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Terrestrial Foraging by Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary (Primates) in Amazonian Brazil: Is Choice of Seed Patch Size and Position Related to Predation Risk? (2012)
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Barnett, A. A., Almeida, T., Spironello, W. R., Silva, W. S., MacLarnon, A., & Ross, C. (2012). Terrestrial Foraging by Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary (Primates) in Amazonian Brazil: Is Choice of Seed Patch Size and Position Related to Predation Risk?. Folia Primatologica, 83(2), 126-139. https://doi.org/10.1159/000343591

Ants in their plants: Pseudomyrmex ants reduce primate, parrot and squirrel predation on Macrolobium acaciifolium (Fabaceae) seeds in Amazonian Brazil (2015)
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Barnett, A. A., Almeida, T., Andrade, R., Boyle, S., de Lima, M. G., Maclarnon, A., …Ronchi-Teles, B. (2015). Ants in their plants: Pseudomyrmex ants reduce primate, parrot and squirrel predation on Macrolobium acaciifolium (Fabaceae) seeds in Amazonian Brazil. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 114(2), 260-273. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12425

Metabolic strategies in wild male Barbary macaques: evidence from faecal measurement of thyroid hormone (2016)
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Cristobal-Azkarate, J., Marechal, L., Semple, S., Majolo, B., & MacLarnon, A. (2016). Metabolic strategies in wild male Barbary macaques: evidence from faecal measurement of thyroid hormone. Biology Letters, 12(4), Article 20160168. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0168

Selection is expected to favour the evolution of flexible metabolic strategies, in response to environmental conditions. Here, we use a non-invasive index of basal metabolic rate (BMR), faecal thyroid hormone (T3) levels, to explore metabolic flexibi... Read More about Metabolic strategies in wild male Barbary macaques: evidence from faecal measurement of thyroid hormone.

Correlates of androgens in wild male Barbary macaques: Testing the challenge hypothesis (2017)
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Rincon, A. V., Marechal, L., Semple, S., Majolo, B., & MacLarnon, A. (2017). Correlates of androgens in wild male Barbary macaques: Testing the challenge hypothesis. American Journal of Primatology, 79(10), Article e22689. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22689

Investigating causes and consequences of variation in hormonal expression is a key focus in behavioral ecology. Many studies have explored patterns of secretion of the androgen testosterone in male vertebrates, using the challenge hypothesis (Wingfie... Read More about Correlates of androgens in wild male Barbary macaques: Testing the challenge hypothesis.

Reconfiguração na cidade: Arte e ocupação no Hotel Cambridge em São Paulo (2018)
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Flynn, A. (2018). Reconfiguração na cidade: Arte e ocupação no Hotel Cambridge em São Paulo. Plural (São Paulo. Online), 25(1), 20-45. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-8099.pcso.2018.153618

Neste artigo, exponho como os praticantes da arte contemporânea incorporam desobediência epistêmica e o conceito de ocupação para proporem uma reconfiguração da cidade. Primeiro, argumento que há cada vez mais reflexão sobre a ressignificação do espa... Read More about Reconfiguração na cidade: Arte e ocupação no Hotel Cambridge em São Paulo.

Assessing and addressing energy vulnerability at the community scale: An interpretive case study (2018)
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Astbury, J., & Bell, S. (2018). Assessing and addressing energy vulnerability at the community scale: An interpretive case study. People, Place and Policy, 12(1), 29-46. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2018.2435834443

The paper adopts a whole systems framework to identify and track efforts by local government and community organisations to address issues of energy vulnerability among residents in an urban borough. When viewed through the lens of energy justice the... Read More about Assessing and addressing energy vulnerability at the community scale: An interpretive case study.

Reflections on a field across time and space: the emergent medical and health humanities in South Africa (2018)
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Hume, V., & Wainwright, M. (2018). Reflections on a field across time and space: the emergent medical and health humanities in South Africa. Medical Humanities, 44(4), 263-269. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2018-011475

In this paper, we draw on our own cross-cultural experience of engaging with different incarnations of the medical and health humanities (MHH) in the UK and South Africa to reflect on what is distinct and the same about MHH in these locations. MHH sp... Read More about Reflections on a field across time and space: the emergent medical and health humanities in South Africa.

Reframing “participation” and “inclusion” in public health policy and practice to address health inequalities: Evidence from a major resident-led neighbourhood improvement initiative (2018)
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Lewis, S., Bambra, C., Barnes, A., Collins, M., Egan, M., Halliday, E., …Popay, J. (2019). Reframing “participation” and “inclusion” in public health policy and practice to address health inequalities: Evidence from a major resident-led neighbourhood improvement initiative. Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(1), 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12640

There is a need for greater conceptual clarity in place‐based initiatives that seek to give residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods more control over action to address the social determinants of health inequalities at a local level. In this article... Read More about Reframing “participation” and “inclusion” in public health policy and practice to address health inequalities: Evidence from a major resident-led neighbourhood improvement initiative.

Continuities and changes in spatial patterns of under-five mortality at the district level in India (1991–2011) (2018)
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Singh, A., & Masquelier, B. (2018). Continuities and changes in spatial patterns of under-five mortality at the district level in India (1991–2011). International Journal of Health Geographics, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-018-0159-3

Background India has the largest number of under-five deaths globally, and large variations in under-five mortality persist between states and districts. Relationships between under-five mortality and numerous socioeconomic, development and environme... Read More about Continuities and changes in spatial patterns of under-five mortality at the district level in India (1991–2011).

Missed opportunities: unnecessary medicine use in patients with lung cancer at the end of life: an international cohort study (2018)
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Todd, A., Al-Khafaji, J., Akhter, N., Kasim, A., Quibell, R., Merriman, K., & Holmes, H. (2018). Missed opportunities: unnecessary medicine use in patients with lung cancer at the end of life: an international cohort study. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 84(12), 2802-2810. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.13735

Aims The aims of the current study were: (i) to examine the prescribing of preventative medication in a cohort of people with advanced lung cancer on hospital admission and discharge across different healthcare systems; and (ii) to explore the factor... Read More about Missed opportunities: unnecessary medicine use in patients with lung cancer at the end of life: an international cohort study.

Pipe Dreams: Water, Development and the Work of The Imagination in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley (2019)
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Pertaub, D., & Stevenson, E. G. (2019). Pipe Dreams: Water, Development and the Work of The Imagination in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley. Nomadic Peoples, 23(2), 177-194. https://doi.org/10.3197/np.2019.230202

Ethiopia's lower Omo valley is currently undergoing profound changes, due in part to water development interventions. The state and corporate partners are implementing large dam and irrigation schemes; missionaries are attempting to install safe wate... Read More about Pipe Dreams: Water, Development and the Work of The Imagination in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley.

Social Structure Facilitated the Evolution of Care-giving as a Strategy for Disease Control in the Human Lineage (2018)
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Kessler, S. E., Bonnell, T. R., Setchell, J. M., & Chapman, C. A. (2018). Social Structure Facilitated the Evolution of Care-giving as a Strategy for Disease Control in the Human Lineage. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 13997. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31568-2

Humans are the only species to have evolved cooperative care-giving as a strategy for disease control. A synthesis of evidence from the fossil record, paleogenomics, human ecology, and disease transmission models, suggests that care-giving for the di... Read More about Social Structure Facilitated the Evolution of Care-giving as a Strategy for Disease Control in the Human Lineage.

Did Einstein Really Say that? Testing Content Versus Context in the Cultural Selection of Quotations (2018)
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Acerbi, A., & Tehrani, J. (2018). Did Einstein Really Say that? Testing Content Versus Context in the Cultural Selection of Quotations. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 18(3-4), 293-311. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685373-12340032

We experimentally investigated the influence of context-based biases, such as prestige and popularity, on the preferences for quotations. Participants were presented with random quotes associated to famous or unknown authors (experiment one), or with... Read More about Did Einstein Really Say that? Testing Content Versus Context in the Cultural Selection of Quotations.