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Scientists’ warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Rock outcrops are geological formations that harbor a highly specialized biota adapted to harsh environmental conditions that differ from their surrounding landscapes. They are globally distributed, especially in old, highly weathered landscapes, and can function as habitat islands containing high levels of endemism and distinct evolutionary ...
Luiza F. A. de Paula, Lucas N. Perillo, Gianluigi Ottaviani, Flávio F. Carmo, Mandar N. Datar, Katherine C. Enebeli‐Ekwutoziam, Bruno Fogliani, Stephen D. Hopper, Aboli Kulkarni, Hans Lambers, Rafael F. Magalhães, Frederico S. Neves, Jean‐François Ponge, Stefan Porembski, Bruno H. P. Rosado, Fernando M. G. Santos, Elycée Tindano, Bram Vanschoenwinkel, Aparna Watve, Fernando A. O. Silveira   +19 more
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Assessing and strengthening community‐based coastal governance

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community‐based coastal governance is essential for biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods, yet many communities continue to face significant challenges in establishing and sustaining effective governance systems. We sought to improve understanding of the current status of community‐based coastal governance across five countries
Mark Andrachuk, Graham Epstein, Shauna Mahajan, Zephania Arnold, Sinezio Junior, Dresy Lovasoa, Monalisa Mabandla, George W. Maina, Caroline Njeri, Samson Obiene, Geoffrey Odhiambo, Lenice Ojwang, Samantha Petersen, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Joshua Rambahiniarison, Lilia Rasolofomanana, Tojo Rasolozaka, Maafaka Ravelona, Craig Smith, Pascal Thoya, Abel Valdivia, Milton Jose Xavier   +21 more
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La adopción internacional en España

Papers, 2005
En este artículo se recogen las circunstancias que posibilitaron la implantación de la adopción internacional a partir de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, así como se analizan las funciones atribuidas a las entidades responsables de protección del menor y a ...
José Ocón Domingo
doaj   +1 more source

El marco normativo como fomento a la I+D+i científico-tecnológica en Argentina: la edición genética en el campo agropecuario y su regulación geopolítica

Arbor: Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura, 2023
Argentina fue el primer país del mundo en establecer que los organismos que resulten de nuevas técnicas de edición genética (GE, en sus siglas en inglés) no estarán alcanzados por la normativa para Organismos Genéticamente Modificados (OGM), siempre y ...
Gisele Bilañski
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Behavioral interventions to reduce demand for threatened freshwater turtles as pets

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Growing demand for freshwater turtles as pets has fueled illegal trade and accelerated wild population declines, underscoring the need for theory‐based demand‐reduction interventions. We conducted a three‐part randomized controlled trial with active turtle keepers (n = 1800) in China to test conservation‐ and legality‐framed messages by ...
Wuji Zheng, Beilu Duan, Anita Kar Yan Wan, Alexander Clark, Toby Park, Kristina Londakova, Freddy Parker, Xiaoxi Zhang, Lishu Li, Tien Ming Lee   +9 more
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Using the capabilities approach to achieve people‐centered conservation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Top‐down interventions carried out by state and nonstate institutions to conserve biodiversity and improve the lives of forest‐proximate people (FPP) in the Global South tend to reflect economistic understandings of human well‐being. More progressive and people‐centered conservation projects are guided by normative visions of how the world ...
Arthur Rodrigues, Felipe P. L. Melo, Lucas Alencar, James Angus Fraser, Luke Parry   +4 more
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Consideraciones técnicas para la interventoría técnica de procesos constructivos de proyectos de edificaciones de concreto reforzado

Revista Ingenio, 2018
La Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña (UFPSO), actualmente se expande en edificaciones de uso especial, construidas con sistema estructural de pórtico de concreto reforzado, las cuales requieren de supervisión y control a los procesos de ...
Jesús David Márquez Montejo, Elkin Yesid Barbosa Quintero, Nelson Afanador García   +2 more
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Bridging the Gap Between L1 and L2: Enhanced Emotional Vocabulary Through Elaborative Processing in Spanish‐Speaking English Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foreign languages are often learnt in formal and disembodied environments which may limit the emotional resonance of their vocabulary and their pragmatic usage in real‐life communication. In a context of English as a foreign language (EFL), this study examines whether elaborative processing as a teaching strategy leads to changes in the ...
María Jesús Sánchez, Elisa Pérez‐García, María Belén López Arroyo, Beatriz Bermúdez‐Margaretto   +3 more
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Jacques Maritain, Maurice Blondel, and the Ends of Art

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reconsiders Jacques Maritain's philosophical poetics by situating it within his longstanding debate with Maurice Blondel over the nature and unity of intellect. I argue that Maritain's influential defence of artistic autonomy, first articulated in Art et scolastique (1920), is ultimately unsound.
Steven Toussaint
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Caracterización mecánica de piezas de adobe fabricado en la región de Tuxtla Gutiérrez

ESPACIO I+D: Innovación más Desarrollo, 2015
Se presentan los resultados de una campaña de caracterización mecánica del adobe de barro utilizado en la región de Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Los ensayos se llevaron a cabo en el Laboratorio de Materiales de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma ...
J. Alejandro Ruiz Sibaja, Francisco Vidal Sánchez   +1 more
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