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Sole coloration as an unusual aposematic signal in a Neotropical toad
2019
Many animals have evolved remarkable strategies to avoid predation. In diurnal, toxic harlequin toads (Atelopus) from the Amazon basin, we find a unique colour signal. Some Atelopus populations have striking red soles of the hands and feet, visible only when walking. When stationary, the toads are hard to detect despite their yellow-black dorsal coloration. Consequently, they switch between high and low conspicuousness. Interestingly, some populations lack the extra colour display of the soles. We found comprehensive support that the red coloration can act as an aposematic signal directed towards potential predators: red soles are significantly more conspicuous than soles lacking red colora…
Examining the antecedents and consequences of perceived value : a case study of mobile banking application usage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2022
Recent advancements in information, communications, and mobile technologies have revolutionized banking and payment services as well as consumer behavior. This study examines the continuous usage experience of mobile financial services, and especially mobile banking services, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the context of this study. Data were collected from 300 experienced mobile banking users across the KSA using a pre-tested survey instrument. The partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the data. The results supported most of the hypotheses and revealed that e-service quality, e-information quality, and experience flow have a significant an…
Elinikäisen ohjauksen toimintapolitiikka : eurooppalaisia lähtökohtia kansalliselle kehittämistyölle
2013
Value Co-creation for Smart Villages: The Institutionalization of Regional Service Ecosystems
2020
Building a versatile portfolio of public and private digital-enabled services is vital in rural and sparsely populated regions, where traditional market mechanisms alone cannot guarantee the availability of essential services. However, contemporary services tend to build on prevalent institutions, often governed by decisions based on market mechanisms, such as economies of scale – service-by-service and village-by-village. A shift is suggested towards networks of smart villages co-creating value as regional service ecosystems. We draw from institutional theory and employ the Service-dominant logic (SDL) framework in investigating value co-creation in rural villages in Sweden. Analyzing 53 l…
IDENTIFICAZIONE DI NUOVI MARCATORI MOLECOLARI PER LA CARATTERIZZAZIONE DEI TUMORI POLMONARI
Vienlīdzīga darba samaksa.
2021
Bakalaura darba tēma ir “Vienlīdzīga darba samaksa”. Vienlīdzīgas darba samaksas princips Eiropas Savienībā ir jau kopš 1957.gada, taču vēljoprojām statistika liecina, ka pastāv nevienlīdzība starp vīriešu un sieviešu atalgojumu, lai gan laika gaitā tā samazinās, nevienlīdzība joprojām ir ievērojama problēma. Darba uzdevums ir izpētīt darba samaksu un tās elementus, vienlīdzīgas darba samaksas regulējumu un problēmjautājumus, kāpēc vēljoprojām ir nevienlīdzīga darba samaksa. Mērķis ir noskaidrot, kas būtu jāmaina, lai šī darba samaksas atšķirība samazinātos. Rakstot darbu tika gūta pārliecība, ka viena no problēmām, kāpēc ir nevienlīdzīga darba samaksa, ir algu necaurspīdīgums. Šī problēma …
Lost in translation? : translating multicultural style in Maxine Hong Kingston's The woman warrior
2006
Oppdragelsessyn i endring? : En komparativ studie av populære oppdragelsesbøker utgitt i Norge i perioden 1950-2000
2017
Masteroppgave pedagogikk PED511 - Universitetet i Agder 2017 The topic of this assignment is to study if the view of parenting has changed in Norway. There have been many discussions about parenting and what it entails. This study is limited to popular books that have been released in Norway between 1950 and 2000. The parenting books emphasise different aspects in the children’s upbringing and how that positively affects their development. The primary research question is to examine the views of parenting and its development from four books from the selected period: “Barneoppdragelse” by Lise Østlyngen (1950), “Barn og foreldre: barneoppdragelse i praksis” by Hambro & Moa (1966), “Elsker du…
Short-term responses of Rana arvalis tadpoles to pH and predator stress: adaptive divergence in behavioural and physiological plasticity?
2022
Environmental stress is a major driver of ecological and evolutionary processes in nature. To cope with stress, organisms can adjust through phenotypic plasticity and/or adapt through genetic change. Here, we compared short-term behavioural (activity) and physiological (corticosterone levels, CORT) responses of Rana arvalis tadpoles from two divergent populations (acid origin, AOP, versus neutral origin, NOP) to acid and predator stress. Tadpoles were initially reared in benign conditions at pH 7 and then exposed to a combination of two pH (acid versus neutral) and two predator cue (predator cue versus no predator cue) treatments. We assessed behavioural activity within the first 15 min, an…
¿Existe violencia en las parejas del mismo sexo?
2010
El presente artículo intenta dar respuestas a preguntas relacionadas con la existencia o inexistencia de violencia en parejas del mismo sexo. Al igual que intenta explicar cómo es esta violencia, a qué es debida, y si es similar a la violencia que ejercen los hombres contra las mujeres. Concluyendo el mismo, con diferentes propuestas de trabajo en relación a la violencia que se da dentro de las parejas del mismo sexo a nivel individual, familiar, grupal y comunitario. This article sets out to provide replies to questions connected with the existence or nonexistence of violence in same-sex couples. It likewise attempts to explain what this violence is like, what its causes are, and whether t…