Landscapes will likely become increasingly fragmented for biological organisms and ecological processes as the human population and its demands for resources continue to escalate. Landscape fragmentation results in habitat loss and alterations in the composition and spatial arrangement of landscape elements, consequently affecting population and ecosystem processes. Thus, to protect biodiversit...

This paper proposes a structural time series model for the intra-day price dynamics on fragmented financial markets. We generalize the structural model of Hasbrouck (1993) to a multi-variate setting. We discuss identification issues and propose a new measure for the contribution of each market to price discovery. We illustrate the model by an empirical example using Nasdaq dealer quotes.

Persuasion is a vital part of politics—who wins elections and policy disputes often depends on which side can persuade more people. Given this centrality, the study persuasion has long history with an enormous number theories empirical inquiries. However, literature fragmented, few generalizable findings. I unify previously disparate dimensions topic by presenting framework focusing actors (spe...

The dermis is largely composed of collagen-rich fibrils that form a dense extracellular matrix (ECM). Dermal fibroblasts produce and are embedded within the dermal ECM. During aging, ECM becomes fragmented. This fragmentation associated with deleterious alterations fibroblast function. We have investigated degree to which these stem from adaptation deterioration versus cell-autonomous age-drive...

Purpose This research aims to review how current supply chain management (SCM) addresses cultural issues, presents a critical assessment of literature and discusses future avenues. Design/methodology/approach The is reviewed using systematic review, bibliometric citation analysis content analysis. A total between 1995 2019 in Institute for Scientific Information Web Science’s database. Findings...

Many ecologists believe that fragmenting habitats into discontinuous patches disrupts the reproduction, survivorship and movement of animals. It has seldom, however, been possible to measure all these processes in one study. Recent work by Lesley and Michael Brooker on an Australian songbird, the blue-breasted fairy wren Malurus pulcherrimus, has achieved this elusive goal. Their new paper in W...

Fragmented Objects (FOs) extend the object concept to a distributed environment. The abstract view of a FO is a single, shared object, of which the distribution is hidden to clients. In the concrete view the FO designer controls (if wished) the distribution of data and function and of the communication between fragments. FO programming is supported by the FOG language, an extension of C++, and ...

We have previously demonstrated conjugation of Escherichia coli into vacuoles of the protozoal ciliate (Tetrahymena thermophila). This indicated a possible role of ciliates in evoking bacterial quorum sensing, directly connecting bacterial survival via accumulation in the ciliate vacuoles. We therefore assessed if ciliates promoted bacterial autoinducer (AI)-2 accumulation with vacuole formatio...

In this paper we propose an operative social theory that eliminates the need for a pre-defined regional context or spatio-temporal entities like system, culture, society ethnic group. The archaeological object in microarchaeological approach is not closed and homogeneous totality, but rather structurating practices, regulative actions operating field ofhumans things. order to address these issu...

Jaguar (Panthera onca) populations in the Upper Paraná River, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest region, live in a landscape that includes highly fragmented areas as well as relatively intact ones. We developed a model of jaguar habitat suitability in this region, and based on this habitat model, we developed a spatially structured metapopulation model of the jaguar populations in this area to an...