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Universal restrictions to the conversion of heat into work derived from the analysis of the Nernst theorem as a uniform limit

open access: yes, 2003
We revisit the relationship between the Nernst theorem and the Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law. We propose that the exchange of entropy uniformly vanishes as the temperature goes to zero. The analysis of this assumption shows that is equivalent
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core   +1 more source

Global overview of progress in respecting the contributions of traditional knowledge in biodiversity governance

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recognition and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and other traditional knowledge (TK) holders in formal biodiversity governance remain limited, despite their significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through their knowledge, innovations, practices, and land stewardship.
Kinga Öllerer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

EL REFERÉNDUM DEL TLC EN COSTA RICA: SEGUIMIENTO DE LA OPINIÓN PÚBLICA

open access: yesRevista de Ciencias Sociales, 2013
Este artículo describe la evolución de la opinión pública, mediante encuestas nacionales telefónicas, durante la campaña sobre el Referéndum acerca del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Costa Rica, Centroamérica, República Dominicana y Estados Unidos.
Florisabel Rodríguez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary Observations on Zelus Obscuridorsis (Stål) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) as Predator of the Corn Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), is an important corn pest in most of tropical and subtropical America. This leafhopper has a rich natural enemy complex of which parasitoids and pathogens are the most studied; knowledge on ...
Melo, María Cecilia   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating the empirical basis for threat attribution in the IUCN Red List

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding the impacts of different threats on species is key to successful conservation interventions and policies. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assesses threats to species, and the organization's Red List of Threatened Species is a key conservation tool.
Ena Humphries   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capital social, como pilar para el desarrollo y mejoramiento de la gestión y la sostenibilidad; estudio de caso Yunguillaity; Yunguilla case study

open access: yesRevista Metropolitana de Ciencias Aplicadas
El presente artículo se centra en mostrar los resultados obtenidos dentro de la comunidad de Yunguilla, dicha comunidad pasó de un modelo extractivista a un modelo de desarrollo sustentable, este cambio se centra en la existencia de una fuerte ...
Pablo Hernán Solorzano-Polo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Governing by internet architecture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In the past thirty years, the exponential rise in the number of Internet users around the word and the intensive use of the digital networks have brought to light crucial political issues. Internet is now the object of regulations. Namely, it is a policy
Amoretti, Francesco, Santaniello, Mauro
core   +3 more sources

Calibration of the species threat abatement and restoration metric's threat abatement component in a Costa Rican landscape

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Achieving global conservation policy goals requires the ability to set and measure progress toward science‐based targets for biodiversity. The species threat abatement and restoration (STAR) metric was developed to enable actors to set science‐based targets for species.
Louise Mair   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

La inteligencia artificial y la aplicabilidad en la administración de justicia: avances, desafíos y puntos de vista

open access: yesRevista Metropolitana de Ciencias Aplicadas
La integración de la IA en el campo legal ha generado impacto en la administración de justicia, su influencia en la sociedad y su potencial para mejorar la eficiencia y el acceso a la justicia.
Brian Alexis Santamaría-Jerez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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