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Proximity to bait and social interactions influence individual wild pig (Sus scrofa) visitation at bait sites

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Individual wild pig bait site visitation and time to initial detection is primarily influenced by space use (i.e., proximity to bait) and whether wild pigs from other social groups visited before. Specifically, females are less likely to visit a bait site if an adult male visits a site before them.
Sydney M. Brewer, Nathan P. Snow, James C. Beasley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flexural and shear strengthening of reinforced concrete elements [PDF]

, 2013
This work focuses on research carried out on the use of the near surface mounted (NSM) technique to increase the flexural capacity of statically indeterminate reinforced concrete (RC) slabs or shallow beams, and the use of embedded through-section ...
Barros, Joaquim A. O., Dalfré, Gláucia
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Flexure of continuous HSC beams with external CFRP tendons: effects of fibre elastic modulus and steel ratio [PDF]

, 2014
The results of a theoretical study on the flexural behaviour of continuous high-strength concrete (HSC) beams prestressed with external fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) tendons are presented.
Lopes, Adelino V., Lopes, Sérgio M. R., Lou, Tiejiong   +2 more
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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The magnitude and economic replacement value of wild meat obtained from ‘recreational’ big game hunting in the United States

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental and numerical analysis of RC two-span slabs strengthened with NSM CFRP laminates [PDF]

, 2011
This work reports the results of an ongoing research program on the use of the near surface mounted (NSM) CFRP laminates for the flexural strengthening of continuous reinforced concrete (RC) slabs.
Barros, Joaquim A. O., Dalfré, Gláucia
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Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moment redistribution in continuous FRP reinforced concrete beams [PDF]

, 2013
yesThe main purpose of this paper is to assess moment redistribution in continuous concrete beams reinforced with fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) bars.
Al-Sayed, Al-Sayed, Almusallam, Ashour, Ashraf F. Ashour, Benmokrane, Benmokrane, Grace, Habeeb, Ilker Fatih Kara, Issa, Kara, Masmoudi, Matos, Mostafa, Mostafa, Pecce, Srikanth, Theriault, Thiagarajan, Vijay, Wang, Wu, Yoon   +23 more
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Modeling of macro fiber composite actuated laminate plates and aerofoils [PDF]

, 2020
© 2019 Sage Publications . The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures by Sage Publications Ltd. All rights reserved.
Blazquez Calzada, Angela Carmen, Gilmour, Kevin, Thomas, Peter   +2 more
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Developing a Heterogeneous Attenuation Model for Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites in the Kilohertz Region of the Ultrasonic Spectrum

Polymer Composites, EarlyView.
Acquisition, filtering and modeling by genetic programming (tree pattern) of the acoustic signal for fiber‐filled composites. ABSTRACT This study experimentally investigated the discrete phase contributions of fibers and entrapped air on the attenuation spectrum of a fiber‐filled thermoplastic composite and derives a mathematical expression for sound ...
Austin D. Bedrosian, Andrew Hrymak, Gisela Lanza, Michael R. Thompson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source