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Strengthening urban deer management with structured decision making

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban deer management (UDM) decision‐makers face social, ecological, regulatory, and economic pressures when creating an agreeable deer management plan for stakeholders. Historically, decision making techniques (e.g. consensus‐based analyses) have not effectively balanced UDM elements leading to short‐lived management progress.
Shane D. Boehne, B. Bynum Boley, Amanda N. Van Buskirk, Kaitlin O. Goode, Charlie H. Killmaster, Kristina L. Johannsen, Gino J. D'Angelo   +6 more
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Mathematical model for predicting fire-extinguishing foam expansion rate in deflector type sprinklers

Вестник Университета гражданской защиты МЧС Беларуси
Purpose. Based on the results of experimental studies, develop a mathematical model for predicting the foam multiplicity, taking into account the main parameters of the foam formation process in deflector type sprinklers for automatic fire extinguishing ...
Andrey N. Kamlyuk, Aleksey O. Likhomanov
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Concrete jungle to urban oasis: evaluating scale, vegetation cover, and aggregation of urban greenspaces on wildlife

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban greenspaces are a haven for wildlife in densely populated cities. Wildlife use greenspaces for resource acquisition, shelter, and travel across urbanized landscapes. Greenspace metrics such as herbaceous or woody landcover, size, patchiness, and human land use influence species richness.
Adrianna J. Elihu, Janel L. Ortiz
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Effects of Longitudinal and Transverse Travel Direction on the Hydraulic Performance of Sprinkler Machines on Sloping Terrain

Agriculture
Background: The influence of varying slope gradients on the hydraulic performance of sprinkler irrigation systems operating on sloping farmland is investigated, with a specific focus on longitudinal and transverse travel directions.
Zhi Wang, Xingye Zhu, Fuhua Wang
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INFRASTRUCTURAL CONCEALMENT: Everyday Festival Economies and Riverine Ecologies in Kolkata

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban infrastructures are often celebrated within marketized development logics for their promise of equitable access while concealing ecological harm. This article examines whether and how ecological degradation is integral to infrastructural modernization, showing how infrastructures that promise improvement and inclusion simultaneously ...
Debapriya Chakrabarti, Deljana Iossifova, Alexandros Gasparatos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fixed Pay for Output or Time? Implications for Work Speed and Quality

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the influence of two fixed payment arrangements—time‐based and output‐based wages—on worker behavior and performance in a multidimensional task setting. We examine how these wages affect the time workers spend on individual units of a task and their work quality.
CAROLYN DELLER, SANTIAGO GALLINO
wiley   +1 more source

Real estate agents’ collaboration and housing outcomes

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how collaboration between listing and selling agents influences housing market outcomes and how these effects differ across the institutional environments of conventional and foreclosure (real estate owned [REO]) transactions.
Lu Fang, Darren K. Hayunga, Henry J. Munneke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relative Autonomy beyond the State: Private Transnational Regulation and the Politics of Labour Governance in Bangladesh

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Private transnational governance institutions increasingly acquire regulatory authority in contexts of weak or inactive state regulation, yet their capacity to exercise it remains contested. We extend Poulantzas' concept of relative autonomy, understood as the capacity to act with organizational independence from specific fractions of capital ...
Mahreen Khan, Jimmy Donaghey, Juliane Reinecke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Law: A Qualitative Socio‐Ecological Study of Substance Use Treatment Barriers and Adaptations in Ghana

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ghana's response to substance use has long been dominated by criminalisation, yet limited research has examined how this policy environment shapes addiction treatment delivery. This study explored the perspectives of mental health nurses providing care to people who use drugs (PWUDs) using a socio‐ecological framework.
Evans F. Kyei, Dorothy Wilson, Grace K. Kyei, Rockson Ansong, Mercy N. Mumba   +4 more
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Deception behind bars: A mixed‐methods investigation of inmates' beliefs about lie detection

Legal and Criminological Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose This study examines incarcerated individuals' beliefs about deception detection, focusing on perceptions of successful liars, cues used to identify deception and endorsement of stereotypical beliefs. Methods A mixed‐methods design combining qualitative and quantitative methods was used.
Andreea Turi, Laura Visu‐Petra
wiley   +1 more source