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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
wiley   +1 more source

Labels, Language and Other Strategies to Improve Communication About Lowest Grade Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: Qualitative Interviews With Women and Physicians. [PDF]

Psychooncology
Apostolovski S, Look Hong NJ, Wright FC, Gagliardi AR.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Capitalizing flood risk protective measures in residential real estate

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study utilizes 1.4 million residential transactions incorporating flood hazard estimates derived from a nationwide elevation model and hydrological data to examine the role of flood protections to mitigate the negative impact of flood risk on home prices.
Muhammad Ramzan Kalhoro, Arne Johan Pollestad, Michael J. Seiler, Ole Jakob Sønstebø   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of anthropogenic stress on stingless bees <i>Melipona mandacaia</i> (Hymenoptera: Apidae) inhabiting urban and natural environments-dataset. [PDF]

Data Brief
de Souza ILB, Macarini LC, de Oliveira CMR, Ferreira NGC, Guimarães ATB.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Interactional privilege of violence: Status and interaction in the street field

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Criminologists have long described and theorized the relationship between status, respect, and violence within urban communities. Although this finding is generally accepted within criminology, ethnographic empirical illustrations of this phenomenon are sparse.
Hakan Kalkan, Heith Copes
wiley   +1 more source

Territorial Constraints on Trap-Neuter-Return in Insular Landscapes: Demographic and Ecological Implications of a Conservation-Oriented Policy. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Manzanares-Fernández R, Martínez-Campo J, Travieso-Aja MDM, Luzardo OP.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Habitat Features, Coyotes, and Humans Drive Diel Activity Variation Among Sympatric Mammals

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We found that multiple mammal species show considerable variation in diel activity in response to several factors, with biotic variables (habitat features and the presence of coyotes Canis latrans) having the strongest overall effects. Our results have important implications for trophic dynamics. Future studies will need to account for these underlying
Nathan J. Proudman, Maximilian L. Allen
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging Risk of Flea-Borne <i>Bartonella</i> in Tropical Cities: Evidence from Stray Cats in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. [PDF]

Insects
Alison JT, AbdulHalim AA, Abdullah Halim MR, Yahaya H, Aziz MA, AbuBakar S, Ya'cob Z.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Urban Stray Cat Management Models in Comparison: Trap-Neuter-Return and Trap-Assess-Rehome

openaire   +1 more source

Intra‐ and Interspecific Effects on Spatio‐Temporal Behavior of Common Commensal Rodent Species

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study revealed major findings on spatio‐temporal behavior of commensal rodents on a pig farm showing the influence of interspecific dominance on movement behavior and the resulting species‐specific ecological adaptations. Additionally, rodents tend to stay in their home ranges and migration to other stable buildings is only rare.
Florian Huels, Vincent Sluydts, Dries Vermeiren, Marina Voinson, Lucinda Kirkpatrick, Ivan Herrera Olivares, Herwig Leirs, Jens Jacob, Bram Vanden Broecke   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source