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Power Dynamics in Care-Full Research: Reflections on Ethically Critical Moments During a Participatory Research Project in a Care Home Setting

International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Participatory research is a co-production by researchers and co-researchers working as equal partners. In practice, open and concealed power imbalances within the research team may obstruct the realisation of that ideal.
Marilena von Köppen
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Climate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals

Scientific Reports, 2017
Climate is a known modulator of disease, but its impact on hospital performance metrics remains unstudied. We assess the relationship between Köppen-Geiger climate classification and hospital performance metrics, specifically 30-day mortality, as ...
Mary Regina Boland, Pradipta Parhi, Pierre Gentine, Nicholas P. Tatonetti   +3 more
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Fluctuating asymmetry in spider‐hunting wasps as a possible indicator of stress in Brazilian Atlantic Forest landscapes Assimetria flutuante em vespas caçadoras de aranhas como possível indicador de estresse em paisagens da Mata Atlântica brasileira

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Agricultural cover was positively associated with fluctuating asymmetry in Trypoxylon opacum, suggesting a possible increase in developmental instability in intensively managed landscapes. Wing size was positively related to forest cover and negatively related to agricultural cover, indicating that forested landscapes may promote larger body size ...
Luana Vieira Carlin dos Santos, Jean Pablo Alves de Deus, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Maria Luisa Tunes Buschini   +3 more
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A Fairness Relation Based on the Asymmetric Choquet Integral and Its Application in Network Resource Allocation Problems

Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2014
The recent problem of network resource allocation is studied where pairs of users could be in a favourable situation, given that the allocation scheme is refined by some add-on technology. The general question here is whether the additional effort can be
Aoi Honda, Mario Köppen
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Who prefers the dark? Daily activity of dung beetles from an Amazonian region

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Daily activity patterns shape how dung beetle species coexist in Amazonian forests, revealing temporal niches that reduce competition and structure biodiversity. We compared species richness, abundance and assemblage composition of dung beetles sampled during day and night in a conserved terra‐firme forest in the Brazilian Amazon. Although richness and
Leonardo Vilas‐Bôas M. P. de Cerqueira, Cesar Murilo de Albuquerque Correa, Gabrielle Jorge, André Felipe de Araújo Lira, Júlia de Góis Silva, André Yves, Gleycon Silva, Sergio Santorelli Jr., Renato Portela Salomão   +8 more
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The Montado agroforestry system microclimatic specificity in the context of global change [PDF]

, 2009
The effects of oak trees on microclimatic parameters in Quercus rotundifolia Lam. woodland in the Alentejo, Southern Portugal, are reported. Results show that oak tree create a marked differentiation in the grass matrix, between open and undercanopy ...
Abreu, Francisco, Andrade, José, Gazarini, Luís, Madeira, Manuel, Nunes, Jorge   +4 more
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When Similar Individuals Don't Attract: Absence of Assortative Mating by Coloration in a Damselfly With Honest Signaling

Ethology, EarlyView.
In Acanthagrion lancea damselflies, both sexes display blue ornamentation, but do they choose mates based on it? We tested whether mutual mate choice and time constraints influence ornament evolution. Blue coloration correlated with individual quality, but individuals did not choose mates based on color, and this was unaffected by time constraints over
Maria C. A. Melillo, Stefânia P. R. Ventura, Rhainer Guillermo‐Ferreira, Paulo Enrique C. Peixoto   +3 more
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Effect of land use change on Melolonthidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) beetle communities in the deforestation arc of the Brazilian Amazon

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Habitat transformation in Amazon due to agriculture expansion impairs Melolonthidae diversity. Assemblage response towards habitat transformation are group‐dependent. Although highly disturbed, Amazon arc of deforestation region dwells sensitive insect assemblages. Abstract Although the Amazon provides crucial goods and ecosystem services for humanity,
Kleyton Rezende Ferreira, Elio Cesar Guzzo, Renato Portela Salomão, Fernando Zagury Vaz‐de‐Mello, César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa   +4 more
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Time of emergence in climate extremes corresponding to Köppen-Geiger classification

Weather and Climate Extremes, 2023
Meng Zhang, Yanhong Gao
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Nocturnal Lepidopterans as Essential Pollinators of Aspidosperma pyrifolium (Apocynaceae), a Keystone Tree in the Caatinga Dry Forest

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pollination is a key ecosystem service, yet most studies focus on diurnal interactions, often overlooking nocturnal pollinators such as hawkmoths and settling moths. In arid environments, nocturnal pollination plays a crucial role in maintaining native plant species of high biocultural value, as seen in the Caatinga dry forest.
Joel A. Queiroz, Arthur Domingos‐Melo, Zelma G. M. Quirino, Isabel C. S. Machado   +3 more
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