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Spatial and topical imbalances in biodiversity research
The rapid erosion of biodiversity is among the biggest challenges human society is facing. Concurrently, major efforts are in place to quantify changes in biodiversity, to... -
Repeatability of flatfish reflex impairment assessments based on video record...
: Using measures of reflex impairment and injury to quantify an aquatic organism's vitality have gained popularity as survival predictors of discarded non-target fisheries... -
The looks matter; aggression escalation from changes on phenotypic appearance...
Domestic fowl in small groups are assumed to establish hierarchical systems based on individual recognition. Conversely, interactions in large groups are modulated by badges of... -
Resilience and stability of kelp forests: The importance of patch dynamics an...
Habitat forming 'ecosystem engineers' such as kelp species create complex habitats that support biodiverse and productive communities. Studies of the resilience and stability of... -
Stakeholder perspectives on large-scale marine protected areas
Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs), MPAs greater than 100,000km2, have proliferated in the past decade. However, the value of LSMPAs as conservation tools is debated,... -
Expert opinion on metal chains and other indestructible objects as proper enr...
EC Directive 2001/93 requires that all pigs have access to proper investigation and manipulation materials. Intensively farmed pigs in Europe are frequently provided with a... -
Realistic fisheries management reforms could mitigate the impacts of climate ...
Although climate change is altering the productivity and distribution of marine fisheries,climate-adaptive fisheries management could mitigate many of the negative impacts on... -
A citation study of earth science projects in citizen science.
A citation study of a sample of earth science projects in citizen science from the FedCats Catalog was undertaken to assess whether citizen science projects are as productive... -
An evaluation of bird and bat mortality at wind turbines in the Northeastern ...
Wind energy offers substantial environmental benefits, but wind facilities can negatively impact wildlife, including birds and bats. Researchers and managers have made major... -
Assessing alternative methods for unsupervised segmentation of urban vegetati...
To analyze types and patterns of greening trends across a city, this study seeks to identify a method of creating very high-resolution urban vegetation maps that scales over... -
A course-based undergraduate research experience examining neurodegeneration ...
As educators strive to incorporate more active learning and inquiry-driven exercises into STEM curricula, Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) are becoming... -
Trade-offs in motivating volunteer effort: Experimental evidence on voluntary...
Author(s): Lyons, Elizabeth; Zhang, Laurina | Abstract: Digitization has facilitated the proliferation of crowd science by lowering the cost of finding individuals with the... -
An analysis and metric of reusable data licensing practices for biomedical re...
Data are the foundation of science, and there is an increasing focus on how data can be reused and enhanced to drive scientific discoveries. However, most seemingly “open data”... -
Effectiveness of insecticide-impregnated dog collars in reducing incidence ra...
Canines are proven reservoir hosts of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of human zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis, and therefore domestic dogs play a central role in... -
Utility of citizen science data: A case study in land-based shark fishing
Involving citizen scientists in research has become increasingly popular in natural resource management and allows for an increased research effort at low cost, distribution of... -
Associations between mother-preschooler attachment and maternal depression sy...
The current study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze concurrent and longitudinal associations between maternal depression symptoms and mother-child attachment... -
Expressing uncertainty in Human-Robot interaction
Most people struggle to understand probability which is an issue for Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) researchers who need to communicate risks and uncertainties to the... -
Identifying animal taxa used to manufacture bone tools during the Middle Ston...
This paper presents the histological characterisation of a selection of worked bone artefacts from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu cave, South Africa. Histographic rendering... -
Citizen scientists and university students monitor noise pollution in cities ...
Noise pollution can cause increased stress, cognitive impairment and illness in humans and decreased fitness and altered behavior in wildlife. Maps of noise pollution are used... -
Comparison of two bovine serum pregnancy tests in detection of artificial ins...
Blood tests for early detection of pregnancy in cattle based on pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs) are commercially available. The objective of these studies were to...
