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A qualitative analysis of the main threats to Asian elephant conservation [PDF]

, 2016
In this study we identified the main threats to the conservation of Asian elephants and discuss their causes and implications. Primary data from interviews and secondary data from published articles were gathered and analysed using inductive and ...
Abd Manaf, Latifah, Ariffin, Mariani, Lee, Ee Ling   +2 more
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Effects of social disruption in elephants persist decades after culling. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND Multi-level fission-fusion societies, characteristic of a number of large brained mammal species including some primates, cetaceans and elephants, are among the most complex and cognitively demanding animal social systems. Many free-ranging
Cynthia Moss, Graeme Shannon, Joyce Poole, Karen McComb, Katito N Sayialel, Rob Slotow, Sarah M Durant, Shannon, Graeme   +7 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Living with elephants: Analyzing commonalities and differences in human-elephant conflicts in China and Tanzania based on residents' perspectives

Global Ecology and Conservation
Humans and elephants inevitably encounter competition over resources in the elephant habitat. Due to different social development conditions, there may be differences in how humans and elephants coexist in different regions, mainly reflected in the ...
Han Zhang, Sihan Guo, Li Ma, Kaiwen Su, Alex Lobora, Yilei Hou, Yali Wen   +6 more
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The Complex Links Between Governance and Biodiversity [PDF]

, 2006
We argue that two problems weaken the claims of those who link corruption and the exploitation of natural resources. The first is conceptual. Studies that use national level indicators of corruption fail to note that corruption comes in many forms, at ...
Barrett, C., Gibson, C., Hoffman, B., McCubbins, Mathew D.   +3 more
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cinematic and aesthetic cartographies of subjective mutation [PDF]

, 2012
This article exmaines the use of cinema as a mapping of subjective mutation in the work of Deleuze, Gauttari and Berardi. Drawing on Deleuze's distinciton between the reduction of the art-work to the symptom and the idea of art as symptomatology, the ...
A Brustellin, C Marker, C Metz, D Fincher, D Fincher, F Berardi, F Berardi, F Berardi, F Guattari, G Deleuze, G Deleuze, G Deleuze, G Deleuze, G Deleuze, G Genosko, G Van Sant, I Bergman, I Bergman, I Bergman, K Ki-Duk, L Mulvey, M Antonioni, M Goddard, M Moore, Michael Goddard, O Welles, T Malick, W Reich, W Wenders, W Wenders, W Wenders, Z Ke Jia   +31 more
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Human-elephant conflict: the challenge ahead

Pachyderm, 1995
Presented as a overview paper at the African Elephant Specialist group meeting in May 1994 the text reflects the contributions of group members, highlights the key issues associated with human-elephant conflict, and suggests that there are policy options which will allow for the migitation of this growing situation as opportunities for conservation ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Advances in Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Intelligent Robotics and Electronics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) integrate molecular anisotropy with electrical functionality to enable programmable actuation and reconfigurable electronics. This review classifies eLCEs into robotic actuators and adaptive electronics, summarizes key actuation mechanisms, and highlights fabrication strategies that bridge materials to ...
Kavita Ramesh Rathod, Sena Chon, Jae Hyuk Hwang, Sung Hyuk Park, Woohwa Lee, Joonmyung Choi, Shi Hyeong Kim, Seung Hwan Ko, Changsoon Choi, Seon Jeong Kim, Dong‐Gyun Kim, Habeom Lee, Kyung Gook Cho, Woon‐Hong Yeo, Hyun Kim   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implantation of subcutaneous heart rate data loggers in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) [PDF]

, 2017
Unlike most phocid species (Phocidae), Mirounga leonina (southern elephant seals) experience a catastrophic moult where they not only replace their hair but also their epidermis when ashore for approximately 1 month.
Ancel, André, Chaise, Laureline L., Gallon, Susan L., Gilbert, Caroline, Laske, Timothy G., McCafferty, Dominic J., Paterson, William, Théry, Marc   +7 more
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