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Ecosystem Services in Decision Making: Time to Deliver [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Over the past decade, efforts to value and protect ecosystem services have been promoted by many as the last, best hope for making conservation mainstream – attractive and commonplace worldwide.
Daily, Gretchen C.   +8 more
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Continuous Temporal Contiguity Narration‐Animation for Learning in Virtual Reality

open access: yesJournal of Computer Assisted Learning, Volume 42, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Temporal contiguity between visual and verbal (narrated) information could strongly influence learning from multimedia animations, especially in the case of a rich visual context such as Virtual Reality. Compared to spatial contiguity, less research has been carried out on the impact of the time lag, for example, the de ...
Laurie Porte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

When attempts at robbing prey turn fatal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Because group-hunting arboreal ants spreadeagle insect prey for a long time before retrieving them, these prey can be coveted by predatory flying insects. Yet, attempting to rob these prey is risky if the ant species is also an effective predator.
Azémar, Frédéric   +3 more
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Intersubjective uncertainty and positioning in a school makerspace

open access: yesJournal of Engineering Education, Volume 115, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Background Uncertainty is ubiquitous in engineering and design, and having students engage with uncertainty can be fruitful for learning. This paper introduces the idea of intersubjective uncertainty and shows that learners in the makerspace routinely leveraged uncertainty to further their own goals.
Colin G. Dixon, Lee Martin
wiley   +1 more source

NOTAS BIOLÓGICAS Y TAXONÓMICAS SOBRE LOS ABEJORROS DEL MARACUYÁ DEL GÉNERO Xylocopa (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE, XYLOCOPINI) EN COLOMBIA

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2009
RESUMEN Presentamos información sobre los hábitos de nidificación de la abeja carpintera Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) lachnea en la cordillera Oriental de Colombia.
MARGARITA GONZALES, YURANNY CUELLAR
doaj  

Bumble Bees – Pollinators that Sting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
NYS IPM Type: Community IPM Fact SheetBumble bees are familiar spring and summer insects in the Northeastern United States.
Alpert, Gary, Frye, Matthew
core  

Consumer‐Perceived Responsible Innovation: Scale Development and Its Influence on Adoption and Anticonsumption

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 908-933, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Responsible innovation (RI) seeks to align innovation processes with societal values and ethical principles. Understanding how consumers perceive RI is crucial, as innovation failures often arise from mismatches between managerial intentions and consumer expectations.
Stefan Hoffmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is bee‐avoidance by bird‐pollinated flowers driven by nectar robbing in Erica?

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 1046-1060, April 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Nectar robbing (consuming nectar from a perforated flower without pollinating) generally negatively affects plant fecundity, and plants exhibit multiple mechanisms in defence.
Anina Coetzee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 32 Number 4, Summer 1990 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
10 - WHAT\u27S UP WITH COMIC BOOKS? Comic books aren\u27t what they used to be but they continue to charm our children. By Mitch Finley \u2773 14 - STRESS, ILLNESS, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY The meaning of a stressful situation determines whether it is perceived
Santa Clara University
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Multimodal cues facilitate nest recognition in carpenter bee aggregations

open access: yesAnimal Behaviour, 2019
The advantages of group living are partially offset by the cognitive challenges associated with maintaining social boundaries. These challenges can give rise to recognition mechanisms that adaptively integrate information across multiple sensory modalities. The valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, nests in dead wood in large aggregations of up to
Madeleine M. Ostwald   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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