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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract In the western United States, conservation practitioners are increasingly working with private landowners to restore habitat for North American beavers (Castor canadensis) and to use nonlethal mitigation techniques when beavers damage crops and infrastructure.
Brian D. Erickson, Megan S. Jones
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Learning Styles, Engagement and Anxiety in AI‐Mediated Writing: A Multimodal Feedback Study
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) tools now permeate English academic writing. However, evidence on how feedback modalities align with student differences and with psychological mechanisms remains limited. Prior work often reduced learning styles to simple matches with delivery modes and treated learning engagement and writing anxiety as peripheral.
Yi Ren +3 more
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a powerful tool in the Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) environment, offering personalized, interactive, and innovative language learning experiences that may enhance learning engagement.
Jin Liu, Meilu Liu, Yuan Yao, Dechao Li
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Long‐Term Time Horizons and Support for Public Investment
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Generating public support for long‐term public investment may require understanding what citizens perceive as the “long term” in politics and how these perceptions shape their preferences. Across two studies, we find that UK citizens generally understand “long term” as 5–10 years.
Matthew Barnfield +2 more
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Evaluation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoff and Synergy in the Alpine and Canyon Region of Southwest China Based on Multi-source Geographic Data [PDF]
[Objective] The alpine and canyon region of Southwest China is a crucial ecological security barrier within the national “Three Zones and Four Belts” strategy, and it plays an essential role in ensuring national ecological security and promoting regional
GUAN Yinghui +4 more
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Topics as Outcomes: Modeling the Influence of Intergovernmental Grants on Policy Diffusion
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Intergovernmental grants stimulate the diffusion of policy reforms, as the federal government provides states with a financial incentive to adopt policies aligned with federal priorities. Less is known about the extent to which these grants also stimulate horizontal diffusion across states.
NaLette Brodnax, Sarah James
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Shuitu Baochi Xuebao, 2022 水源涵养功能的变化对流域生态水文及其供水安全产生重要影响,稳定良好的水源涵养功能是区域经济社会高质量发展的基础。基于InVEST产水量模块、水源涵养模型、逐像元线性拟合,模拟1981—2015年秦岭及秦岭南北水源涵养时空变异,分析水源涵养对气候变化的响应,探讨气候波动背景下水源涵养演变趋势。结果表明:(1)近35年来秦岭水源涵养呈下降趋势,年变化速率-1.44 mm/a,秦岭北坡水源涵养下降趋势大于秦岭南坡;(2)近35年来秦岭水源涵养空间变化趋势呈空间异质性,除汉江南岸玉带河上游、牧马河上游 ...
王辉源, 宋进喜, 吴琼
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Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why did Australia go from the White Australia Policy, which excluded non‐whites, to institutionalizing multiculturalism policy in the 1970s? This question defies traditional political ideologies of the major political parties, which had long supported the White Australia Policy. This article is a rare empirical demonstration of the Five‐Thread
Julius C. S. Mok
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Shuitu Baochi Xuebao, 2020 人工灌草复合植被是黄土高原植被恢复与重建的主要植被类型，在该区域水土保持中发挥着重要的作用。以定西市安定区为例，基于InVEST模型对该区人工灌草生态系统的水土保持功能进行定量化评估，以期为黄土高原丘陵区生态恢复与水土资源的可持续利用提供决策支撑。评估结果为：（1）人工灌草地单位面积的水源涵养量为369.25 m3/hm2，是草地的90.5%、林地的134%和耕地的110%；该区的水源涵养总量为3 970.99×104 m3，人工灌草地水源涵养量占该区总水源涵养量的29.9%。（2 ...
刘宥延, 刘兴元, 张博, 李妙莹
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Accelerating Just Energy Transitions in Brazil: Pathways for Social Development
Latin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT This critical article analyzes energy poverty in Brazil from the theoretical perspective of distributive justice, proposing the implementation of a new social regulation called Contribution to Social Development. The goal is to support the process of a just energy transition leading to a broader debate on energy planning and social issues ...
Marcio Giannini Pereira +5 more
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