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Shallow-Water Scavengers of Polar Night and Day – An Arctic Time-Lapse Photography Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Until recently, polar night constituted truly a “mare incognitum” of our times. Yet, the first records from this very little-explored period showcased a surprisingly rich and active ecosystem.
Piotr Balazy   +9 more
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Development auxiliaries for dyeing polyester with disperse dyes at low temperatures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
High-molecular weight organic compounds known as carriers are widely used to expedite polyester dyeing at atmospheric pressure at 100 °C. However, carriers are usually poorly biodegradable and can partially plasticize fibres. Also, dyeing at temperatures
Carrión Fité, Francisco Javier   +1 more
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The structure of carrion fly communities: the size and the type of carrion

open access: yesEcography, 1982
Species composition and abundance relations of flies attracted to and bred from different sizes (20‐100 g) and types of carrion (small mammal, cow liver, bird, and fish) were studied experimentally in natural breeding conditions in South Finland. Large pieces of carrion did not attract significantly more individuals or species than did small ones, but ...
Seppo Kuusela, Ilkka Hanski
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Vertebrate scavenging dynamics differ between carnivore and herbivore carcasses in the northern boreal forest

open access: yesEcosphere, 2021
Vertebrate scavenging can impact food web dynamics, but our understanding of this process stems predominantly from monitoring herbivore carrion and extrapolating results across carcass types.
Michael J. L. Peers   +7 more
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Spring Season Survey of the Urban Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Chicago, Illinois [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
During May 1980, 1165 blowflies of 12 species were trapped on chemically enhanced rat carrion baits in a dense urban setting in Chicago. In descending order, Cynomyopsis cadaverina, Lucilia sericata, and Phormia regina were the most abundant species ...
Baumgartner, Donald L
core   +3 more sources

A multilevel model of university quality in Peru: an integrated evaluation of student satisfaction, competency development, and employment outcomes

open access: yesFrontiers in Education
Despite a decade of reforms aimed at strengthening higher education in Peru, significant disparities persist across universities in terms of student experience, competency development, and employability outcomes. Traditional evaluation frameworks tend to
Walter Stalin Gil Quevedo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small carrion beetles (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) of Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Correspondence article with regards to the presence of the small carrion beetles in Malta.peer ...
Mifsud, David, Ruzicka, Jan
core   +1 more source

Long-run relationship between exports and imports : current account sustainability tests for the EU [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
We assess the sustainability of external imbalances for EU countries using panel stationarity tests of Current Account (CA) balance-to-GDP ratios and panel cointegration of exports and imports of goods and services, for the period 1970Q1-2015Q4.
Afonso, António   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Post-SUNEDU evolution: a national model of quality assurance driven by AI-based institutional monitoring

open access: yesFrontiers in Education
The restructuring of Peru’s National Superintendence for University Education (SUNEDU) has reopened fundamental debates about regulatory legitimacy, institutional autonomy, and social justice in higher education.
Walter Stalin Gil Quevedo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scavenger guild and consumption patterns of an invasive alien fish species in a Mediterranean wetland

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2022
Invasive Alien Species (IAS) alter ecosystems, disrupting ecological processes and driving the loss of ecosystem services. The common carp Cyprinus carpio is a hazardous and widespread IAS, becoming the most abundant species in many aquatic ecosystems ...
Adrian Orihuela‐Torres   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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