Tactile Speech Communication: Reception of Words and Two-Way Messages through a Phoneme-Based Display by Jung, Jaehong, Reed, Charlotte M., Martinez, Juan S., Tan, Hong Z.

“…Although rates of communication were slow (roughly 1 message per minute), the results obtained with this ecologically valid procedure represent progress toward the goal of a stand-alone tactile device for speech communication.…”
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The recognition of cross-cultural emotional faces is affected by intensity and ethnicity in a Japanese sample by Bonassi, Andrea, Ghilardi, Tommaso, Gabrieli, Giulio, Truzzi, Anna, Doi, Hirokazu, Borelli, Jessica L., Lepri, Bruno, Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Esposito, Gianluca

“…To further determine the mechanisms underlying human emotion recognition in a complex and ecological environment, we hypothesized that both behavioral and neurophysiological measures would be influenced by stimuli ethnicity (Japanese, Caucasian) in the context of ambiguous emotional expressions (mid-happy, angry). …”
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Response surface methodology for optimisation of parameter on water absorption of natural fibre hybrid composite in boat construction by Mat Jusoh, Suriani, Zulkifli, Mohammad Fakhratul Ridwan, Abdullah, Samsuri, Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah, Mohd Nasir, Mohd Fadzhel, Maulana, Ummi Nurashira, Mohd Radzi, Fathin Sakinah, Zainulabidin, Syakir Hakimi

“…It also gets over the area of ecological contamination, word-related well-being, and security concerns. …”
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Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater by Solehin, Siti Najihah, Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Badrulhisham, Nur Sabrina, Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah

“…Investigating these microorganisms is essential for understanding ecological functions, potential biotechnology applications, and impacts on human health. …”
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Maternal Death Surveillance and Response in Sudan: an evidence-based, context-specific optimisation to improve maternal care by Altijani Osman Abbakar, N

“…Between 2006 and 2014, a downward trend was observed in the presence of a skilled birth attendance [Odds ratio 0.46, p=<0.0001] while an upward trend was observed for trained birth attendance [Odds ratio 2.2, p= <0.0001]. The ecological analysis showed that, at state-level, higher levels of facility birth [rho -0.49, p=0.04] and of skilled birth attendance [rho -0.57, p=0.01] were correlated with lower MMR but not for births attended by trained providers [rho 0.16 p=0.51]. …”

Studies in biotic persistence and the taxonomic stability of traits over geological time by Tamre, Erik

“…In these two chapters, I describe a metric called “clade fidelity” of a trait to describe its tendency to be associated with certain lineages and vertically inherited within them throughout the trait’s history, and I examine the relationship between a trait’s clade fidelity and its ecological context as well as evolutionary fate. The case studies in the thesis show that the proposed theoretical frameworks are applicable in practice and carry considerable explanatory power for the understanding of evolutionary processes on a scale of planetary history.…”
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Unlocking the value of ranger-based monitoring for biodiversity conservation and protected area management by Kuiper, T, Dancer, A, Beale, C, Ghoddousi, A, Ibbett, H, Joanny, L, Keane, A, Kavhu, B, Makaza, D, Milner-Gulland, EJ, Moore, J, Xu, L

“…When implemented well, ranger-based monitoring can help improve conservation outcomes through evaluating management interventions, more efficient deployment of limited law enforcement budgets to optimize the deterrence of illegal activities, and basic ecological monitoring. …”

Selection against domestication alleles in introduced rabbit populations by Andrade, P, Alves, JM, Pereira, P, Rubin, C-J, Silva, E, Sprehn, CG, Enbody, E, Afonso, S, Faria, R, Zhang, Y, Bonino, N, Duckworth, JA, Garreau, H, Letnic, M, Strive, T, Thulin, C-G, Queney, G, Villafuerte, R, Jiggins, FM, Ferrand, N, Andersson, L, Carneiro, M

“…These have occasionally established feral populations in nature, often with devastating ecological consequences. To understand how natural selection shapes re-adaptation into the wild, we investigated one of the most successful colonizers in history, the European rabbit. …”

Perspectives of New York State residents on deer management, hunting, and predator reintroduction by Blossey, B, Brice, L, Dalaba, J, Hare, D

“…High white-tailed deer abundance in the United States represents an ecological and human health threat. Reducing deer populations by lethal means and facilitating return of large predators are two potential, but controversial, management options. …”

Advancements in sustainable material development: A comprehensive review of coir fiber and its composites by Imran, Al Ichlas, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Cionita, Tezara, Hadi, Agung Efriyo, Setiyo, Muji, Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab, Jamiluddin, Jaafar, Fitriyana, Deni Fajar, Dewi, Rozanna

“…Derived from coir coconut waste, coir fiberoffers an environmentally friendly response to ecological challenges in various industries. Its application aligns with achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as eliminating extreme poverty, ensuring food security, and promoting decent employment and economic expansion. …”
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Tropical savanna conversion to exotic pastures negatively affects taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetle assemblages, but not dung removal by Maciel, Rafaella, Braga, Rodrigo Fagundes, Carvalho, Raquel L. L., Louzada, Julio, Slade, Eleanor M.

“…Our results demonstrated that responses of dung beetle assemblages and dung removal to land use changes are decoupled, idiosyncratic and context-dependent, presenting challenges for making predictions and generalisations about the effects of land use change on ecological processes mediated by animals.…”
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Density forecasting of conjunctivitis burden using high-dimensional environmental time series data by Lim, Jue Tao, Choo, Esther Li Wen, Janhavi, A., Tan, Kelvin Bryan, Abisheganaden, John, Dickens, Borame

“…These results were shown to be consistent over periods with and without structural breaks in transmission. Furthermore, ecological analysis using post-selection inference showed that increases in SO2, O3 surface concentration and total precipitation were associated to increased conjunctivitis attendance. …”
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Factual approach for tropical forest parameters measurement and monitoring: future option with a focus on synergetic use of airborne and terrestrial lidar technologies by Bazezew, Muluken N., Hussin, Yousif A., Kloosterman, Evert H., M. Hasmadi, Ismail

“…Forest biomass and carbon are critical for ecological monitoring, and yet poorly modelled in complex ecosystems such as the tropical rainforests. …”

Effects of Caregiver Prosody on Child Language Acquisition by Vosoughi, Soroush, Frank, Michael C., Roy, Brandon C., Roy, Deb K

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Floral trait preferences of butterflies in Singapore by Fung, Louisa May

“…Most butterfly species do not forage on all flowers available, but visit specific flowers displaying certain traits. While butterfly ecological and morphological traits have been linked to flower specialisation, the flower traits associated with flower specialisation in this same system have not been explored. …”
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Enhancing retention of information through postretrieval negatively arousing stimuli. by Lim, Yvonne ShiYing.

“…Specifically, this study is an extension of previous experiments in this area and it manipulates the materials used (passages, cued recall and recognition tests), method (1 week retention interval) and paradigm (balanced design) to provide more ecological validity. Twenty undergraduates from Nanyang Technological University took part into in the study. …”
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Reframing stigma in Tourette syndrome: an updated scoping review by Pring, K, Malli, M, Hardy, BW, Rapp, SR, Storch, EA, Mink, JW, Martindale, JM

“…The studies were examined under the social–ecological stigmatization model, which helps categorize stigmatization into individual, interpersonal, community, and structural levels and serves as a broader definition of stigmatization than the previous systematic review. …”

Hot and round: How temperature and shape impact the multisensory appreciation of cornmeal by Juravle, G, Duca, R, Feghiuș, C, Spence, C

“…In a between-participants experimental design conducted in an ecologically-valid restaurant setting, we investigated the appreciation of differently-shaped pieces of cornmeal (rounded vs. rectangular) for different serving temperatures (room-temperature vs. hot presentation). 282 participants (165 female, mean age of 37 years, SD = 11 years, age range 17–62 years) tasted the cornmeal and evaluated it with respect to several sensorial qualities (i.e., temperature, wetness, texture, elasticity, and liking) and indicated the perceived dominant taste from amongst the five basic tastes. …”

Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras by Baker, TR, Adu-Bredu, S, Affum-Baffoe, K, Aiba, S, Akite, P, Alexiades, M, Almeida, E, de Oliveira, EA, Davila, EA, Amani, C, Andrade, A, Aragao, L, Araujo-Murakami, A, Arets, E, Arroyo, L, Ashton, P, Ifo, SAA, Aymard, GAC, Baisie, M, Balee, W, Balinga, M, Banin, LF, Banki, O, Baraloto, C, Malhi, Y, Moore, S

“…Our results show that fast life-history strategies influence species richness in all biogeographic settings because lineages with these ecological strategies have greater range sizes. These links suggest that dispersal has been a key process in the evolution of the tropical forest flora.…”

No One Wants To Be A Parasitologist: The Shrinking Field of America's Least Favorite Animals by Richter, Hannah

“…An increasing volume of research shows that parasites play important ecological functions, from keeping animal populations in check to stabilizing food chains to driving evolution and biodiversity. …”
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