New World Sloth - Reply

Idleness is Not Sloth

spend much of their time idle, and various schemes have been proposed to use this idle time productively. We have used this approach to improve overall performance in storage systems. The most common approach is to off-load activity from busy periods to less-busy ones in order to improve system responsiveness. In addition, speculative work can be performed in idle periods in the hope that it wi...

Sloth - The interactive workout planner

We present the mixed-initiative planning system SLOTH, which is designed to assist users in planning a fitness workout. Mixed-initiative planning systems are especially useful for companion systems, as they allow the seamless integration of the complex cognitive ability of planning into ambient assistance systems. This is achieved by integrating the user directly into the process of plan genera...

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Comparative Demography of New World Populations of Thrushes (turdus Ssp.): Reply

Conn, Doherty, and Nichols (2005), hereafter CD&N, question the wisdom of using age ratios obtained from museum collections to estimate adult survival rates in populations of birds. Ricklefs (1997), Rohwer (2004), and other studies that have used this approach have been careful to recognize and evaluate potential problems, to the extent possible. The basic assumptions of the method are that adu...

Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan

IUCN Category: Vulnerable, A2cd CITES Listing: Appendix I Scientific Names: Melursus ursinus (occasionally Ursus ursinus); Melursus ursinus ursinus in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh; Melursus ursinus inornatus in Sri Lanka Common Names: sloth bear; Northern India and Nepal: bhalu; India: rinch, reech, richwa, asval, karadi, puni karadi, elugu bunti; Sri Lanka: walaha (male), waelahinna (f...