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Levy flights do not always optimize random blind search for sparse targets. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2014
Palyulin VV, Chechkin AV, Metzler R.
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Biology, Detection, and Management of Lecanosticta acicola: Emerging Challenges for the Management of Brown Spot Needle Blight in Pine Forests

Forest Pathology, Volume 56, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Brown spot needle blight (BSNB), caused by the fungus Lecanosticta acicola, is a widely distributed foliar disease of pines that causes needle necrosis, premature defoliation, and growth loss in both natural forests and commercial plantations. Although L.
Gabriel Silva, Temitope R. Folorunso, Andrea Miranda Paez, Gina F. Lamka, Swati Singh, Jaden King, Lydia Henderson, Micah Persyn, Tabeth Mwema, Tess Lindow, Negar Amiri, Lori Eckhardt, Lana Narine, Janna R. Willoughby   +13 more
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Weakness or Strength? The Perceived and Actual Utility of Expressing Sadness in Inter Group Context

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Volume 56, Issue 2, Page 164-179, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Mass media allows groups to convey messages to many outgroup members simultaneously. Unfortunately, such messages are often overlooked, hindering intergroup communication. This is unfortunate, since maintaining openness to outgroup messages is a key component in advancing communication and promoting group goals and intergroup reconciliation ...
Tamar Gur, Shahar Ayal, Confino Dan, Kinneret Endevelt, Eran Halperin   +4 more
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Evidence of Directional Structural Superlubricity and Lévy Flights in a van der Waals Heterostructure. [PDF]

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Le Ster M, Krukowski P, Rogala M, Dabrowski P, Lutsyk I, Toczek K, Podlaski K, Menteş TO, Genuzio F, Locatelli A, Bian G, Chiang TC, Brown SA, Kowalczyk PJ.   +13 more
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Engagement in Medication Communication During Transitions of Care for Rural Aged Care Residents and Family Caregivers: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 850-865, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore how residents and caregivers experience engagement in medication communication during transitions of care. Design Qualitative exploratory study. Methods Nine residents and seven family caregivers from two rural aged care homes participated in semi‐structured interviews between June and July 2024.
Alison Dowling, Elizabeth Manias
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Cuckoo search with Lévy flights for weighted Bayesian energy functional optimization in global-support curve data fitting. [PDF]

ScientificWorldJournal, 2014
Gálvez A, Iglesias A, Cabellos L.
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Goldilocks: American Precious Metals and the Rise of the West

Review of Income and Wealth, Volume 72, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT We estimate the contribution of the American precious metal windfall to Western Europe's growth performance in the early modern period. The exogenous nature of American precious metal extraction allows for the identification of monetary effects.
Yao Chen, Nuno Palma, Felix Ward
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Are there jumps in evidence accumulation, and what, if anything, do they reflect psychologically? An analysis of Lévy Flights models of decision-making. [PDF]

Psychon Bull Rev
Rasanan AHH, Rad JA, Sewell DK.
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Prey field switching based on preferential behaviour can induce Lévy flights. [PDF]

J R Soc Interface, 2013
Lundy MG, Harrison A, Buckley DJ, Boston ES, Scott Dd, Teeling EC, Montgomery WI, Houghton JD.   +7 more
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Molecular Screening of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) for Vector‐Borne Zoonotic Pathogens, South Moravia, Czech Republic

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 1, Page 95-106, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Black flies (Simuliidae) are globally distributed blood‐feeding arthropods and vectors of viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens to many animal species, including humans. We investigated the occurrence of selected vector‐borne pathogens in black flies in South Moravia, Czech Republic, and evaluated their possible role in the ...
Silvie Šikutová, Kristína Mravcová, Jan Mendel, Oldřich Šebesta, Bohumil Sak, Nikola Holubová, Martin Kváč, Clifton McKee, Peter H. Adler, D. Otranto, Ivo Rudolf   +10 more
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