 2015; ISBN: 978-0-226-29739-2; 256 pp.

PlaNext, 2018
In Planning Matter Robert Beauregard explores the contribution of actor-network theory (ANT) to the study and practice of planning. This is a difficult task since ANT is not a theory in the traditional sense, that can be applied to phenomena and render ...
Marko Marskamp
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