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‘Kings are but Men’ : Elizabeth Cary’s Histories of Edward II

Etudes Epistémè, 2010
The early modern noblewoman, Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland, has long been credited with writing two versions of a history of King Edward II which, although composed in the 1620s, were not published until 1680.
Karen Britland
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Status of HI searches for CHVCs beyond the Local Group [PDF]

, 2000
Growing evidence supports the suggestion that the compact high-velocity clouds of HI (CHVCs) are located throughout the Local Group and continue to fuel galactic evolution. Recent distance estimates to individual objects lie in the range 150-850 kpc, implying an HI mass range of 10^5.7 to 10^7.2 M_Sun together with sizes ranging from 2-12 kpc, while ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Efficacy of baits and lures for weasel detection

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Based on surveys conducted throughout the eastern and central USA, red meat was twice as effective as camera traps at attracting short‐tailed weasels and slightly more effective at attracting long‐tailed weasels, although this was influenced by bait theft. However, long‐tailed weasels were detected in half the time using raw chicken.
Scott M. Bergeson, Roland Kays, David S. Jachowski, Courtney D. Anderson, Chad R. Williamson, Ashley Burket, Joseph W. Butfiloski, Amanda E. Cheeseman, Stacy R. Cotey, Catherine C. Dennison, John D. Erb, Zach J. Farris, Michael L. Fies, Michael J. Joyce, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Blake Sasse, Lisa M. Smith, Joshua A. Tabora, Marketa Zimova   +18 more
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Vision at high latitudes: High sensitivity without specific boreal adaptations in photoreception in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.)

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The light climate at high latitudes, in particular the extended twilight of winter and the reduced diel variation in light level in midsummer and midwinter, potentially constrains visual function and the synchronisation of temporal organisation in polar species. In this
Nicholas J. C. Tyler, Robert A. E. Fosbury, David Hazlerigg, Christopher Hogg   +3 more
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MACHADO'S ORGANIC SENSE: AN OUTLINE OF APPROACHES TO LIÇÃO DE BOTÂNICA

Machado de Assis em Linha
Machado de Assis frequently relies on controlling metaphors, which provide a unifying plan for an entire work. His play Lição de botânica is an example of this practice, where human progress is compared to the life of plants or other simpler organisms ...
PAUL DIXON
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Framework for discrete-time quantum walks and a symmetric walk on a binary tree [PDF]

Phys. Rev. A 84, 032311 (2011), 2011
We formulate a framework for discrete-time quantum walks, motivated by classical random walks with memory. We present a specific representation of the classical walk with memory 2 on which this is based. The framework has no need for coin spaces, it imposes no constraints on the evolution operator other than unitarity, and is unifying of other ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This review provides a framework to better understand and predict animal movements and distributions in human‐modified environments. Bridging the gap between movement models and management/conservation policy is challenging. Here, the recommendations presented highlight the exciting opportunities now available to advance the field of movement ecology ...
Sara Gomez, Holly M. English, Vanesa Bejarano Alegre, Paul G. Blackwell, Anna M. Bracken, Eloise Bray, Luke C. Evans, Jelaine L. Gan, W. James Grecian, Catherine Gutmann Roberts, Seth M. Harju, Pavla Hejcmanová, Lucie Lelotte, Benjamin Michael Marshall, Jason Matthiopoulos, AichiMkunde Josephat Mnenge, Bernardo Brandao Niebuhr, Zaida Ortega, Christopher J. Pollock, Jonathan R. Potts, Charlie J. G. Russell, Christian Rutz, Navinder J. Singh, Katherine F. Whyte, Luca Börger   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Amyloid β-Protein Is an Antimicrobial Peptide

PLoS ONE, 2010
Background The amyloid β-protein (Aβ) is believed to be the key mediator of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Aβ is most often characterized as an incidental catabolic byproduct that lacks a normal physiological role. However, Aβ has been shown to be a
S. Soscia, J. Kirby, Kevin J. Washicosky, S. Tucker, M. Ingelsson, B. Hyman, M. Burton, L. Goldstein, S. Duong, R. Tanzi, R. Moir   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Disturbances in drylands: Interactions among herbivory, drought, and termite activity in savanna plant communities

Journal of Ecology, EarlyView.
This study highlights the potency of top‐down forcing in African 73 savannas. It suggests impressive robustness to drought and underscores the 74 value of multi‐decadal experiments for studying interactions among multiple 75 drivers of ecosystem dynamics. Abstract Climate models predict increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme‐weather events.
Harry B. M. Wells, Duncan M. Kimuyu, Wilfred O. Odadi, Grace K. Charles, Kari E. Veblen, Lauren M. Porensky, Corinna Riginos, Jackson Ekadeli, Mathew Namoni, John Ekeno, Buas Kimiti, Samson Kurukura, Abdikadir A. Hassan, Lauren M. Hallett, Amelia A. Wolf, Robert M. Pringle, Truman P. Young   +16 more
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How to Lose with Least Probability [PDF]

arXiv, 2011
Two players alternate tossing a biased coin where the probability of getting heads is p. The current player is awarded alpha points for tails and alpha+beta for heads. The first player reaching n points wins. For a completely unfair coin the player going first certainly wins.
arxiv