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1. Dynamic Determination of Capillary Conductivity Extended for Non-Negligible Membrane Impedance

Author:
E. E. Miller; D. E. Elrick
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1958 v.22 no.6 pp. 483-486
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
analytical specificity; data analysis; data quality
Abstract:
... W. R. Gardner's recent method for determining capillary conductivity from the transient outflow of a slab following a small step-change of pressure has been extended to cases in which the impedance of the supporting membrane or porous plate must be taken into account. From this theoretical result a practical method is developed employing all of the experimental data (not just the exponential tail) ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1958.03615995002200060002x

2. Determination of Consumptive Use of Water by Irrigated Crops in the Western United States

Author:
J. S. Robins; H. R. Haise
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1961 v.25 no.2 pp. 150-154
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
data quality; evaporation; evaporimeters; evapotranspiration; heat; irrigated farming; microclimate; rooting; Western United States
Abstract:
... Certain of the many procedures for indirect estimation of consumptive use are discussed including the Blaney-Criddle, Thornthwaite and Penman methods as well as evaporimeters such as atmometers and evaporation pans. The applicability and limitations in use of these procedures are analyzed including type and quality of data available, microclimatic effects and use of derived information. Problems i ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1961.03615995002500020024x

3. Multiple Tensiometer Flushing System

Author:
M. J. Huber; C. Dirksen
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1978 v.42 no.1 pp. 168-170
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
air; data quality; soil; temperature; tensiometers
Abstract:
... A system for simultaneous flushing of a large number of tensiometers is described. It includes a multiple shutoff valve and a manometer with movable bottom. Flushing procedures are described; they are fast and simple. It can be used with any direction of installation of tensiometers or tubing, for instance, when all tubing is kept below the soil surface to reduce temperature fluctuations. A concen ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1978.03615995004200010037x

4. Evaluation of Methods for Determining the Apparent Thermal Diffusivity of Soil Near the Surface

Author:
R. Horton; P. J. Wierenga; D. R. Nielsen
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1983 v.47 no.1 pp. 25-32
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
data quality; equations; prediction; soil temperature; thermal diffusivity
Abstract:
... Field-measured values of soil temperature were used to calculate the apparent thermal diffusivity of the upper 10 cm of soil with six different methods. The limitations of the six methods were analyzed both in terms of the calculated results, and for the quantity and quality of data required to make the calculations. Four of the six methods, Amplitude, Phase, Arctangent, and Logarithm, provided ex ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1983.03615995004700010005x

5. Quality assurance programme for hydrometric data in New Zealand

Author:
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 1989 v.34 no.2 pp. 185-202
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
data quality; quality control; New Zealand
Abstract:
... The objectives of a National Hydrometric Reference Network for New Zealand are specified, and the necessary standards for data collection are defined. Data are collected in New Zealand by several agencies, and a data quality assurance programme must be designed and administered to take account of this. The programme involves the full range of practices, from providing manuals and adequate staff tr ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626668909491323

6. The spatial variability of runoff and precipitation in the Rio de la Plata basin

Author:
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 1996 v.41 no.3 pp. 279-299
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
basins; climate; data quality; hydrologic data; rivers; runoff; statistical analysis; temperature; temporal variation
Abstract:
... A few aspects of spatial variability, connected with climate variability, in the Rio de la Plata basin are analysed through changes in the basin runoff considered as indicative of the annual integrated precipitation. Those changes contain better information on climate variability than the sparse records of precipitation and temperature in view of the high spatial and temporal variability of those ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626669609491503

7. Penentuan kriteria cacat kulit untuk tingkat kualitas kulit

Author:
Suliestiyah Wiryodiningrat
Source:
Majalah kulit, karet, dan plastik 1992 v.8 no.14 pp. 42-52
ISSN:
2460-4461
Subject:
data quality; sheep; skinning; solar drying; tea; teams
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to present data for preparing quality standard of sun dry sheep skins. Samples used for this study were 70 sides of sun dry sheep skins in various quality ranging from first to rejected onegraded by skin colectors and tanners in Java, which were radomli taken. Visually, they were classified into several classes by the tea in accordance with qualitative value of theoretica ...

8. Multivariate analysis in hydrology: the factor correspondence analysis method applied to annual rainfall data

Author:
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 1997 v.42 no.2 pp. 215-224
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
correspondence analysis; data quality; databases; developed countries; developing countries; hydrology; information management; meteorological data; multivariate analysis; rain; watersheds; Uruguay
Abstract:
... Most research on hydrology in developed countries does not emphasize problems that are often encountered by hydrologists in developing countries, problems such as the scarcity and poor quality of data. In developing countries the available data base is often a major constraint and a limiting factor in any hydrological study. This paper analyses the consistency of a network of nonrecording raingaug ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626669709492021

9. Interfacing Geographic Information Systems with Agronomic Modeling: A Review

Author:
A. Dewi Hartkamp; Jeffrey W. White; Gerrit Hoogenboom
Source:
Agronomy journal 1999 v.91 no.5 pp. 761-772
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
agronomy; computers; data quality; models; quality control; spatial data; terminology
Abstract:
... Agronomic models are traditionally used for point or site-specific applications due to limitations in data availability as well as computer technologies. Interfacing geographic information systems (GIS) with agronomic models is attractive because it permits the simultaneous examination of spatial and temporal phenomena. The objective of this review is to examine strategies for interfacing GIS with ...
DOI:
10.2134/agronj1999.915761x

10. Emerging Issues in Population Viability Analysis

Author:
J. Michael Reed; L. Scott Mills; John B. Dunning Jr.; Eric S. Menges; Kevin S. McKelvey; Robert Frye; Steven R. Beissinger; Marie‐Charlotte Anstett; Philip Miller
Source:
Conservation biology 2002 v.16 no.1 pp. 7-19
ISSN:
0888-8892
Subject:
computer software; data quality; endangered species; extinction; genetics; models; population growth; population size; population viability analysis; risk
Abstract:
... Population viability analysis (PVA) has become a commonly used tool in endangered species management. There is no single process that constitutes PVA, but all approaches have in common an assessment of a population's risk of extinction (or quasi extinction) or its projected population growth either under current conditions or expected from proposed management. As model sophistication increases, an ...
DOI:
10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.99419.x

11. Laboratory Calibration, In-Field Validation and Use of a Soil Penetrometer Measuring Cone Resistance and Water Content

Author:
G. C. Topp; D. R. Lapen; M. J. Edwards; G. D. Young
Source:
Vadose zone journal 2003 v.2 no.4 pp. 633-641
ISSN:
1539-1663
Subject:
Glycine max; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; calibration; corn; crop rotation; data quality; dielectric properties; no-tillage; plowing; soil quality; soil strength; soybeans; traffic; vadose zone; water content; wheat
Abstract:
... Concurrent and coincident measure of penetrometer cone resistance (PR) and water content (WC) were optimized by hourly in-field validation of data from time domain transmissiometry (TDT) for WC and piezoelectric force sensor for PR. A piezoelectric force sensor coupled to a cone is followed by a helical wrapped TDT sensor on a single penetrometer shaft. Detailed laboratory calibrations, coupled wi ...
DOI:
10.2136/vzj2003.6330

12. Malnutrition and Dietary Protein: Evidence from China and from International Comparisons

Author:
Dean T. Jamison; Joanne Leslie; Philip Musgrove
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.24 no.2 pp. 145-154
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
adults; data quality; dietary fat; dietary protein; energy; females; food intake; human growth; males; malnutrition; mortality; nutrient availability; nutritional adequacy; protein intake; public policy; risk factors; China
Abstract:
... Malnutrition, as measured by anthropometric status, is a powerful risk factor for illness and elevated death rates throughout life. Understanding the relative importance of disease, dietary quantity, and dietary quality in causing malnutrition is therefore of major importance in the design of public policy. This paper contributes to the understanding of the relative importance of quantity and qual ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482650302400201

13. The use of flow duration curves as a data quality tool

Author:
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2003 v.48 no.6 pp. 939-951
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
data quality; databases; quality control; river flow; Northern Ireland
Abstract:
... The end user of river flow data may have no knowledge of the quality control measures applied in their generation. Therefore, an independent quality indicator is needed to give confidence in their use. The use of long-term flow duration curves as an indicator of data quality is proposed. This method visually highlights irregularities in river flow data and enables the type and location of the erro ...
DOI:
10.1623/hysj.48.6.939.51419

14. Assessment of Gross Motor Development in the who Multicentre Growth Reference Study

Author:
Trudy M.A. Wijnhoven; Mercedes de Onis; Adelheid W. Onyango; Tracey Wang; Gunn-Elin A. Bjoerneboe; Nita Bhandari; Anna Lartey; Badriya Al Rashidi
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.25 no.1_suppl_1 pp. S37
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
World Health Organization; caregivers; children; cleaning; data quality; infants; locomotion; motor development; quality control; walking; Ghana; India; Norway; Oman; United States
Abstract:
... The objective of the Motor Development Study was to describe the acquisition of selected gross motor milestones among affluent children growing up in different cultural settings. This study was conducted in Ghana, India, Norway, Oman, and the United States as part of the longitudinal component of the World Health Organization (WHO) Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS). Infants were followed f ...
DOI:
10.1177/15648265040251S106

15. The Effects of Salinity on the Accuracy and Uncertainty of Water Content Measurement

Author:
W. R. Hook; T. P. A. Ferré; N. J. Livingston
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 2004 v.68 no.1 pp. 47-56
ISSN:
1435-0661
Subject:
data quality; electrical conductivity; salinity; sodium chloride; time domain reflectometry; uncertainty; water content
Abstract:
... We used an automatic network analyzer (ANA) operated in both time and frequency domain modes to investigate the measurement accuracy of metallic time domain reflectometry (TDR) probes operated in sands saturated with NaCl solutions of varying electrical conductivity (EC). We chose to use time domain transmission (TDT) measurements for this investigation to separate the effect of the bulk soil-prob ...

16. Measurement and Standardization Protocols for Anthropometry Used in the Construction of a New International Growth Reference

Author:
Mercedes de Onis; Adelheid W. Onyango; Jan Van den Broeck; Wm. Cameron Chumlea; Reynaldo Martorell
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.25 no.1_suppl_1 pp. S27
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
World Health Organization; anthropometric measurements; data quality; equipment; models; monitoring; protocols; teams
Abstract:
... Thorough training, continuous standardization, and close monitoring of the adherence to measurement procedures during data collection are essential for minimizing random error and bias in multicenter studies. Rigorous anthropometry and data collection protocols were used in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study to ensure high data quality. After the initial training and standardization, study ...
DOI:
10.1177/15648265040251S105

17. Sex differences and data quality as determinants of income from hunting red deer Cervus elaphus

Author:
E.J. Milner‐Gulland; Tim Coulson; Tim H. Clutton‐Brock
Source:
Wildlife biology 2004 v.10 no.3 pp. 187-201
ISSN:
0909-6396
Subject:
Cervus elaphus; carrying capacity; data quality; deer; gender differences; harvesting; income; issues and policy; models; mortality; population size; stags; uncertainty; Scotland
Abstract:
... When hunting species in which the sexes differ substantially in value, sex‐selective harvesting can increase income dramatically. In some hunted species, for example the red deer Cervus elaphus in Scotland, there are also marked ecological differences between the sexes. In red deer, stag mortality and dispersal rates are substantially higher when hind densities are high. Hence, there is a trade‐of ...
DOI:
10.2981/wlb.2004.025

18. Spatiotemporal Analysis of Rice Yield Variability in Two California Fields

Author:
Alvaro Roel; Richard E. Plant
Source:
Agronomy journal 2004 v.96 no.1 pp. 77-90
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
Oryza sativa; agronomy; cluster analysis; cultivars; data quality; farmers; rice; temporal variation; variance; California
Abstract:
... Currently, little is known about the spatial and temporal variability of rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield patterns. This information is needed before implementing any site-specific management strategy. The objective of this research was to characterize the spatial and temporal yield variability of rice grown in commercial fields in California. Rice cultivars M-202 and Koshihikari were grown and manage ...
DOI:
10.2134/agronj2004.7700

19. Systematic Reserve Selection for Conservation in Whistler, Canada:Assessing Approaches in a North American Mountain Resort Community—A Case Study

Author:
Hilary Lindh; Kathy Martin
Source:
Mountain research and development 2004 v.24 no.4 pp. 319-326
ISSN:
0276-4741
Subject:
biodiversity; case studies; computer software; conservation areas; data quality; ecosystems; expert opinion; land use change; mountain resorts; people; recreation; research and development; tourism; Canada
Abstract:
... Mountain resort communities in North America depend on tourism and recreation for their economic viability. Heavy recreation and other anthropogenic activities such as land conversion for development directly threaten mountain ecosystems. To maintain beneficial ecosystem services and preserve the characteristics that draw people to the area, there is much interest in setting aside conservation res ...
DOI:
10.1659/0276-4741(2004)024%5B0319:SRSFCI%5D2.0.CO;2

20. Improving generalization of artificial neural networks in rainfall–runoff modelling

Author:
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2005 v.50 no.3 pp. 439-457
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
algorithms; data quality; hydrologic models; neural networks; runoff; watersheds
Abstract:
... Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are general-purpose techniques that can be used for nonlinear data-driven rainfall–runoff modelling. The key issue to construct a good model by means of ANNs is to understand their structural features and the problems related to their construction. Indeed, the quantity and quality of data, the type of noise and the mathematical properties of the algorithm for esti ...
DOI:
10.1623/hysj.50.3.439.65025

21. Impact of Data Quality and Model Complexity on Prediction of Pesticide Leaching

Author:
R. L. Dann; M. E. Close; R. Lee; L. Pang
Source:
Journal of environmental quality 2006 v.35 no.2 pp. 628-640
ISSN:
1537-2537
Subject:
USDA; data quality; databases; field experimentation; half life; hexazinone; leaching; models; particle size distribution; pesticidal properties; picloram; prediction; procymidone; silt loam soils; solutes; sorption; triclopyr; New Zealand
Abstract:
... Accurate input data for leaching models are expensive and difficult to obtain which may lead to the use of “general” non-site-specific input data. This study investigated the effect of using different quality data on model outputs. Three models of varying complexity, GLEAMS, LEACHM, and HYDRUS-2D, were used to simulate pesticide leaching at a field trial near Hamilton, New Zealand, on an allophani ...
DOI:
10.2134/jeq2005.0257

22. The Human and Economic Cost of Hidden Hunger

Author:
Alexander J. Stein; Matin Qaim
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.28 no.2 pp. 125-134
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
data quality; developing countries; disability-adjusted life year; economic costs; economic productivity; gross domestic product; humans; hunger; income; malnutrition; nutrition; public health; India
Abstract:
... Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem in many developing countries. Its negative impact on income growth is recognized in principle, but there are widely varying estimates of the related economic cost. To discuss available studies that quantify the cost of micronutrient malnutrition, and to develop an alternative framework and apply it to India. Detailed burden of disease calculati ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482650702800201

23. Correction to: A 2000-Year Global Temperature Reconstruction Based on Non-Tree Ring Proxies

Author:
Craig Loehle; J. Huston McCulloch
Source:
Energy & environment v.19 no.1 pp. 93-100
ISSN:
2048-4070
Subject:
climate; climate change; confidence interval; data analysis; data quality; temperature
Abstract:
... A climatic reconstruction published in E&E (Loehle, 2007) is here corrected for various errors and data issues, with little change in the results. Standard errors and 95% confidence intervals are added. The Medieval Warming Period (MWP) was significantly warmer than the bimillennial average during most of the period 820 – 1040 AD. The Little Ice Age was significantly cooler than the average during ...
DOI:
10.1260/095830508783563109

24. Information costs of reduced-effort habitat monitoring in a butterfly recovery program

Author:
Bried, Jason T.
Source:
Journal of insect conservation 2009 v.13 no.6 pp. 615-626
ISSN:
1366-638X
Subject:
Lupinus perennis; Lycaeides melissa samuelis; butterflies; cost effectiveness; data quality; habitats; host plants; larvae; nectar; sample size; New York
Abstract:
... Habitat monitoring typically requires a large amount of effort and resources. Project managers are likely to consider cost-cutting options but they may not critically review the information costs of implementing those options. An effort recently began in New York State to monitor critical habitat and restoration progress aimed at recovering the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10841-009-9212-7

25. Chromatographic analysis of major non-structural carbohydrates in several wood species – an analytical approach for higher accuracy of data

Author:
Michael Raessler; Bianka Wissuwa; Alexander Breul; Wolfgang Unger; Torsten Grimm
Source:
Analytical methods 2010 v.2 no.5 pp. 532-538
ISSN:
1759-9679
Subject:
carbon; carbon cycle; carbon dioxide; chromatography; conifers; data quality; fructose; glucose; inositols; mannitol; photosynthesis; proteins; raffinose; sorbitol; spectrophotometers; starch; sucrose; trees; wood
Abstract:
... The exact and reliable determination of non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) in wood samples of different origin allows to gain further insight into the biogeochemical carbon cycle, i.e. processes that determine how carbon – and carbon dioxide – migrate between the land, the sea and the atmosphere. Plants are an essential part of this cycle using carbon dioxide in photosynthesis and locking up carbo ...
DOI:
10.1039/b9ay00193j

26. Getting the most out of atlas data

Author:
Robertson, M.P.; Cumming, G.S.; Erasmus, B.F.N.
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2010 v.16 no.3 pp. 363-375
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
biodiversity conservation; biogeography; data quality; habitats; sample size; Southern Africa
Abstract:
... To review some of the applications in ecology and conservation biogeography of datasets derived from atlas projects. We discuss data applications and data quality issues and suggest ways in which atlas data could be improved. Southern Africa and worldwide. Atlas projects are broadly defined as collections or syntheses of original, spatially explicit data on species occurrences. We review uses of a ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00639.x

27. The role of synchrotron radiation in examining the self-assembly of crystalline nanoporous framework materials: from zeolites and aluminophosphates to metal organic hybrids

Author:
Matthew G. O'Brien; Andrew M. Beale; Bert M. Weckhuysen
Source:
Chemical Society reviews 2010 v.39 no.12 pp. 4767-4782
ISSN:
1460-4744
Subject:
analytical methods; coordination polymers; data quality; nanopores; zeolites
Abstract:
... This tutorial review describes the role of synchrotron-based techniques in the study of the formation of Crystalline Nanoporous Framework Materials (CNFMs), such as zeolites, aluminophosphates (AlPOs) and metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Initially, a general formation process for CNFMs is described and the ‘tool kit’ (including synchrotron and non-synchrotron-based techniques) used to examine this ...
DOI:
10.1039/c0cs00088d

28. Application of digital gene expression tag profiling on differential gene expression of two developmental stages in bulbs of Lycoris sprengeri

Author:
Le Chang; Yi-ping Xia; Jing-jue Chen; Yu-mian Xiao
Source:
Indian journal of horticulture 2011 v.68 no.4 pp. 522-528
ISSN:
0974-0112
Subject:
Lycoris; bioinformatics; bulbs; catalytic activity; data quality; gene expression; gene expression regulation; gene ontology; genes; horticulture; juveniles
Abstract:
... Gene expression-profiling data are necessary to understand more clearly the differential gene expression that occurs in biological developmental process. This study is aimed to compare the differential gene expression between bulb and bulblet of Lycoris sprengeri, as to reveal the biological and molecular mechanisms in bulb development. Method: Two Digital Gene Expression tag profiling (DGE) libra ...

29. Estimating Particle Density from Soil Inventory Data in the Lake Erie Lowlands.

Author:
R. A. McBride; R. L. Slessor; P. J. Joosse
Source:
Soil survey horizons 2011 v.52 no.3 pp. 94-98
ISSN:
0584-0554
Subject:
clay; data quality; inventories; oxidation; particle size; particle size distribution; soil organic carbon; soil physical properties; soil surveys; Lake Erie; Ontario
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to develop a statistically based function for the estimmation of particle density of texturally diverse soils sampled from a reasonably large geographic area (~12,000 km2) to enhance further development of pedotransfer functions with regional application. Available soil physical property data were assembled for soil series mapped during five municipal-level soil inv ...
DOI:
10.2136/ssh2011-52-3-5

30. Exploring Scale Effects of Best/Worst Rank Ordered Choice Data to Estimate Benefits of Tourism in Alpine Grazing Commons

Author:
Riccardo Scarpa; Sandra Notaro; Jordan Louviere; Roberta Raffaelli
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 2011 v.93 no.3 pp. 813-828
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
agricultural economics; alpine grasslands; cultural heritage; data quality; ecological value; grazing; issues and policy; models; surveys; tourism; willingness to pay
Abstract:
... In many environmental valuation applications standard sample sizes for choice modelling surveys are impractical to achieve. One can improve data quality using more in‐depth surveys administered to fewer respondents. We report on a study using high quality rank‐ordered data elicited with the best‐worst approach. The resulting “exploded logit” choice model, estimated on 64 responses per person, was ...
DOI:
10.1093/ajae/aaq174

31. The Future of the Canadian Oil Stands: Engineering and Project Management Advances

Author:
Peter B. Madden; Jacek D. Morawski
Source:
Energy & environment v.22 no.5 pp. 579-596
ISSN:
2048-4070
Subject:
air; contractors; data quality; databases; drainage; engineering; equipment; gravity; industry; leasing; oil sands; oils; planning; production technology; quality control; steam
Abstract:
... This paper discusses production technology and project management developments in the Canadian oil sands industry, in the context of AMEC's experience as a consultant and EPCM service provider to lease holders, developers and operators. Mineable and in situ oil sands developments are described, along with methods for and challenges of various production types of in situ, including Cold Flow, Cycli ...
DOI:
10.1260/0958-305X.22.5.579

32. The use of summary statistics for sample size allocation for food composition surveys and an application to the potato group

Author:
Yoshiki Tsukakoshi; Akemi Yasui
Source:
International journal of food sciences and nutrition 2011 v.62 no.7 pp. 671-677
ISSN:
1465-3478
Subject:
data quality; food composition; nutrient intake; potatoes; sample size; starch; statistics; surveys
Abstract:
... To give a quantitative guide to sample size allocation for developing sampling designs for a food composition survey, we discuss sampling strategies that consider the importance of each food; namely, consumption or production, variability of composition, and the restrictions within the available resources for sample collection and analysis are considered., Here we consider two strategies: ‘proport ...
DOI:
10.3109/09637486.2011.567977

33. Bringing collections out of the dark

Author:
Vincent S. Smith; Vladimir Blagoderov
Source:
ZooKeys 2012 v.209 pp. 1-6
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
biodiversity; climate change; data quality; environmental science; invasive species; land management; natural history; pollination; taxonomy
Abstract:
... Natural history collections are an incomparable treasure and source of knowledge. Collected over centuries of field exploration, these repositories contain a sample of the world’s biodiversity, and represent a monumental societal investment in research and applied environmental science (Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance 2010). Knowledge derived from the 1.5–3 billion specimens (Ariño 2010 ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.209.3699

34. Geographical, socioeconomic, and ecological determinants of exotic plant naturalization in the United States: insights and updates from improved data

Author:
Qinfeng Guo; Marcel Rejmánek; Jun Wen
Source:
NeoBiota 2012 v.12 pp. 41-55
ISSN:
1314-2488
Subject:
data quality; ecological invasion; human population; indigenous species; introduced plants; invasive species; social factors; temperature; terminology; United States
Abstract:
... Previous studies on alien species establishment in the United States and around the world have drastically improved our understanding of the patterns of species naturalization, biological invasions, and underlying mechanisms. Meanwhile, relevant new data have been added and the data quality has significantly increased along with the consistency of related concepts and terminology that are being de ...
DOI:
10.3897/neobiota.12.2419

35. Have wet meadow restoration projects in the Southwestern U.S. been effective in restoring geomorphology, hydrology, soils, and plant species composition?

Author:
Karissa M Ramstead; James A Allen; Abraham E Springer
Source:
Environmental evidence 2012 v.1 no.1 pp. 11
ISSN:
2047-2382
Subject:
Internet; data quality; hydrology; livestock; meadows; species diversity; wetlands; wildlife; Southwestern United States
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Wet meadows occur in numerous locations throughout the American Southwest, but in many cases have become heavily degraded. Among other things they have frequently been overgrazed and have had roads built through them, which have affected the hydrology of these wetland ecosystems. Because of the important hydrologic and ecological functions they are believed to perform, there is current ...
DOI:
10.1186/2047-2382-1-11

36. InvertNet: a new paradigm for digital access to invertebrate collections

Author:
Chris Dietrich; John Hart; David Raila; Umberto Ravaioli; Nahil Sobh; Omar Sobh; Chris Taylor
Source:
ZooKeys 2012 v.209 pp. 165-181
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Internet; National Science Foundation; arthropods; cost effectiveness; data quality; databases; infrastructure; insect collection; insects; metadata; Midwestern United States
Abstract:
... InvertNet, one of the three Thematic Collection Networks (TCNs) funded in the first round of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC) program, is tasked with providing digital access to ~60 million specimens housed in 22 arthropod (primarily insect) collections at institutions distributed throughout the upper midwestern USA. The traditional wor ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.209.3571

37. Is newer better?—evaluating the effects of data curation on integrated analyses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Author:
Katherine James; Anil Wipat; Jennifer Hallinan
Source:
Integrative biology 2012 v.4 no.7 pp. 715-727
ISSN:
1757-9708
Subject:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae; data quality; databases; prediction; yeasts
Abstract:
... Recent high-throughput experiments have produced a wealth of heterogeneous datasets, each of which provides information about different aspects of the cell. Consequently, integration of diverse data types is essential in order to address many biological questions. The quality of any integrated analysis system is dependent upon the quality of its component data, and upon the Gold Standard data used ...
DOI:
10.1039/c2ib00123c

38. OpenUp! Creating a cross-domain pipeline for natural history data

Author:
Walter G. Berendsohn; Anton Güntsch
Source:
ZooKeys 2012 v.209 pp. 47-54
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
European Union; data quality; museums; natural history; quality control; universities
Abstract:
... Multimedia data held by Natural History Museums and Universities are presently not readily accessible, even within the natural history community itself. The EU project OpenUp! is an effort to mobilise scientific biological multimedia resources and open them to a wider audience using the EUROPEANA data standards and portal. The connection between natural history and EUROPEANA is accomplished using ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.209.3179

39. Parasites, proteomes and systems: has Descartes’ clock run out of time?

Author:
J. M. WASTLING; S. D. ARMSTRONG; R. KRISHNA; D. XIA
Source:
Parasitology 2012 v.139 no.9 pp. 1103-1118
ISSN:
1469-8161
Subject:
biomedical research; data quality; genomics; models; parasites; post-translational modification; protein-protein interactions; proteome; proteomics; transcriptomics
Abstract:
... Systems biology aims to integrate multiple biological data types such as genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics across different levels of structure and scale; it represents an emerging paradigm in the scientific process which challenges the reductionism that has dominated biomedical research for hundreds of years. Systems biology will nevertheless only be successful if the technologies on which ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0031182012000716
PubMed:
22828391

40. Software and data quality

Author:
J. Vaníček
Source:
Zemědělská ekonomika v.52 no.3 pp. 138-146
ISSN:
0139-570X
Subject:
computer software; data quality; research projects
Abstract:
... The paper presents new ideas in the International SQuaRE (Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation) standardisation research project, which concerns the development of a special branch of international standards for software quality. Data can be considered as an integral part of software. The current international standard and technical report of the ISO/IEC 9126, ISO/IEC 14598 series and ISO/ ...
DOI:
10.17221/5007-agricecon

41. Understanding the metabolism of urban-rural ecosystems : A multi-sectoral systems analysis

Author:
R. Villarroel Walker; M. B. Beck
Source:
Urban ecosystems 2012 v.15 no.4 pp. 809-848
ISSN:
1083-8155
Subject:
Monte Carlo method; carbon; case studies; coal; data quality; electricity; energy; fertilizer application; food industry; forestry; gasoline; humans; metabolism; natural gas; nitrogen; phosphorus; poultry industry; power generation; solar radiation; transportation; uncertainty; waste management; water utilities; watersheds
Abstract:
... A Multi-sectoral Systems Analysis (MSA) methodology is presented as a tool for identifying the level of importance of flows of energy and materials (water, nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon) as they pass through an anthropogenically manipulated system. That system comprises a web of processes, across a total of five industrial sectors: water, forestry, food, energy and waste management. Given the h ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11252-012-0241-8

42. A behavioural ecology approach to understand volunteer surveying for citizen science datasets

Author:
Ayesha I. T. Tulloch; Judit K. Szabo
Source:
Emu 2012 v.112 no.4 pp. 313-325
ISSN:
1448-5540
Subject:
birds; data quality; habitats; home range; inventories; monitoring; philopatry; planning; species richness; surveys; threatened species; tourists; urban areas; volunteers; Australia
Abstract:
... Among other outcomes, volunteer surveys are useful for evaluating conservation success and determining priorities for management actions. However, biases that can originate from untargeted and weakly structured surveys can undermine the utility of the data gathered. Identifying and rectifying biases and problems with such data require an understanding of the behaviour of volunteers. We explored th ...
DOI:
10.1071/MU12009

43. The notes from nature tool for unlocking biodiversity records from museum records through citizen science

Author:
Andrew Hill; Robert Guralnick; Arfon Smith; Andrew Sallans; Rosemary Gillespie; Michael Denslow; Joyce Gross; Zack Murrell; Tim Conyers; Peter Oboyski; Joan Ball; Andrea Thomer; Robert Prys-Jones; Javier de la Torre; Patrick Kociolek; Lucy Fortson
Source:
ZooKeys 2012 v.209 pp. 219-233
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Internet; biodiversity; citizen science; data quality; herbaria; metadata; museums; natural history; prototypes
Abstract:
... Legacy data from natural history collections contain invaluable and irreplaceable information about biodiversity in the recent past, providing a baseline for detecting change and forecasting the future of biodiversity on a human-dominated planet. However, these data are often not available in formats that facilitate use and synthesis. New approaches are needed to enhance the rates of digitization ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.209.3472

44. The BioCASe Monitor Service - A tool for monitoring progress and quality of data provision through distributed data networks

Author:
Falko Glöckler; Jana Hoffmann; Franck Theeten
Source:
Biodiversity data journal 2013 v.1 pp. e968
ISSN:
1314-2828
Subject:
Internet; biodiversity; compliance; computer software; data quality
Abstract:
... The BioCASe Monitor Service (BMS) is a web-based tool for coordinators of distributed data networks that provide information to web-portals and data aggregators via the BioCASe Provider Software. Building on common standards and protocols, it has three main purposes: (1) monitoring provider’s progress in data provision, (2) facilitating checks of data mappings with a focus on the structure, plausi ...
DOI:
10.3897/BDJ.1.e968

45. Conventional, Organic and Polycultural Farming Practices: Material Intensity of Italian Crops and Foodstuffs

Author:
Lucia Mancini
Source:
Resources 2013 v.2 no.4 pp. 628-650
ISSN:
2079-9276
Subject:
European Union; crops; data quality; foods; issues and policy; natural resources; plant cultural practices; sustainable agricultural intensification
Abstract:
... Food system sustainability is a major issue of concern for policy makers. Feeding an increasing world population without compromising the endowment of natural resources or worsening the environmental crisis is, indeed, a major challenge. The need to boost sustainable and productive farming systems and enhance resource efficiency has been acknowledged by European Union policy in its 2020 Strategy. ...
DOI:
10.3390/resources2040628

46. Empirical modelling of maximum weekly average stream temperature in British Columbia, Canada, to support assessment of fish habitat suitability

Author:
R.D. Moore; M. Nelitz; E. Parkinson
Source:
Canadian water resources journal 2013 v.38 no.2 pp. 135-147
ISSN:
1918-1817
Subject:
air temperature; basins; consultants; data quality; environmental assessment; fish; glaciers; global warming; government agencies; habitats; lakes; logging; models; monitoring; prediction; regression analysis; shade; spatial variation; standard deviation; streams; water temperature; watersheds; British Columbia
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to characterize the spatial variability of stream thermal regimes in British Columbia, Canada, with the specific goal of developing a predictive model to assist in provincial-scale assessment of fish habitat. It is part of a broader study to develop an approach to support the designation of “Temperature Sensitive Streams”, particularly in relation to the potential e ...
DOI:
10.1080/07011784.2013.794992

47. HYPRESCZ - database of soil hydrophysical properties in the Czech Republic

Author:
M. Miháliková; S. Matula; F. Doležal
Source:
Soil and Water Research v.8 no.1 pp. 34-41
ISSN:
1801-5395
Subject:
arable soils; data quality; databases; models; research; uncertainty; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... The database of soil hydrophysical properties in the Czech Republic called HYPRESCZ was created. It is based on the European database HYPRES, HYdraulic PRoperties of European Soils, and follows its structure with few modifications. It collects the available data from the Czech Republic from which pedotransfer functions (PTFs) for the estimation of soil hydrophysical properties from easily availabl ...
DOI:
10.17221/58/2012-swr

48. Harvestmen of the BOS Arthropod Collection of the University of Oviedo (Spain) (Arachnida, Opiliones)

Author:
Izaskun Merino-Sáinz; Araceli Anadón; Antonio Torralba-Burrial
Source:
ZooKeys 2013 v.341 pp. 21-36
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Opiliones; arthropods; biodiversity; data quality; phenology; quality control; Iberian Peninsula; Spain
Abstract:
... There are significant gaps in accessible knowledge about the distribution and phenology of Iberian harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones). Harvestmen accessible datasets in Iberian Peninsula are unknown, an only two other datasets available in GBIF are composed exclusively of harvestmen records. Moreover, only a few harvestmen data from Iberian Peninsula are available in GBIF network (or in any network ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.341.6130

49. Reviewing population studies for forensic purposes: Dog mitochondrial DNA

Author:
Sophie Verscheure; Thierry Backeljau; Stijn Desmyter
Source:
ZooKeys 2013 v.365 pp. 381-411
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
data quality; databases; dogs; forensic sciences; genetic analysis; haplotypes; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial genome; probability
Abstract:
... The identification of dog hair through mtDNA analysis has become increasingly important in the last 15 years, as it can provide associative evidence connecting victims and suspects. The evidential value of an mtDNA match between dog hair and its potential donor is determined by the random match probability of the haplotype. This probability is based on the haplotype’s population frequency estimate ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.365.5859

50. Statistical analysis of data set on national reporting of emission of air pollutants. Part I: investigation of outliers / Analiza statystyczna zbioru danych pochodzącego z krajowej sprawozdawczości emisji zanieczyszczeń do powietrza, Cz. I: wykrywanie wartości odstających

Author:
Damian Zasina; Jarosław Zawadzki
Source:
Ochrona Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych 2013 v.24 no.3 pp. 45-51
ISSN:
2353-8589
Subject:
air; air pollutants; air pollution; carbon monoxide; combustion; data analysis; data quality; databases; dust; emissions; emissions factor; greenhouse gases; natural resources; nitrogen oxides; pollution control; statistical analysis
Abstract:
... The Polish emission reporting system - “Krajowa baza o emisjach gazów cieplarnianych i innych substancji” (or National Emission Database (NED)) - was established at the end of 2010. Initially (data submitted for 2010), the database contained reported emission data for greenhouse gases and air pollutants from plants that have had proper Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control permissions (i.e., ...
DOI:
10.2478/oszn-2013-0020