scholarly journals Erratum to: Mammal Species Extinction and Decline: Some Current and Past Case Studies of the Detrimental Influence of Man

2016 ◽  
pp. E1-E5
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Daleszczyk ◽  
Amy E. Eycott ◽  
Jörg E. Tillmann
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Species Extinction

Mammal Species Extinction and Decline: Some Current and Past Case Studies of the Detrimental Influence of Man

2015 ◽  
pp. 21-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Daleszczyk ◽  
Amy E. Eycott ◽  
Jörg E. Tillmann
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Species Extinction

scholarly journals Historical records reveal the distinctive associations of human disturbance and extreme climate change with local extinction of mammals

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (38) ◽  
pp. 19001-19008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinru Wan ◽  
Guangshun Jiang ◽  
Chuan Yan ◽  
Fangliang He ◽  
Rongsheng Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Local Extinction ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Species Extinction ◽  
Human Population Density ◽  
Extreme Climate

Accelerated anthropogenic impacts and climatic changes are widely considered to be responsible for unprecedented species extinction. However, determining their effects on extinction is challenging owing to the lack of long-term data with high spatial and temporal resolution. In this study, using historical occurrence records of 11 medium- to large-sized mammal species or groups of species in China from 905 BC to AD 2006, we quantified the distinctive associations of anthropogenic stressors (represented by cropland coverage and human population density) and climatic stressors (represented by air temperature) with the local extinction of these mammals. We found that both intensified human disturbances and extreme climate change were associated with the increased local extinction of the study mammals. In the cold phase (the premodern period of China), climate cooling was positively associated with increased local extinction, while in the warm phase (the modern period) global warming was associated with increased local extinction. Interactive effects between human disturbance and temperature change with the local extinction of elephants, rhinos, pandas, and water deer were found. Large-sized mammals, such as elephants, rhinos, and pandas, showed earlier and larger population declines than small-sized ones. The local extinction sensitivities of these mammals to the human population density and standardized temperature were estimated during 1700 to 2000. The quantitative evidence for anthropogenic and climatic associations with mammalian extinction provided insights into the driving processes of species extinction, which has important implications for biodiversity conservation under accelerating global changes.

Corporate Sustainability: Challenge to Managerial Orthodoxies

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter Dunphy
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Marked Contrast ◽  
Sustainability Management

ABSTRACTThis paper addresses the issue of corporate sustainability. It examines why achieving sustainability is becoming an increasingly vital issue for society and organisations, defines sustainability and then outlines a set of phases through which organisations can move to achieve increasing levels of sustainability. Case studies are presented of organisations at various phases indicating the benefits, for the organisation and its stakeholders, which can be made at each phase. Finally the paper argues that there is a marked contrast between the two competing philosophies of neo-conservatism (economic rationalism) and the emerging philosophy of sustainability. Management schools have been strongly influenced by economic rationalism, which underpins the traditional orthodoxies presented in such schools. Sustainability represents an urgent challenge for management schools to rethink these traditional orthodoxies and give sustainability a central place in the curriculum.

Short-Form Application of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test to Latino Children

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-235
Author(s):  
David L. Ratusnik ◽  
Carol Melnick Ratusnik ◽  
Karen Sattinger
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Latino Children ◽  
Data Application ◽  
York Metropolitan Area ◽  
Multiple Regression Technique

Short-form versions of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar (Toronto, 1973) and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (Lee, 1971) were devised for use with bilingual Latino children while preserving the original normative data. Application of a multiple regression technique to data collected on 60 lower social status Latino children (four years and six months to seven years and one month) from Spanish Harlem and Yonkers, New York, yielded a small but powerful set of predictor items from the Spanish and English tests. Clinicians may make rapid and accurate predictions of STSG or NSST total screening scores from administration of substantially shortened versions of the instruments. Case studies of Latino children from Chicago and Miami serve to cross-validate the procedure outside the New York metropolitan area.

Case Studies for Telepractice in AAC

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Rose Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Computer Experience ◽  
Access Methods ◽  
Complex Communication Needs ◽  
Barriers To Service ◽  
Communication Needs

As the field of telepractice grows, perceived barriers to service delivery must be anticipated and addressed in order to provide appropriate service delivery to individuals who will benefit from this model. When applying telepractice to the field of AAC, additional barriers are encountered when clients with complex communication needs are unable to speak, often present with severe quadriplegia and are unable to position themselves or access the computer independently, and/or may have cognitive impairments and limited computer experience. Some access methods, such as eye gaze, can also present technological challenges in the telepractice environment. These barriers can be overcome, and telepractice is not only practical and effective, but often a preferred means of service delivery for persons with complex communication needs.

Ethics: The Use of Case Studies in Ethics Education

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Cheryl D. Gunter
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Ethics Education

Case Studies of Sentence Complement Training and False Belief Performance

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (Spring) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Carol A. Miller ◽  
Sandy E. Verrilli
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
False Belief

What Makes for Effective Online Treatment?

ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-13
Author(s):  
Kristen Chmela
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Executive Director ◽  
Fluency Disorders ◽  
Online Treatment

In November, Kristen Chmela—executive director of the Chmela Fluency Center in Long Grove, Ill.—chatted with participants from ASHA’s online conference, Case Studies in Fluency Disorders. The Leader listened in.

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