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Responsible Leadership for Sustainable Agritourism: A Multilevel Causal Mechanism Analysis and the Facilitating Roles of Social Capital

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the causal mechanisms by which responsible leadership (RL) promotes sustainable agritourism development in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Using focus groups and multiple case studies across five exemplary agritourism operations, we examine how RL operates across multiple levels to influence sustainable agritourism outcomes.
Giang N. T. Nguyen, Heidi Wechtler
wiley   +1 more source

Global distribution of avian plumage coloration and patterning: the relative influence of climate, ecology, and sexual selection

Ecography, EarlyView.
Animal coloration exhibits substantial biogeographic variation, reflecting complex adaptations to both abiotic and biotic environments. Although the evolutionary mechanisms underlying avian plumage coloration have been widely studied, geographic variation in plumage patterning has received far less attention.
Yuqing Han, Ying Zeng, Tien Ming Lee, Long Wang, Chen Zeng, Pengfei Fan, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Weini Huang, Yang Liu   +8 more
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Energy and water balance in the lesser double-collared sunbird, Nectarinia chalybea [PDF]

, 1999
Bibliography: leaves 164-172.Nectarivores feed on aqueous sugar solutions, and their water balance is tightly linked to their energy balance. When nectar is dilute and energy demands are high, consumption of a large excess of preformed water is ...
Lotz, Christopher Neil
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Specialized metabolites present in Camellia reticulata nectar inhibit the growth of nectar‐inhabiting microorganisms

Frontiers in Plant Science
Plant specialized metabolites are species-specific compounds that help plants adapt and survive in constantly changing ecological environments. Nectar contains various specialized metabolites, essential for maintaining nectar homeostasis.
Lijie Xun, Lijie Xun, Rong Huang, Qiongyan Li, Qingxin Meng, Rui Su, Xiaoman Wu, Renbin Zhang, Linshu Li, Xueyang Gong, Kun Dong   +10 more
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Taxon‐dependent multisite species turnover in fragmented habitats: comparing zeta diversity across birds, butterflies, and cursorial hunting spiders

Ecography, EarlyView.
Habitat fragmentation alters species diversity and reshapes community composition. However, conventional pairwise approaches to compositional variation (i.e. beta diversity metrics) do not explicitly characterize how species sharing or turnover change with the number of habitat patches.
Shirui Yu, Yufeng Zhou, Qiyu Jiang, Jie Xie, Yan Wang, Qiwen Du, Shang Sheng, Yaqian Cui, Kai Zhang, Zhixin Wen, Hao Yu, Yu Xu   +11 more
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Poor air quality raises mortality in honey bees, a concern for all pollinators

Communications Earth & Environment
Human well-being relies on the presence and role of pollinators, as they contribute to the vitality of ecosystems, support the reproduction of wild plants, increase crop yields, and strengthen overall food security.
Nico Coallier, Liliana Perez, Maxime Fraser Franco, Yenny Cuellar, Julien Vadnais   +4 more
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Potential of Bee Pollen as a Nutraceutical And/Or Functional Ingredient for Metabolic Syndrome Management: In Vitro Antioxidant, Anti‐Inflammatory, and Digestive Enzyme Inhibitory Activities

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Bee pollen samples from China and Spain exhibited in vitro antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and digestive enzyme inhibitory activities due to their composition, suggesting their potential as a nutraceutical or functional ingredient to help counteract oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and metabolic disorders.
Adriana Maite Fernández‐Fernández, Victoria Olt, Jessica Báez, Marcelo Miraballes, Melissa Romero, Cecilia Dauber, Ignacio Vieitez, Estela Santos, Adriana Gámbaro, Alejandra Medrano   +9 more
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Simple Model of Learning and Collective Decision Making during Nectar Source Selection by Honey Bees [PDF]

, 2005
Swarm Robotics is an area of active research interest where groups of robots coordinate and perform collective tasks. Existing ap- proaches to Learning and Collective Decision Making amongst a group of robots is complex.
Marshall, Ian W., Ghosh, Siddhartha
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RSM–ANFIS‐Based Process Optimization of Thermo‐Sonication of Amla Juice: Effect on Enzyme Inactivation, Physico‐Chemical, Phytochemical, Sensory, and Microbiological Quality

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Thermo‐sonication parameters were optimized to maximize PPO inactivation while maintaining overall juice quality. ANFIS demonstrated superior predictive accuracy with higher R2 and lower RMSE compared to RSM. Further, the quality assessment of treated juice highlighted the potential of thermo‐sonication as a sustainable alternative to conventional ...
Sumaiya Fatima, Vivek Kumar
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Mango Seed Valorization: Sustainable Source of Nutrients, Bioactives, and Value‐Added Applications

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Highlighting mango seed as a valuable yet overlooked by‐product, promoting its utilization and reducing agroindustrial waste. ABSTRACT Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the most widely cultivated tropical fruits, generating large quantities of by‐products during processing, with mango seed representing 20%–25% of the whole fruit weight ...
Priyanka Yadav, Mazia Ahmed, Unaiza Iqbal, Pinki Saini   +3 more
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