1c, f). As the reward for correct responses was randomly chosen between the two stimuli, paying attention to the salient stimulus did not bring any behavior benefits to the monkeys or provide information about the expected reward. Correspondingly, the behavior of the monkeys indicated that their...
while paying the associated larger energetic cost including a lower probability to breed during in the following breeding season. If this hypothesis is met, we expected a reduction in body mass and body condition6,46,47for males living in large home ranges (i.e. low-quality habitats) in orde...
Environmental Protection Agency recognizes IBM for out- standing contributions in protecting the earth's ozone layer. Since 1993, IBM has completely eliminated the annual use of more than 12 million pounds of CFCs and 3 million pounds of methyl chloroform from its products and processes. September ...
However, some of the most impressive Italian releases of the year can be found on the avant-garde fringes of the prog spectrum. Besides Francesco Zago’s projectEmpty Days(featuring contributions by Thinking Plague’s Elaine DiFalco, as well as most of his Yugen bandmates),OTEME’s superbIl...
Contributions LP conducted the literature review and analysis. EDL participated in the design of the study. LP prepared the manuscript under supervision of EDL. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Corresponding author Correspondence to Lucas Paulsen. ...
While the present research makes several important contributions, there are some limitations that should be noted. First, all measures were completed once per day at the same time, so causation cannot be inferred. Future research should seek to better understand the temporal order of the relationshi...
These results are highly relevant, considering that municipal actions in emerging economies do not usually have economic and non-economic incentives, and efforts are primarily directed to educational campaigns without paying attention to the provision of space for solid waste management. Author ...
In this work, we demonstrated the ability of the cyanobacterium Pseudanabaena/Limnothrix sp. to produce ultra-small silver nanoparticlesin the forms of metallic silver (Ag0) and silver oxides (AgxOy) via a facile green synthetic process. The biological c
Participants described community members taking steps to avoid being identified as HIV-positive, including avoiding healthcare facilities entirely, using traditional healers, or paying for private doctors. Such behaviors led to delays in testing and accessing care, and problems adhering to medications, ...
Member States awareness of the importance of biodiversity and UNESCO’s contributions to its conservation and sustainable use were enhanced, including through: the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 (IYB), the high-level launch which took place at UNESCO Headquarters (January 2010); the UNESCO ...