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Ageing: A Dialogue

open access: yesESPES, 2023
In April 2021, longing to learn first-hand about ageing philosophically, Valery Vino reached out to the legendary Arnold Berleant (who was 89 at the time of writing), to see whether he might be interested in recording a dialogue to this theme, with a ...
Arnold Berleant   +2 more
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Reducing Human-Bear Conflicts: Bear-Resistant Trash Cans

open access: yesEDIS, 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   +2 more
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Who Bears the Cost? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Many municipalities in the United States, especially in rapidly growing areas, are considering or have adopted impact fee systems to help pay for the costs of new growth.
Siemon, Charles
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Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Human-carnivore coexistence is a multi-faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals,
Boitani L.   +15 more
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Dr Bear and the adventure Bears [PDF]

open access: yesChildren's Geographies, 2018
“Hello, I see you have a bear on your stand. Why is that?” I ask the man behind the table which is loaded with academic journals, books and promotional literature for delegates at the RGS-IBG 2017 conference to browse through. He smiles and replies, “That’s Barnaby. He’s my bear.” He picks up the bear to give it a cuddle.
openaire   +1 more source

Insights for reducing the consumption of wildlife: The use of bear bile and gallbladder in Cambodia

open access: yesPeople 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   +5 more
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In the News

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2019
Items in the news.
Jason Matthews, Joe N. Caudell
doaj   +1 more source

Modified Fuzzy-Q-Learning (MFQL)-Based Mechanical Fault Diagnosis for Direct-Drive Wind Turbines Using Electrical Signals

open access: yesIEEE 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

open access: yesLand, 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   +4 more
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Citizen science and machine learning: Interdisciplinary approach to non-invasively monitoring a northern marine ecosystem

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +8 more
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