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Social voice judgement is dyadic: Acoustic typicality and interpersonal similarity interact

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The formation of social first impressions from voices is a central component of everyday social interactions. While past research has primarily investigated the effect of bottom‐up voice acoustic on social voice judgements, here we widen the perspective and investigate how bottom‐up acoustic and top‐down interpersonal similarity interactively ...
Selma Bruggisser, Alexis Hervais‐Adelman, Claudia Roswandowitz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alveolar echinococcosis in Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla): albendazole was not able to stop progression of the disease

, 2019
Echinococcus multilocularis is the etiologic agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE), a severe and potentially fatal larval cestode infection primarily affecting the liver.
Wenker, Christian, Wyss, Fabia, Mengiardi, Bernard, Hoby, Stefan, Deplazes, Peter, Gottstein, Bruno, Vögtli, Renate, Posthaus, Horst   +7 more
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Endowment Effects in Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) [PDF]

, 2020
Reports of endowment effects in nonhuman primates have received considerable attention in the comparative literature in recent years. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying these effects.
Atlanta, Georgia Tara, The Dian, Lindsey A Drayton, Zoo Atlanta, Jodi Carrigan, Georgia, Georgia Sarah, F Brosnan, S Stoinski, Fossey Gorilla   +10 more
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Innovations in Practice: A pilot randomised trial on smartphone and social media abstinence – effects on sleep quality and psychological wellbeing in adolescents

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.
There is growing concern that smartphones and social media (S/SM) disrupt adolescent sleep, wellbeing and cognition, yet causal evidence from robust interventions is limited. To assess the acceptability of a total 21‐day S/SM detox, we conducted a preregistered (https://osf.io/79zd2) pilot randomised controlled trial with 82 adolescents aged 13–18 ...
Emma C. Sullivan, Scott A. Cairney, Lisa‐Marie Henderson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Basis Networks: Learning basis functions for free‐form triangulations

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract We present a framework for learning compactly supported basis functions that define tangent continuous surfaces based on coarse irregular triangle meshes. The basis functions are represented as MLPs. Smoothness of the basis functions is achieved by using the values of Loop basis functions as the parameterization of the surface.
T. Djuren, M. Alexa
wiley   +1 more source

Revised Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of the Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) 2014–2019 [PDF]

, 2014
This plan outlines measures that should ensure that Cross River gorilla numbers are able to increase at key core sites, allowing them to extend into areas where they have been absent for many ...
Ikfuingei, Romanus, Etiendem, Denis Ndeloh, Macfie, Elizabeth J, Oates, John F, Morgan, Bethan Jane, Nchanji, Anthony, Williamson, Elizabeth A, Omeni, Fidelis, Pokempner, Amy, Fotso, Roger, Nkembi, Louis, Sawyer, Sarah, Jameson, Chris, Bergl, Richard, Byler, Dirck, Imong, Inaoyom, Nicholas, Aaron, Dunn, Andrew, Eben-Ebai, Samuel   +18 more
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Protected areas on international borders show uneven conservation outcomes

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Border protected areas (BPAs) are national protected areas that are immediately adjacent to a country's border or span two or more countries; they are characterized by distinctive opportunities and pressures. They play a critical role in protecting carbon‐rich ecosystems, conserving endangered biodiversity, reducing cross‐border environmental ...
Rachakonda Sreekar, Hoong Chen Teo, Tiantian Zhang, Jiajia Liu, Aakash Lamba, Jun Ying Lim, Lian Pin Koh, Sean Jing Wen Ng, Janice Ser Huay Lee, James E. M. Watson, Yiwen Zeng   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immersive virtual reality arm exercise, physical activity, and cardiometabolic health in cerebral palsy: A phase 1 trial

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
In this pilot randomized trial, 32 young people with cerebral palsy used seated, telehealth‐delivered virtual reality exergaming for 12 weeks. Participants averaged 144 minutes per week of exercise and self‐reported physical activity increased by up to 166%, with favorable early changes in insulin (−45%) and triglycerides (−20%), while a waitlist ...
Byron Lai, Drew Davis, Raven Young, Ashley Wright, Robert A. Oster, Huacong Wen, Erin Swanson‐Kimani, Cynthia Wozow, Kelli Chaviano, Barbara Gower, James H. Rimmer   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

An investigation into some effects of captivity on the behaviour of gorillas and chimpanzees in four British zoos [PDF]

, 1999
This study, conducted at four British zoos over a period of four months, investigated some of the effects of captivity on the typical daily behaviour of 14 adult chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and 9 adult western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla),
Hill, Sonya Petre
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Corpses as Repositories of Information and Funerals as Information Centres: Why Natural Selection Favours the Bereaved

Ethology, EarlyView.
Corpses are repositories of information about the cause of death. The distress of the bereaved acts as an honest signal drawing conspecifics to the body, enabling them to learn quickly about the death, adapt their behaviour, and spread knowledge of threats across multiple social levels.
Jacob Dembitzer, Dror Ben‐Ami
wiley   +1 more source