Cultural transmission of animal tool use driven by trade-offs: insights from sponge-using dolphins by Ellen Jacobs, Chong Wei, Christine Erbe, Janet Mann

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Social Media as E-governance by Matt Birkinshaw, Persis Taraporevala

“…We argue that 1) while municipal bodies and smart city parastatal entities have different patterns of Twitter use they both work within a framework of city marketing and “civic storytelling”; and 2) although participation initially falls within a performance of tokenistic one-way government to citizen communication, we can trace an evolution of social media use driven by online complaints prompting government response.…”
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Modeling the Herbicide-Resistance Evolution in <i>Lolium rigidum (Gaud.)</i> Populations at the Landscape Scale by Lucia Gonzalez-Diaz, Irene Gonzalez-Garcia, Jose L. Gonzalez-Andujar

“…Resistance evolved rapidly under repeated herbicide use, driven by weed fecundity and herbicide efficacy. …”
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Psychiatric care use among migrants to Sweden compared with Swedish-born residents: a longitudinal cohort study of 5 150 753 people by James B Kirkbride, Christina Dalman, Anna-Clara Hollander, Euan Mackay, Hugo Sjöqvist, Sofie Bäärnhielm

“…Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia had a lower use of any psychiatric care during the first decade in Sweden whereas migrants from Middle East and North Africa had a higher use, driven by use of psychotropics.Conclusions The lower use of psychiatric care during the first decade contrasts with higher use among migrants with a longer duration of stay. …”
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Continuity of care in the context of a primary health care reform: a follow-up after the Swedish Patient Choice Reform by Hannes Kohnke, Andrzej Zielinski, Anders Beckman, Henrik Ohlsson

“…The Swedish Patient Choice Reform introduced privatization and market-oriented principles into PHC, leading to increased utilization and growing inequities in service use driven by socioeconomic disparities and misalignment with health care needs. …”
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Research Progress on Land Use and Analysis of Green Transformation in China Since the New Century by Wei He, Jianzhou Gong, Xiaobin Zeng

“…The academic community, both domestically and internationally, has enriched and refined the research system on China’s land use, driven by the need to optimize its land use structure. …”
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Response Mechanism of Soil Microbial Characteristics to Different Land-Use Types in China by Gang Ma, Yantao Hu, Yangyang Zhang, Yaoguang Han, Keyi Li, Hongtao Jia, Xinping Zhu

“…The results of correlation analysis and structural equation models (SEM) showed that land use could indirectly affect bacterial diversity through its influence on soil physicochemical properties, highlighting that land-use-driven shifts in bulk density, porosity, and carbon content critically shape microbial dynamics, particularly in bacteria. …”
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Inappropriate use of propranolol among medical students in Palestine: cross-sectional study by Omar Younis, Mohammad Taleb Abed, Yaqoot Anabseh, Suha Hamshari, Mahfouz Ktaifan, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

“…Abstract Introduction Medical students’ inappropriate propranolol use, driven by exam stress, is a developing concern. …”
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Impact of Land Use Change on Carbon Storage Dynamics in the Lijiang River Basin, China: A Complex Network Model Approach by Xinran Zhou, Jinye Wang, Liang Tang, Wen He, Hui Li

“…The transformation of land use, driven by long-term intensive human activities, has exacerbated the degradation of ecosystem services, threatening the region’s carbon sink function. …”
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Agent-based socio-spatial modelling of coupled human-flood interactions along the UK coast by Morgan J Breen, Abiy S Kebede, Carola S König

“…These findings reveal two key pathways that influence coastal population in response to SCFPs: Land-use Driven , where non-residential land-use limits population increase, and Population Driven , where high-density areas limit further growth. …”
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Mapping temporal trends of pesticide use and identifying potential non-occupation population exposure using a geospatial approach by Elisa Jazan, Timothy Griffin, Mark Woodin

“…Abstract Estimating pesticide exposure in environmental settings is complex due to limited data, evolving agricultural practices, and increasing use driven by weed resistance and genetically engineered crops. …”
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Mind the G(ap): bridging prevention needs and approaches for GHB/GBL users and their social environment by Antonia Bendau, Lukas Roediger, Andrea Piest, Rüdiger Schmolke, Katharin Ahrend, Moritz Bruno Petzold, Twyla Michnevich, Felix Betzler

“…Many participants expressed a desire to reduce GHB/GBL/BD use, driven primarily by health concerns, immediate use risks, and addiction, but only few participants had previously accessed preventive/therapeutic services. …”
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Field experimental study on ground treatment of high fill embankments over expansive soils by Bin Hou, Faning Dang, Weihua Ding, Haibin Xue, Hong Zhan

“…Two ground reinforcement techniques—dynamic compaction and gravel pile compaction using driven casing—were implemented and assessed. Evaluations of physical and mechanical properties, including plate load and standard penetration tests (SPT), were carried out before and after the improvement procedures. …”
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