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Determinants of Firm Leverage in Chile: Evidence from Panel Data
(Jorge Gregoire, 2005)
There is an extensive literature on the determinants of capital structure for developed countries, but little has been said about emerging economies. This article analyzes the driving forces of capital structure in Chile ...
Redundancy in distributed proofs
(Springer, 2020)
Distributed proofs are mechanisms that enable the nodes of a network to collectively and efficiently check the correctness of Boolean predicates on the structure of the network (e.g., having a specific diameter), or on ...
Individual diet specialisation in sparrows is driven by phenotypic plasticity in traits related to trade-offs in animal performance
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2019)
© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd/CNRS Individual diet specialisation (IS) is frequent in many animal taxa and affects population and community dynamics. The niche variation hypothesis (NVH) predicts that broader population ...
Trade-offs between ecosystem services and alternative pathways toward sustainability in a tropical dry forest region
(2016)
The design of strategies aimed at sustainable resource management requires an understanding of the trade-offs between the ecosystem services at stake, to determine appropriate ways in which to navigate them. We assess ...
Assessment of predation risk via illumination level: facultative central place foraging in the cricetid rodent Phyllotis darwini
(Springer-Verlag, 1994)
It is well known that the risk of predation affects prey decision making. However, few studies have been concerned with the cues used by prey to assess this risk. Prey animals may use indirect environmental cues to assess ...
Multi-objective optimization for reducing the auxiliary electric energy peak in low cost solar domestic hot-water heating systems in Brazil
(Elsevier, 2018)
Domestic water heating in Brazil is commonly done by electric showerheads, characterized by a large installed capacity and a low load factor. In that regard, consumers and utility companies present opposite interests, the ...
A trade-off between the amount and distance of pollen dispersal triggered by the mixed foraging behaviour of Sephanoides sephaniodes (Trochilidae) on Lapageria rosea (Philesiaceae)
(GAUTHIER-VILLARS/EDITIONS ELSEVIER, 2006-05)
Nectar thieves may increase or decrease pollinator-mediated pollen flow and thus may have positive or negative effects on plant reproductive success. In temperate rainforests of South America, the hummingbird Sephanoides ...
Algoritmo genético no dominado NSGA-II para la aceleración de programa considerando el problema de compensación discreta tiempo-costo (DTCTP) en un proyecto de construcción
(Fondo Editorial EIA - Universidad EIA, 2022-06-01)
A veces, después de programar un proyecto, es necesario acortar su duración. Son muchos los factores que obligan a acortar la duración. Algunos factores pueden ser ahorro en costos, puesta en operación anticipada o para ...
Masking Behavior by Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Anti-predator Defense and Life History Trade-offs
(Springer, 2013)
Masking, a type of camouflage, has been argued to function as an antipredator
mechanism helping to avoid detection or recognition by a prey or predator.
However, research focused on the effects of masking on life history ...
Economic-engineering method for assessing trade-offs between instream and offstream uses
(American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2019)
© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.Rivers provide multiple water uses and services, including offstream uses that are valued economically and instream uses, such as recreation and ecosystem preservation, that are ...