Consistent Choice of Prey Source Habitat Across Diverse Landscapes by a Selective Insectivorous Bat
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.After analyzing the diet of the greater horseshoe bats in three distinct colonies, we identified significant spatial and temporal differences, particularly noting a stronger reliance on riparian habitats in Mediterranean areas. The species exhibits great ecological adaptability with strong plasticity in prey source habitats, shifting preferences among ...
Miren Aldasoro +7 more
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Managing Procurement Auction Failure: Bid Requirements or Reserve Prices?
The RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines bid requirements, where the government may cancel a procurement contract unless two or more bids are received. Using a first‐price auction model with endogenous entry, we compare the bid requirement and reserve price mechanisms in terms of auction failure and procurement costs.
Jun Ma, Vadim Marmer, Pai Xu
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Metric Based Upscaling for Partial Differential Equations with a Continuum of Scales [PDF]
, 2007 Numerical upscaling of problems with multiple scale structures have attracted increasing attention in recent years. In particular, problems with non-separable scales pose a great challenge to mathematical analysis and simulation.
Zhang, Lei
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Optimized and Aligned Anisotropic Monte Carlo Sampling Patterns
Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.Abstract Path tracing uses Monte Carlo integration to solve the rendering equation by evaluating the integrand at random sampling points. The convergence rate of the error can be significantly improved by using correlated instead of random sampling, especially on smooth integrands.
Mirco Werner +2 more
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Taxonomic and functional patterns of arthropod succession after glacier retreat in the Dolomite Alps
Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.Arthropod succession after glacier retreat varied among species and forelands in the Dolomites Alps, with community composition shaped by glacier identity, time since deglaciation and local environmental conditions. Functional composition shifted from small, highly dispersive pioneer species to larger, less dispersive taxa, reflecting increasing ...
Ivan Petri +13 more
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Homogenization of diffusion processes on scale-free metric networks
Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, 2016 This work studies the homogenization of diffusion processes on scale-free metric graphs, using weak variational formulations. The oscillations of the diffusion coefficient along the edges of a metric graph induce internal singularities in the global ...
Fernando A. Morales, Daniel E. Restrepo
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Thermomechanical properties optimization of L-PBF support structures via asymptotic homogenization and response surfaces [PDF]
MATEC Web of ConferencesIn the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) addive manufacuring process, support structures are essential to ensure mechanical anchoring and heat dissipation, preventing the part from warping due to accumulation of thermal residual stresses.
Hauer Dias Filho Ariangelo +3 more
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Effective Mechanical Properties of Periodic Cellular Solids with Generic Bravais Lattice Symmetry via Asymptotic Homogenization. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Rajakareyar P +3 more
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Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.We compiled the first checklist of wild bees in Doñana Protected Area, documenting 385 species, including three vulnerable and one endangered species listed in the Red List. Bee species exhibit diverse floral preferences, highlighting the need to incorporate plant–pollinator interactions and the role of plants in conservation and management strategies ...
Francisco P. Molina +3 more
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Mathematical homogenization of inelastic dissipative materials: a survey and recent progress [PDF]
, 2017 In this paper, a review of papers on mathematical homogenization of dissipative composites under small strains and on the interplay between homogenization procedure and dissipation due to mechanical work is presented.
CHEMISKY, Yves +8 more
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