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An Outline of a Theory of Play

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
wiley   +1 more source

Maximizing the Economic, Environmental, and Social Impact of the Metaverse

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The metaverse is a transformative digital ecosystem with the potential to redefine economic, environmental, and social systems. This qualitative study examines how the metaverse and its enabling technologies—such as AR/VR, blockchain, and AI—might evolve to influence sustainability. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with global experts and
Alessandro Lanteri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How National Security Drives the Coevolution of International Relations and International Business Policy: Evidence From the Belt and Road Initiative

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), this study investigates how national security drives the coevolution of China's political risk management support for multinationals and competing countries' reactions. A competing country is a nation‐state that is neither the home nor host country of a multinational but perceives the ...
Shuang Li, Xueli Huang, Fuming Jiang
wiley   +1 more source

Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) prefer inoculated peanuts over whole‐kernel corn in cafeteria‐style study

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
In this study, we explored bait preference of wild pigs (Sus scrofa), a highly invasive species where primary removal efforts include the use of bait and corral‐style trapping. In addition, we investigated preferences of a common nontarget to identify a bait that is preferred by wild pigs and not by white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
Justine L. Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond thermoregulation: Active behavioural regulation of ultraviolet light exposure by a free‐ranging lizard

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study provides a clear demonstration of active ultraviolet (UV) regulation in free‐ranging lizards and supports that microhabitat choice likely constrains UV regulation more than thermoregulation. Overall, it serves to establish UV as a parallel regulatory axis of physiological homeostasis and expand the range of testable hypotheses in animal ...
Matthew S. Lattanzio
wiley   +1 more source

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