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Frustrated Bearings

Physical Review Letters, 2020
In a bearing state, touching spheres (disks in two dimensions) roll on each other without slip. Here we frustrate a system of touching spheres by imposing two different bearing states on opposite sides and search for the configurations of lowest energy dissipation. If the dissipation between contacts of spheres is viscous (with random damping constants)
R. S. Pires, A. A. Moreira, H. J. Herrmann, J. S. Andrade   +3 more
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Insights for reducing the consumption of wildlife: The use of bear bile and gallbladder in Cambodia

People and Nature, 2020
Unsustainable wildlife use is one of the leading threats to earth's biodiversity. Historically, efforts to address this issue have been focused on increasing enforcement and anti‐poaching measures. However, recognition that such supply‐reduction measures
Elizabeth Oneita Davis, Diogo Veríssimo, Brian Crudge, Thona Lim, Vichet Roth, Jenny Anne Glikman   +5 more
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Reducing Human-Bear Conflicts: Bear-Resistant Trash Cans

EDIS, 2017
The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is the only species of bear in Florida, with an estimated population of approximately 4,030 bears. Bears that eat garbage put themselves in danger. This 3-page fact sheet written by Ethan T.
Ethan T. Noel, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Mike Orlando   +2 more
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In the News

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2019
Items in the news.
Jason Matthews, Joe N. Caudell
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Modified Fuzzy-Q-Learning (MFQL)-Based Mechanical Fault Diagnosis for Direct-Drive Wind Turbines Using Electrical Signals

IEEE Access, 2021
In this paper, a self-learning multi-class intelligent model for wind turbine fault diagnosis is proposed by using MFQL (Modified-Fuzzy-Q-Learning) technique.
Hasmat Malik, Abdulaziz Almutairi
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Wolf and Bear Depredation on Livestock in Northern Sweden 1827–2014: Combining History, Ecology and Interviews

Land, 2017
During the twenty-first century, large carnivores have increased in human dominated landscapes after being extinct or nearly extinct. This has resulted in increasing numbers of livestock killed by large carnivores.
Weronika Axelsson Linkowski, Marie Kvarnström, Anna Westin, Jon Moen, Lars Östlund   +4 more
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Bear essentials

Trends in Genetics, 2023
Strangely, American black bears come in many colours. New work by Puckett et al. shows that a missense alteration in the gene encoding tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1) likely interferes with melanin synthesis and is responsible for the cinnamon colour variant in the southwest USA.
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Citizen science and machine learning: Interdisciplinary approach to non-invasively monitoring a northern marine ecosystem

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Successful conservation efforts often require novel tactics to achieve the desired goals of protecting species and habitats. One such tactic is to develop an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to ensure that conservation initiatives are science ...
Ashleigh M. Westphal, C-Jae C. Breiter, C-Jae C. Breiter, Sarah Falconer, Najmeh Saffar, Ahmed B. Ashraf, Alysa G. McCall, Kieran McIver, Stephen D. Petersen   +8 more
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Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Bears

EDIS, 2015
Black bears are omnivorous, enigmatic animals that help maintain healthy forests by dispersing seeds of plants they eat. Bear watching is a favorite pastime for many Floridians throughout the state. Bears are generally secretive and rarely a problem for
William M. Giulliano, Holly K. Ober, Lauren Watine, Eric Hellgren, Raoul Boughton, Dave Telesco   +5 more
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Predation in the reindeer husbandry area in Finland during 1976-86

Rangifer, 1988
During the years 1976-86 predators killed a total of 11 295 reindeer in the Finnish reindeer husbandry area. Predators killed mostly calves and hinds.
Mauri Nieminen, Juhani Leppäluoto
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