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Design and analysis of optically pumped submillimeter waveguide maser amplifiers and oscillators [PDF]

The design and experimental measurements are described of an optically pumped far-infrared (FIR) waveguide maser; preliminary measurements on a FIR waveguide amplifier are presented.
Galantowicz, T. A.
core   +1 more source

Monitoring Quality of Mafia‐Connected Accountants

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the monitoring quality of accountants with ties to the Mafia in their role as auditors for “clean” firms—those with no known ties to organized crime. Using a proprietary government database, we identify Italian firms with alleged ties to the Mafia through their executives, directors, or shareholders.
Pietro A. Bianchi, Jere R. Francis, Antonio Marra, Nicola Pecchiari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Browsing Stimulate the Chemical Defense of Taxus cuspidata—A Case of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We study that browsing by wapiti reduces the growth of saplings, and it develop chemical defenses to prevent themselves browsed again. These results reduce our concern about wapiti browse T. cuspidate saplings, and provide basic data for the study of the interaction between them, and also provide theoretical basis for the population restoration and ...
Jianan Feng, Hairong Du, Xianzhe Wang, Minghai Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering temporal patterns of wildlife activity, habitat use and habitat preference from camera‐trap data

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract An understanding of habitat use and levels of active behaviour is foundational to wildlife behaviour, ecology, conservation and management. These variables are commonly measured by tracking individuals in space and time using biologging. In principle, camera‐trap data also contain information about both activity level and habitat use; however,
J. Marcus Rowcliffe, Laurens R. Dijkhuis, Patrick A. Jansen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prey Partitioning in a Diverse Carnivore Community: Implications for Reintroduced Fishers in Washington

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Using fecal DNA metabarcoding, we quantified dietary overlap among reintroduced fishers and sympatric coyotes, bobcats, and Pacific martens in Washington's North Cascades. Niche overlap was substantial for common prey but varied with body size, revealing fine‐scale resource partitioning that may limit fishers' access to energetically efficient prey ...
Kayla A. Shively, Ellen M. Reese, Jason I. Ransom, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Tara Chestnut, David O. Werntz, Taal Levi, Laura R. Prugh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weekend Overload: Day‐to‐Day Fluctuations of Outdoor Recreation Affect Wild Mammals' Space‐Use in a Popular Forest Reserve Near Florence, Italy

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
In an urban‐adjacent forested area, we investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of the wild mammal community in relation to day‐to‐day fluctuations of human presence occurring between working days and weekends. We deployed 52 camera‐traps systematically within an EU Natura 2000 area located within the metropolitan area of Florence, central ...
Ilaria Greco, Marco Salvatori, Claudio Bruzzone, Gianluca Serra, Giovanni Galipò, Davide Travaglini, Francesco Rovero   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sanitation felling against the European spruce bark beetle: A matter of intensity and forest type Tagli fitosanitari contro il bostrico tipografo: una questione di intensità e tipologia forestale

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
We assess the effect of sanitation felling performed in 2022 in North‐Eastern Italy on bark beetle damage that occurred in 2023 across eight spruce forest types, as evaluated using multispectral satellite imagery. Bark beetle damage was reduced only at very high or very low sanitation felling rates.
Aurora Bozzini, Michele Missoni, Giacomo Santoiemma, Iris Bernardinelli, Rinaldo Comino, Massimo Faccoli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercooperation and open innovation: Unleashing cooperative firms’ innovation potential

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This research examines how interorganizational cooperation impacts the innovation performance of cooperative firms. Existing literature asserts that there are limitations in the innovation capabilities of cooperatives. This study seeks to challenge that assumption and explore whether the nature of such firms enhances their cooperation with ...
Josu Santos‐Larrazabal, Imanol Basterretxea, Ana Fernández‐Sainz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active surveillance for intermediate risk prostate cancer: the Manitoba Prostate Center experience

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objectives To report long‐term oncological outcomes of men with intermediate‐risk prostate cancer managed with active surveillance at a single centre. Subjects/Patients and Methods We retrospectively analysed a prospectively maintained Manitoba Prostate Centre active surveillance database.
Steven Lu, Connor Roque, Jeff Saranchuk, Ardalan E. Ahmad   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

TreeON: Reconstructing 3D Tree Point Clouds from Orthophotos and Heightmaps

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract We present TreeON, a novel neural‐based framework for reconstructing detailed 3D tree point clouds from sparse top‐down geodata, using only a single orthophoto and its corresponding Digital Surface Model (DSM). Our method introduces a new training supervision strategy that combines both geometric supervision and a differentiable shadow and ...
Angeliki Grammatikaki, Johannes Eschner, Pedro Hermosilla, Oscar Argudo, Manuela Waldner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source