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Extractive Foraging and Grasping Postures in Sanctuary-Housed Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) by López-Leal, Kevin, Arroyo, Adrián, Riba, David

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A primate model for the origin of flake technology by Luncz, Lydia V., Arroyo, Adrián, Falótico, Tiago, Quinn, Patrick, Proffitt, Tomos

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Development of an Anomaly Alert System Triggered by Unusual Behaviors at Home by Rodriguez-Goncalves, Roxana, Garcia-Crespo, Angel, Matheus-Chacin, Carlos, Ruiz-Arroyo, Adrian

“…In many countries, the number of elderly people has grown due to the increase in the life expectancy of the population, many of whom currently live alone and…”
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First GIS analysis of modern stone tools used by wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Bossou, Guinea, West Africa by Benito-Calvo, Alfonso, Carvalho, Susana, Arroyo, Adrian, Matsuzawa, Tetsuro, de la Torre, Ignacio

“…Stone tool use by wild chimpanzees of West Africa offers a unique opportunity to explore the evolutionary roots of technology during human evolution. However,…”
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Experimental protocols for the study of battered stone anvils from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) by de la Torre, Ignacio, Benito-Calvo, Alfonso, Arroyo, Adrian, Zupancich, Andrea, Proffitt, Tomos

“…Percussive activities are highly relevant in the economy of modern hunter-gatherer societies and other primates, and are likely to have been equally important…”
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Microcrystalline cellulose isolation – Proposed mechanism: Enhanced coupling by García Hernández, Miguel Ángel, Marure, Arturo López, Neira Velázquez, María Guadalupe, Mariano Torres, Jaime Alfredo, Galvan, Adrian Arroyo

“…Cellulose-derived materials are an emergent opportunity for reducing the environmental impact of polymers. Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) has increasing…”
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Linking primatology and archaeology: The transversality of stone percussive behaviors by Harmand, Sonia, Arroyo, Adrián

“…Since the launch of the Journal of Human Evolution fifty years ago, the archaeology of human origins and the evolution of culture have witnessed major…”
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Pounding tools in HWK EE and EF-HR (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania): Percussive activities in the Oldowan-Acheulean transition by Arroyo, Adrián, de la Torre, Ignacio

“…In this paper, we present pounded objects from excavations at HWK EE and EF-HR, which are studied from macro and microscopic perspectives. Analysis of HWK EE…”
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Pitted stones in the Acheulean from Olduvai Gorge Beds III and IV (Tanzania): A use-wear and 3D approach by Arroyo, Adrián, de la Torre, Ignacio

“…The archaeological sequence of Olduvai Gorge Beds III and IV is essential for the study of the evolution of the African Acheulean between ∼1.3 Ma and 0.6 Ma…”
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Assessing the function of pounding tools in the Early Stone Age: A microscopic approach to the analysis of percussive artefacts from Beds I and II, Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) by Arroyo, Adrián, de la Torre, Ignacio

“…This study explores the function of quartzite pounding tools from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) using microscopic and use wear spatial distribution analysis. A…”
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Searching for hidden activities: Percussive tools from the Oldowan and Acheulean of West Turkana, Kenya (2.3–1.76 Ma) by Arroyo, Adrián, Harmand, Sonia, Roche, Hélène, Taylor, Nicholas

“…Over the last thirty years, investigations in the Nachukui Formation (West Turkana, Kenya) have revealed the importance of the region for human evolution…”
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Nut Cracking Tools Used by Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Their Comparison with Early Stone Age Percussive Artefacts from Olduvai Gorge by Arroyo, Adrián, Hirata, Satoshi, Matsuzawa, Tetsuro, de la Torre, Ignacio

“…We present the results of a series of experiments at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan, in which captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) performed several nut…”
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Tool skill impacts the archaeological evidence across technological primates by Luncz, Lydia V., Slania, Nora E., Almeida-Warren, Katarina, Carvalho, Susana, Falótico, Tiago, Malaivijitnond, Suchinda, Arroyo, Adrián, de la Torre, Ignacio, Proffitt, Tomos

“…The archaeological record offers insights into our evolutionary past by revealing ancient behaviour through stone and fossil remains. Percussive foraging is…”
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Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Tertiary Amines and Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Copper Nanoparticles on Zeolite by Alonso, Francisco, Arroyo, Adrián, Martín-García, Iris, Moglie, Yanina

“…A wide range of catalysts based on supported copper nanoparticles have been prepared and tested in the cross‐dehydrogenative coupling of tertiary amines and…”
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New Approaches to the Bipolar Flaking Technique: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Kinematic Perspectives by Yeşilova, Görkem Cenk, Arroyo, Adrián, Vergès, Josep Maria, Ollé, Andreu

“…The bipolar technique is a flaking strategy that has been identified from 3.3 Ma until the twentieth century, with no geographical or chronological homogeneous…”
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Identifying intentional flake production at the dawn of technology: A technological and 3D geometric morphometric study by Proffitt, Tomos, Reeves, Jonathan S., Falótico, Tiago, Arroyo, Adrián, Torre, Ignacio de la, Ottoni, Eduardo B., Luncz, Lydia V.

“…The production of sharp-edged stone flakes is often viewed as a unique adaptation specific to the hominin lineage. The discovery of large stone cores and…”
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Best Practice Strategies for Retaining Faculty during Times of Rapid Change by Erstad, Brian L., Blakely, Colin G., Romero, Andrea, Pérez, Adrián Arroyo, Brazeau, Gayle A.

“…Faculty retention is an issue of concern to schools and colleges of pharmacy. The reason faculty leave is multifactorial but often involves a breach of an…”
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Three-dimensional surface morphometry differentiates behaviour on primate percussive stone tools by Proffitt, Tomos, Reeves, Jonathan S, Benito-Calvo, Alfonso, Sánchez-Romero, Laura, Arroyo, Adrián, Malaijivitnond, Suchinda, Luncz, Lydia V

“…The Early Stone Age record preserves a rich behavioural signature of hominin stone tool making and use. The role of percussive technology in the daily…”
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Morphometric and technological analysis of Acheulean large cutting tools from Porzuna (Ciudad Real, Spain) and questions of African affinities by Arroyo, Adrián, Proffitt, Tomos, Key, Alastair

“…The Acheulean of central Spain is well known from a handful of sites. Rarely, however, are these assemblages subject to systematic technological and…”
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Use-wear and residue analysis of pounding tools used by wild capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) from Serra da Capivara (Piauí, Brazil) by Arroyo, Adrián, Falótico, Tiago, Burguet-Coca, Aitor, Expósito, Isabel, Quinn, Patrick, Proffitt, Tomos

“…•We present the most comprehensive use wear analysis undertaken on primate stone tools to date.•We present the first integrated study of extant wild capuchin…”
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