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Animal Conservation, EarlyView.The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a keystone species and ecosystem engineer, has declined by ~80% over the past century due to primarily habitat loss. In a 28‐year resurvey of federally protected Mobile County and state‐protected Baldwin County, we found tortoise populations persisted at ~59% and ~31% of sites, respectively, with significant ...
Robin B. Lloyd Jr. +4 more
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Applied SciencesThis study describes the impact of surfactant molecular weights (PEG 2000 and PEG 4000) on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 films, deposited via dip-coating from a PEG-stabilized suspension and silver-functionalized photo-fixation of Ag+ under UV ...
Dobrina Ivanova +2 more
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Commerce, coalitions, and global value chains: Coordinated and collective lobbying on trade
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Global value chains (GVCs) have connected firms in complex networks within and across national borders. However, political economy models often assume away production linkages and thus fail to explain pervasive and diverse trade coalitions cutting across industries and firms. I develop a GVC‐centered framework where production linkages through
Hao Zhang
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Dutch soil management and soil fertility [PDF]
, 2011 The organic sector depends heavily on its soils. In the Netherlands, relatively little acreage is available per farm compared to other countries. This means that the soil has to be kept in optimal shape for production, be it vegetables, cereals, potatoes
Sukkel, Wijnand
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Kant on Rational Reference: Theology as transcendental philosophy
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract The Critical Kant famously held that our cognition requires intuition, or essentially singular representation. Kant is also often understood as taking a dismissive attitude toward his rationalist predecessors' accounts of how we cognize singulars or individuals.
Maya Krishnan
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Lurking in Social Networks: Topology-based Analysis and Ranking Methods
, 2014 The massive presence of silent members in online communities, the so-called lurkers, has long attracted the attention of researchers in social science, cognitive psychology, and computer-human interaction.
Interdonato, Roberto, Tagarelli, Andrea
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Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rooted in the theoretical perspective of impression management, and drawing on the critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach, this study analyzes whether and how the Italian state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) in the energy sector over the period 2020–2023 use persuasive language strategies in their annual reports to portray the image of a ...
Fiorenza Meucci +3 more
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Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening
Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.Abstract Listening comprehension is crucial for second language (L2) communication and acquisition. However, it has received less attention than reading, given the transient nature of speech signals and the intangible cognitive processes involved in it.
Jiafan Zhang, Wei Cai
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Peer-to-peer networks and their impact on the development of tne internet and information techologies [PDF]
, 2012 The historic conditions for the emergence of peer-to-peer networks are reviewed. The BitTorrent network architecture is analyzed, including the lifecycle of publication, load balancing techniques and tracker operation specifics.
Poryev, G. V.
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Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In fisheries management, socioeconomic data, specifically qualitative data analysis, is often underutilized. This study qualitatively analyzed a primary federal data collection effort in the Northeast United States, The Greater Atlantic Region Commercial Fishing Business Cost Survey.
Elizabeth D. Conley +4 more
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