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CROP DEPREDATION BY WILDLIFE IN NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2005 : Perceptions of agricultural producers concerning crop depredation may influence wildlife management decisions. We quantified the amount, type, and temporal pattern of damage to corn (Zea maize) and soybeans (Glycine max) by wild turkey (Meleagris ...
Lee A. Humberg +4 more
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Between Scylla and Charybdis: Environmental governance and illegibility in the American West [PDF]
, 2020 In The Odyssey, Odysseus and his crew must navigate the Strait of Messina between two great hazards: the six-headed monster Scylla on one side, and the whirlpool Charybdis on the other.
Martin, Jeff V
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The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan +8 more
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The mechanical control of bushpig, Patamochoerus porcus, in Zimbabwe [PDF]
, 1986 Bushpig, Potamocheorus porcus, occurring naturally in the high rainfall areas of Zimbabwe, have become a major threat to maize producers in the country.
LaGrange, Michael
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Feed depredation by European starlings
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, 2009 Introduction European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) were first introduced to the United States in the late 1800s. It is believed that the starlings were imported from Europe and released in New York City’s Central Park so that all of the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s works would inhabit the new country.
G.L. Parsons +4 more
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Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim +4 more
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The repulsive and feeding-deterrent effects of electropositive metals on juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) [PDF]
, 2009 Reducing shark bycatch and depredation (i.e., damage caused by sharks to gear, bait, and desired fish species) in pelagic longline fisheries targeting tunas and swordfish is a priority. Electropositive metals (i.e., a mixture of the lanthanide elements
Brill, Richard +6 more
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AI &Innovation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Open‐source artificial intelligence is widely promoted as a democratising pathway to digital sovereignty for African states, offering access to frontier architectures without prohibitive capital investment. This paper investigates whether open‐source AI represents a credible route to autonomy or generates a new form of structural dependency ...
Ololade A. Shonubi
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Manifold limits on seed production by individual flowering plants
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Historically, angiosperm seed production has been considered to be either pollen or resource limited. However, seed production involves more than pollen and seed resources and typically involves multiple ovules in multiple flowers. Therefore, various constraints may act simultaneously. Methods Proportional components of seed production
Lawrence D. Harder +1 more
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Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 [PDF]
, 2007 In February 2006, an Alternative Platform Observer Program (APP) was implemented in North Carolina (NC) to observe commercial gillnet trips by small vessels [
Byrd, Barbie L. +3 more
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