A growing body of literature has investigated whether the ability to contend with false belief (Wimmer and Perner 1983) is dependent upon the acquisition of the language that reports false beliefs (de Villiers, 2000, 2004, de Villiers and de Villiers 2000, de Villiers and Roeper (in prep)). de Villiers and her colleagues maintain that certain linguistic developments are precursors to a child’s ...

Roadkill is a serious threat to biodiversity conservation especially when roads are near natural habitats of wildlife, such as the Emas National Park (ENP), Protected Area in Mid-west Brazil Cerrado Biome. We aimed identify species killed on stretch GO-341 highway that tangent ENP. investigated if roadkills were influenced by seasonality, sugar cane harvest and activity pattern animals (diurnal...

Sustainable, conservation-oriented agricultural practices like pest regulation by insectivorous birds can decrease agrochemical use and enhance efforts on maximizing biodiversity. Previous research has shown that attracting insect-eating bird species improve control in fruit crops have a positive impact yield. We conducted survey among farmers to analyze the determinants of potential adoption b...

proper nutrition plays an important role in physical and cognitive development of children. the early diagnosis and treatment of eating problems is very important. this study aimed to survey eating problems of children with down syndrome. in this descriptive-analytic study, an eating problem test used to survey eating problems of children with down syndrome in exceptional schools. the findings ...

The aim of this work has been to assess the effect of diet density [control (CON) or 15% diluted (DIL)] and growth curve [recommended by the genetic line (RBW) or 15% heavier (HBW)] and their interaction on BW uniformity, feeding motivation, behavior, and body composition of broiler breeder pullets. A total of 3,000 one-day-old female breeders Ross 308, distributed in 20 pens, was randomly assi...

background: this study aimed to highlight the proportion of disordered eating attitudes among university students in kuwait by gender and obesity. methods: a sample of 530 kuwaiti university students was selected from four universities in kuwait (203 men and 327 women). the eating attitudes test‑26 was used to determine disordered eating attitudes. results: the prevalence of disordered eating a...