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The Symbiocene as a transformative vision

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract We live in times of crises and calls for a transformative social‐ecological change are voiced increasingly often. The question is, however, how such a transformation could be achieved. The prevailing view is that we are living in an era in which human activities significantly altered planet Earth: the Anthropocene. According to this narrative,
Tina Heger, Oliver Szasz
wiley   +1 more source

Crickets

open access: yesEDIS, 2012
This document provides an overview of crickets, their behavior, and management strategies. It details the types of crickets commonly found in buildings, their physical characteristics, and their potential to damage fabrics. The article emphasizes exclusion as the primary method of control, recommending sealing cracks and removing debris.
P.G. Koehler, R.M. Pereira, B.E. Bayer
openaire   +3 more sources

Production, consumption, and market supply of edible crickets: insights from East Africa

open access: yesAgricultural and Food Economics, 2023
Globally, crickets are gaining recognition as a valuable alternative protein source for human consumption due to their lower resource requirement and ecological footprint compared to traditional livestock.
Arnold L. Musungu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human–wildlife coexistence and social context: Evidence from farmer communities in southern Sri Lanka

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies on human–wildlife interactions (HWI) often focus on conflict mitigation studies, thus overlooking underlying factors that influence community decisions to coexist with wildlife. To address this knowledge gap, we collected empirical evidence of how community interactions with wildlife are shaped by their social contexts.
Anuradhi Dulangi Jayasinghe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Madrasa Ideologies of English in Bangladesh: Questioning ELT‐Aid and Post‐9/11 De‐Islamization

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract External donors increasingly promote English as a notionally value‐neutral language of socioeconomic advancements in the Muslim South, overlooking local ideological diversities. Furthermore, national and Western forces deploy English as a tool to de‐Islamize madrasas (Islamic educational institutes) in the post‐9/11 world for global peace ...
Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury
wiley   +1 more source

Church Cricket and Community in Halifax and the Calder Valley 1860-c.1920. [PDF]

open access: yes
This thesis examines the emergence of church cricket clubs in Halifax and the Calder Valley between 1860 and 1920. It encompasses the years of mature factory-based industrial society following Chartism as well as the upheavals of the Great War and its ...
O'Keefe, Dennis
core   +3 more sources

Husbandry factors are associated with skin, gastrointestinal and ophthalmic disorders in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius)

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Research into disorders in captive reptiles is notably sparse in the UK, despite the popularity of various species as pets. This study aimed to survey and investigate risk factors for disorders of leopard geckos in the UK. Methods Medical records for leopard geckos presenting at three veterinary practices between 2019 and 2023 were ...
Joshua Henley, Tom Dutton, Joanna Hedley
wiley   +1 more source

THE CRICKETS OF ONTARIO

open access: yesThe Canadian Entomologist, 1904
This genus contains the common large black field crickets and the house cricket, which has been introduced into this country from the Old World. But three species have been taken in Ontario. All of these are dimorphic as regards wing-length, the shor-winged from being the normal one in the field crickets, the long-winged form in the house cricket.
openaire   +2 more sources

The Association Between Internal and External Measures of Training Load in Batsmen and Medium-Fast Bowlers During Net-Based Cricket Training. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
PURPOSE - To examine the relationship between session Rating of Perceived Exertion (sRPE) and measures of internal and external training load (TL) within cricket batsmen and medium-fast bowlers during net-based training sessions.
Dascombe, Ben (R21089)   +6 more
core   +1 more source

‘Using anuran community diversity and Pseudacris crucifer to predict landscape quality across a land use gradient'

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As human‐modified landscape and climate changes proliferate, maintaining biodiversity and understanding the function and quality of available habitat is imperative. As anurans (frogs/toads) such as Pseudacris crucifer, can be an indicator species of habitat quality and ecosystem productivity, studying the anuran community in a mixed‐land use region ...
Brian C. Kron, Karen V. Root
wiley   +1 more source

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