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Patients With Dementia Are Easy Victims To Predators, Ronald C. Hamdy, J. V. Lewis, Rebecca Copeland, Audrey Depelteau, Amber E. Kinser, T. Kendall-Wilson, Kathleen Whalen Dec 2017

Patients With Dementia Are Easy Victims To Predators, Ronald C. Hamdy, J. V. Lewis, Rebecca Copeland, Audrey Depelteau, Amber E. Kinser, T. Kendall-Wilson, Kathleen Whalen

ETSU Faculty Works

Patients with dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease and particularly those in early stages, are susceptible to become victims of predators: Their agnosia (see Case 1) prevents them from detecting and accurately interpreting subtle signals that otherwise would have alerted them that they are about to fall for a scam. Furthermore, their judgment is impaired very early in the disease process, often before other symptoms manifest themselves and usually before a diagnosis is made. Patients with early stages of dementia are therefore prime targets for unscrupulous predators, and it behooves caregivers and health care professionals to ensure the integrity of these patients. …

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Rupturing The Genre: Un-Writing Silence In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’S Americanah, Felix Mutunga Ndaka Dec 2017

Rupturing The Genre: Un-Writing Silence In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’S Americanah, Felix Mutunga Ndaka

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

This paper examines Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah (2013) and it’s troubling of the silencing and policing of black female migrants. Focusing on the salon/hairdressers and Ifemelu’s blog, I argue that the former represents an intimate and politicized narrative space whose production and habitation invites us to engage with migrant/feminine interactions and non-normative feminine aesthetics. In addition, I read the virtual site of Ifemelu’s blog as a space that transcends the circumscribed nature of interracial relations and dialogues. By portraying these spaces’ cultivation of heterogeneity and polyvocality, Adichie’s text advances an alternative politics of inhabiting racially and patriarchally hierarchized foreign spaces.

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Dutch Caribbean Women’S Literary Thought: Activism Through Linguistic And Cosmopolitan Multiplicity, Florencia V. Cornet Dec 2017

Dutch Caribbean Women’S Literary Thought: Activism Through Linguistic And Cosmopolitan Multiplicity, Florencia V. Cornet

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

In a select group of works by late 20th and early 21 st century Curaçaoan women novelists and poets such as Nydia Ecury (1926- 2012), Diana Lebacs (b.1947), Myra Römer (b.1946), Aliefka Bijlsma (b.1971), and Mishenu Osepa-Cicilia (b.1978), we see through what is often an autobiographical subjectivity, a “transnational collective plurality and difference” that describes the empowering physical and psychological possibilities that come with cross-national travel, immigration, cosmopolitanism, and linguistic multiplicity. This paper will present the politics of Curaçaoan-Dutch Caribbean women’s cosmopolitanism and linguistic multiplicity as transformative tools for personal and collective agency and activism for autonomy.

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Validation Of The Short Recovery Stress Scale Questionnaire During Women’S Volleyball In-Season Training, Asher Flynn, Joseph Walters, Henry Lang, Alec Perkins, Jacob Goodin, Caleb D. Bazyler Dec 2017

Validation Of The Short Recovery Stress Scale Questionnaire During Women’S Volleyball In-Season Training, Asher Flynn, Joseph Walters, Henry Lang, Alec Perkins, Jacob Goodin, Caleb D. Bazyler

ETSU Faculty Works

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The Influence Of The Social And Cultural Environment On Maternal Mortality In Nigeria: Evidence From The 2013 Demographic And Health Survey, Oluwatosin Ariyo, Ifeoma D. Ozodiegwu, Henry V. Doctor Dec 2017

The Influence Of The Social And Cultural Environment On Maternal Mortality In Nigeria: Evidence From The 2013 Demographic And Health Survey, Oluwatosin Ariyo, Ifeoma D. Ozodiegwu, Henry V. Doctor

ETSU Faculty Works

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Introduction Reducing maternal mortality remains a priority for global health. One in five maternal deaths, globally, are from Nigeria. Objective This study aimed to assess the sociocultural correlates of maternal mortality in Nigeria. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of nationally representative data from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The analysis was based on responses from the core women’s questionnaire. Maternal mortality was categorized …

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What Do We Know About Corporate Social Responsibility Messaging?, John B. Ford Dec 2017

What Do We Know About Corporate Social Responsibility Messaging?, John B. Ford

Marketing Faculty Publications

As the number of submissions to the Journal of Advertising Research (JAR) continues to increase, the time has come for us to step up our peer-review process with the addition of a group of Associate Editors (AEs), who will be given oversight of manuscripts that match their areas of expertise.

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Financial Exploitation Of Maine's Older Adults: An Analysis Of Maine Adult Protective Services And Legal Services For The Elderly Case Records, State Fiscal Years 2010-2016, Eileen Griffin Jd, Catherine Mcguire Bs, Kimberly I. Snow Mhsa, Ba Dec 2017

Financial Exploitation Of Maine's Older Adults: An Analysis Of Maine Adult Protective Services And Legal Services For The Elderly Case Records, State Fiscal Years 2010-2016, Eileen Griffin Jd, Catherine Mcguire Bs, Kimberly I. Snow Mhsa, Ba

Disability & Aging

The goal of this study was to capture information about the amount of money Maine’s older adults have lost to financial exploitation, along with information about those exploited, the perpetrators of financial exploitation, the type of loss, and amount of money lost. This report summarizes key findings emerging from this analysis. In particular, we found that, when compared to Maine’s general population of adults age 60 and older, the victims of financial exploitation served by Maine's Adult Protective Services (APS) and Legal Services for the Elderly (LSE) are more likely to be age 80 and older, female; and widowed, single, …

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A Key To Success In Healthcare Education: Getting Stakeholder Commitment, Linda Parry Carney Dec 2017

A Key To Success In Healthcare Education: Getting Stakeholder Commitment, Linda Parry Carney

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

A large teaching hospital in the Middle Atlantic United States has been working to improve outcomes related to falls, delirium, pressure ulcers and length of stay. One contributor to all of these concerns is a lack of mobility of patients. Nursing staff relied on physician orders and physical therapy to get patients moving. An Advanced Practice Nurse developed an evidence-based nurse driven protocol for nurses to take the initiative to get patients moving. A team of Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioners met to discuss the knowledge gap and the best way to close this gap. This group determined much more …

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Transitioning New Graduate Nurses: A Look At Magnet® Organizations, Sheryl Cosme Dec 2017

Transitioning New Graduate Nurses: A Look At Magnet® Organizations, Sheryl Cosme

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Academy of Medicine, conducted an analysis on the progress of the Future of Nursing report. In the progress report, the implementation of nurse residency programs (recommendation 3), demonstrated an increase of programs across the country, but operational variability amongst programs still existed. Magnet® designated organizations are required to demonstrate how they effectively transition new graduate nurses, by writing to Structural Empowerment (SE) 7. At an accrediting agency, a research study was conducted investigating how Magnet® designated organizations responded to this criteria. The purpose of the study was to identify common characteristics at Magnet® designated organizations and how …

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Nurse Fellowships: Facilitating The Transition To Specialty Practice, Brenda Diaz, Anne Corbett, April Camiling Dec 2017

Nurse Fellowships: Facilitating The Transition To Specialty Practice, Brenda Diaz, Anne Corbett, April Camiling

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

A Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Registered Nurse (RN) Fellowship was developed in a large teaching hospital to increase RN retention, increase professional certification, and encourage the development of evidence based projects by staff nurses. In 2015, four nurses new to blood and marrow transplant were accepted for a one year fellowship after the completion of their orientation. Once a month, they attended an 8-hour educational program to increase their knowledge on blood and marrow transplantation. Educational sessions consisted of slide presentations, skill validation, case study presentations, observations and shadowing experiences, and independent studies. These fellows identified two opportunities for …

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New Nurses In A Residency Program Uncover Evidence That Changes Practice, Ellen Vuong, Patricia Kelly Dec 2017

New Nurses In A Residency Program Uncover Evidence That Changes Practice, Ellen Vuong, Patricia Kelly

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Action Taken: Nineteen nurse residents were divided into six teams by service lines. Teams reviewed hospital data, queried clinical staff, created EBP questions using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome (PICO) format, reviewed literature, and developed and implemented an EBP project. Each team was assigned a mentor from the leadership team to help residents develop their project, address barriers, and communicate with unit staff. The EBP curriculum included seven detective-themed classes such as "Cracking the Case: Exposing the Truth about EBP" and "The Detective's Handbook: Using the Iowa Model. Residents were given course time to complete literature reviews and creating …

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Creative Patient Tracers For Accreditation Preparation, Mitzi Grey Dec 2017

Creative Patient Tracers For Accreditation Preparation, Mitzi Grey

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Patient tracers can be an invaluable tool in the accrediation preparation process. Patient tracers can highlight potential compliance issues and prepare staff for the survey process. The idea of using patient tracers for accreditation preparation is not new, however, tracers have a tendency to become stale and boring. This presentation will introduce fun, creative, ways to breathe new life into patient tracers!

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Leadership Development For Clinical Staff Nurses: Program Design, Elizabeth Cambier Dec 2017

Leadership Development For Clinical Staff Nurses: Program Design, Elizabeth Cambier

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioner is responsible for facilitating role development of nurses and healthcare team members, and promoting quality improvement (QI) activities. Using the nursing process and educational principles, a Midwest community hospital created a leadership development program to improve Unit Practice Team (UPT) function as part of a shared governance model. Successful shared governance requires a shift in power toward staff, access to resources, opportunities for growth, and administrative support. Successful leadership development has the potential to improve nursing quality, patient care, and staff satisfaction. A 2013 needs assessment identified four areas of development of UPT leaders: …

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Serving Up Surveys: Maximize Your Response Rates, Susan M. Politsky Dec 2017

Serving Up Surveys: Maximize Your Response Rates, Susan M. Politsky

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

The purpose of this educational activity is designed to share with NPD Practitioners evidenced-based strategies that will maximize survey response rates. The Tailored Design Method is one method used to accomplish this. Creating web-based surveys is the mode of survey highlighted. With enhanced technologies, creating web-based surveys are what NPD Practitioners and nurse researchers should consider as an option to other forms of survey and questionnaire design. If crafted the proper way, a well-designed web survey can provide useful data with acceptable sample sizes, adequate enough to generalize their findings.
With enhanced technologies including mobile devices, smart phones, tablets, and …

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A High Quality And Quantity Hybrid Perovskite Quantum Dots (Cspbx3, X= Cl, Br And I) Powders Synthesis Via Ionic Displacement, Yuhang Yin, Weiling Luan, Chengxi Zhang, Fuqian Yang Dec 2017

A High Quality And Quantity Hybrid Perovskite Quantum Dots (Cspbx3, X= Cl, Br And I) Powders Synthesis Via Ionic Displacement, Yuhang Yin, Weiling Luan, Chengxi Zhang, Fuqian Yang

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Recently, all-inorganic perovskites CsPbX3 (X= Cl, Br and I) quantum dots (QDs) have drawn great attentions because of their PL spectra tunable over the whole visible spectral region (400-700 nm) and adjustable bandgap, which revealed a promising potential on the field of photoelectronic devices, such as solar cells, LEDs and sensors. In this paper, CsPbX3 QDs and hybrid QDs, CsPbClxBr3-x and CsPbBrxI3-x were synthesized via one-step and two-step methods comparably. The optical bandgaps of CsPbCl3, CsPbBr3, and CsPbI3, were calculated as 3.08, 2.36, and 1.73eV, respectively, based on the Tauc's equation and …

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Montclair Magazine (Fall/Winter 2017), Montclair State University Dec 2017

Montclair Magazine (Fall/Winter 2017), Montclair State University

Montclair: The magazine of Montclair State University

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Star Wars: Application Of The Economic Substance Doctrine To Foreign Tax Credits, And What The Future Holds, Rebecca Rosenberg Dec 2017

Star Wars: Application Of The Economic Substance Doctrine To Foreign Tax Credits, And What The Future Holds, Rebecca Rosenberg

University of Dayton Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Let's Get Technical-All Hands-On Deck: Collaborating Across Library Units To Tackle Streaming Media Ordering, Stacey Marien, Alayne Mundt, Mary Wahl Dec 2017

Let's Get Technical-All Hands-On Deck: Collaborating Across Library Units To Tackle Streaming Media Ordering, Stacey Marien, Alayne Mundt, Mary Wahl

Against the Grain

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The Rhetoric Revision Log: A Second Study On A Feedback Tool For Esl Student Writing, Natalie Marie Cole Dec 2017

The Rhetoric Revision Log: A Second Study On A Feedback Tool For Esl Student Writing, Natalie Marie Cole

Theses and Dissertations

A common pattern in teacher feedback to ESL writing is to provide students feedback on primarily grammar, often sidelining content (Ferris, 2003). This research is a second study of an original study done by Yi (2010) on a rhetoric revision log. This Rhetoric Revision Log (RRL) helped teachers and students track content errors in writing. This research further studies the success of the RRL with some minor changes made based on previous research results. Data consists of the Rhetoric Revision Log (RRL) given to 42 students in three different ESL writing classes at the same level with four different teachers. …

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Panorama December 2017, Southern Adventist University Dec 2017

Panorama December 2017, Southern Adventist University

Panorama Parent Newsletter

This issue of the Panorama parent newsletter features Southern's month of prayer, contains a Q&A with Dean Lisa Hall, and highlights some services offered at McKee Library.

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Multilingual Trends In Five London Boroughs: A Linguistic Landscape Approach, Shayla Ann Johnson Dec 2017

Multilingual Trends In Five London Boroughs: A Linguistic Landscape Approach, Shayla Ann Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

Although multilingualism has been investigated in London, no studies have addressed the multilingual linguistic landscape of this linguistically diverse globalized mega-city. In addition, no previous research has addressed the linguistic impacts of colonialism on the colonizer with respect to signage in the linguistic landscape. With increasing rates of immigration and globalization in London, it is advantageous to fully document and research the nature of the linguistic landscape in order to create a baseline for future comparison. Consequently, aspects of the linguistic landscape of five London boroughs were collected and analyzed in terms of 2,062 signage items. The study noted multilingual …

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Quantitative Morphological Classification Of Planetary Craterforms Using Multivariate Methods Of Outline-Based Shape Analysis, Thomas Joseph Slezak Dec 2017

Quantitative Morphological Classification Of Planetary Craterforms Using Multivariate Methods Of Outline-Based Shape Analysis, Thomas Joseph Slezak

Theses and Dissertations

Craters formed by impact and volcanic processes are among the most fundamental planetary landforms. This study examines the morphology of diverse craterforms on Io, the Moon, Mars, and Earth using quantitative, outline-based shape analysis and multivariate statistical methods to evaluate the differences between different types of. Ultimately, this should help establish relationships between the form and origin of craterforms. Developed in the field of geometric morphometrics by paleontological and biological sciences communities, these methods were used for the analysis of the shapes of crater outlines. The shapes of terrestrial ash-flow calderas, terrestrial basaltic shield calderas, martian calderas, Ionian paterae, and …

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An Examination Of The Factor Structure Of The Trauma Inventory For Partners Of Sex Addicts (Tipsa), Heidi A. Vogeler Dec 2017

An Examination Of The Factor Structure Of The Trauma Inventory For Partners Of Sex Addicts (Tipsa), Heidi A. Vogeler

Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the underlying latent factor structure of the Trauma Inventory for Partners of Sex Addicts (TIPSA), a 53-item assessment designed to assess for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the context of sexual addiction. It was theorized that the factor structure mirrored the 5 core criteria for PTSD as constituted in DSM-5. Data were gathered from 3,199 self-selected respondents (ages 21 to 55) who completed an online version of the TIPSA. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed utilizing Mplus in order to confirm the hypothesized factor structure of the TIPSA. Several modifications were …

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A Coverage Metric To Aid In Testing Multi-Agent Systems, Jane Ostergar Linn Dec 2017

A Coverage Metric To Aid In Testing Multi-Agent Systems, Jane Ostergar Linn

Theses and Dissertations

Models are frequently used to represent complex systems in order to test the systems before they are deployed. Some of the most complicated models are those that represent multi-agent systems (MAS), where there are multiple decision makers. Brahms is an agent-oriented language that models MAS. Three major qualities affect the behavior of these MAS models: workframes that change the state of the system, communication activities that coordinate information between agents, and the schedule of workframes. The primary method to test these models that exists is repeated simulation. Simulation is useful insofar as interesting test cases are used that enable the …

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Recommender Systems For Family History Source Discovery, Derrick James Brinton Dec 2017

Recommender Systems For Family History Source Discovery, Derrick James Brinton

Theses and Dissertations

As interest in family history research increases, greater numbers of amateurs are participating in genealogy. However, finding sources that provide useful information on individuals in genealogical research is often an overwhelming task, even for experts. Many tools assist genealogists in their work, including many computer-based systems. Prior to this work, recommender systems had not yet been applied to genealogy, though their ability to navigate patterns in large amounts of data holds great promise for the genealogical domain. We create the Family History Source Recommender System to mimic human behavior in locating sources of genealogical information. The recommender system is seeded …

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Relative Navigation Of Micro Air Vehicles In Gps-Degraded Environments, David Orton Wheeler Dec 2017

Relative Navigation Of Micro Air Vehicles In Gps-Degraded Environments, David Orton Wheeler

Theses and Dissertations

Most micro air vehicles rely heavily on reliable GPS measurements for proper estimation and control, and therefore struggle in GPS-degraded environments. When GPS is not available, the global position and heading of the vehicle is unobservable. This dissertation establishes the theoretical and practical advantages of a relative navigation framework for MAV navigation in GPS-degraded environments. This dissertation explores how the consistency, accuracy, and stability of current navigation approaches degrade during prolonged GPS dropout and in the presence of heading uncertainty. Relative navigation (RN) is presented as an alternative approach that maintains observability by working with respect to a local coordinate …

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Early Restoration Councils, 1830–1838: A Tool To Refine Individuals, Nicholas Andrew Davis Dec 2017

Early Restoration Councils, 1830–1838: A Tool To Refine Individuals, Nicholas Andrew Davis

Theses and Dissertations

When Joseph Smith founded the Church of Christ in April 1830, he also established the framework for councils, the decision-making mechanism of the early Church. Early councils included a group of men holding the priesthood and often included a congregation. They would gather and make authoritative decisions, including if someone accused of wrongdoing was guilty and should receive formal disciplinary action. As the Church grew, Smith further developed this council system. Elders and high priests frequently formed councils, which gradually gave way to bishop's councils. In 1834, high councils began to establish an appellate court where disgruntled Church members could …

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Vocalizations And Associated Behaviors Of The White-Nosed Coati, Nasua Narica, December 2017, Jeremy Giampaoli Dec 2017

Vocalizations And Associated Behaviors Of The White-Nosed Coati, Nasua Narica, December 2017, Jeremy Giampaoli

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Vocalizations emitted by mammals in a social context can be linked to behavioral states. These different states may exhibit specific acoustic characteristics, such as long call duration, harmonics, and wide frequency range. My objective in this study was to describe the different vocalizations of White-Nosed Coatis (Nasua narica) according to their behavioral context. I recorded vocalizations of ten individual males and a social group of coatis in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Based on the associated behaviors, I grouped the calls into three behavioral states: aggressive, relaxed, and alarmed. After analyzing the acoustic characteristics of the vocalizations using spectrograms, I further discriminated …

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Differential Maternal Defense Behavior In Three Species Of Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae), December 2017, Mackenzie Kui Dec 2017

Differential Maternal Defense Behavior In Three Species Of Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae), December 2017, Mackenzie Kui

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Maternal care in the animal kingdom can vary immensely from species to species, but the reason for its ubiquity underlies an evolutionary impulse to pass on favorable genes to the next generation. In treehoppers, maternal care increases the rate of offspring survival through species-specific levels of protection from both predation and parasitism. To investigate the factors that influence maternal care, I introduced a variety of animate and inanimate stimuli to both brooding and non-brooding treehoppers in three species: Antianthe expansa, Alchisme grossa, and Umbonia crassicornis. By quantifying their responses as proxies for energy output, I concluded that maternal defense is …

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An Analysis Of Temporal And Frequency Niches During The Dawn Chorus Of Birds In Monteverde, Costa Rica, December 2017, Brianne Nguyen Dec 2017

An Analysis Of Temporal And Frequency Niches During The Dawn Chorus Of Birds In Monteverde, Costa Rica, December 2017, Brianne Nguyen

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Many animals communicate using acoustic signals, making frequency bands a limited resource. To deal with this, animals can partition themselves into acoustic frequency niches. Species of insects, anurans, and birds have been observed to call at discrete frequencies when sharing space with each other. In this study, I recorded and analyzed the temporal and frequency overlap in bird calls around dawn in Monteverde, Costa Rica over the course of ten days. I found very little temporal overlap in the sample I recorded. The calls that did overlap often also overlapped in frequency. My results suggest that frequency niches are not …

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