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Local knowledge in ecological modeling

Ecology and Society, 2018
Local people and scientists both hold ecological knowledge, respectively stemming from prolonged day-to-day contact with the environment and from systematic inquiry based on the scientific method.
Annie Claude Bélisle, Hugo Asselin, Patrice LeBlanc, Sylvie Gauthier   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shell galaxies as laboratories for testing MOND

, 2014
Tests of MOND in ellipticals are relatively rare because these galaxies often lack kinematic tracers in the regions where the MOND effects are significant.
Bartošková, Kateřina, Bílek, Michal, Ebrová, Ivana, Jungwiert, Bruno, Jílková, Lucie   +4 more
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Combined medial collateral ligament and posterior oblique ligament reconstruction demonstrates favourable patient‐reported outcomes and medial knee stability in Grade III injuries: A systematic review

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To assess clinical and functional outcomes of combined medial collateral ligament and posterior oblique ligament (MCL–POL) reconstruction in isolated and multiligamentous Grade III medial knee injuries. Methods A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA and Cochrane guidelines. MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL were searched to 13
Ayomide Michael Ade‐Conde, Michelle Cruickshank, Marc Daniel Bouchard, Prushoth Vivekanantha, Meshal Alomari, Darren de SA, Jeffrey Kay   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Views from the hill: Deer stalkers' perspectives on land‐use change in the Scottish Highlands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Land‐use and wildlife management are changing globally as part of efforts to address contemporary environmental challenges. In the Scottish Highlands, the hunting—or ‘stalking’—of deer has entered a period of considerable flux primarily because of national policy changes to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss.
Callum Leavey‐Wilson, Janet A. Fisher, Sam Staddon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using an individual-based model to assess common biases in lek-based count data to estimate population trajectories of lesser prairie-chickens.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Researchers and managers are often interested in monitoring the underlying state of a population (e.g., abundance), yet error in the observation process might mask underlying changes due to imperfect detection and availability for sampling.
Beth E Ross, Daniel S Sullins, David A Haukos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating multimodal data and machine learning for entrepreneurship research

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Extant research in neuroscience suggests that human perception is multimodal in nature—we model the world integrating diverse data sources such as sound, images, taste, and smell. Working in a dynamic environment, entrepreneurs are expected to draw on multimodal inputs in their decision making.
Yash Raj Shrestha, Vivianna Fang He
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating fishermen’s conservation attitudes and local ecological knowledge of the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus), Peniche, Portugal

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017
Background European sardines are an important fishing resource in the North Atlantic. Recognized for its great commercial and economic value in southern Europe, this resource currently has low stock indices.
Heitor O. Braga, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Henrique M. F. Oliveira, Miguel A. Pardal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Probability of lek collapse is lower inside sage-grouse Core Areas: Effectiveness of conservation policy for a landscape species

PLoS ONE, 2017
Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) occupy sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) habitats in 11 western states and 2 Canadian provinces. In September 2015, the U.S.
E. Spence, J. Beck, A. Gregory
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Not All That Glitters Is Gold! The Brokerage Role of Consulting Companies in Disseminating Information to Overcome the Barriers to Metaverse Adoption

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The last few years have seen a reemergence in the awareness of virtual worlds among practitioners and academics. Driven by tech giants' investments, the Metaverse is considered by some as an unprecedented revolutionary technology with the potential to unlock an entire gamut of new unexplored opportunities for both companies and individuals ...
Giulio Ferrigno, Nadia Di Paola, Giovanni Battista Dagnino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benefit or ecological trap? Monitoring the effects of small clear‐cuts on capercaillie Tetrao urogallus and its mammalian predators

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The shift to ‘close to nature forestry' as the dominating forestry regime in western‐European forests has resulted in increasing timber volume and denser forests with negative effects on photophilic species. Hence, there is an increasing focus on active habitat management measures to support these species.
Maria Kochs, Joy Coppes, Tanja Beutel, Gabriel Holz, Jim‐Lino Kämmerle, Michael Kraft, Veronika Braunisch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source