Incorporating human dimensions is associated with better wildlife translocation outcomes.

Wildlife translocations are increasingly used to combat declining biodiversity worldwide. Successful translocation often hinges on coexistence between humans and wildlife, yet not all translocation efforts explicitly include human dimensions (e.g., economic incentives, education programs, and conflict reduction assistance). To evaluate the prevalence and associated outcomes of including human dimensions as objectives when planning translocations, we analyze 305 case studies from the IUCN's Global Re-Introduction Perspectives Series. We find that fewer than half of all projects included human dimension objectives (42%), but that projects including human dimension objectives were associated with improved wildlife population outcomes (i.e., higher probability of survival, reproduction, or population growth). Translocation efforts were more likely to include human dimension objectives if they involved mammals, species with a history of local human conflict, and local stakeholders. Our findings underscore the importance of incorporating objectives related to human dimensions in translocation planning efforts to improve conservation success.

A reliable method for securing anterior denture teeth in denture bases.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Bond failures continue to occur between resin denture teeth and the denture base. PURPOSE: This qualitative study examined a denture tooth modification to determine whether the joint produced between the denture tooth and the denture base resin was stronger than the materials from which it was composed. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Modified and unmodified resin denture teeth were processed to a denture base and stressed until fracture occurred. The fragments were saved, labeled, examined, and evaluated. RESULTS: The unmodified resin denture teeth, which were displaced from the denture, exhibited no evidence of a bond to the denture base. The modified resin denture teeth fractured before separation could occur. CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of this study, the cingulum ledge lock modification produced a mechanical union of the resin denture teeth tested to the denture base material tested that was stronger than the materials from which the lock was composed.