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1. Advancing UN Comtrade for Physical Trade Flow Analysis: Addressing the Issue of Outliers

Author:
Zhihan Jiang; Chuke Chen; Nan Li; Heming Wang; Peng Wang; Chao Zhang; Fengmei Ma; Zhihe Zhang; Yuanyi Huang; Jianchuan Qi; Wei-Qiang Chen
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2022 v.186 pp. 106524
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
data quality; prices; statistical analysis; trade; Canada; China; France
Abstract:
... The UN Comtrade is one of the most widely used data sources for physical trade analysis. However, the issue of outliers would result in misleading interpretations and biased results, limiting its applications. Assuming that no deals would be made at unreasonable prices, we define an outlier as the data record whose unit price (trade value divided by net weight) is unusually high or low. To address ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106524

2. Advancing UN Comtrade for Physical Trade Flow Analysis: Review of Data Quality Issues and Solutions

Author:
Chuke Chen; Zhihan Jiang; Nan Li; Heming Wang; Peng Wang; Zhihe Zhang; Chao Zhang; Fengmei Ma; Yuanyi Huang; Xiaohui Lu; Jianlimin Wei; Jianchuan Qi; Wei-Qiang Chen
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2022 v.186 pp. 106526
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
data quality; databases; international trade; statistics; trade statistics
Abstract:
... International trade has been considered a critical driving force of material flows and their environmental pressures, which has been a global research hotspot. The United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) is the original and probably the most widely-used data source to support the physical trade analysis. However, data discrepancies have been discovered in UN Comtrade, whic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106526

3. Advancing UN Comtrade for physical trade flow analysis: Addressing the issue of missing values

Author:
Zhihe Zhang; Zhihan Jiang; Chuke Chen; Xu Zhang; Heming Wang; Nan Li; Peng Wang; Chao Zhang; Fengmei Ma; Yuanyi Huang; Jianchuan Qi; Wei-Qiang Chen
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2022 v.186 pp. 106525
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
asymmetry; data quality; databases; trade; trade statistics; world markets; South Africa
Abstract:
... Trade contributes to the redistribution of resources among countries and regions. One of the most widely used data sources is the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade). Nevertheless, data issues still limit its validity, trustworthiness, and use. A critical issue is the lack of commodity weight information. It relies heavily on data quality to determine the global market ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106525

4. Alert-Driven Community-Based Forest Monitoring: A Case of the Peruvian Amazon

Author:
Christina Cappello; Arun Kumar Pratihast; Alonso Pérez Ojeda del Arco; Johannes Reiche; Veronique De Sy; Martin Herold; Rolando Eduardo Vivanco Vicencio; Daniel Castillo Soto
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.17 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
automation; community service; conservation programs; data quality; deforestation; forest conservation; forests; land use; national forests; reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; satellites; Amazonia; Peru
Abstract:
... Community-based monitoring (CBM) is one of the- most sustainable ways of establishing a national forest monitoring system for successful Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) implementation. In this research, we present the details of the National Forest Conservation Program (PNCB—Programa Nacional de Conservación de Bosques para la Mitigación del Cambio Climático), Pe ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14174284

5. Amateurs can be experts: A new perspective on collaborations with citizen scientists

Author:
Benjamin M. Viola; Karina J. Sorrell; Rohan H. Clarke; Stuart P. Corney; Peter M. Vaughan
Source:
Biological conservation 2022 v.274 pp. 109739
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
citizen participation; cost effectiveness; data quality; environmental stewardship; ornithology; wildlife
Abstract:
... Observations made by citizen-scientists are highly regarded in many fields of biology. Public participation in research leads to increased environmental stewardship, greater data-acquisition, and multi-disciplinary advances. However, to date, there is a paucity of literature that acknowledges the professional benefits we, as scientists, gain through open consultation and two-way collaboration with ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109739

6. Analyses of GLONASS and GPS+GLONASS Precise Positioning Performance in Different Latitude Regions

Author:
Yanli Zheng; Fu Zheng; Cheng Yang; Guigen Nie; Shuhui Li
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.18 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
data quality; geometry; latitude; statistical analysis; troposphere
Abstract:
... The orbital inclination angle of the GLONASS constellation is about 10° larger than that of GPS, Galileo, and BDS. Theoretically, the higher orbital inclination angle could provide better observation geometry in high latitude regions. A wealth of research has investigated the positioning accuracy of GLONASS and its impact on multi-GNSS, but rarely considered the contribution of the GLONASS constel ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14184640

7. Analysing the value of environmental citizen-generated data: Complementarity and cost per observation

Author:
Leonardo Alfonso; Mohammad Gharesifard; Uta Wehn
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.303 pp. 114157
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
citizen science; cost effectiveness; data quality; governance
Abstract:
... The proliferation of Citizen Science initiatives has increased the expectations of practitioners who need data for design, analysis, management and research in environmental applications. Many Citizen Science experiences have reported tangible societal benefits related to improved governance of natural resources due to the involvement of citizens and communities. However, from the perspective of d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114157

8. Analysis of 5.5 years of atmospheric CO2, CH4, CO continuous observations (2014–2020) and their correlations, at the Observatoire de Haute Provence, a station of the ICOS-France national greenhouse gases observation network

Author:
L. Lelandais; I. Xueref-Remy; A. Riandet; P.E. Blanc; A. Armengaud; S. Oppo; C. Yohia; M. Ramonet; M. Delmotte
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2022 v.277 pp. 119020
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
Mediterranean climate; air quality; carbon dioxide; data quality; environment; greenhouses; heat; infrastructure; inventories; pollution; quality control; spectroscopy; summer; time series analysis; traffic; troposphere; wind speed; winter; France
Abstract:
... Since 2014, a 100 m tall tower measures continuously greenhouse gases at the Observatoire de haute Provence (OHP) located in the southeast of France (43° 55′ 51″ N, 5° 42′ 48″ E) as a monitoring station of the French National Greenhouse Gases Observation network (ICOS-Fr). This rural station allows to study the short, mid, and long terms variability of atmospheric CO₂, CH₄ and CO concentrations at ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119020

9. Analysis of Microbiota Persistence in Quebec’s Terroir Cheese Using a Metabarcoding Approach

Author:
Annick Raymond-Fleury; Marie-Hélène Lessard; Julien Chamberland; Yves Pouliot; Eric Dugat-Bony; Sylvie L. Turgeon; Daniel St-Gelais; Steve Labrie
Source:
Microorganisms 2022 v.10 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2607
Subject:
DNA barcoding; cheeses; data quality; ecosystems; fungi; genes; microbial ecology; ready-to-eat foods; Quebec
Abstract:
... Environmental short amplicon sequencing, or metabarcoding, is commonly used to characterize the bacterial and fungal microbiota of cheese. Comparisons between different metabarcoding studies are complicated by the use of different gene markers. Here, we systematically compare different metabarcoding molecular targets using V3–V4 and V6–V8 regions of the bacterial 16S rDNA and fungal ITS1 and ITS2 ...
DOI:
10.3390/microorganisms10071381

10. Analysis of Space-Borne GPS Data Quality and Evaluation of Precise Orbit Determination for COSMIC-2 Mission Based on Reduced Dynamic Method

Author:
Qiaoli Kong; Yanfei Chen; Wenhao Fang; Guangzhe Wang; Changsong Li; Tianfa Wang; Qi Bai; Jingwei Han
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.15 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
climate; data quality; remote sensing; satellites
Abstract:
... COSMIC-2 is a remote sensing satellite mission that mainly provides scientific data for weather forecasting, ionosphere, and climate research. High precise orbit is the basis for the application of remote sensing satellite data. In order to realize the precise orbit determination (POD) of COSMIC-2, we have assessed the quality of space-borne GPS observation in detail, including the utilization of ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14153544

11. Analysis of pesticides, veterinary drugs, and environmental contaminants in goat and lamb by the QuEChERSER mega-method

Author:
Ederina Ninga; Steven J. Lehotay; Yelena Sapozhnikova; Alan R. Lightfield; Gary D. Strahan; Sergio H. Monteiro
Source:
Analytical methods 2022 v.14 no.28 pp. 2761-2770
ISSN:
1759-9679
Subject:
automation; chemical species; data quality; gas chromatography; goats; labor; liquids; metabolites; muscles; pollution; polychlorinated biphenyls; sheep; tandem mass spectrometry; trade
Abstract:
... Analysis of chemical residues in foods is a big challenge for developing countries due to lack of financial and professional resources needed to meet international quality standards for trade. However, the implementation of simple multiclass, multi-residue methods in monitoring programs can provide significant benefits to save cost, time, and labor. The aim of this project was to investigate the “ ...
DOI:
10.1039/d2ay00713d

12. Analytical precision assessment for microplastic analyses

Author:
Jeff Wagner; William Robberson; Harry Allen
Source:
Chemosphere 2022 v.304 pp. 135295
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
automation; data quality; exercise; filtration; microplastics; wastewater
Abstract:
... The need for improved microplastic (MP) data accuracy has been widely reported, but MP precision issues have been investigated less thoroughly. This work demonstrates how initial and continuing assessments of a laboratory's analytical precision can be used for establishing laboratory repeatability for MP analyses. These precision estimates can be reported along with MP results to ensure their qual ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135295

13. Application and accuracy of smart technologies for measurements of roundwood: Evaluation of time consumption and efficiency

Author:
Stelian A. Borz; Andrea R. Proto
Source:
Computers and electronics in agriculture 2022 v.197 pp. 106990
ISSN:
0168-1699
Subject:
agriculture; data quality; electronics; forest inventory; mobile telephones; roundwood; scanners
Abstract:
... Several options are currently available for wood measurement and grading and the manual ones are still widely used in many countries. In the last decade, LiDAR-based methods have been successfully tested in several forestry-related applications, in particular in forest inventory applications, with the main focus on data accuracy. Their usefulness for the quantitative assessment of the harvested wo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.compag.2022.106990

14. Application of Shape Moments for Cloudiness Assessment in Marine Environmental Research

Author:
Marcin Paszkuta; Adam Krężel; Natalia Ryłko
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
automation; cloud cover; data quality; entropy; equipment; satellites
Abstract:
... The search for clouds in satellite images is a challenging subject which still attracts a lot of attention due to the amount and quality of data, which is growing at a tremendous pace, the development of satellite techniques and methods, inexpensive equipment, and automation of satellite imaging processes. This paper presents a new approach to the assessment of cloudiness based on the use of the t ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14040883

15. Application of hybrid surface technology for improving sensitivity and peak shape of phosphorylated lipids such as phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylserine

Author:
Giorgis Isaac; Ian D Wilson; Robert S. Plumb
Source:
Journal of chromatography 2022 v.1669 pp. 462921
ISSN:
0021-9673
Subject:
ceramides; chelation; chemical species; chickens; chromatography; data quality; eggs; lysophospholipids; phosphates; phosphatidylserines; swine
Abstract:
... The use of hybrid surface technology (HST), applied to the metal surfaces of an ACQUITY™ UPLC™ system and column, designed to mitigate the chelation, poor peak shape and analyte loss seen with acidic phospholipids was investigated. Compared to a conventional system significant improvements in both sensitivity, recovery and peak shape were obtained following UPLC on a CSH C18 column when the HST wa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chroma.2022.462921

16. Applying green chemistry to raw material selection and product formulation at The Estée Lauder Companies

Author:
Matthew J. Eckelman; Matthew S. Moroney; Julie B. Zimmerman; Paul T. Anastas; Eva Thompson; Paul Scott; Maryann McKeever-Alfieri; Paul F. Cavanaugh; George Daher
Source:
Green chemistry 2022 v.24 no.6 pp. 2397-2408
ISSN:
1463-9270
Subject:
bioaccumulation; computer simulation; data quality; dermal toxicity; environmental health; feedstocks; green chemistry; greenhouse gases; human health; ingredients
Abstract:
... Advances in green chemistry over the past 25 years have improved sustainability in the development of new cosmetic and personal care products. Product formulators benefit from an expanding palette of “greener” natural and synthetic ingredients but need clear guidance on how to choose among options to optimize formula sustainability while also evaluating for performance. As greener can have a varie ...
DOI:
10.1039/d1gc03081g

17. Applying social life cycle assessment to evaluate the use phase of mobility services: a case study in Berlin

Author:
Katharina Gompf; Marzia Traverso; Jörg Hetterich
Source:
international journal of life cycle assessment 2022 v.27 no.4 pp. 603-622
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
air quality; case studies; data quality; infrastructure; life cycle assessment; private ownership; quality of life; stakeholders; statistics; supply chain; Germany
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The main purpose of this S-LCA case study is to analyse social impacts of the use phase of mobility services is a holistic way, taking into account positive as well as negative impacts. The use phase plays an important role for the assessment of services, which is why this study exclusively focuses on the use phase assessment. That way, this study aims to contribute to answer the question ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-022-02051-y

18. Are patterns of sampling effort and completeness of inventories congruent? A test using databases for five insect taxa in the Iberian Peninsula

Author:
David Sánchez‐Fernández; José Luis Yela; Raúl Acosta; Núria Bonada; Enrique García‐Barros; Cástor Guisande; Juergen Heine; Andrés Millán; Miguel L. Munguira; Helena Romo; Carmen Zamora‐Muñoz; Jorge M. Lobo
Source:
Insect conservation and diversity 2022 v.15 no.4 pp. 406-415
ISSN:
1752-458X
Subject:
Trichoptera; biodiversity; data quality; feces; inventories; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:
... Evaluating data quality and inventory completeness must be a preliminary step in any biodiversity research, particularly in the case of insects and high biodiversity areas. Yet, this step is often neglected or, at best, assessed only for one insect group, and the degree of congruence of sampling effort ffor different insect groups remains unexplored. We assess the congruence in the spatial distrib ...
DOI:
10.1111/icad.12566

19. Assessing the Portion of Diet Taken by Birds and Mammals from a Pesticide‐Treated Area—Proposal for a Joint Way Forward

Author:
Jan‐Dieter Ludwigs; Markus Ebeling; Sonja Haaf; Steven Kragten
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2022 v.41 no.5 pp. 1344-1354
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
birds; chemistry; data quality; developmental stages; diet; ecotoxicology; environmental assessment; food safety; mammals; pesticide application; pesticides; risk; variance; Europe
Abstract:
... An environmental risk assessment for birds and mammals is an important part of any application package for potential registration of pesticides in Europe. A realistic estimation of the exposure of a certain species to the pesticide under field conditions is a refinement factor in long‐term higher‐tier risk assessments. Although guidance on how to collect specific exposure data is provided, there i ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.5311

20. BMI Data Collection and Communication Practices in a Multistate Sample of Head Start Programs

Author:
Alison Tovar; M. Elizabeth Miller; Virginia C. Stage; Jessica A. Hoffman; Emily Hill Guseman; Susan Sisson; Dana Shefet; Sara E. Bejamin-Neelon; Taren Swindle; Saima Hasnin; Marco Beltran
Source:
Childhood obesity 2022 v.18 no.5 pp. 309-323
ISSN:
2153-2176
Subject:
childhood obesity; data quality; descriptive statistics; nutrition; protocols; surveys
Abstract:
... Background: Although there is a federal mandate to collect anthropometric data in Head Start (HS), little is currently known about the processes used to collect the height and weight measurements across programs and how the results are communicated to parents/guardians. The goal of this study was to understand anthropometric data collection and dissemination procedures in a sample of HS programs s ...
DOI:
10.1089/chi.2021.0199