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Evaluating the potential of biodiversity offsets to achieve net gain
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 4, August 2023., 2023 Abstract Evaluating the outcomes and tracking the trajectory of biodiversity offsets is essential to demonstrating their effectiveness as a mechanism to conciliate development and conservation. We reviewed the literature to determine the principles that should underpin biodiversity offset planning and the criteria for offset evaluation at the project ...
Barbara Almeida Souza +3 more
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Anthropology‐as‐theology: Violent endings and the permanence of new beginnings
American Anthropologist, Volume 124, Issue 2, Page 333-344, June 2022., 2022 Abstract This article examines the temporality of dispensationalist imaginings of the apocalypse, with a particular focus on why such imaginings often have an acutely violent character. For the Brethren and for Jehovah's Witnesses, the most convincing signs of the imminent apocalypse are violent ones.
Joseph Webster
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University Exams and Psychosocial Stress: Effects on Cortisol Rhythmicity in Students. [PDF]
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)ABSTRACT Background University exams are recognised as naturalistic stressors that may elicit psychosocial and physiological responses in students. This pilot study investigated the short‐ and long‐term effects of exam‐related stress on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity, focusing on cortisol production and rhythmicity.
Borghi F +6 more
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 27, Issue 1-2, Page 37-56, June 2022., 2022 Resumen La reventa de gasolina brasilera en la frontera Venezuela–Brasil es un acontecimiento emergente que facilita el entendimiento sociopolítico nuevo de las estrategias de sobrevivencia locales más allá de la resiliencia social e informalidad en tiempos de crisis.
Morelia Morillo Ramos, Eva van Roekel
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen La obesidad infantil es un grave problema de salud pública en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos y para luchar contra ella se precisan instrumentos de medición válidos y fiables y que tengan en cuenta los aspectos culturales. Para avanzar en este campo sería útil mejorar las mediciones en los distintos grupos de edades y países del continente ...
David Berrigan +11 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen La obesidad infantil en Latinoamérica y en las poblaciones latinas de Estados Unidos es un problema de salud pública complejo y persistente y, como tal, requiere soluciones basadas en la teoría y los métodos de la ciencia de sistemas. En este artículo presentamos un marco conceptual orientado a la acción para diseñar, implementar, evaluar y ...
Leandro M. T. Garcia +4 more
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Assessing the camera trap methodologies used to estimate density of unmarked populations
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 58, Issue 8, Page 1583-1592, August 2021., 2021 Our results show that all of the methods examined can work well, with each having particular strengths and weaknesses. Broadly, Random Encounter and Staying Time (REST) could be recommended in scenarios of high abundance, Distance Sampling with camera traps (CT‐DS) in those of low abundance while Random Encounter Model (REM) can be recommended when ...
Pablo Palencia +3 more
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Parent and Youth Perspectives and Retention in Functional Family Therapy
Family Process, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 316-330, June 2021., 2021 Resumen Este estudio cualitativo tuvo como finalidad comprender los factores relacionados con el abandono de la Terapia Familiar Funcional (TFF) mediante el análisis de la experiencia de las familias que han completado la TFF y las que han abandonado la terapia.
Hannah Collyer +2 more
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Three ways to deliver a net positive impact with biodiversity offsets
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 197-205, February 2021., 2021 Abstract Biodiversity offsetting is the practice of using conservation actions, such as habitat restoration, management, or protection, to compensate for ecological losses caused by development activity, including construction projects. The typical goal of offsetting is no net loss (NNL), which means that all ecological losses are compensated for by ...
Atte Moilanen, Janne S. Kotiaho
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Determinantes de la deserción y permanencia en la carrera de Medicina
Revista Andina de Educación, 2022 La deserción estudiantil ha sido estudiada como un fenómeno multicausal, aunque se ha puesto mayor énfasis en el análisis de factores personales y socioeconómicos. El objetivo de este estudio es identificar las características del estudiante relacionadas
Sergio René Torres-Rentería +1 more
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