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Hummingbird interaction niche packing is influenced by species richness and resource availability in the southern tropical Andes

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 7, Page 2275-2285, July 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Niche partitioning is often considered an important mechanism promoting species co‐occurrence in species‐rich communities. As species richness increases, niche partitioning may lead to different niche structures, including increased packing of species niches when the ...
Bryan G. Rojas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Gray Zone Risks in East Asia: A Threat Classification Framework Using Taiwan's ADIZ as a Case Study

open access: yesAsian Politics &Policy, Volume 18, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Gray‐zone activities have become a central feature of security competition in East Asia, particularly in the Taiwan Strait, where persistent military operations blur the boundary between coercion and armed conflict. This study develops a structured threat‐assessment framework for evaluating the intensity of PLA aerial gray‐zone pressure around
Shih‐Yin Liang, Hsuan‐Lei Shao
wiley   +1 more source

Escala de competências profissionais para policiais: evidências de sua adequação psicométrica

open access: yesRevista de Administração Pública, 2020
Resumo Esta pesquisa avaliou a estrutura fatorial e a adequação psicométrica da Escala de Competências Profissionais para Policiais (ECPP). Após o desenvolvimento do instrumento de medida, realizado em três etapas junto a policiais e doutores dos campos ...
Thiago Gomes Nascimento   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Governing the circular–digital transition: Comparative legal‐institutional analysis of smart waste strategies in Spain and Portugal

open access: yesReview of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 388-400, July 2026.
Abstract This article analyses how regulatory and governance frameworks influence the implementation of smart waste strategies in the context of the EU's circular and digital transitions. Focusing on Spain and Portugal—two EU Member States subject to shared supranational obligations but marked by divergent legal traditions and administrative structures—
Itziar Sobrino‐García
wiley   +1 more source

From Hierarchical Capitalism to Developmental Governance: The Emergence of Concerted Skills Formation in Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, Volume 20, Issue 3, Page 1005-1024, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Skills formation is a pressing issue for middle‐income countries given the pace of technological change. In Latin America, scholars point to the hierarchical type of capitalism and its segmentalist skills formation system as the main roadblocks to exiting the middle‐income trap.
Aldo Madariaga, Mariana Rangel‐Padilla
wiley   +1 more source

Competências gerenciais em ação - o caso do Banco do Brasil Managerial competence in action - the Brazil Bank case

open access: yesREAd, 2011
Este artigo teve como objetivo identificar as competências gerenciais mais importantes na percepção dos próprios gerentes quando da atuação nas agências do Banco do Brasil. A pesquisa, de caráter descritivo e exploratório, foi dividida em duas partes: na
Edson Bündchen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epistemic opacity in Antarctic science: Unknowing the last frontier

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1641-1647, June 2026.
Abstract Antarctica is facing intensifying pressures from climate change, industrial fishing, tourism and renewed geopolitical competition, even as scientific activity on the continent reaches unprecedented levels. We argue that this proliferation of research often fails to deliver the integrated, policy‐relevant knowledge needed for precautionary ...
Virginia Morandini, Álvaro Soutullo
wiley   +1 more source

Foraging plasticity and physiological adaptations enable hummingbirds to subsist on dilute nectars

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 1475-1490, May 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Hummingbirds frequently feed on small volumes (<30 μL) of sucrose‐rich nectars. Climate change is expected to affect both the abundance and the concentrations of accumulated nectar.
Rosalee L. Elting   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Explicações na sombra e crise na formação

open access: yesRevista de Educação PUC-Campinas, 2015
A metáfora “educação na sombra” vem sendo utilizada na área da educação para denunciar a existência de um sistema educacional que existe na sombra do sistema formal de ensino.
Suzete Grandi
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Political Control and Bureaucratic Protection: Public Appointments for the Formation of Programmatic Groups and Representative Bureaucracy

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Public appointments shape the top‐level bureaucracy by serving as a gateway for professionals with different profiles, chosen based on different criteria. In general, the literature has been more interested in analyzing appointments based on merit or sponsorship, based on verification of loyalty to the government or technical competence ...
André Vaz Lopes   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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