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Population Genetic Structure and Species Delimitation of a Widespread, Neotropical Dwarf Gecko [PDF]

, 2019
Amazonia harbors the greatest biological diversity on Earth. One trend that spans Amazonian taxa is that most taxonomic groups either exhibit broad geographic ranges or small restricted ranges.
Colli, Guarino R., Gamble, Tony, Higham, Timothy E., Pinto, Brendan J., Russell, Anthony P., Scantlebury, Daniel P., Vitt, Laurie J.   +6 more
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Social Comparison and Its Association With Disordered Eating Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Social comparison has been widely implicated in the etiology and maintenance of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. At the same time, however, the magnitude of this relationship remains unclear, with existing studies varying widely in methodology, measurement, and sample characteristics.
Fidan Turk, Aysesu Bozdogan, Rachel Hughes, Phaedra Longhurst, Millie Chilvers, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons‐Craft   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eating Disorder Symptom Severity Decreases in Fasting Muslim Women in the United States During Ramadan: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although dietary restraint is associated with loss of control (LOC) eating, less is known about associations between food restraint and religious fasting. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan fasting may be associated with negative consequences related to eating and body image; however, increased ...
Hoor Ul Ain, Kara A. Christensen Pacella
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring the Amazon River plume from satellite observations

GIScience & Remote Sensing
Most of our knowledge about the Amazon River plume is limited from the field experiments or modeling due to various challenges for satellite remote sensing, i.e., constant cloud coverage, atmospheric correction, and difficulties to differentiate the ...
Wei Shi, Menghua Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Trypanosoma cruzi IV causing outbreaks of acute Chagas disease and infections by different haplotypes in the Western Brazilian Amazonia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Chagas disease is an emergent tropical disease in the Brazilian Amazon Region, with an increasing number of cases in recent decades. In this region, the sylvatic cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission, which constitutes a reservoir of ...
Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Laylah Kelre Costa Magalhães, Amanda Regina Nichi de Sá, Mônica Lúcia Gomes, Max Jean de Ornelas Toledo, Lara Borges, Isa Pires, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, Henrique Silveira, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

State‐Level Politics in Forest Governance: The Role of the Narrative‐Policy Nexus in the Brazilian Amazon

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Deforestation and its social impacts are an enduring challenge in agrarian frontiers, especially in the tropics. Fueled by global demand for commodities, this process is mediated by ideas, concepts, meanings, and policies that uphold socioenvironmental degradation. A key and understudied—arena in which this mediation occurs is the sub‐national
Gabriela Russo Lopes, Fabio de Castro
wiley   +1 more source

Testing a Relational Model of Workplace Spirituality Across Three Levels: Linking Employee Attitudes and Turnover in a Healthcare Setting

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing body of research demonstrates that purpose and meaning are significant to employee well‐being and organizational performance. Yet, increasing challenges in the workplace, including downsizing, layoffs, and job insecurity, can erode employees' sense of purpose and meaning.
Meera Alagaraja, Lisa M. Hooper, Jamie DeCoster   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees [PDF]

, 2011
Tropical tree height-diameter (H:D) relationships may vary by forest type and region making large-scale estimates of above-ground biomass subject to bias if they ignore these differences in stem allometry.
Affum-Baffoe, K., Arets, E. J. M. M., Baker, T. R., Banin, L., Berry, N. J., Bird, M., Brondizio, E. S., Chave, J., de Camargo, P., Djagbletey, G., Domingues, T. F., Drescher, M., Fearnside, P. M., Feldpausch, T. R., Franca, M. B., Fyllas, N. M., Higuchi, N., Hladik, A., Hunter, M. O., Lewis, S. L., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Palace, Michael W., Phillips, O. L., Quesada, C. A.   +23 more
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The Mediation Effect of Trusting Beliefs on the Relationship Between Expectation-Confirmation and Satisfaction with the Usage of Online Product Recommendation [PDF]

, 2016
Online Product Recommendations (OPRs) are increasingly available to onlinecustomers as a value-added self-service in evaluating and choosing a product.Research has highlighted several advantages that customers can gain from usingOPRs.
Ashraf, M. (Muhammad), Jaafar, N. I. (Noor), Sulaiman, A. (Ainin)   +2 more
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The Role of Self‐Compassion and Experience in Psychologists' Latent Emotional Labour Strategy Profiles

Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Emotional labour has long been associated with personal and organizational outcomes such as burnout. However, theoretically dichotomising regulation into surface and deep acting may constrain the ecological validity of research as iterative and person‐centered approaches to emotion regulation are not considered.
James J. Clarke, Vincent O. Mancini, Clare S. Rees, Lauren J. Breen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source