Examining the gardens of the preschool education institutions by Maide Orçan Kaçan, Medera Halmatov, Olcay Kartaltepe

“…Teachers have stated that the majority of school gardens use grasses, wild habitats and ornamental plants, use more than half of the school gardens for activities, and that these activities are mostly play, movement, science and field trips. …”
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Estimating the value of a positive change in trout fly-fishing quality in the Rhodes trout fishery, Eastern Cape, South Africa by Mario Du Preez, DE Lee

“…The aim of this study is to estimate the amount recreational users are willing to pay for a project to improve the trout habitat of waters managed by the Wild Trout Association (WTA) in this fishery in order to improve its fish population density by 100 per cent. …”
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Measurement of the Threatened Biodiversity Existence Value Output: Application of the Refined System of Environmental-Economic Accounting in the <i>Pinus pinea</i> Forests of Andal... by Pablo Campos, José L. Oviedo, Alejandro Álvarez, Bruno Mesa

“…Are we able to determine the existence value output generated for society through the preservation of wild species threatened with extinction? In this article we defend the theory that the service of preserving threatened species with risk of extinction is an existence value output with a hidden transaction price if it can be established that there are consumer or state willingness to pay an additional tax above the government total cost to avoid an increase in one threatened species in relation to the number recorded at the opening of the accounting period. …”
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Ancient herbal therapy: A brief history of Panax ginseng by Maria Assunta Potenza, Monica Montagnani, Luigi Santacroce, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Lucrezia Bottalico

“…So, it was used exclusively by the Chinese Emperor's, and they were willing to pay the price without problems. Increasing its fame, ginseng brought a flourishing international trade that allowed Korea to supply China with silk and medicines in exchange for wild ginseng and later along with what grows in America.…”
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ASSESSING THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL, FEASIBILITY AND VISITOR ASSESSMENT IN THE SIPINSUR GEOSITE NATURAL TOURISM AREA, TOBA CALDERA GLOBAL GEOPARK, INDONESIA by Agus PURWOKO, Anita ZAITUNAH, Datuk Ary Andriansyah SAMSURA, Robert SIBARANI, Iskandar MUDA, Cynthia FAUSTINA

“…For the aspect of participation in conservation and the environment, it shows that the majority of visitors are aware of the responsibility and willing to participate. …”
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Use Patterns, Knowledge Diversity and Drivers for the Cultivation of the Miracle Plant [<i>Synsepalum dulcificum</i> (Schumach & Thonn.) Daniell] in Benin and Ghana by Dèdéou Apocalypse Tchokponhoué, Sognigbé N’Danikou, Nicodème Vodjo Fassinou Hotegni, Daniel Nyadanu, Rémi Kahane, Alfred Oduor Odindo, Enoch Gbènato Achigan-Dako, Julia Sibiya

“…Sociolinguistic affiliation, awareness of taboos and market availability were the most important drivers of respondent willingness to cultivate the miracle plant. While the respondent’s level of schooling and perception of plant growth rate determined the maximum acreage they were willing to allocate to the species in cultivation schemes, their main activity, sociolinguistic affiliation and knowledge of the species time to fruiting drove the maximum purchase price they were willing to offer for a seedling of the species. …”
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N-terminal phosphorylation of the dopamine transporter is required for amphetamine-induced efflux. by Habibeh Khoshbouei, Namita Sen, Bipasha Guptaroy, L 'Aurelle Johnson, David Lund, Margaret E Gnegy, Aurelio Galli, Jonathan A Javitch

“…Quite surprisingly, N-terminal phosphorylation shifts DAT from a "reluctant" state to a "willing" state for AMPH-induced DA efflux, without affecting inward transport. …”
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To Flee or Not to Flee: How Age, Reproductive Phase, and Mate Presence Affect White Stork Flight Decisions by Laïd Touati, Mohamed Athamnia, Abdennour Boucheker, Bourhane-Edinne Belabed, Farrah Samraoui, Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Anders P. Møller, Boudjéma Samraoui

“…Recognizing, assessing, and responding to threats is critical for survival in the wild. Birds, especially in their role as parents, must decide whether to flee or delay flight when threatened. …”
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The Use of Woodland Products to Cope with Climate Variability in Communal Areas in Zimbabwe by Lotte S. Woittiez, Mariana C. Rufino, Ken E. Giller, Paul Mapfumo

“…Farmers needed to invest a considerable share of their time to collect wild fruits from deforested areas. They recognized that the effectiveness of NTFPs as an adaptation option had become threatened by severe deforestation and by illegal harvesting of fruits by urban traders. …”
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The Prae-Adamitae and the early Royal Society: two cases from the periphery by Poole, W

“…Willughby, who summarised the work in his commonplace book, may not have assented directly to the hypothesis, but his papers do show that he was willing to entertain aggressively sceptical notions about the moral status of the Old Testament. …”

Cognitive bias test as a tool for accessing fish welfare by Krzysztof Wojtas

“…Materials and Methods A total number of 96 zebrafish (Danio rerio) wild type was used for this experiment. Fish were preconditioned to recognise and associate green colour with a reward (food) and red colour with punishment (being chased with a fish net). …”
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Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 targeting improves sensitivity to radiation in BRAF V600E colorectal carcinoma cells by Girolamo Spagnoletti, Valeria Li Bergolis, Annamaria Piscazzi, Francesca Giannelli, Valentina Condelli, Lorenza Sisinni, Giuseppe Bove, Giovanni Storto, Matteo Landriscina

“…Results: Colon carcinoma BRAF V600E HT29 cells exhibited poor response to radiation compared to BRAF wild-type COLO320 and HCT116 cells. Interestingly, neither radiosensitizing doses of 5-fluoruracil nor BRAF inhibition/silencing significantly improved radiosensitivity in HT29 cells. …”
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Public preferences for conservation of endangered Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sukau Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia by Naim, Shafinaz

“…With only between 1,500 and 2,000 Pygmy elephants left in the wild, conservation efforts are crucial. To protect the Pygmy elephants in Sukau Kinabatangan, a study was conducted to assess public preferences and conservation values for the species. …”
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Willingness to Use Home Collection Methods to Provide Specimens for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Research: Survey Study by Hall, Eric William, Luisi, Nicole, Zlotorzynska, Maria, Wilde, Gretchen, Sullivan, Patrick, Sanchez, Travis, Bradley, Heather, Siegler, Aaron J

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The policy implications of urban open space commercial vegetable farmers’ willingness and ability to pay for reclaimed water for irrigation in Kumasi, Ghana by Owusu Amponsah, Håkan Vigre, Imoro Braimah, Torben Wilde Schou, Robert Clement Abaidoo

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Captive chimpanzee foraging in a social setting: a test of problem solving, flexibility, and spatial discounting by Lydia M. Hopper, Laura M. Kurtycz, Stephen R. Ross, Kristin E. Bonnie

“…In the wild, primates are selective over the routes that they take when foraging and seek out preferred or ephemeral food. …”
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Protecting great apes from disease: Compliance with measures to reduce anthroponotic disease transmission by Ana Nuno, Chloe Chesney, Maia Wellbelove, Elena Bersacola, Gladys Kalema‐Zikusoka, Fabian Leendertz, Amanda D. Webber, Kimberley J. Hockings

“…Visitors expressed less willingness to being vaccinated against COVID‐19 (which, at the time our survey was conducted, had only just started being administered to very high‐risk groups), wearing a facemask during trekking (although willing when viewing the apes) and quarantine after international travel before visiting great apes. …”
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Oseltamivir Resistance in Influenza A(H6N2) Caused by an R292K Substitution in Neuraminidase Is Not Maintained in Mallards without Drug Pressure. by Anna Gillman, Shaman Muradrasoli, Andreas Mårdnäs, Hanna Söderström, Ganna Fedorova, Max Löwenthal, Michelle Wille, Annika Daggfeldt, Josef D Järhult

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High Prevalence and Putative Lineage Maintenance of Avian Coronaviruses in Scandinavian Waterfowl. by Michelle Wille, Shaman Muradrasoli, Anna Nilsson, Josef D Järhult

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Mucosal sensitization to German cockroach involves protease-activated receptor-2 by Dienger Krista, Zhou Ping, Ledford John R, Page Kristen, Wills-Karp Marsha

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