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Creating a Map of the Social Functions of Urban Green Spaces in a City with Poor Availability of Spatial Data: A Sociotope for Lodz

Land, 2020
Many cities lack complex spatial databases that can answer the question “What does a given green space offer?” This complicates the lives of inhabitants, planners, and local authorities.
Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Piotr Czembrowski, Jakub Kronenberg   +2 more
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Response Diversity and Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems [PDF]

Current Anthropology, 2013
Recent work in ecology suggests that the diversity of responses to environmental change among species contributing to the same ecosystem function can strongly influence ecosystem resilience. To render this important realization more useful for understanding coupled human-natural systems, we broaden the concept of response diversity to include ...
Paul, Leslie, J Terrence, McCabe
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Evaluating the effect of γ‐oryzanol on MASLD pathology using a medaka fish model

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study explores a liver disease called MASLD, which is increasing worldwide and can lead to serious damage. Researchers used medaka fish instead of rodents to test a food compound, γ‐oryzanol. Fish fed this compound had less liver fat and healthier gut bacteria.
Yukako Ito, Haduki Asano, Ayano Ueki, Joe Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Kamei, Hayato Tokumoto, Ayaka Yazawa, Shigeki Kamitani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land use intensification causes the spatial contraction of woody-plant based ecosystem services in southwestern Ethiopia

Communications Earth & Environment
Integrating biodiversity conservation and food production is vital, particularly in the tropics where many landscapes are highly biodiverse, and where people directly depend on local ecosystems services that are linked to woody vegetation.
Dula W. Duguma, Elizabeth Law, Girma Shumi, Jannik Schultner, David J. Abson, Joern Fischer   +5 more
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Future ecosystem service provision under land-use change scenarios in southwestern Ethiopia

Ecosystems and People
Continued pressure and transformation of land-use by humans are key drivers of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) loss. To determine the sustainability of possible future land-use practices, it is important to anticipate likely future changes to ...
Dula Wakassa Duguma, Maria Brueck, Girma Shumi, Elizabeth Law, Felipe Benra, Jannik Schultner, Sileshi Nemomissa, David J. Abson, Joern Fischer   +8 more
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Distant but similar: Simultaneous drop in the abundance of three independent amphibian communities

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Amphibian species are declining worldwide, with a negative trend affecting both rare and widespread species. There is increasing evidence that resources must be allocated not only toward the monitoring of rare and charismatic species; however, the ...
Michele Chiacchio, Linda Mazoschek, Vladimir Vershinin, Dmitry Berzin, Piergiovanni Partel, Klaus Henle, Annegret Grimm‐Seyfarth   +6 more
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Transformative capacity of social-ecological systems

Ecology and Society
From the local to the global scale, the world is rapidly changing in non-linear ways that are only partly predictable and knowable. Currently, human decision making and ingenuity in response to change focuses on mitigating the drivers and effects of change and adapting to those changes.
Michaels, Theo K., Garmestani, Ahjond, Gunderson, Lance, Angeler, David G., Uden, Daniel R., Meredith, Gwendŵr R., Allen, Craig R.   +6 more
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Evolution‐guided yeast complementation reveals functional differences in human PSPH variants

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Ancient genomes can help guide which human genetic variants are tested experimentally. This study applies that idea to PSPH, a gene involved in serine biosynthesis, and uses high‐throughput yeast complementation to compare variant function. The findings reveal measurable differences among selected alleles and illustrate the value of evolution‐guided ...
Mauricio Campa‐Álvarez, Diana Ascencio, Miguel Vallebueno‐Estrada, Eduardo González‐Orozco, Christian Eduardo Martínez‐Guerrero, Rafael Montiel, Alexander DeLuna   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Users’ experiences of park accessibility and attractiveness based on online review analytics

Scientific Reports
Understanding public experiences of urban parks is crucial for their sustainable and effective management. While traditional surveys demand substantial resources, social media data present a cost-effective approach to capturing people’s perceptions. This
Abdelbaseer A. Mohamed, Jakub Kronenberg
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Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Adult Learning in STEM Disciplines

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) are reshaping adult learning in STEM by providing adaptive, data‐driven instruction across classrooms, workplaces, and informal environments. In the context of ITS, this article compares generative AI, which creates personalized explanations and practice materials, with explainable AI, which focuses on ...
Jill Zarestky, Amanda R. Lager Gleason
wiley   +1 more source