Weeds As Examples Weeds provide good examples to clarify what is meant by an invasive species because most people have a concept of what constitutes a " weed. " Invasion can be thought of as a process that in our example, a plant must go through to become a successful, yet harmful invader. Several barriers must be overcome for a plant to be considered an invasive weed. Invasive weeds are invasi...

Building a robust and effective human-agent team is difficult, as teams can fail for many reasons. In this study, we investigated the performance of human-agent teams with divisional and functional team structure under different level of task load uncertainty. Divisional teams show robustness against uncertainly but can lead to poorer performance. Three reasons related to team coordination were...

Complex barriers at the brain's surface, particularly in development, are poorly defined. In the adult, arachnoid blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier separates the fenestrated dural vessels from the CSF by means of a cell layer joined by tight junctions. Outer CSF-brain barrier provides diffusion restriction between brain and subarachnoid CSF through an initial radial glial end feet layer c...

In this article, the author argues that there are psychological and biological constraints on our moral behaviour, rational decision-making and capacities to love. For example, low oxytocin levels can constrain our willingness to cooperate with others, and our capacity to maintain long-term loving relationships. There is also evidence that increasing iodine intake can improve a person's general...

Purpose While smart building technologies (SBTs) implementation ensures sustainability, their adoption is hampered by latent barriers, especially in project management processes. These barriers must be addressed to facilitate the successful and widespread of SBTs. Therefore, this study aims explore significant inhibiting processes adopting SBTs developing countries. Design/methodology/approach ...

background:  physical activity is a complex behavior. to designing the effective intervention, qualitative researches may be allowed for greater understanding of the reasons behind the adolescences’ physical activity‑related behaviors’. methods: using the grounded theory approach, including semi‑structured focus group discussions  (fgds) and in‑depth interviews, we conducted a quantitative stud...

introduction: teaching is one of the main components in educational planning which is a key factor in conducting educational plans. despite the importance of good teaching, the outcomes are far from ideal. the present qualitative study aimed to investigate effective teaching in higher education in iran based on the experiences of best professors in the country and the best local professors of i...

introduction: the integration of behavioral and social sciences (bss) into the curriculum of medical students in order to equip them with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes is an essential issue, emphasized in many researches. our aim is to investigate the barriers to integrate bss into the general medicine curriculum as well as the recommended strategies to overcome such barriers th...