1. Anthropogenic effects have propelled us into what many have described as the sixth mass extinction, and amphibians are among the most affected groups. The causes of global amphibian population declines and extinctions are varied, complex and context-dependent and may involve multiple stressors. However, experimental studies examining multiple factors contributing to amphibian population decl...

Highly immersive environments for sports simulation can help elucidate if and how athletes perform under high pressure situations. We used a rowing simulator with a CAVE setup to test the influence of virtual competitors on 10 experienced rowers. All participants were using the simulator for the first time. The objective was to assess the degree of presence by quantifying how the actions of the...

I study how private communication among competitors affects their public disclosures. Theory suggests that competing firms can use disclosure to coordinate, and predicts less when there is more communication. Using data on strategic alliances, predict find enter alliances with reduce disclosure, the reduction pronounced for allow

This paper introduces a functional-structural plant model based on Artificial Life concepts and reports studies on evolutionary dynamics in virtual plant communities. The characteristic of the present approach lies in plant evolution at both functional and structural levels. The conducted experiments focus on the emergence of different life history strategies in an environment with heterogeneou...

In an uncertain and competitive environment, product portfolio management (PPM) becomes more challenging for manufacturers to decide what to make and establish the most beneficial product portfolio. In this paper, a novel approach in PPM is proposed in which the environment uncertainty, competitors’ behavior and customer’s satisfaction are simultaneously considered as the most important criteri...