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Behavioral, Ecological, and Morphological Data Suggest a Close Relationship Between the Ant Colobopsis truncata and the Gall Wasp Aphelonyx cerricola

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Aphelonyx cerricola and the different stages that make this gall colonizable by ants. ABSTRACT Wasps of the family Cynipidae are known to induce galls of a species‐specific morphology, which during senescence provide a refuge for secondary insect fauna, especially ants.
Daniele Giannetti, Diego Gil‐Tapetado, Enrico Schifani, Elia Nalini, Donato A. Grasso, Carlo Polidori   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

MCAH-ACO: A Multi-Criteria Adaptive Hybrid Ant Colony Optimization for Last-Mile Delivery Vehicle Routing. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Chu DT, Cheng XY, Bai LY, Ling HF.
europepmc   +1 more source

Tax Payments in Loss Firms Paiements de l'impôt sur les sociétés affichant des pertes

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a broad sample of publicly traded firms, we observe that the share of firms annually reporting pre‐tax book losses increased from about 20% to 40% during 1988–2023. We also observe that 68% of those loss firms have positive cash tax payments (taxpaying loss firms).
Alexander Edwards, Adrian Kubata, Terry Shevlin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From sky to sow: assessing the impact of drone-enabled semen delivery on pig fertility outcomes in rural Rwanda. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Manikuzwe JMP, Kremer P, Fadul MJO.
europepmc   +1 more source

A cross‐sectional and prospective examination of alcohol use and misuse among adult twin and sibling pairs discordant for neighborhood socio‐economic disadvantage

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To determine whether the association between neighborhood disadvantage and alcohol use and misuse can be explained by a potentially causal effect of neighborhoods or by between‐family genetic and environmental confounding. Design Cross‐sectional and prospective discordant twin and sibling study.
Wendy S. Slutske, Timothy B. Baker, Thomas M. Piasecki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing sustainable healthcare location routing problem: Incorporating triage, automated medicine lockers, and soft time windows. [PDF]

PLoS One
Samadi Bahrami Z, Tajasob P, Mirzapour Al-E-Hashem SMJ.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Terendak Military Cemetery: Bodies, Burials, and ‘Operation Bring Them Home'

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
Terendak Military Cemetery occupies an unusual position in the history of Australian war cemeteries. Initially established to service the needs of the community at Terendak Garrison—the operational base for Commonwealth forces in Malaya during the early years of the Cold War—it became the official overseas burial site of Australian dead during the ...
Hannah Swaine, Kate Ariotti
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing urban last mile delivery efficiency through dynamic vehicle routing heuristics and traffic flow analysis. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Liu L, Wang T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Getting on the grid: A field experiment on bottom‐up political pressure and access to essential public services

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Water is essential for human life, yet governments frequently leave vulnerable citizens to rely on informal channels for access. What can motivate governments to provide public services such as water to citizens trapped in informality?
Nikhar Gaikwad, Anjali Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

Taking Different Roads to Rome: Protective and Proactive Orientations Towards Institutional Power Resources

British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Works councils in Germany possess substantial institutional resources to protect workers' interests. Yet little is known about how these resources are mobilised in practice and why similar outcomes may emerge through different pathways. Drawing on two German firms acquired by Chinese state‐owned enterprises, this study examines how works ...
Tina Miedtank, Johann Fortwengel
wiley   +1 more source