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1. (Re)constructing rural–urban spaces: gendered livelihoods, migration, and natural resources in South Africa

Author:
Ann M. Oberhauser
Source:
GeoJournal 2016 v.81 no.3 pp. 489-502
ISSN:
0343-2521
Subject:
case studies; development theory; geography; livelihood; natural resources; socioeconomics; women; South Africa
Abstract:
... Critical approaches to development theory and practice provide alternative perspectives that focus on counterhegemonic and discursive dimensions of the development process. Feminist development is one such approach that opens up new spaces and opportunities to promote socially progressive and sustainable economic strategies. This paper uses feminist development geography as a framework to highligh ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10708-015-9635-5

2. 1500-year cycle dominated Holocene dynamics of the Yellow River delta, China

Author:
Liang Yi; Shenliang Chen; Joseph D Ortiz; Guangquan Chen; Jun Peng; Feng Liu; Yanping Chen; Chenglong Deng
Source:
Holocene v.26 no.2 pp. 222-234
ISSN:
1477-0911
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; case studies; dust storms; humans; models; monsoon season; river deltas; summer; watersheds; winter; China; Mongolia; Yellow River
Abstract:
... The world’s mega-deltas are extremely important from a human perspective and attract considerable effort to reveal their evolution, growth-related driving forces, and human impacts. Here, we report a case study on the Holocene deltaic evolution of the Yellow River, through development of a conceptual model, which is compared with paleo-proxy to analyze the forcing acting on the delta. The main con ...
DOI:
10.1177/0959683615596834

3. 1H–13C NMR-Based Profiling of Biotechnological Starch Utilization

Author:
Sundekilde Ulrik K.; Meier Sebastian
Source:
Analytical chemistry 2016 v.88 no.19 pp. 9685-9690
ISSN:
1520-6882
Subject:
amylopectin; amylose; beers; carbon; case studies; chemometrics; energy; ethanol production; multivariate analysis; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; spectral analysis
Abstract:
... Starch is used in food- and nonfood applications as a renewable and degradable source of carbon and energy. Insight into the chemical detail of starch degradation remains challenging as the starch constituents amylose and amylopectin are homopolymers. We show that considerable molecular detail of starch fragmentation can be obtained from multivariate analysis of spectral features in optimized ¹H–¹ ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02555

4. 3D-GIS as a platform for visual analysis: Investigating a Pompeian house

Author:
Giacomo Landeschi; Nicolò Dell'Unto; Karin Lundqvist; Daniele Ferdani; Danilo Marco Campanaro; Anne-Marie Leander Touati
Source:
Journal of archaeological science 2016 v.65 pp. 103-113
ISSN:
0305-4403
Subject:
archaeology; case studies; computer software; geographic information systems; humans
Abstract:
... The aim of the present work is to introduce an innovative framework for employing 3D-GIS as an exploratory platform to perform visual analysis. Such a methodology is aimed at detecting patterns of visibility to simulate the past human perception of specific categories of artifacts placed inside a virtually reconstructed three-dimensional space. As a case study, the house of Caecilius Iucundus in P ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jas.2015.11.002

5. APPAGATO: an APproximate PArallel and stochastic GrAph querying TOol for biological networks

Author:
Vincenzo Bonnici; Federico Busato; Giovanni Micale; Nicola Bombieri; Alfredo Pulvirenti; Rosalba Giugno
Source:
Bioinformatics 2016 v.32 no.14 pp. 2159-2166
ISSN:
1460-2059
Subject:
algorithms; bioinformatics; case studies; computer software; gene ontology; protein-protein interactions; tissues; topology
Abstract:
... Motivation: Biological network querying is a problem requiring a considerable computational effort to be solved. Given a target and a query network, it aims to find occurrences of the query in the target by considering topological and node similarities (i.e. mismatches between nodes, edges, or node labels). Querying tools that deal with similarities are crucial in biological network analysis becau ...
DOI:
10.1093/bioinformatics/btw223

6. ATR-FT-IR spectral collection of conservation materials in the extended region of 4000-80 cm–1

Author:
Signe Vahur; Anu Teearu; Pilleriin Peets; Lauri Joosu; Ivo Leito
Source:
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2016 v.408 no.13 pp. 3373-3379
ISSN:
1618-2642
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; case studies; cultural heritage
Abstract:
... In this paper, a spectral collection of over 150 ATR-FT-IR spectra of materials related to cultural heritage and conservation science has been presented that have been measured in the extended region of 4000-80 cm–¹ (mid-IR and far-IR region). The applicability of the spectra and, in particular, the extended spectral range, for investigation of art-related materials is demonstrated on a case study ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00216-016-9411-5

7. Abandoned metal mines and their impact on receiving waters: A case study from Southwest England

Author:
Steven J. Beane; Sean D.W. Comber; John Rieuwerts; Peter Long
Source:
Chemosphere 2016 v.153 pp. 294-306
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
benthic organisms; bioavailability; cadmium; case studies; copper; data collection; decision making; drainage; environmental impact; environmental quality; guidelines; invertebrates; lead; mine spoil; nickel; remediation; rivers; sediments; soil; species diversity; streams; surface water; zinc; England
Abstract:
... Historic mine sites are a major source of contamination to terrestrial and river environments. To demonstrate the importance of determining the significance of point and diffuse metal contamination and the related bioavailability of the metals present from abandoned mines a case study has been carried out. The study provides a quantitative assessment of a historic mine site, Wheal Betsy, southwest ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.022

8. Abandonment of croplands: problem or chance for grassland restoration? case studies from hungary

Author:
Orsolya Valkó; Balázs Deák; Péter Török; András Kelemen; Tamás Miglécz; Katalin Tóth; Béla Tóthmérész
Source:
Ecosystem health and sustainability 2016 v.2 no.2 pp. e01208
ISSN:
2332-8878
Subject:
European Union; animal husbandry; biodiversity; biomass production; case studies; cooperatives; cost effectiveness; cropland; ecosystem services; good agricultural practices; grassland restoration; invasive species; issues and policy; meadows; natural resources conservation; noxious weeds; pastures; public ownership; sowing; weed control; Eastern European region; Hungary
Abstract:
... In Central‐ and Eastern Europe, the collapse of socialist regimes resulted in a transformation of state‐owned agricultural cooperatives to privately owned lands from the early 1990s onwards. These socioeconomic processes resulted in landscape‐scale changes in biodiversity, ecosystem services and agricultural production. In parallel, large‐scale abandonment of croplands, especially on sandy, salty ...
DOI:
10.1002/ehs2.1208

9. Abiotic Characterization of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta f. fario) and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Spawning Redds Affected by Small Hydropower Plants — Case Studies from Austria

Author:
W. Obruca; C. Hauer
Source:
River research and applications 2016 v.32 no.9 pp. 1989-1995
ISSN:
1535-1459
Subject:
Oncorhynchus mykiss; Salmo trutta; case studies; gravel; habitats; rivers; spawning; tail; water power; Austria
Abstract:
... Salmonid rivers in Austria are considerably regulated by small hydropower facilities, resulting in potential declines of the spawning habitats of salmonids. To assess the restrictions and possible quality of hydropower‐influenced river sections for salmonid, spawning redd densities of brown trout and rainbow trout were monitored in two rivers in 2014 and 2015. The results showed spawning close to ...
DOI:
10.1002/rra.3038

10. Aboveground carbon stock, allocation and sequestration potential during vegetation recovery in the karst region of southwestern China: A case study at a watershed scale

Author:
Changcheng Liu; Yuguo Liu; Ke Guo; Shijie Wang; Huiming Liu; Haiwei Zhao; Xianguo Qiao; Dongjie Hou; Shaobin Li
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2016 v.235 pp. 91-100
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
arid lands; bedrock; carbon; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; case studies; grasslands; habitats; karsts; landscapes; magnesium; paddies; primary forests; secondary forests; secondary succession; shrublands; shrubs; tree growth; trees; watersheds; woody plants; China
Abstract:
... Karst landscape in southwestern China is one of the most typical landscapes developed on carbonate bedrock and has the largest area in the world. Carbon sequestration potentials during secondary karst vegetation recovery remain uncertain. Based on the vegetation map and 87 sampling plots at five stages of natural vegetation succession, this study estimated aboveground (AG) vegetation carbon stocks ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2016.10.003

11. Abundance estimates to inform butterfly management: double-observer versus distance sampling

Author:
Erica H. Henry; Chad T. Anderson
Source:
Journal of insect conservation 2016 v.20 no.3 pp. 505-514
ISSN:
1366-638X
Subject:
Strymon; butterflies; case studies; expert opinion; monitoring; natural resource management; probability; rare species; surveys; Florida
Abstract:
... Abundance estimates are used to establish baselines, set recovery targets, and assess management actions, all of which are essential aspects of evidence-based natural resource management. For many rare butterflies, these estimates do not exist, and conservation decisions rely instead on expert opinion. Using Bartram’s scrub-hairstreak (Strymon acis bartrami, US Endangered) as a case study, we pres ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10841-016-9883-9

12. Access to electricity and socio-economic characteristics: Panel data evidence at the country level

Author:
Natalia Magnani; Andrea Vaona
Source:
Energy 2016 v.103 pp. 447-455
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies; developing countries; electricity; human capital; renewable energy sources; rural areas; socioeconomic factors
Abstract:
... A considerable number of case studies highlighted the connection between access to electricity and different socio-economic variables. The purpose of our research is to check whether these variables also show up in panel data/cross-country regressions and to assess their relative strength. Our results generally support those obtained by the case study literature. Electrification plans in developin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2016.02.106

13. Acclimation of fine root respiration to soil warming involves starch deposition in very fine and fine roots: a case study in Fagus sylvatica saplings

Author:
Antonino Di Iorio; Valentino Giacomuzzi; Donato Chiatante
Source:
Physiologia plantarum 2016 v.156 no.3 pp. 294-310
ISSN:
0031-9317
Subject:
Fagus sylvatica; acclimation; case studies; climatic factors; drought; drying; fine roots; heat; longevity; respiratory rate; saplings; soil heating; soil temperature; starch; sugars
Abstract:
... Root activities in terms of respiration and non‐structural carbohydrates (NSC) storage and mobilization have been suggested as major physiological roles in fine root lifespan. As more frequent heat waves and drought periods within the next decades are expected, to what extent does thermal acclimation in fine roots represent a mechanism to cope with such upcoming climatic conditions? In this study, ...
DOI:
10.1111/ppl.12363

14. Accounting for Wetland Loss: Wetland Mitigation Trends in Northeast Florida 2006–2013

Author:
Nisse Goldberg; Kelly Chinners Reiss
Source:
Wetlands 2016 v.36 no.2 pp. 373-384
ISSN:
0277-5212
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; case studies; ecosystem services; issues and policy; land use; landscapes; lowland forests; urban development; watersheds; wetlands; Florida
Abstract:
... The realization of wetland ‘no net loss’ policy under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act remains uncertain, as mitigation practices force a trade-off in on-site mitigation with loss of biological integrity and off-site mitigation with a redistribution of ecosystem services. Wetlands cover 25 % of the Lower St. Johns River Basin (LSJRB), northeastern Florida, a region impacted by urban development. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13157-016-0749-4

15. Accounting for climate change in a forest planning stochastic optimization model

Author:
Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo; Cristóbal Pais; Joanna Bachmatiuk; Andrés Weintraub
Source:
Canadian journal of forest research = 2016 v.46 no.9 pp. 1111-1121
ISSN:
0045-5067
Subject:
Eucalyptus; case studies; climate; climate change; forest growth; forests; logging; models; planning; stochastic processes; tree growth; uncertainty; Portugal
Abstract:
... An approach is proposed for incorporating the variations in timber growth and yield due to climate change uncertainty into the forest harvesting decision process. A range of possible climate scenarios are transformed by a forest growth and yield model into tree growth scenarios, which in turn are integrated into a multistage stochastic model that determines the timber cut in each future period so ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjfr-2015-0468

16. Accounting for spatiotemporal variation and fisher targeting when estimating abundance from multispecies fishery data1

Author:
James T. Thorson; Robert Fonner; Melissa A. Haltuch; Kotaro Ono; Henning Winker
Source:
Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences 2016 v.74 no.11 pp. 1794-1807
ISSN:
1205-7533
Subject:
Eopsetta jordani; case studies; factor analysis; fish; fisheries; models; spatial variation; surveys; temporal variation; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... Estimating trends in abundance from fishery catch rates is one of the oldest endeavors in fisheries science. However, many jurisdictions do not analyze fishery catch rates due to concerns that these data confound changes in fishing behavior (adjustments in fishing location or gear operation) with trends in abundance. In response, we developed a spatial dynamic factor analysis (SDFA) model that dec ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjfas-2015-0598

17. Accounting for temporal variation of electricity production and consumption in the LCA of an energy-efficient house

Author:
Charlotte Roux; Patrick Schalbart; Bruno Peuportier
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.113 pp. 532-540
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
buildings; case studies; coal; cooling; electricity; energy efficiency; environmental impact; global warming; heat; heating systems; life cycle assessment; power plants; renewable energy sources; solar collectors; temporal variation; winter; France
Abstract:
... The development of on-site renewable energy production and demand management in buildings calls for a deeper understanding of the interaction between building operation and the electricity grid. Electricity consumption in buildings varies in terms of seasons (heating and cooling), day of the week (professional activities) and hour of the day, which is also the case of on-site electricity productio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.052

18. Accounting for the Drivers that Degrade and Restore Landscape Functions in Australia

Author:
Richard Thackway; David Freudenberger
Source:
Land 2016 v.5 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
case studies; decision making; ecosystems; indigenous species; issues and policy; land use; landscape restoration; landscapes; plant communities; vegetation; Australia
Abstract:
... Assessment and reporting of changes in vegetation condition at site and landscape scales is critical for land managers, policy makers and planers at local, regional and national scales. Land management, reflecting individual and collective values, is used to show historic changes in ecosystem structure, composition and function (regenerative capacity). We address the issue of how the resilience of ...
DOI:
10.3390/land5040040

19. Accumulated temperature changes in desert region and surrounding area during 1960–2013: a case study in the Alxa Plateau, Northwest China

Author:
Mengqun Xu; Zhuolun Li
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2016 v.75 no.18 pp. 1276
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
case studies; heat sums; kriging; plateaus; regression analysis; temperature; China
Abstract:
... Based on the data of the Alxa desert region and 27 meteorological stations recorded by 1960–2013, T ≥ 0 and T ≥ 10 °C accumulated temperatures were analyzed by using sliding average, linear regression, Mann–Kendall abrupt change test, and kriging interpolation methods. The results show that the T ≥ 0 °C accumulated temperature increased significantly by 9.94 °C/a and that of the T ≥ 10 °C increase ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-016-6084-5

20. Achieving energy efficient buildings via retrofitting of existing buildings: a case study

Author:
Zhihua Zhou; Shuzhen Zhang; Chendong Wang; Jian Zuo; Qing He; Raufdeen Rameezdeen
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.112 pp. 3605-3615
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
buildings; case studies; energy conservation; energy efficiency; issues and policy; monitoring; sustainable development; China
Abstract:
... Retrofitting of existing buildings plays a critical role to achieve sustainable development. There are a number of factors that affect the effectiveness of building energy efficient retrofitting. These factors can be broadly categorised as technology and management. A case study approach was employed in this study to examine effective ways of building energy efficient retrofitting based on one yea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.046

21. Achieving sustainable development in rural areas in Colombia: Future scenarios for biodiversity conservation under land use change

Author:
Valeria Boron; Esteban Payán; Douglas MacMillan; Joseph Tzanopoulos
Source:
Land use policy 2016 v.59 pp. 27-37
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
Elaeis guineensis; agricultural policy; biodiversity; case studies; cattle; food security; land use change; landscapes; ranching; rural areas; rural development; social inequality; socioeconomics; stakeholders; sustainable development; Colombia
Abstract:
... Agricultural expansion is a complex land use change phenomenon with deep environmental and socio-economic consequences, especially across tropical countries where most of this expansion is occurring. Here we use scenario and network analysis combined with sustainability assessment to understand the drivers of landscape change and their effects on sustainable development in Colombia’s rural areas, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.08.017

22. The Acoustic Properties of Suspended Sediment in Large Rivers: Consequences on ADCP Methods Applicability

Author:
Massimo Guerrero; Nils Rüther; Ricardo Szupiany; Stefan Haun; Sandor Baranya; Francisco Latosinski
Source:
Water 2016 v.8 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
acoustic properties; case studies; particle size distribution; rivers; sand; surveys; suspended sediment; watersheds; Brazil
Abstract:
... The use of echo-levels from Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) recordings has become more and more common for estimating suspended bed-material and wash loads in rivers over the last decade. Empirical, semi-empirical and physical-based acoustic methods have been applied in different case studies, which provided relationships between scattering particles features derived from samples (i.e., c ...
DOI:
10.3390/w8010013

23. Acting effectively for biodiversity: a strategic framework for environmental non-governmental organisations

Author:
F. Guillet; L. Mermet; J. Roulot
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2016 v.25 no.9 pp. 1711-1726
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
biodiversity; case studies; governance; nongovernmental organizations; people; politics
Abstract:
... Environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) are major operators of conservation initiatives both in the political sphere and in the field. The context within which they operate can change rapidly and dramatically. As a result, they need to plan new strategies, and do so by taking up the challenges of strategic design like any institutionalised organization. However, the specific character ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-016-1153-3

24. Actionable knowledge for ecological intensification of agriculture

Author:
Willemien Geertsema; Walter AH Rossing; Douglas A Landis; Felix JJA Bianchi; Paul CJ Rijn; Joop HJ Schaminée; Teja Tscharntke; Wopke Werf
Source:
Frontiers in ecology and the environment 2016 v.14 no.4 pp. 209-216
ISSN:
1540-9295
Subject:
biodiversity; case studies; decision making; ecologists; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; farmers; farms; issues and policy; landscape management; researchers; stakeholders
Abstract:
... Ecological intensification of agriculture (EI) aims to conserve and promote biodiversity and the sustainable use of associated ecosystem services to support resource‐efficient production. In many cases EI requires fundamental changes in farm and landscape management as well as the organizations and institutions that support agriculture. Ecologists can facilitate EI by engaging with stakeholders an ...
DOI:
10.1002/fee.1258

25. Actors and Audiences: Negotiating Fisheries Management

Author:
Noëlle C. Boucquey
Source:
Journal of environmental policy & planning 2016 v.18 no.4 pp. 426-446
ISSN:
1522-7200
Subject:
Sciaenops ocellatus; case studies; fisheries; fisheries management; governance; issues and policy; managers; resource management; North Carolina
Abstract:
... A bstract This paper combines narrative and policy performance analyses to explore why resource management is contentious even when resources are increasing in abundance. Employing a case study of red drum in North Carolina, the study aimed to find out how different narratives of fishery science interact with policy performances to create outcomes that exacerbate conflicts. Examining six years of ...
DOI:
10.1080/1523908X.2015.1116377

26. Acupuncture treatment of empty nose syndrome: A case report

Author:
Hai-jin Bi; Qing-hui Zhou
Source:
Journal of traditional Chinese medical sciences 2016 v.3 no.1 pp. 66-68
ISSN:
2095-7548
Subject:
Oriental traditional medicine; acupuncture; case studies; liver; males; nose; resection
Abstract:
... Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is an iatrogenic disorder that most commonly presents with paradoxical nasal obstruction. Diagnosis of ENS is based mainly on symptomatology and surgical history. Symptomatic or surgical treatment is typically offered to patients.A 17-year-old Chinese male presented with ENS following inferior turbinate resection. His main symptoms were dizziness and nasal congestion. He ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtcms.2016.06.003

27. Acute Toxicity Prediction to Threatened and Endangered Species Using Interspecies Correlation Estimation (ICE) Models

Author:
Willming Morgan M.; Lilavois Crystal R.; Barron Mace G.; Raimondo Sandy
Source:
Environmental Science & Technology 2016 v.50 no.19 pp. 10700-10707
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
Internet; United States Environmental Protection Agency; acute toxicity; case studies; endangered species; geometry; least squares; models; organisms; prediction; risk
Abstract:
... Evaluating contaminant sensitivity of threatened and endangered (listed) species and protectiveness of chemical regulations often depends on toxicity data for commonly tested surrogate species. The U.S. EPA’s Internet application Web-ICE is a suite of Interspecies Correlation Estimation (ICE) models that can extrapolate species sensitivity to listed taxa using least-squares regressions of the sens ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.6b03009

28. Acute animal and human poisonings from cyanotoxin exposure — A review of the literature

Author:
Roslyn Wood
Source:
Environment international 2016 v.91 pp. 276-282
ISSN:
0160-4120
Subject:
animal welfare; case studies; cyanobacterial toxins; dogs; health hazards; humans; livestock; public health; recreation; Europe; United States
Abstract:
... Cyanobacterial blooms are a potential health hazard due to the ability of some species to produce toxins that are harmful to other living organisms. This review provides a comprehensive summary of anecdotal and case reports on acute poisonings in animals and humans attributable to cyanotoxin exposure in fresh- and brackish-waters. Approximately two-thirds of reported poisonings have occurred in Eu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2016.02.026

29. Adaptation of the Product Structure-based Integrated Life cycle Analysis (PSILA) technique for carbon footprint modelling and analysis of closed-loop production systems

Author:
Jonathan Sze Choong Low; Tobias Bestari Tjandra; Wen Feng Lu; Hui Mien Lee
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.120 pp. 105-123
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Psila; aluminum; business enterprises; carbon footprint; case studies; environmental performance; life cycle assessment; models; production technology; recycling; uncertainty
Abstract:
... In a previous work, the Product Structure-based Integrated Life cycle Analysis (PSILA) technique was developed to conduct cost modelling and analysis of closed-loop production systems. In this paper, we expand the utility of this technique into carbon footprint (CFP) modelling and analysis of closed-loop production systems – enabling companies to make informed decisions on whether to adopt closed- ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.095

30. Adaptation services and pathways for the management of temperate montane forests under transformational climate change

Author:
Matthew J. Colloff; Michael D. Doherty; Sandra Lavorel; Michael Dunlop; Russell M. Wise; Suzanne M. Prober
Source:
Climatic change 2016 v.138 no.1-2 pp. 267-282
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
case studies; climate; climate change; drying; ecosystem services; ecosystems; expert opinion; fire intensity; models; montane forests; people; social benefit; uncertainty; wildfires; Australia
Abstract:
... In regions prone to wildfire, a major driver of ecosystem change is increased frequency and intensity of fire events caused by a warming, drying climate. Uncertainty over the nature and extent of change creates challenges for how to manage ecosystems subject to altered structure and function under climate change. Using montane forests in south-eastern Australia as a case study, we addressed this i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-016-1724-z

31. Adaptation services of floodplains and wetlands under transformational climate change

Author:
Matthew J. Colloff; Sandra Lavorel; Russell M. Wise; Michael Dunlop; Ian C. Overton; Kristen J. Williams
Source:
Ecological applications 2016 v.26 no.4 pp. 1003-1017
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
arid lands; basins; case studies; climate change; cultural values; decision making; drought tolerance; ecosystem services; ecosystems; floodplains; floods; grazing; irrigated farming; landscapes; people; plant communities; riparian forests; rivers; tourism; wetlands; woodlands; Australia
Abstract:
... Adaptation services are the ecosystem processes and services that benefit people by increasing their ability to adapt to change. Benefits may accrue from existing but newly used services where ecosystems persist or from novel services supplied following ecosystem transformation. Ecosystem properties that enable persistence or transformation are important adaptation services because they support fu ...
DOI:
10.1890/15-0848

32. Adaptation to climate change impacts on water demand

Author:
Xiao-jun Wang; Jian-yun Zhang; Shamsuddin Shahid; En-hong Guan; Yong-xiang Wu; Juan Gao; Rui-min He
Source:
Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change 2016 v.21 no.1 pp. 81-99
ISSN:
1381-2386
Subject:
case studies; climate change; climatic factors; irrigation; issues and policy; socioeconomic development; uncertainty; water management; water stress; water supply; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... Research on climate change impacts and related adaptation to water demand is still very limited. A review summarising the findings related to climate change impacts on water demand is carried out in this article. A water management strategy is also proposed, which would help with adaptation to growing pressure on water resources due to climate change and socio-economic development. The study revea ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11027-014-9571-6

33. Adaptation to climate through flowering phenology: a case study in Medicago truncatula

Author:
Concetta Burgarella; Nathalie Chantret; Laurène Gay; Jean‐Marie Prosperi; Maxime Bonhomme; Peter Tiffin; Nevin D. Young; Joelle Ronfort
Source:
Molecular ecology 2016 v.25 no.14 pp. 3397-3415
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
Medicago truncatula; altitude; atmospheric precipitation; case studies; chromosomes; climatic factors; flowering; genes; genetic variation; latitude; longitude; phenology; phenotype; quantitative trait loci; temperature
Abstract:
... Local climatic conditions likely constitute an important selective pressure on genes underlying important fitness‐related traits such as flowering time, and in many species, flowering phenology and climatic gradients strongly covary. To test whether climate shapes the genetic variation on flowering time genes and to identify candidate flowering genes involved in the adaptation to environmental het ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.13683

34. Adapting and applying evidence gathering techniques for planning and investment in street trees: A case study from Brisbane, Australia

Author:
Lyndal Plant; Neil Sipe
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2016 v.19 pp. 79-87
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
business enterprises; canopy; case studies; cities; data collection; forest ecosystems; forests; humans; investment planning; land use; longevity; planning; planting; remote sensing; risk; spatial variation; street trees; surveys; Australia
Abstract:
... Trees along footpath zones (or verges) grow on the “front-line” of urban forest ecosystems, increasingly recognised as essential to the quality of human life in cities. Growing so close to where residents live, work and travel, these street trees require careful planning and active management in order to balance their benefits against risks, liabilities, impacts and costs. Securing support and inv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2016.07.005

35. Adapting and enhancing sequential profiling to understand the effects of successive ingestion, using the sensory characteristics of high intensity sweeteners as a case study

Author:
Caroline Withers; Christine Barnagaud; Phiala Mehring; Steve Ferris; David M.H. Thomson
Source:
Food quality and preference 2016 v.47 pp. 139-147
ISSN:
0950-3293
Subject:
beverages; case studies; consumer acceptance; consumer demand; diet; drinking; sensory evaluation; sensory properties; sugars; sweeteners
Abstract:
... Sensory science is continuously adapting to improve the assessment techniques available. Temporal methods evaluate the effect of time on the perception of sensory characteristics; however few techniques investigate the effect of total product ingestion. Sequential profiling offers the most complete assessment of attributes over successive ingestion, however it involves minimal product volumes comp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodqual.2015.03.012

36. Adapting environmental function analysis for management of protected areas in small islands – case of Pico Island (the Azores)

Author:
Helena Calado; Chiara Bragagnolo; Susana Silva; Marta Vergílio
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2016 v.171 pp. 231-242
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
adaptive management; biodiversity; case studies; conservation areas; decision making; development policy; ecosystem services; human development; humans; income; islands; monitoring; planning; prediction; rapid methods; socioeconomics; Azores; Portugal
Abstract:
... Protected areas (PAs) are considered key priorities for ensuring long-term sustainability of small islands. The traditional approach of conservation versus development is currently being replaced by an approach of “win–win” relationships. During the last decades PAs have been increasingly requested to simultaneously ensure biodiversity conservation, mainstream ecosystem services into main developm ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.02.015

37. Adapting spring wheat breeding to the needs of the organic sector

Author:
A.M. Osman; C.J.M. Almekinders; P.C. Struik; E.T. Lammerts van Bueren
Source:
Netherlands journal of agricultural science 2016 v.76 pp. 55-63
ISSN:
1573-5214
Subject:
baking quality; breads; breeding; case studies; crop management; farmers; food industry; food processing; genotype; harrowing; laws and regulations; organic foods; plant breeders; plant cultural practices; socioeconomics; spring wheat; weed control; weeds
Abstract:
... Organic farmers and food processors need plant varieties that are adapted to their crop husbandry and processing practices. Such varieties are scarce as the mainstream breeding sector focuses on developing varieties for the conventional product chain that has different goals and practices. In this paper we study the case of the Dutch bread production chain to assess options that might enhance the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.njas.2015.11.004

38. Adapting to climate change in shifting landscapes of belief

Author:
Conor Murphy; Mavuto Tembo; Adrian Phiri; Olusegun Yerokun; Bernie Grummell
Source:
Climatic change 2016 v.134 no.1-2 pp. 101-114
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
Christianity; case studies; climate; climate change; elderly; food production; landscapes; livelihood; rural areas; rural communities; Malawi; Zambia
Abstract:
... Religious beliefs, an important element of culture, influence adaptation to climate change. Less understood is how changing beliefs shape the adaptive capacity of communities responding to climate change. In the last century sub-Saharan Africa has experienced a transformation in beliefs. Since 1900 Christians have increased 70-fold while in rural areas Traditional Beliefs and associated Traditiona ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-015-1498-8

39. Adaptive Curtailment Plan with Energy Storage for AC/DC Combined Distribution Systems

Author:
Seungmin Jung; Yong-Tae Yoon; Gilsoo Jang
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
algorithms; case studies; electrical equipment; energy; solar collectors; water waves; wind power
Abstract:
... For developing a large-scale combined system with a number of distributed resources, an appropriate compensation strategy based on the system components and changeable condition must be configured to handle the characteristics of the internal systems. Since renewable sources generate various fluctuations, the compensation plans for the storage device connected along with the sources should be supp ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8080818

40. An Adaptive Density-Based Time Series Clustering Algorithm: A Case Study on Rainfall Patterns

Author:
Xiaomi Wang; Yaolin Liu; Yiyun Chen; Yi Liu
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2016 v.5 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
algorithms; case studies; data collection; rain; time series analysis
Abstract:
... Current time series clustering algorithms fail to effectively mine clustering distribution characteristics of time series data without sufficient prior knowledge. Furthermore, these algorithms fail to simultaneously consider the spatial attributes, non-spatial time series attribute values, and non-spatial time series attribute trends. This paper proposes an adaptive density-based time series clust ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi5110205

41. Adaptive capacity in federal rivers: coordination challenges and institutional responses

Author:
Dustin Evan Garrick; Lucia De Stefano
Source:
Current opinion in environmental sustainability 2016 v.21 pp. 78-85
ISSN:
1877-3435
Subject:
case studies; conflict management; freshwater; governance; inventories; learning; politics; rivers; watersheds
Abstract:
... Water crises have been described as crises of fragmented governance, particularly in transboundary settings where freshwater resources cross political borders. Federal rivers are transboundary river basins within or shared by a country with a federal political system. In federal political systems, the territorial division of authority creates incentives for local innovation, learning and adaptatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cosust.2016.11.003

42. Adaptive energy management strategy and optimal sizing applied on a battery-supercapacitor based tramway

Author:
Victor Herrera; Aitor Milo; Haizea Gaztañaga; Ion Etxeberria-Otadui; Igor Villarreal; Haritza Camblong
Source:
Applied energy 2016 v.169 pp. 831-845
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
algorithms; batteries; case studies; cost effectiveness; energy; fuzzy logic; operating costs
Abstract:
... In this paper an adaptive energy management strategy (EMS) based on fuzzy logic and the optimal sizing for a tramway with a hybrid energy storage system (ESS) combining batteries (BT) and supercapacitors (SC) are presented. The EMS applies a sliding window to estimate the forward energy consumption and adapt the instantaneous power target for BT and SC. The hybrid ESS sizing is obtained by an opti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.079

43. Adaptive flexibility of enzymatic antioxidants SOD, APX and CAT to high light stress: The clonal perennial monocot Iris pumila as a study case

Author:
Ana Vuleta; Sanja Manitašević Jovanović; Branka Tucić
Source:
Plant physiology and biochemistry 2016 v.100 pp. 166-173
ISSN:
0981-9428
Subject:
temperature; solar radiation; oxidative stress; copper; Liliopsida; hydrogen peroxide; superoxide dismutase; light intensity; mitochondria; synergism; case studies; habitats; enzyme activity; leaves; understory
Abstract:
... High solar radiation has been recognized as one of the main causes of the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress in plants. To remove the excess of ROS, plants use different antioxidants and tune their activity and/or isoform number as required for given light conditions. In this study, the adaptiveness of light-induced variation in the activities and isoform patterns ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.01.011

44. Adaptive introgression as a resource for management and genetic conservation in a changing climate

Author:
Jill A. Hamilton; Joshua M. Miller
Source:
Conservation biology 2016 v.30 no.1 pp. 33-41
ISSN:
0888-8892
Subject:
case studies; climate; climate change; extinction; gene flow; genetic variation; genome; hybrids; introgression; mutation; phenotypic plasticity; risk; transgressive segregation
Abstract:
... Current rates of climate change require organisms to respond through migration, phenotypic plasticity, or genetic changes via adaptation. We focused on questions regarding species’ and populations’ ability to respond to climate change through adaptation. Specifically, the role adaptive introgression, movement of genetic material from the genome of 1 species into the genome of another through repea ...
DOI:
10.1111/cobi.12574

45. Adaptive management for improving species conservation across the captive-wild spectrum

Author:
Stefano Canessa; Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita; José J. Lahoz-Monfort; Darren M. Southwell; Doug P. Armstrong; Iadine Chadès; Robert C. Lacy; Sarah J. Converse
Source:
Biological conservation 2016 v.199 pp. 123-131
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Acinonyx jubatus; Grus americana; Notiomystis cincta; Purshia; adaptive management; case studies; decision making; dietary supplements; endangered species; learning; managers; models; monitoring; natural resources conservation; uncertainty; Arizona
Abstract:
... Conservation of endangered species increasingly envisages complex strategies that integrate captive and wild management actions. Management decisions in this context must be made in the face of uncertainty, often with limited capacity to collect information. Adaptive management (AM) combines management and monitoring, with the aim of updating knowledge and improving decision-making over time. We p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2016.04.026

46. Adaptive management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate

Author:
Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes; Lynda Chambers; Andrew Chin; Peter Dann; Kirstin Dobbs; Helene Marsh; Elvira S. Poloczanska; Kim Maison; Malcolm Turner; Robert L. Pressey
Source:
Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change 2016 v.21 no.2 pp. 209-224
ISSN:
1381-2386
Subject:
Chondrichthyes; Eudyptula minor; adaptive management; case studies; climate change; decision making; laws and regulations; learning; managers; marine environment; monitoring; planning; sharks; uncertainty; Australia; Great Barrier Reef
Abstract:
... Management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate is constrained by a series of uncertainties, often related to climate change projections, ecological responses, and the effectiveness of strategies in alleviating climate change impacts. Uncertainties can be reduced over time through adaptive management. Adaptive management is a framework for resource conservation that promotes iterative learni ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11027-014-9590-3

47. Added-value from linking the value chains of wastewater treatment, crop production and bioenergy production: A case study on reusing wastewater and sludge in crop production in Braunschweig (Germany)

Author:
Oliver Maaß; Philipp Grundmann
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2016 v.107 pp. 195-211
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
bioenergy; case studies; cost effectiveness; crop production; economic impact; farmers; fertilizer analysis; fertilizer application; groundwater; mineral fertilizers; municipal wastewater; profitability; sludge; stakeholders; wages and remuneration; wastewater irrigation; wastewater treatment; water resources; water reuse; Germany
Abstract:
... The limited availability of natural water resources and dependency on mineral fertilizer challenge agricultural value chains in arid and nutrient-poor areas. Reusing wastewater in agriculture may help and could reduce costs and lead to increased added-value. The objective of this analysis is to assess the economic impact of linking the value chains of wastewater treatment, crop production and the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.01.002

48. Adding quality of life to design for Eco-Efficiency

Author:
Walter D'Anna; Gaetano Cascini
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.112 pp. 3211-3221
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
case studies; design for environment; eco-efficiency; product development; quality of life
Abstract:
... This paper aims at contributing to Eco-Efficiency and Design for Sustainability by debating on the impact of design choices on Quality of Life. During the last two decades Eco-Efficiency has been characterized by an unbalanced evolution: the progression of scientific knowledge and industrial practice on resources assessment has not been followed by an equivalent attention to the contribution of pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.109

49. Addressing Policy Challenges for More Sustainable Local–Global Food Chains: Policy Frameworks and Possible Food “Futures”

Author:
Julie Smith; Tim Lang; Bill Vorley; David Barling
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
European Union; case studies; food chain; food policy; markets; public policy; sustainable agriculture
Abstract:
... The article considers how policy can address the local–global within a wider commitment to food sustainability and draws on research conducted for the EU-funded GLAMUR project (Global and local food assessment: a multidimensional performance-based approach). Case study data identifies four key policy challenges for policymakers. Addressing these challenges in order to make links between current (a ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8040299

50. Addressing knowledge gaps in reptile conservation

Author:
Reid Tingley; Shai Meiri; David G. Chapple
Source:
Biological conservation 2016 v.204 pp. 1-5
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
case studies; extinction; monitoring; natural resources conservation; reptiles; risk
Abstract:
... Reptiles are the most species-rich group of terrestrial vertebrates, yet we lack a comprehensive understanding of their extinction risk. Only 45% of described reptile species have been assessed by IUCN to date (4648 of 10,400 species); of these, 20% (945 species) are threatened with extinction, and 19% (867 species) are Data Deficient. The goal of this special issue is to improve our understanding ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2016.07.021

51. Addressing problems at small-scale biogas plants: a case study from central Vietnam

Author:
Hynek Roubík; Jana Mazancová; Jan Banout; Vladimír Verner
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.112 pp. 2784-2792
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
anaerobic digestion; biogas; case studies; cookers; developing countries; greenhouse gas emissions; interviews; methane; methane production; organic wastes; questionnaires; surveys; waste management; Vietnam
Abstract:
... The anaerobic digestion process is an important technology in improving the environment because it solves organic waste management problems and simultaneously produces both biogas and fertiliser. The use of biogas plants has been spreading in many developing countries, bringing various operational problems with their widening use. This study attempts to identify the problems with this technology a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.114

52. Adjustment and Optimization of the Cropping Systems under Water Constraint

Author:
Pingli An; Wei Ren; Xilin Liu; Mengmei Song; Xuemin Li
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.12 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
Setaria italica; Sorghum bicolor; Zea mays; case studies; climate change; cropping systems; food security; grain crops; peanuts; rice; risk; soybeans; summer; sustainable agriculture; water management; water resources; wheat; China
Abstract:
... The water constraint on agricultural production receives growing concern with the increasingly sharp contradiction between demand and supply of water resources. How to mitigate and adapt to potential water constraint is one of the key issues for ensuring food security and achieving sustainable agriculture in the context of climate change. It has been suggested that adjustment and optimization of c ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8121207

53. Adjustment of the thermal component of two tourism climatological assessment tools using thermal perception and preference surveys from Hungary

Author:
Attila Kovács; János Unger; Csilla V. Gál; Noémi Kántor
Source:
Theoretical and applied climatology 2016 v.125 no.1-2 pp. 113-130
ISSN:
0177-798X
Subject:
air temperature; autumn; case studies; climate; humans; people; relative humidity; sensation; spring; surveys; tourism; Hungary
Abstract:
... This study introduces new methodological concepts for integrating seasonal subjective thermal assessment patterns of people into the thermal components of two tourism climatological evaluation tools: the Tourism Climatic Index (TCI) and the Climate-Tourism/Transfer-Information-Scheme (CTIS). In the case of the TCI, we replaced the air temperature and relative humidity as the basis of the initial r ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00704-015-1488-9

54. Adobe bricks can help identify historic weed flora – a case study from south-western Hungary

Author:
Tamás Henn; Dávid U. Nagy; Róbert W. Pál
Source:
Plant ecology & diversity 2016 v.9 no.1 pp. 113-125
ISSN:
1755-1668
Subject:
archaeobotany; bricks; buildings; case studies; flora; rare species; species diversity; surveys; threatened species; weeds; Hungary
Abstract:
... Background: The adobe bricks of old buildings can preserve diaspores of cultivated and weed species associated with arable fields. Recovery of these plant remains can provide insight into historical agriculture, and former weed flora. Aims: This study aims to describe and evaluate the changes in the weed flora in south-western Hungary, based on archaeobotanical findings and contemporary plot surve ...
DOI:
10.1080/17550874.2015.1060643

55. Adoptability and effectiveness of livestock emission reduction techniques in Australia’s temperate high-rainfall zone

Author:
Adrian R. James; Matthew T. Harrison
Source:
Animal production science 2016 v.56 no.3 pp. 393-401
ISSN:
1836-0939
Subject:
body weight; case studies; emissions factor; ewes; farmers; farming systems; farms; finishing; flocks; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; high fat diet; industry; liveweight gain; meat; models; pastures; proanthocyanidins; range livestock; reproductive efficiency; rumen; slaughter; surveys; wool production; Tasmania
Abstract:
... Significant research has been conducted on greenhouse gas emissions mitigation techniques for ruminant livestock farming, however putting these techniques into practice on-farm requires consideration of adoptability by livestock producers. We modelled the adoptability of a range of livestock greenhouse gas abatement techniques using data from farm case studies and industry surveys, then compared t ...
DOI:
10.1071/AN15578

56. Adsorption of mudstone source rock for shale oil – Experiments, model and a case study

Author:
Zheng Li; Yan-Rong Zou; Xing-You Xu; Jia-Nan Sun; Maowen Li; Ping’an Peng
Source:
Organic geochemistry 2016 v.92 pp. 55-62
ISSN:
0146-6380
Subject:
adsorption; case studies; minerals; models; oils; organic matter; prediction; risk; shale
Abstract:
... Inorganic minerals were separated from mudstone and shale to investigate their oil adsorption potential. A conceptual model was developed to reconstruct the oil adsorption capacity of underground mudrock/shale by combining adsorption and organic matter swelling data. The predictions for the free hydrocarbon oversaturation sorption zones in the Well NY1 profile were taken as a case study. The resul ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.orggeochem.2015.12.009

57. Advanced InSAR techniques for deformation studies and for simulating the PS-assisted calibration procedure of Sentinel-1 data: case study from Thessaloniki (Greece), based on the Envisat/ASAR archive

Author:
Fabiano Costantini; Antonios Mouratidis; Giovanni Schiavon; Francesco Sarti
Source:
International journal of remote sensing 2016 v.37 no.4 pp. 729-744
ISSN:
1366-5901
Subject:
case studies; deformation; geophysics; remote sensing; satellites; subsidence; synthetic aperture radar; tectonics; Greece
Abstract:
... Using state-of-the-art InSAR techniques, namely persistent scatterers (PSs) and small baseline subset (SBAS) approaches, this study contributes to open geotechnical questions in the area of Thessaloniki (Greece) from a remote-sensing perspective. It also demonstrates the potential of these techniques for calibration purposes, with reference to the new C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensor o ...
DOI:
10.1080/01431161.2015.1134846

58. Advanced predictive methods for wine age prediction: Part I - a comparison study of single-block regression approaches based on variable selection, penalized regression, latent variables and tree-based ensemble methods

Author:
Ricardo Rendall; Ana Cristina Pereira; Marco S. Reis
Source:
Talanta 2016 pp. -
ISSN:
0039-9140
Subject:
case studies; data collection; fortified wines; least squares; models; organic acids and salts; polymerase chain reaction; polyphenols; prediction; volatile compounds
Abstract:
... In this paper we test and compare advanced predictive approaches for estimating wine age in the context of the production of a high quality fortified wine – Madeira Wine. We consider four different data sets, namely, volatile, polyphenols, organic acids and the UV-Vis spectra. Each one of these data sets contain chemical information of a different nature and present diverse data structures, namely ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.talanta.2016.10.062

59. Advances in 3-D infrared remote sensing gas monitoring. Application to an urban atmospheric environment

Author:
Ph. de Donato; O. Barres; J. Sausse; N. Taquet
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2016 v.175 pp. 301-309
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
case studies; correlation; ecosystems; gas emissions; gasoline; georeferencing; image analysis; infrared spectroscopy; models; monitoring; pollutants; public works; remote sensing; satellites; sulfur dioxide; tanks; urban areas
Abstract:
... Remote sensing technologies are some of the most powerful tools for atmospheric monitoring of natural or anthropogenic ecosystems. Extensive developments were observed in the two last decades concerning both satellite, airborne, on-board and ground systems. The present paper focuses on an advanced 3D reconstruction of a gas cloud detected in the atmosphere of an urban area using a scanning infrare ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2015.12.045

60. Advances in identification and validation of protein targets of natural products without chemical modification

Author:
J. Chang; Y. Kim; H. J. Kwon
Source:
Natural product reports 2016 v.33 no.5 pp. 719-730
ISSN:
1460-4752
Subject:
affinity chromatography; case studies; drugs; mechanism of action; oxidation; proteins; proteome; therapeutics
Abstract:
... Covering: up to February 2016 Identification of the target proteins of natural products is pivotal to understanding the mechanisms of action to develop natural products for use as molecular probes and potential therapeutic drugs. Affinity chromatography of immobilized natural products has been conventionally used to identify target proteins, and has yielded good results. However, this method has l ...
DOI:
10.1039/c5np00107b

61. Adventurous food futures: knowing about alternatives is not enough, we need to feel them

Author:
Michael Carolan
Source:
Agriculture and human values 2016 v.33 no.1 pp. 141-152
ISSN:
0889-048X
Subject:
adults; case studies; food production; hydroponics; Colorado
Abstract:
... This paper investigates how we can enact, collectively, affording food systems. Yet rather than asking simply what those assemblages might look like the author enquires as to how they might also feel. Building on existing literature that speaks to the radically relational, and deeply affective, nature of food the aims of this paper are multiple: to learn more about how moments of difference come a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10460-015-9629-4

62. Advocacy Coalition Resources and Strategies in Colorado Hydraulic Fracturing Politics

Author:
Jonathan J. Pierce
Source:
Society & natural resources 2016 v.29 no.10 pp. 1154-1168
ISSN:
1521-0723
Subject:
advocacy; case studies; data collection; information technology; interviews; leadership; politics; public policy; surveys; Colorado
Abstract:
... This article examines how members of competing coalitions seek to influence public policy. Past research examined coalitions and policy change, but offered limited understanding about the relationships between coalitions’ resources, strategies, and policy change. The case study focuses on the establishment of various regulations related to hydraulic fracturing in Colorado. Data were collected usin ...
DOI:
10.1080/08941920.2015.1131876

63. Aerosol composition and properties variation at the ground and over the column under different air masses advection in South Italy

Author:
G. Pavese; A. Lettino; M. Calvello; F. Esposito; S. Fiore
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.7 pp. 6546-6562
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
aerosols; air; atmospheric circulation; case studies; chemical reactions; evaporation; mixing; models; optical properties; radiometry; scanning electron microscopes; scanning electron microscopy; soot; sulfates; Italy
Abstract:
... Aerosol composition and properties variation under the advection of different air masses were investigated, as case studies, by contemporary measurements over the atmospheric column and at the ground in a semi-rural site in South Italy. The absence of local strong sources in this area allowed to characterize background aerosol and to compare particle mixing effects under various atmospheric circul ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-015-5860-1

64. Affectivity of Chemical Weed Control in Commercial Tea Plantations: A Case Study in Hapugastenne Estate, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

Author:
H.M.P. Peiris; S.P. Nissanka
Source:
Procedia Food Science 2016 v.6 pp. 318-322
ISSN:
2211-601X
Subject:
business enterprises; case studies; defoliation; fertilizer application; food crops; food science; food security; glyphosate; green manures; herbicide-resistant weeds; human health; leaves; paraquat; plantations; residual effects; tea; Sri Lanka
Abstract:
... The usage of agro chemicals on food crops is getting restricted day by day with the sanctions set by the institutes devoted in food security, mainly due to the disclosure of their harmful residual effects on human health. Thus, several Commercial Tea Plantation companies have voluntarily suspended the use of many Herbicides on Tea under their charge, which are still permitted to use in Sri Lanka. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.profoo.2016.02.063

65. African leafy vegetables as bio-factories for silver nanoparticles: A case study on Amaranthus dubius C Mart. Ex Thell

Author:
M. Sigamoney; S. Shaik; P. Govender; S.B.N. Krishna; Sershen
Source:
South African journal of botany 2016 v.103 pp. 230-240
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Amaranthus dubius; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-radiation; aldehydes; anti-infective properties; biosynthesis; case studies; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; freeze drying; green leafy vegetables; humans; leaf extracts; leaves; microbial growth; minimum inhibitory concentration; nanoparticles; nanosilver; plant organs; proteins; roots; scanning electron microscopy; silver; spectral analysis; stems; transmission electron microscopy; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy
Abstract:
... Nanoparticles are used across many scientific and pharmaceutical fields and are found in products that come into close contact with the human body. There is a growing need for ‘green synthesis’ of silver (Ag) nanoparticles and plant-mediated synthesis is becoming increasingly popular. The current study aimed to firstly synthesise Ag nanoparticles using fresh and freeze-dried leaves, stems and root ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2015.08.022

66. Against the current: rewiring rigidity trap dynamics in urban water governance through civic engagement

Author:
Johan Enqvist; Maria Tengö; Wiebren J. Boonstra
Source:
Sustainability science 2016 v.11 no.6 pp. 919-933
ISSN:
1862-4065
Subject:
case studies; collaborative management; collective action; ecological function; governance; infrastructure; lakes; monitoring; sustainability science and engineering; traps; urbanization; water harvesting; water shortages; water table; India
Abstract:
... This paper investigates how the agency of local residents can affect persistent and unsustainable practices in urban water supply governance. Using a case study from Bangalore, India, we analyze a social–ecological trap which developed after a shift to external water provision paired with rapid urbanization. The reluctance of forsaking initial investments in infrastructure and competence, and the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11625-016-0377-1

67. Age sample sizes and their effects on growth estimation and stock assessment outputs: Three case studies from U.S. West Coast fisheries

Author:
Xi He; John C. Field; Donald E. Pearson; Lyndsey S. Lefebvre
Source:
Fisheries research 2016 v.180 pp. 92-102
ISSN:
0165-7836
Subject:
Citharichthys sordidus; Sebastes paucispinis; age determination; case studies; coasts; demersal fish; fisheries; life history; models; rockfish; spawning; uncertainty; United States
Abstract:
... Age estimates are often used as conditional age-at-length (CAAL) data in stock assessment models to internally estimate growth and other life history parameters of fish populations. Obtaining sufficient numbers of age estimates is not a trivial task, as it requires considerable sampling effort, the development of aging criteria, the validation of age observations, and, finally, the production agin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fishres.2015.08.018

68. Age-based classification of arecanut crops: a case study of Channagiri, Karnataka, India

Author:
B. E. Bhojaraja; Amba Shetty; M. K. Nagaraj; P. Manju
Source:
Geocarto international 2016 v.31 no.9 pp. 995-1005
ISSN:
1752-0762
Subject:
betel nut; case studies; global positioning systems; plantations; reflectance; spectral analysis; spectroradiometers; support vector machines; India
Abstract:
... Arecanut is one of the predominant plantation crop grown in India. Yield of this crop depends upon age of the crop and there is no information on the spectral behaviour of arecanut crops across its ages. In this study popular supervised classification algorithms were utilized for age discrimination of arecanut crops using Hyperion imagery. Arecanut plantations selected for the study are located in ...
DOI:
10.1080/10106049.2015.1094528

69. Agent-as-a-service-based geospatial service aggregation in the cloud: A case study of flood response

Author:
Xicheng Tan; Liping Di; Meixia Deng; Fang Huang; Xinyue Ye; Zongyao Sha; Ziheng Sun; Weishu Gong; Yuanzheng Shao; Cheng Huang
Source:
Environmental modelling & software 2016 v.84 pp. 210-225
ISSN:
1364-8152
Subject:
algorithms; case studies; computer software; environmental models; experts; infrastructure; politics; spatial data
Abstract:
... An Agent-as-a-Service (AaaS)-based geospatial service aggregation is proposed to build a more efficient, robust and intelligent geospatial service system in the Cloud for flood emergency response. It involves an AaaS infrastructure, encompassing the mechanisms and algorithms for geospatial Web Processing Service (WPS) generation, geoprocessing and aggregation. The method has the following advantag ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.07.001

70. Agent-based framework for modeling and simulation of resources in self-sustainable human settlements: a case study on water management in an eco-village community in Croatia

Author:
Igor Tomičić; Markus Schatten
Source:
international journal of sustainable development and world ecology 2016 v.23 no.6 pp. 504-513
ISSN:
1745-2627
Subject:
Internet; case studies; human settlements; resource management; simulation models; sustainable development; water allocation; Croatia
Abstract:
... A newly developed agent-based framework for modeling, simulation, and evaluation of resource management in self-sustainable human settlements is presented, along with the ability of the framework to prolong the self-sustainability of the observed human settlement system in the simulation environment. In this study the focus is on the analysis of a conducted water management simulation based on obs ...
DOI:
10.1080/13504509.2016.1153527

71. Agent-based modelling in applied ethology: An exploratory case study of behavioural dynamics in tail biting in pigs

Author:
Iris J.M.M. Boumans; Gert Jan Hofstede; J. Elizabeth Bolhuis; Imke J.M. de Boer; Eddie A.M. Bokkers
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2016 v.183 pp. 10-18
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
animal behavior; animal welfare; behavior change; biting rates; case studies; models; motivation; production technology; swine; swine production; tail
Abstract:
... Understanding behavioural dynamics in pigs is important to assess pig welfare in current intensive pig production systems. Agent-based modelling (ABM) is an approach to gain insight into behavioural dynamics in pigs, but its use in applied ethology and animal welfare science has been limited so far. We used ABM in a case study on tail biting behaviour in pigs to explore the use of ABM in gaining m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2016.07.011

72. Agent-based modelling of cholera diffusion

Author:
Ellen-Wien Augustijn; Tom Doldersum; Juliana Useya; Denie Augustijn
Source:
Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment 2016 v.30 no.8 pp. 2079-2095
ISSN:
1436-3240
Subject:
bacteria; case studies; cholera; humans; income; issues and policy; reproduction; runoff; simulation models; solid wastes; Ghana
Abstract:
... This paper introduces a spatially explicit agent-based simulation model for micro-scale cholera diffusion. The model simulates both an environmental reservoir of naturally occurring V. cholerae bacteria and hyperinfectious V. cholerae. Objective of the research is to test if runoff from open refuse dumpsites plays a role in cholera diffusion. A number of experiments were conducted with the model f ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00477-015-1199-x

73. Aggregate risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from dust in an urban human settlement environment

Author:
Linyu Xu; Xin Shu; Henner Hollert
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.133 pp. 378-388
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
case studies; cities; dust; emissions; energy; exposure models; health effects assessments; human health; industrialization; industry; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; risk; risk assessment process; urban planning; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... Due to the coal-dominated energy structure and increasing numbers of vehicles, gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) emissions are increasing in many cities in China. These emissions have the potential to threaten human health, especially when aggregated in human settlement environments located in areas of rapid industrialization and urbanization. In this paper, an urban aggregating heal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.177

74. Aggregating land use quantity and intensity to link water quality in upper catchment of Miyun Reservoir

Author:
Erqi Xu; Hongqi Zhang
Source:
Ecological indicators 2016 v.66 pp. 329-339
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
case studies; decision making; ecosystems; eutrophication; land use planning; socioeconomics; spatial data; subwatersheds; water power; water quality
Abstract:
... Eutrophication resulting from nutrient enrichment decreases water quality and harms ecosystem structure and function, and its degree is significantly affected by land use in the catchment. Quantifying the relationship between eutrophication and land use can help effectively manage land use to improve water quality. Previous studies principally utilized land use quantity as an indicator to link wat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.002

75. Agricultural land-use diversity and forest regeneration potential in human- modified tropical landscapes

Author:
Isela Zermeño-Hernández; Aline Pingarroni; Miguel Martínez-Ramos
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2016 v.230 pp. 210-220
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
agricultural products; agrochemicals; agroforestry; biomass; case studies; cattle; ecosystem services; extensive farming; farmers; forest ecosystems; forest trees; grazing; issues and policy; land use; landowners; landscapes; managers; old-growth forests; pastures; plantations; rain forests; second growth; species diversity; tropics; Mexico
Abstract:
... A major challenge in tropical human-modified landscapes (HMLs) is meeting the ever-growing demand for agricultural products while conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by forest ecosystems. Within this challenge, a major issue is the understanding of the forest potential to naturally regenerate in abandoned agricultural fields. To assess such potential, it is necessary to know th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2016.06.007

76. Agricultural residue gasification for low-cost, low-carbon decentralized power: An empirical case study in Cambodia

Author:
John L. Field; Paul Tanger; Simon J. Shackley; Stephan M. Haefele
Source:
Applied energy 2016 v.177 pp. 612-624
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
agricultural wastes; byproducts; carbon; case studies; diesel fuel; economic investment; economic performance; energy balance; environmental performance; gasification; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; models; rice; sustainable development; uncertainty; Cambodia
Abstract:
... Small-scale distributed gasification can provide energy access for low-carbon sustainable development, though current understanding of the economic and environmental performance of the technology relies mostly on assumption-heavy modeling studies. Here we report a detailed empirical assessment and uncertainty estimation for four real-world gasification power systems operating at rice mills in rura ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.05.100

77. Agricultural risk management of a peri-urban water recycling scheme to meet mixed land-use needs

Author:
Roger Attwater; Lyn Anderson; Chris Derry
Source:
Agricultural water management 2016 v.176 pp. 266-269
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
agricultural management; case studies; ecosystem services; infrastructure; irrigated farming; land use; landscapes; risk; risk management; water reuse
Abstract:
... The use of recycled water as a valued resource is becoming well established worldwide as a means to support agricultural irrigation. This paper describes a case study of agricultural use of recycled water and associated mixed land-use needs in a peri-urban setting of northwest Sydney. The Hawkesbury campus of Western Sydney University has an established water recycling scheme to support both agric ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2016.05.025

78. Agricultural runoff pollution control by a grassed swales coupled with wetland detention ponds system: a case study in Taihu Basin, China

Author:
Jinhui Zhao; Yaqian Zhao; Xiaoli Zhao; Cheng Jiang
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.9 pp. 9093-9104
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
agricultural runoff; basins; case studies; chemical oxygen demand; nitrogen content; particle size distribution; phosphorus; pollution control; ponds; rain; total suspended solids; water purification; water quality; wetlands; China
Abstract:
... The performance of a field grassed swales (GSs) coupled with wetland detention ponds (WDPs) system was monitored under four typical rainfall events to assess its effectiveness on agricultural runoff pollution control in Taihu Basin, China. The results indicated that suspended solids (SS) derived from the flush process has significant influence on pollution loads in agricultural runoff. Determinati ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6150-2

79. Agricultural service delivery: strengthening private crop protection service in southern Ethiopia

Author:
Abebe Shiferaw; Bereket Dindamo; Tesfaye Lemma; Dirk Hoekstra
Source:
Development in practice 2016 v.26 no.8 pp. 1072-1082
ISSN:
1364-9213
Subject:
case studies; crop losses; plant protection; private sector; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... As one element of agricultural service delivery, in Ethiopia crop protection service has generally only involved the private sector on a small scale. This article outlines a case study where private crop protection service (PCPS) was strengthened from 2006 to 2010 in Halaba Special District, southern Ethiopia. The study used questionnaires, analysis, service comparison, ranking, and indicator-base ...
DOI:
10.1080/09614524.2016.1225670

80. Agro-pastoralism under climate change: Institutions and local climate adaptations in northern China

Author:
Lu Yu
Source:
Land use policy 2016 v.58 pp. 173-182
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
case studies; climate; climate change; drought; issues and policy; livelihood; markets; risk; China
Abstract:
... The livelihoods of resource-dependent peoples are vulnerable to climate variability. This study focuses on how local climate adaptations, which have been sustained through long-term interactions with local ecologies, have changed in the face of the challenges caused by climate change and policy interventions. Case studies were conducted in two agro-pastoral counties of northern China, a region tha ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.07.022

81. Agronomic concepts in water footprint assessment: A case of study in a fertirrigated melon crop under semiarid conditions

Author:
M.T. Castellanos; M.C. Cartagena; M.I. Requejo; A. Arce; M.J. Cabello; F. Ribas; A.M. Tarquis
Source:
Agricultural water management 2016 v.170 pp. 81-90
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
water requirement; field experimentation; roots; nitrogen content; irrigation; water footprint; fertigation; fruit yield; case studies; mineralization; water quality; soil quality; leaching; soil water; salt content; melons; salt tolerance; irrigation water; nitrogen; fertilizer rates; farmers; semiarid zones; rain; wastewater; nitrates; crops
Abstract:
... This paper compares the assessment of previous methodologies to calculate blue and gray water footprint and includes agronomic concepts that reflect the semiarid scenarios of fertirrigated crops with low water quality. We describe how we have employed these methodologies in a three-year field experiment. The latter involves a fertirrigated melon crop under mineral fertilization, using eleven diffe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2016.01.014

82. Aiding alternatives assessment with an uncertainty-tolerant hazard scoring method

Author:
Jeremy Faludi; Tina Hoang; Patrick Gorman; Martin Mulvihill
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2016 pp. -
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
biphenyl; business enterprises; case studies; chemical hazards; construction industry; decision making; foams; insulating materials; polyurethanes; product development; uncertainty
Abstract:
... This research developed a single-score system to simplify and clarify decision-making in chemical alternatives assessment, accounting for uncertainty. Today, assessing alternatives to hazardous constituent chemicals is a difficult task—rather than comparing alternatives by a single definitive score, many independent toxicological variables must be considered at once, and data gaps are rampant. Thu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.028

83. Air pollution prediction via multi-label classification

Author:
Giorgio Corani; Mauro Scanagatta
Source:
Environmental modelling & software 2016 v.80 pp. 259-264
ISSN:
1364-8152
Subject:
Bayesian theory; air pollutants; air pollution; case studies; computer software; environmental models; ozone; particulates; prediction; probability
Abstract:
... A Bayesian network classifier can be used to estimate the probability of an air pollutant overcoming a certain threshold. Yet multiple predictions are typically required regarding variables which are stochastically dependent, such as ozone measured in multiple stations or assessed according to by different indicators. The common practice (independent approach) is to devise an independent classifie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.02.030

84. The Air-Coastal Sea Chemical Exchange: A Case Study on the New Jersey Coast

Author:
Yuan Gao; Pami Mukherjee; Rafael Jusino-Atresino
Source:
Aquatic geochemistry 2016 v.22 no.4 pp. 275-289
ISSN:
1380-6165
Subject:
aerosols; air; aluminum; aquatic organisms; cadmium; case studies; chromium; coastal water; coasts; copper; dry deposition; ecosystems; emissions; geochemistry; iron; lead; mercury; nickel; pollutants; uncertainty; wet deposition; zinc; New Jersey
Abstract:
... The coastal marine atmosphere adjacent to large urban and industrial centers is in general strongly impacted by pollution emissions, resulting in high loading of pollutants in the ambient air. Among the airborne substances are certain trace elements from a variety of emission sources that can serve as micronutrients to marine organisms in coastal waters. High concentrations of such elements in coa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10498-015-9285-8

85. Air-Quality Considered Study for Multiple Olefin Plant Startups

Author:
Ge Sijie; Wang Sujing; Xu Qiang; Ho Thomas
Source:
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2016 v.55 no.36 pp. 9698-9710
ISSN:
1520-5045
Subject:
air pollutants; air pollution; air quality; case studies; cost effectiveness; emissions; engineering; manufacturing; models; olefin; ozone; stakeholders
Abstract:
... Ground-level ozone is a pervasive air pollutant, which could be formed from substantial flare emissions during chemical plant startup operations. Especially in regions where chemical plants are concentrated, the regional air quality (i.e., the ozone concentration) might be aggravated by simultaneous startup emissions from multiple chemical plants. Thus, it is environmentally important and cost-eff ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01623

86. Alignment of U. S. ACE Civil Works Missions to Restore Habitat and Increase Environmental Resiliency

Author:
Marin M. Kress; Katherine F. Touzinsky; Emily A. Vuxton; Bari Greenfeld; Linda S. Lillycrop; Julie D. Rosati
Source:
Coastal Management 2016 v.44 no.3 pp. 193-208
ISSN:
1521-0421
Subject:
United States Army Corps of Engineers; case studies; ecosystem services; engineering; habitat conservation; habitats; landscapes; risk management; sediments; waterways
Abstract:
... The Civil Works mission area of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) spans multiple programs including navigation, flood risk management, infrastructure construction and operation, and environmental stewardship–including restoration and regulation of protected waterways. The national scope of USACE activities means that habitat preservation and restoration projects vary in size and type, while ...
DOI:
10.1080/08920753.2016.1160203

87. Allium spp. toxicosis in small animals: a case report

Author:
F. Altinok-Yipel; M. Yipel; I. O. Tekeli
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2016 no.1143 pp. 311-314
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Allium; Yorkshire Terrier; anorexia; blood; case studies; cats; chives; diet; dogs; garlic; hematology; hemolytic anemia; humans; ingestion; leeks; males; meat; metoclopramide; nutrition information; onions; patients; poisoning; urine; veterinary clinics
Abstract:
... Allium spp. (A. cepa [onion], A. ampeloprasum var. porrum L. [leek], A. sativum [garlic] and A. schoenoprasum [chive]) which are used as food and ethnomedical purposes for centuries may cause intoxication in dogs and cats due to contents of organosulfur (disulfide, trisulfide and thiosulfonate) compounds. The material of this case was a 2 years old, 2,5 kg male Yorkshire terrier breed dog which br ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1143.43

88. Allocating Human Resources in Organizations Operating under Crisis Conditions: A Fuzzy Input-Output Optimization Modeling Framework

Author:
K.B. Aviso; A.P. Mayol; M.A.B. Promentilla; J.R. Santos; R.R. Tan; A.T. Ubando; K.D.S. Yu
Source:
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2016 pp. -
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
business enterprises; case studies; climate change; decision support systems; hospitals; human resources; industry; labor force; managers; models; pandemic; supply chain; weather
Abstract:
... Ensuring the resilience of industrial systems to perturbations is a vital strategy for climate change adaptation to maintain sustainable consumption and production. Business decision-making models are essential in providing rational support for choices made by managers and industry practitioners under crisis conditions that may result from climatic disruptions. To date, most of the techniques prop ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.07.009

89. Allocation factors and issues in agricultural carbon footprint: a case study of the Canadian pork industry

Author:
X. Vergé; D. Maxime; R.L. Desjardins; A.C. VanderZaag
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.113 pp. 587-595
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; carbon footprint; case studies; climate; environmental impact; greenhouse gas emissions; life cycle assessment; markets; pork; pork industry; swine; Canada
Abstract:
... The choice of the calculation pathways used to estimate the environmental impact of human activities is of importance since it could modify the results of such studies. This is the case for the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) which is now commonly used to perform environmental assessments: the allocation methods used have an important impact on calculations and can potentially affect the final results. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.046

90. Alphaherpesvirus‐associated disease in greater bilbies (Macrotis lagotis)

Author:
AS Besier; TJ Mahony; M Crockford; JL Gravel; TF Chapman; MA O'Dea
Source:
Australian veterinary journal 2016 v.94 no.6 pp. 208-212
ISSN:
0005-0423
Subject:
Macrotis lagotis; breeding; bronchi; case studies; cytopathogenicity; epithelium; hepatocytes; mortality; necrosis; nuclear inclusions; nucleocapsid; polymerase chain reaction; transmission electron microscopy
Abstract:
... CASE REPORT: A captive breeding colony of 9 greater bilbies (Macrotis lagotis) exhibited mild upper respiratory signs and sudden deaths with 100% mortality over a 2‐week period. Histologically, acute necrotising and erosive epithelial lesions throughout the upper respiratory system and bronchi were associated with eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies. Inclusions were also present in hepatocy ...
DOI:
10.1111/avj.12447

91. Alpine grassland degradation in the Qilian Mountains, China — A case study in Damaying Grassland

Author:
Zhengyi Yao; Cunyu Zhao; Keshuo Yang; Weicheng Liu; Yuan Li; Jiandong You; Jianhua Xiao
Source:
Catena 2016 v.137 pp. 494-500
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
arid lands; biodiversity; case studies; forage; forage yield; grasslands; issues and policy; mountains; nitrogen; nutrient content; organic matter; phosphorus; potassium; rangeland soils; rangelands; remediation; soil compaction; soil density; soil nutrients; topographic slope; China
Abstract:
... Degradation of semiarid grassland and efforts to control that degradation have become pressing issues. However, the inherent characteristics of the grassland and the intertemporal nature of the problem complicate the analysis of degradation issues, and consequently, the search for more appropriate rangeland policies. Using the Damaying Grassland as a case study, we assessed alpine grassland on the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2015.09.021

92. Altered gene expression of glycosyltransferases and sialyltransferases and total amount of glycosphingolipids following herpes simplex virus infection

Author:
Kazuki Miyaji; Jun-ichi Furukawa; Youichi Suzuki; Naoki Yamamoto; Yasuro Shinohara; Nobuhiro Yuki
Source:
Carbohydrate research 2016 v.434 pp. 37-43
ISSN:
0008-6215
Subject:
T-lymphocytes; brain stem; cell membranes; encephalitis; genes; neoplasm cells; immunoglobulin G; antibodies; monkeys; gene expression; viruses; patients; herpes simplex; case studies; gene expression regulation; blood serum; humans; neurons; glycosyltransferases; quantitative analysis; gangliosides; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; neuroglia; Human alphaherpesvirus 1; kidney cells; Macaca mulatta polyomavirus 1
Abstract:
... There is a case report of a patient with overlapping Guillain–Barré syndrome and Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis after infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), who carried high titers of serum anti-GQ1b IgG antibodies. Several studies have linked viral infection to the modulation of ganglioside expression such as human T-lymphotropic virus to GD2 and simian virus 40 to GM3. Also, enh ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.carres.2016.08.004

93. An Alternative Formulation of PCA for Process Monitoring Using Distance Correlation

Author:
Yu Hongyang; Khan Faisal; Garaniya Vikram
Source:
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2016 v.55 no.3 pp. 656-669
ISSN:
1520-5045
Subject:
case studies; chemistry; correlation; normal distribution; preserves; principal component analysis; process monitoring; variance
Abstract:
... Scale-invariant principal component analysis (PCA) is prevalent in process monitoring because of its simplicity and efficiency. However, a number of limitations are associated with this technique because of underlying assumptions. This article attempts to relax these limitations by introducing three key elements. First, a semiparametric Gaussian transformation is proposed to make the process data ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03397

94. Alternative cropping systems for greenhouse gases mitigation in rice field: a case study in Phichit province of Thailand

Author:
Noppol Arunrat; Can Wang; Nathsuda Pumijumnong
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.133 pp. 657-671
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
alternative crops; burning; case studies; corn; crop rotation; double cropping; farmers; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; harvesting; irrigated farming; irrigation; large farms; life cycle assessment; marginal abatement cost; mung beans; paddies; planting; pollution control; questionnaires; rice; site preparation; small farms; soybeans; surveys; watermelons; Thailand
Abstract:
... Seeking new practical approaches as alternative ways for greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation to incentivize farmers' behaviors regarding farming is a challenging point. Thus, five alternative crop rotations (rice, corn, mung bean, soybean and watermelon) under ten alternative cropping systems were investigated. Data were collected using field surveys and structured questionnaires at the same 144 farms ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.137

95. Alternative method of reducing soil loss due to harvesting of sweet potato: A case study of low input agriculture in Nigeria

Author:
S.O. Oshunsanya
Source:
Soil & tillage research 2016 v.158 pp. 49-56
ISSN:
0167-1987
Subject:
Alfisols; analysis of variance; case studies; correlation; cost analysis; crop yield; cultivars; data collection; dry season; farmers; farms; field experimentation; growing season; harvesters; harvesting; labor; low input agriculture; markets; nutrients; parent rock; planting; potatoes; soil analysis; soil erosion; soil nutrients; spoilage; sweet potatoes; tubers; washing; Nigeria
Abstract:
... Soil loss due to crop harvesting (SLCH) has been established as an important soil erosion process that has contributed to soil degradation in many countries of the world. Consequently, researchers have recommended washing of harvested tubers before transporting to market place. Unfortunately, many low resource farmers could not adopt washing method due to scarcity of water during harvesting period ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.still.2015.11.007

96. Amateur or Professional: Assessing the Expertise of Major Contributors in OpenStreetMap Based on Contributing Behaviors

Author:
Anran Yang; Hongchao Fan; Ning Jing
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2016 v.5 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
case studies; computer software; motivation; spatial data; France; Germany; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... Volunteered geographic information (VGI) projects, such as OpenStreetMap (OSM), provide an alternative way to produce geographic data. Research has proven that the resulting data in some areas are of decent quality, which guarantees their usability in various applications. Though these achievements are normally attributed to the huge heterogeneous community mainly consisting of amateurs, it is in ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi5020021

97. Amelioration of the cooling load based chiller sequencing control

Author:
Sen Huang; Wangda Zuo; Michael D. Sohn
Source:
Applied energy 2016 v.168 pp. 204-215
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
case studies; cooling towers; energy conservation; energy efficiency; pumps; researchers
Abstract:
... Cooling Load based Control (CLC) for the chiller sequencing is a commonly used control strategy for multiple-chiller plants. To improve the energy efficiency of these chiller plants, researchers proposed various CLC optimization approaches, which can be divided into two groups: studies to optimize the load distribution and studies to identify the optimal number of operating chillers. However, both ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.01.035

98. Amenity Migration in the Alps: Applying Models of Motivations and Effects to 2 Case Studies in Italy

Author:
Roland Löffler; Judith Walder; Michael Beismann; Wolfgang Warmuth; Ernst Steinicke
Source:
Mountain research and development 2016 v.36 no.4 pp. 484-493
ISSN:
0276-4741
Subject:
case studies; cultural landscape; models; motivation; valleys; villages; Alps region; Italy
Abstract:
... Using 2 models, this article illustrates different forms of in-migration in the Alps, the motivations for relocation, and effects of newcomers on their destination areas. Since the 1990s, more and more communities in the European Alps, which had suffered from depopulation for many decades, have become in-migration destinations. This new demographic trend is particularly pronounced in the French an ...
DOI:
10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00042.1

99. Amphibian habitat creation on postindustrial landscapes: a case study in a reclaimed coal strip-mine area1

Author:
Rochelle M. Stiles; Jonathan W. Swan; Jaimie L. Klemish; Michael J. Lannoo
Source:
Canadian journal of zoology 2016 v.95 no.2 pp. 67-73
ISSN:
0008-4301
Subject:
basins; case studies; coal; deciduous forests; frogs; habitat destruction; habitats; landscapes; lizards; prairies; railroads; salamanders and newts; snakes; surface mining; turtles; Illinois; Indiana
Abstract:
... Although habitat loss is a major driver of amphibian and reptile declines globally, a subset of postindustrial landscapes, reclaimed and restored, are creating habitat for these animals in the United States. In southwestern Indiana, along the southeastern edge of the Illinois Coal Basin, post-SMCRA (Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977) grassland restorations are recreating prairies ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjz-2015-0163

100. An integrated hydrogeological study to support sustainable development and management of groundwater resources: a case study from the Precambrian Crystalline Province, India

Author:
Pandith Madhnure; Nageshwar Rao Peddi; Damodar Rao Allani
Source:
Hydrogeology journal 2016 v.24 no.2 pp. 475-487
ISSN:
1431-2174
Subject:
aquifers; case studies; clay; fluorides; groundwater; humans; industry; infiltration rate; irrigation; nitrates; plant growth; risk; rocks; sand fraction; sustainable development; urbanization; watersheds; wells; India
Abstract:
... The rapid expansion of agriculture, industries and urbanization has triggered unplanned groundwater development leading to severe stress on groundwater resources in crystalline rocks of India. With depleting resources from shallow aquifers, end users have developed resources from deeper aquifers, which have proved to be counterproductive economically and ecologically. An integrated hydrogeological ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10040-015-1342-2