The effects of smartphone addiction on learning: A meta-analysis
Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2021 Research on smartphone use among college students is extensive. Although numerous studies have examined the relationships between mobile phone use and academic achievements, many such studies have yielded mixed findings.
Oluwafemi J. Sunday +2 more
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Habitat capacity for cougar recolonization in the Upper Great Lakes region. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Recent findings indicate that cougars (Puma concolor) are expanding their range into the midwestern United States. Confirmed reports of cougar in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have increased dramatically in frequency during the last five
Shawn T O Neil +2 more
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Does sex matter? Temporal and spatial patterns of cougar-human conflict in British Columbia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Wildlife-human conflicts occur wherever large carnivores overlap human inhabited areas. Conflict mitigation can be facilitated by understanding long-term dynamics and examining sex-structured conflict patterns.
Kristine J Teichman +2 more
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Food habits of the Cougar Puma concolor (Carnivora: Felidae) in the Central Andes of the Colombian Coffee Region [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 The feeding habits of the cougar have been scarcely studied in Colombia, despite its importance in the ecosystems it inhabits. In this study, we analysed the diet of the cougar using 53 feces samples collected from several sites in the Central Andes of ...
Diana Camila Muñoz Castillo +3 more
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What causes the word gap? Financial concerns may systematically suppress child-directed speech [PDF]
, 2020 Parents with fewer educational and economic resources (low socioeconomic-status, SES) tend to speak less to their children, with consequences for children’s later life outcomes.
Ellwood-Lowe, Monica E. +2 more
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Big cats are still walking in El Salvador: first photographic records of Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) and an overview of historical records in the country [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The presence of Puma, Puma concolor, has been controversial in El Salvador due to the lack of published, verifiable data. We surveyed 119 sites in Montecristo National Park and 17 sites in the Río Sapo basin using wildlife cameras. We detected
Andrea Morales-Rivas +8 more
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Hypercarnivorous apex predator could provide ecosystem services by dispersing seeds [PDF]
, 2016 Large ?hypercarnivorous? felids are recognized for their role as apex predators and hence as key elements in food webs and ecosystem functioning through competition and depredation.
Costan, Andrea Silvina +3 more
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Emergency Notification System [PDF]
, 2016 This document contains the impact structures, breach area, and location of high hazard dams within the City of Austin.Waller Creek Working ...
City of Austin Watershed Protection & Development Review
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Viral Sequences Recovered From Puma Tooth DNA Reconstruct Statewide Viral Phylogenies
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Monitoring pathogens in wildlife populations is imperative for effective management, and for identifying locations for pathogen spillover among wildlife, domestic species and humans.
Roderick B. Gagne +9 more
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Tolerance for cougars diminished by high perception of risk
Ecology and Society, 2016 In North America, both human and cougar populations are expanding and increasingly sharing the same space, including modified landscapes viewed by people as their "backyard." Low tolerance for cougars in modified landscapes has been identified as a key ...
Aliah Adams Knopff +2 more
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