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Efficiencies of and Motivations for Contracting Out in the Public Sector: The Case of Social Services in Spain

open access: yesPublic Administration, Volume 103, Issue 3, Page 693-706, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Debates on contracting out to the private sector is primarily focused on the cost efficiency of its provision, drawing on experiences with hard or technical services such as waste and water management. This paper focuses on a growing interest in the role and impact of sourcing decisions in softer or more human‐centered services, such as social
Danny Chow   +2 more
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Actividad neurotóxica del veneno de serpientes del género Micrurus y métodos para su análisis. Revisión de la literatura

open access: yesRevista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2020
Introducción. Las serpientes del género Micrurus son animales de hábitos fosoriales, de temperamento pasivo y escasa producción de un potente veneno con características neurotóxicas que bloquean la transmisión sináptica en la placa neuromuscular ...
Janeth Alejandra Bolívar-Barbosa   +1 more
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Validation of Body Condition Scoring as a Screening Test for Low Body Condition and Obesity in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Primatology, Volume 87, Issue 8, August 2025.
We tested the performance of body condition scoring (BCS) as a screening tool for detecting low body condition and obesity in marmosets, by comparing its results against measurements of body composition performed with quantitative magnetic resonance.
Juan Pablo Arroyo   +10 more
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African voices and their role in improving north–south collaborations for biodiversity conservation

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 4, August 2025.
Abstract While the dominance of policies from the Global North has shaped conservation practices, holistic decision‐making is urgently needed to incorporate more local voices, especially in Africa. Effective conservation strategies may be enhanced by incorporating the expertise and resources of the Global North alongside the knowledge, lived ...
Kudzai Shaun Mpakairi   +10 more
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A brief historical perspective of otitis externa in dogs

open access: yesVeterinary Dermatology, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 412-416, August 2025.
Abstract Background The history of otology and otitis externa (OE) goes back to the earliest days of medicine, with notations made in early Egyptian writings and evolving to our modern‐day textbooks and publications. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance The history of OE in dogs is closely tied to the history of otology and veterinary dermatology, and ...
James Owen Noxon
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El Archivo del Monasterio de Santa María de Nogales en el Tumbo de Astorga (1639)

open access: yesDocumenta & Instrumenta, 2010
Este artículo pretende estudiar la forma de organización de un archivo monástico en el siglo XVII a partir del análisis, codicológico yde contenido, de su tumbo.
Almudena Enríquez de Salamanca Gómez
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Domestic cat penetrability into rural and natural habitats of the Iberian Peninsula

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 3, July–September 2025.
Free‐roaming domestic cats in the Iberian Peninsula regularly venture into rural and natural areas, with some individuals travelling over 2 km from their homes. Our GPS tracking data from 64 cats reveal that younger, neutered and owned cats show larger home ranges and greater penetration into natural habitats, raising concerns for native biodiversity ...
Francisco Palomares, Ariadna Sanglas
wiley   +1 more source

Revista de revistas: resumenes y comentarios de libros recibidos

open access: yesRevista de la Facultad de Medicina, 1943
Blood Transfusion by Vietor Horsley Riddell. Oxford MedicalPublication's / Recientes avances en patología. Por G. Handfield y L. P. GarrodCuarta edición, Londres 1942. - J. y A. Churchill Ltd. 346, pág. y VIII fuera de texto. - 34 láminas con 86 figuras,
Facultad de Medicina Revista
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Salivary/Serum Progesterone Ratio Differs Between Menstrual Cycle Phases but Not Between Populations: Implications for Health, Reproductive, and Behavioral Research

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 37, Issue 7, July 2025.
Scatterplot of paired measurements of PFree‐SAL (y‐axis, log scale) versus PTotal‐VEN (x‐axis, log scale) for each of our 36 Bolivian study participants. Dotted diagonals represent lines of constant uptake fraction (UF = PFree‐SAL/PTotal‐VEN) from 0.2% to 100%. The solid red line represents the linear regression model for luteal phase pairs (red dots),
Virginia J. Vitzthum   +4 more
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Rthoptera: Standardised insect bioacoustics in R

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 1084-1094, June 2025.
Abstract Almost 100 years after the dawn of insect bioacoustics, freely available and robust analysis tools and protocols are still needed. We introduce Rthoptera, an open‐source R package designed for robust analysis of insect acoustic signals. It delivers accurate temporal and spectral measurements, along with intuitive visualisations, through a ...
Francisco Rivas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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