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A Self-Calibrated Non-Parametric Time Series Analysis Approach for Assessing Insect Defoliation of Broad-Leaved Deciduous Nothofagus pumilio Forests

Remote Sensing, 2019
Folivorous insects cause some of the most ecologically and economically important disturbances in forests worldwide. For this reason, several approaches have been developed to exploit the temporal richness of available satellite time series data to ...
Roberto O. Chávez, Ronald Rocco, Álvaro G. Gutiérrez, Marcelo Dörner, Sergio A. Estay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Percepción de la calidad asistencial de los pacientes atendidos en la urgencia extrahospitalaria en la Sierra de Cádiz durante 2022. Estudio retrospectivo

Revista de Educaci�n e Investigaci�n en Emergencias
Introducción: Todas las empresas sanitarias (públicas o privadas) buscan ofrecer a sus usuarios la mayor calidad posible y a su vez estos usuarios cada vez demandan mayores estándares de calidad. Existe un creciente reconocimiento de la calidad de los servicios de salud, centrado en las personas, en la eficacia y en la seguridad. Por ello, una atención
Ma. de los Santos Oñate-Tenorio, Antonio Oñate-Tenorio   +1 more
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There Is Always a Bigger Fish. Determinants of Power Perceptions in Swiss Biodiversity Policy

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) views power as crucial in policy processes, but the nature of coalition power, its determinants, and how to empirically measure it remain understudied. In this article, we use a mixed method approach and social network analysis to explore power relationships in the biodiversity policy subsystem in ...
Alix d'Agostino, Jascha Egli, Daniel Kübler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decreased resilience in power grids under dynamically induced vulnerabilities

New Journal of Physics, 2020
In this paper, a methodology inspired on bond and site percolation methods is applied to the estimation of the resilience against failures in power grids.
C C Galindo-González, D Angulo-Garcia, G Osorio   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Partisanship, Deservingness, and the Attitudinal Policy Feedback Process for Social Policy

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In an era of identity‐based partisan polarization, we examine whether social policies can still generate positive attitudinal feedback among beneficiaries. Drawing on nationally representative survey data, we demonstrate that partisanship conditions the policy feedback process through divergent perceptions of group deservingness.
Chris Faricy, Christopher Ellis
wiley   +1 more source

Equitable access to cochlear implants: a perspective on social justice and international obligations

Frontiers in Public Health
Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent sensory conditions worldwide, affecting over 1.5 billion people and is one of the main causes of disability.
Pilar Suazo-Díaz, Cristian Aedo-Sanchez, Gonzalo Cuéllar-Muñoz, Gonzalo Cuéllar-Muñoz, Enzo Aguilar-Vidal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Control of a DC-DC Buck Converter through Contraction Techniques

Energies, 2018
Reliable and robust control of power converters is a key issue in the performance of numerous technological devices. In this paper we show a design technique for the control of a DC-DC buck converter with a switching technique that guarantees both good ...
David Angulo-Garcia, Fabiola Angulo, Gustavo Osorio, Gerard Olivar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Facets of Crises: How Problem Indicators and Public Perceptions Affect Policy Change

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Crises are widely acknowledged as catalysts for policy change. Yet, our understanding of the policy effects of crises remains limited. Why do only some crises lead to major changes, while significant policy changes also occur during seemingly non‐crisis periods?
Constantin Kaplaner, Alexa Lenz, Vanessa Millich, Christoph Knill, Yves Steinebach, Clara Fochler, Annika Kolbe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional News, Regional Bias? Evidence From Media Discourses and Welfare Decisions in Germany

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do media representations of immigrants shape their treatment by street‐level bureaucrats? Despite a uniform federal legal framework, decision‐making varies substantially across local welfare offices. Though prior research links national news reporting and policy implementation, little is known about how regional variation in news reporting
Stefanie Rueß
wiley   +1 more source

When invasions go unnoticed: Public perception of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii in Europe

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1957-1973, June 2026.
Abstract Biological invasions are a major driver of biodiversity loss, yet inconspicuous or “cryptic” species often escape detection and public awareness, limiting management responses. We investigated the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely native to China and now present on six continents, through a 22‐month multilingual online survey
Guillaume Marchessaux, Kristína Slovák Švolíková, Barbora Števove, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Daniela Giannetto, Cristina Preda, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Maciej K. Mańko, András Abonyi, Álmos Becz, Massimo Morpurgo, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Levan Mumladze, Mar Bosch‐Belmar, Aino Hosia, Patricia Ventura, Jamileh Javidpour, Florian Lüskow   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source