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Drivers of bat researchers’ intent to adopt field hygiene practices

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Infectious disease is a growing threat to wildlife, with zoonotic transmission most likely at the human–wildlife interface. One underappreciated activity at this interface is fieldwork with wild animals, but associated risks can be mitigated through field hygiene (FH) practices, such as using personal protective equipment and other appropriate
Joanna L. Coleman, Ewan A. Macdonald, Abigail L. Rutrough, Tanja M. Straka, Todd D. Little, Zachary Stickley, Tigga Kingston   +6 more
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Otimização geométrica de placas com enrijecedores submetidas à flexão [PDF]

, 2012
As placas enrijecidas são muito utilizadas em estruturas navais. Quando estas estruturas estão sob forte ação de cargas de flexão, é necessário que os reforços contribuam para a redução da deflexão da placa.
Correia, Anderson Luis Garcia, Isoldi, Liércio André, Real, Mauro de Vasconcellos, Rocha, Luiz Alberto de Oliveira, Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dos, Silva, Caio César de Castro da, Silveira, Thiago da   +6 more
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Caring as a Generative Principle: Reconfiguring the Metaparadigm and Operative Mechanisms in Nursing Theory

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) To develop a comparative meta‐theory of nine caring theories by explicating their assumptions, operative mechanisms and consequences for nursing. Design Qualitative meta‐theoretical document analysis. Methods Canonical texts were analysed using an intra‐source strategy.
Aarón Muñoz Devesa, Juan Ignacio Rico Becerra   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Cultural Theory to Specify the Policy Actors, Belief Systems, and Sources of Coalition, Conflict, Stability, and Change in Policy Advocacy Coalitions and Environmental Resource Policies

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We use grid‐group cultural theory (CT) to specify underspecified aspects of the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). Our theoretical synthesis of CT and the ACF provides, first, an exhaustive typology of policy actors and their cultural cognitive biases that entail, guide, and constrain policy core beliefs about problem definitions and ...
Metodi Sotirov, Brendon Swedlow
wiley   +1 more source

Otimização Geométrica de Cavidades Complexas Empregando Constructal Design [PDF]

, 2011
Na presente pesquisa, inicialmente foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica dos temas que circundam a Teoria Constructal e Constructal Design, e também suas aplicações na natureza e na engenharia. Posteriormente, foi feito o estudo do estado da arte sobre
Garcia, Fernanda Link
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Estudo numérico para obtenção da razão de aspecto ótima de uma aleta no processo de fusão de material de mudança de fase (PCM) [PDF]

, 2019
With the increasing use of renewable energy sources, several studies on the use of phase change materials (PCM) have gained worldwide prominence. Many of these focus on their use in cavities.
Becker, Fábio, Oliveski, Rejane de Césaro, Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira   +2 more
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How Different Patterns of Policy Attention Drive Policy Diffusion: Evidence From China's River Chief System

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on policy diffusion, the ways in which policy attention influences this process remain underexplored. This study addressed this gap by distinguishing between three types of policy attention—political speeches, policy issuance and field visits—and investigating their differential impacts when delivered by central and ...
Xiangning Chen, Yahua Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Modelagem, simulação e otimização de biorreatores de leito fixo para fermentação/bioprocesso em estado sólido [PDF]

, 2009
Ao contrário dos bioprocessos submersos, que são amplamente utilizados e estudados, bioprocessos em estado sólido (BES) ainda são carentes de estudos de modelagem e simulação, o que aponta para o grande potencial de otimização.
Cunha, Daniele Colembergue da
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Unpacking Welfare Deservingness Theory: Evidence From the Perceived Deservingness of Gig Workers

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The theory of welfare deservingness provides valuable insights into the social legitimacy of welfare programs and the principles underlying policy design. In examining the question of who deserves what and why, established deservingness criteria emphasize that individuals demonstrating motivation to work (“reciprocity”) are typically perceived
Juhyun Bae
wiley   +1 more source

Authority Versus Competition: Intergovernmental Interactions and Subnational Policy Adoption in Climate Policy

Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the face of increasingly complex environmental challenges, subnational governments play a critical role in implementing climate policies. This study investigates how intergovernmental interactions—specifically formal authority interactions and informal competitive interactions—shape the adoption of climate policies by Chinese provincial ...
Shiming Zheng, Alex Jingwei He, Yujie He
wiley   +1 more source