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Engineering, Manufacturing
Christian F. Durach, Tomas Repasky, Frank Wiengarten
Summary: This study examines inventory and flexibility patterns in manufacturing firms in the years following the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, a low-probability, high-consequence (lp-hc) disruption event. The findings suggest that most firms increased their raw material inventories over the longer term and increased their volume flexibility for a shorter period after the event. Firms that were risk-averse before the event showed stronger swings in their responses.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dawid Kozlenia, Jaroslaw Domaradzki
Summary: This study aimed to determine injury risk and prediction accuracy based on movement patterns quality and flexibility level. Low-quality movement patterns and decreased flexibility increase injury risk. Preventative strategies should focus on improving movement patterns quality, maintaining proper flexibility, and ensuring full recovery before resuming activity.
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Business, Finance
Martien Lamers, Thomas Present, Rudi Vander Vennet
Summary: By investigating profitability convergence of euro area banks from 2009 to 2020, we find that weaker banks are slowly catching up, while better performing banks are converging towards a lower profit level, indicating a 'great convergence' towards the middle. Additionally, we identify a cluster of banks with dismal profit dynamics, characterized by high cost-to-income and non-performing loans ratios, highlighting the need for restructuring in the euro area banking sector.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Christian C. Voigt, Julia Kionka, Jens C. Koblitz, Peter C. Stilz, Gunars Petersons, Oliver Lindecke
Summary: Migration is a common behavior in animals, including bats. However, the migration behavior of bats is not well studied due to its cryptic nature. Using acoustic tracking, researchers have discovered that Nathusius' pipistrelles exhibit a specific flight behavior during late summer migration. Most bats fly in the expected southerly direction along the coastline, optimizing their speed for long-distance travel with minimal energy expenditure. However, on a day with stronger winds, about 20% of the bats fly in the opposite, northerly direction. This observation suggests that individual bats may employ different movement strategies depending on environmental conditions.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
C. Spoetl, G. Koltai, A. H. Jarosch, H. Cheng
Summary: The study suggests that the glacier advance in the European Alps during the Last Glacial Maximum was related to subsurface warming and driven by heavy snowfall late in the year, likely sourced from the Mediterranean Sea. These results indicate that heavy snowfall during autumn and early winter was the main factor influencing glacier growth during this period of the Last Glacial Maximum in the European Alps.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maluz Luz Urraca-Martinez, Sylvia Sastre-Riba
Summary: This study examined children's drawing of movement and found that age is the main factor influencing graphic complexity, with indication playing a role in transitioning from static to movement between ages 6 and 7. The results suggest that changes in the representation of movement in drawings can contribute to enhancing cognitive flexibility and have implications for teaching applications.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Christopher R. Sasso, Paul M. Richards, Scott R. Benson, Michael Judge, Nathan F. Putman, Derke Snodgrass, Brian A. Stacy
Summary: The study found that adult leatherback turtles foraging in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico mainly feed along the west Florida continental shelf, with some females traveling to nesting beaches in the Caribbean, while a few individuals forage in waters of the central Gulf of Mexico.Migration of adult females through the Yucatan Channel indicates its seasonal importance for Caribbean nesting assemblages.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Agnieszka Jankowicz-Szymanska, Justyna Kawa, Katarzyna Wodka, Eliza Smola, Marta A. Bibro, Aneta Bac
Summary: Flexibility is an important component of Health-Related Fitness. This study compared the scores and quality of the stand and reach test in overweight and normal-weight boys and girls. It found that boys, especially overweight boys, had poor flexibility. A lower stand and reach test result correlated with limited mobility of the spine and excessive movement in the lower extremities.
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Luis Badesa, Goran Strbac, Matt Magill, Biljana Stojkovska
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns led to decreased electricity demand in several countries, including Great Britain. The low demand, combined with high renewable output, posed challenges for the stability of the GB system. Increased costs for ancillary services underscored their importance in low-carbon systems, as the penetration of renewables is expected to rise in the future.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Lee F. G. Gutowsky, Scott G. Blair, Steven J. Cooke, Michael G. Fox
Summary: Urban streams are under the pressure of multiple human-induced environmental stressors, which greatly affect fish populations, especially vulnerable species like brook trout. This study monitored the movement of 20 radio-tagged brook trout individuals from late summer to autumn spawning season, and analyzed how movement was influenced by body size and habitat complexity. The findings showed that brook trout mainly moved upstream, with larger individuals exhibiting greater movements. Habitat complexity exerted stronger effects on larger individuals. The study provides valuable information on the movement patterns of a key indicator species for aquatic ecosystem health in urban streams, filling a knowledge gap in urban stream ecology.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yi-Lang Chen, Wei-Cheng Lin, Ying-Hua Liao, Yi Chen, Pei-Yu Kang
Summary: This study found that flexibility training in relatively inflexible young men led to significant changes in the back-muscle flexion-relaxation phenomenon (FRP) pattern, as well as alterations in lumbopelvic movement, reducing the degree of FRP during trunk flexion.
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Ecology
Raphael Nussbaumer, Baptiste Schmid, Silke Bauer, Felix Liechti
Summary: This study investigates the variation of bird migration speed across seasons using the first full-year weather radar data set of nocturnal bird migration in western Europe. The results show that wind plays a major role in explaining the temporal and spatial variabilities in ground speed, while airspeed remains relatively constant at all scales. Spring airspeed is overall 5% faster than autumn.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chiao-Peng Hsu, Alfredo Sciortino, Yu Alice de la Trobe, Andreas R. Bausch
Summary: Active matter systems exhibit collective behaviors and this study introduces an experimental setup where active filaments are confined to the surface of a lipid vesicle. The results show the formation of off-equator polar vortices and jammed patterns, demonstrating that spherical confinement and topology can shape activity-induced complex patterns.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Andreas Tritsarolis, George-Stylianos Theodoropoulos, Yannis Theodoridis
Summary: The paper proposes a novel graph-based online co-movement pattern mining algorithm, which can discover different collective movement behaviors based on the activity of multiple concurrent objects through time and space.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Matthew Jordan Stork, Ethan Gordon Bell, Mary Elizabeth Jung
Summary: This study aimed to examine the real-world impact of the movr app on functional movement, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness. Results showed that movr significantly improved functional movement, flexibility, and muscular endurance over an 8-week period compared to the control group, while handgrip strength, lower body power, and cardiovascular fitness levels remained stable.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Marlee A. Tucker, Olga Alexandrou, Richard O. Bierregaard, Keith L. Bildstein, Katrin Boehning-Gaese, Chloe Bracis, John N. Brzorad, Evan R. Buechley, David Cabot, Justin M. Calabrese, Carlos Carrapato, Andre Chiaradia, Lisa C. Davenport, Sarah C. Davidson, Mark Desholm, Christopher R. DeSorbo, Robert Domenech, Peter Enggist, William F. Fagan, Nina Farwig, Wolfgang Fiedler, Christen H. Fleming, Alastair Franke, John M. Fryxell, Clara Garcia-Ripolles, David Gremillet, Larry R. Griffin, Roi Harel, Adam Kane, Roland Kays, Erik Kleyheeg, Anne E. Lacy, Scott LaPoint, Ruben Liminana, Pascual Lopez-Lopez, Alan D. Maccarone, Ugo Mellone, Elizabeth K. Mojica, Ran Nathan, Scott H. Newman, Michael J. Noonan, Steffen Oppel, Mark Prostor, Eileen C. Rees, Yan Ropert-Coudert, Sascha Rosner, Nir Sapir, Dana Schabo, Matthias Schmidt, Holger Schulz, Mitra Shariati, Adam Shreading, Joao Paulo Silva, Henrik Skov, Orr Spiegel, John Y. Takekawa, Claire S. Teitelbaum, Marielle L. van Toor, Vicente Urios, Javier Vidal-Mateo, Qiang Wang, Bryan D. Watts, Martin Wikelski, Kerri Wolter, Ramunas Zydelis, Thomas Mueller
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karsten Klein, Bjoern Sommer, Hieu T. Nim, Andrea Flack, Kamran Safi, Mate Nagy, Stefan P. Feyer, Ying Zhang, Kim Rehberg, Alexej Gluschkow, Michael Quetting, Wolfgang Fiedler, Martin Wikelski, Falk Schreiber
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Yachang Cheng, Wolfgang Fiedler, Martin Wikelski, Andrea Flack
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Paolo Becciu, Shay Rotics, Nir Horvitz, Michael Kaatz, Wolfganf Fiedler, Damaris Zurell, Andrea Flack, Florian Jeltsch, Martin Wikelski, Ran Nathan, Nir Sapir
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Biology
Andrea Flack, Paul J. Schaeffer, Jan R. E. Taylor, Inge Muller, Martin Wikelski, Wolfgang Fiedler
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ornithology
Julie M. Mallon, Marlee A. Tucker, Annalea Beard, Richard O. Bierregaard, Keith L. Bildstein, Katrin Bohning-Gaese, John N. Brzorad, Evan R. Buechley, Javier Bustamante, Carlos Carrapato, Jose Alfredo Castillo-Guerrero, Elizabeth Clingham, Mark Desholm, Christopher R. DeSorbo, Robert Domenech, Hayley Douglas, Olivier Duriez, Peter Enggist, Nina Farwig, Wolfgang Fiedler, Anna Gagliardo, Clara Garcia-Ripolles, Jose Antonio Gil Gallus, Morgan E. Gilmour, Roi Harel, Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Leeann Henry, Todd E. Katzner, Roland Kays, Erik Kleyheeg, Ruben Liminana, Pascual Lopez-Lopez, Giuseppe Lucia, Alan Maccarone, Egidio Mallia, Ugo Mellone, Elizabeth K. Mojica, Ran Nathan, Scott H. Newman, Steffen Oppel, Yotam Orchan, Diann J. Prosser, Hannah Riley, Sascha Rosner, Dana G. Schabo, Holger Schulz, Scott Shaffer, Adam Shreading, Joao Paulo Silva, Jolene Sim, Henrik Skov, Orr Spiegel, Matthew J. Stuber, John Y. Takekawa, Vicente Urios, Javier Vidal-Mateo, Kevin Warner, Bryan D. Watts, Nicola Weber, Sam Weber, Martin Wikelski, Ramunas Zydelis, Thomas Mueller, William F. Fagan
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Biology
Guillermo Fandos, Shay Rotics, Nir Sapir, Wolfgang Fiedler, Michael Kaatz, Martin Wikelski, Ran Nathan, Damaris Zurell
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Biology
Shay Rotics, Sondra Turjeman, Michael Kaatz, Damaris Zurell, Martin Wikelski, Nir Sapir, Wolfgang Fiedler, Ute Eggers, Yehezkel S. Resheff, Florian Jeltsch, Ran Nathan
Summary: Early-life activity levels in juvenile white storks are positively associated with subsequent survival, with individuals displaying higher activity potentially having increased pre-migratory experience and superior survival rates. The duration of individuals' fledging-to-migration periods shows a hump-shaped relationship with survival, with intermediate durations associated with higher survival rates. These findings suggest that early-life attributes, such as activity profiles, can explain variation in first-year survival in migrating birds.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julio Blas, Reyes Salas, Andrea Flack, Fernando Torres-Medina, Fabrizio Sergio, Martin Wikelski, Wolfgang Fiedler
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Ivan Pokrovsky, Andrea Koelzsch, Sherub Sherub, Wolfgang Fiedler, Peter Glazov, Olga Kulikova, Martin Wikelski, Andrea Flack
Summary: Seasonal geophysical cycles influence life on Earth by affecting environmental conditions like temperature and daylight availability. A study on four species of migratory birds found that longer daylight hours can increase their daily activity levels, providing potential benefits for their migration and evolution.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Jim-Lino Kaemmerle, Julia Taubmann, Henrik Andren, Wolfgang Fiedler, Joy Coppes
Summary: The study investigated the movement traits of 13 capercaillie in a Swedish windfarm over two summer seasons, revealing clear daily and seasonal variations in movement speed and directionality in response to biological and environmental seasonality. The findings provide novel insights into the seasonal and environmental correlates of capercaillie movement patterns and contribute to a more mechanistic understanding of their behavior.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Ornithology
Rebecca Pederson, Pierrick Bocher, Stefan Garthe, Jerome Fort, Moritz Mercker, Verena Auernhammer, Martin Boschert, Philippe Delaporte, Jaanus Elts, Wolfgang Fiedler, Michal Korniluk, Dominik Krupinski, Riho Marja, Pierre Rousseau, Lukas Thiess, Philipp Schwemmer
Summary: This study verified migration patterns of the Eurasian curlew in the East Atlantic Flyway, showing chain migration behavior. Spring migration occurred earlier than autumn, and southern curlews had a longer nesting period due to early arrival at breeding sites.
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Iris D. D. Bontekoe, Roland Hilgartner, Wolfgang Fiedler, Andrea Flack
Summary: Choosing the right migration timing is important for migrants as it influences their movement costs, survival, and access to social information. Delayed migration of juvenile white storks resulted in altered physical and social environment, but they experienced better wind support and achieved higher flight speeds. However, delayed storks had lower mortality rates and did not reach traditional African wintering areas, indicating long-term consequences on migration decisions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah C. Davidson, Gil Bohrer, Eliezer Gurarie, Scott LaPoint, Peter J. Mahoney, Natalie T. Boelman, Jan U. H. Eitel, Laura R. Prugh, Lee A. Vierling, Jyoti Jennewein, Emma Grier, Ophelie Couriot, Allicia P. Kelly, Arjan J. H. Meddens, Ruth Y. Oliver, Roland Kays, Martin Wikelski, Tomas Aarvak, Joshua T. Ackerman, Jose A. Alves, Erin Bayne, Bryan Bedrosian, Jerrold L. Belant, Andrew M. Berdahl, Alicia M. Berlin, Dominique Berteaux, Joel Bety, Dmitrijs Boiko, Travis L. Booms, Bridget L. Borg, Stan Boutin, W. Sean Boyd, Kane Brides, Stephen Brown, Victor N. Bulyuk, Kurt K. Burnham, David Cabot, Michael Casazza, Katherine Christie, Erica H. Craig, Shanti E. Davis, Tracy Davison, Dominic Demma, Christopher R. DeSorbo, Andrew Dixon, Robert Domenech, Gotz Eichhorn, Kyle Elliott, Joseph R. Evenson, Klaus-Michael Exo, Steven H. Ferguson, Wolfgang Fiedler, Aaron Fisk, Jerome Fort, Alastair Franke, Mark R. Fuller, Stefan Garthe, Gilles Gauthier, Grant Gilchrist, Petr Glazov, Carrie E. Gray, David Gremillet, Larry Griffin, Michael T. Hallworth, Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Holly L. Hennin, J. Mark Hipfner, James Hodson, James A. Johnson, Kyle Joly, Kimberly Jones, Todd E. Katzner, Jeff W. Kidd, Elly C. Knight, Michael N. Kochert, Andrea Koelzsch, Helmut Kruckenberg, Benjamin J. Lagasse, Sandra Lai, Jean-Francois Lamarre, Richard B. Lanctot, Nicholas C. Larter, A. David M. Latham, Christopher J. Latty, James P. Lawler, Don-Jean Leandri-Breton, Hansoo Lee, Stephen B. Lewis, Oliver P. Love, Jesper Madsen, Mark Maftei, Mark L. Mallory, Buck Mangipane, Mikhail Y. Markovets, Peter P. Marra, Rebecca McGuire, Carol L. McIntyre, Emily A. McKinnon, Tricia A. Miller, Sander Moonen, Tong Mu, Gerhard J. D. M. Muskens, Janet Ng, Kerry L. Nicholson, Ingar Jostein Oien, Cory Overton, Patricia A. Owen, Allison Patterson, Aevar Petersen, Ivan Pokrovsky, Luke L. Powell, Rui Prieto, Petra Quillfeldt, Jennie Rausch, Kelsey Russell, Sarah T. Saalfeld, Hans Schekkerman, Joel A. Schmutz, Philipp Schwemmer, Dale R. Seip, Adam Shreading, Monica A. Silva, Brian W. Smith, Fletcher Smith, Jeff P. Smith, Katherine R. S. Snell, Aleksandr Sokolov, Vasiliy Sokolov, Diana V. Solovyeva, Mathew S. Sorum, Grigori Tertitski, J. F. Therrien, Kasper Thorup, T. Lee Tibbitts, Ingrid Tulp, Brian D. Uher-Koch, Rob S. A. van Bemmelen, Steven Van Wilgenburg, Andrew L. Von Duyke, Jesse L. Watson, Bryan D. Watts, Judy A. Williams, Matthew T. Wilson, James R. Wright, Michael A. Yates, David J. Yurkowski, Ramunas Zydelis, Mark Hebblewhite
Article
Ecology
Erik Kleyheeg, Wolfgang Fiedler, Kamran Safi, Jonas Waldenstrom, Martin Wikelski, Marielle Liduine van Toor
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)