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Technical guidance on monitoring for the Marine Stategy Framework Directive [PDF]

, 2014
The Marine Directors of the European Union (EU), Acceding Countries, Candidate Countries and EFTA Countries have jointly developed a common strategy for supporting the implementation of the Directive 2008/56/EC, “the Marine Strategy Framework Directive” (
ABAZA Valeria, BATTAGLIA Pietro, CAPARIS Maria, DEKELING René, DUFFEK Anja, FRIAS VEGA Manuel, GIORGI Giordano, GRAVELAND Jaap, HAARICH Michael, HAGEBRO Claus, HANKE Georg, KATSANEVAKIS STYLIANOS MARIOS, KLEIN Holger, KORPINEN Samuli, KRZYMINSKI Wlodzimierz, LAAMANEN Maria, LE GAC Jean-Claude, LEPPANEN Juha-Markku, LIPS Urmas, MAES Thomas, MAGALETTI Erika, MALCOLM Stephen, MARQUES Jose Manuel, MIHAIL Otilia, MOXON Richard, O'BRIEN Carl, PALIALEXIS ANDREAS, PANAGIOTIDIS Panos, PENNA Marina, PIRODDI CHIARA, PROBST W. N., RAICEVICH Saša, TASKER Mark, TORNERO ALVAREZ MARIA, TRABUCCO Benedetta, TUNESI Leonardo, VAN DER GRAAF Sandra, WEISS Andrea, WERNERSSON Ann-Sophie, ZAMPOUKAS NIKOLAOS, ZEVENBOOM Wanda   +40 more
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Improving medical image classification based on Boosted Beluga Whale Optimizer with Triangular Mutation and Cross Vision transformer models

Egyptian Informatics Journal
In this study, we introduce a framework for medical image classification that combines deep learning models with modified Beluga Whale Optimization as a feature selection technique.
Abdelghani Dahou, Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Ahmad O. Aseeri, Ahmed A. Ewees, Mohammed A.A. Al-qaness, Rehab Ali Ibrahim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collaborative strategies for wildlife health: case studies from the Canadian North

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2026.
The integration of Indigenous perspectives with a One Health approach enables culturally relevant and sustainable zoonotic disease management and surveillance, as demonstrated through 4 case studies that highlight how empowering communities and facilitating inclusive, respectful, and collaborative governance across diverse sectors and knowledge systems
Cody J. Malone, Douglas A. Clark, N. Jane Harms, Naima Jutha, Geraldine‐G. Gouin, Malik Awan, Lisa‐Marie Leclerc, Gabriel Antwi‐Boasiako, Emily J. Jenkins   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on multiobjective capacity configuration optimization of grid‐connected wind–solar–storage microgrid system based on improved BWO algorithm

Energy Science & Engineering
How to effectively utilize renewable energy and improve the economic efficiency of microgrid system and its ability to consume renewable energy has become one of the main problems facing China at present.
Ziheng Wang, Tao Wang, Qunfeng Niu, Jianfeng Wu, Mingwei Li, Shuaiqi Zhu   +5 more
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Collaborative Optimization of Air Compressor Units Based on MSI-BWO Algorithm

IEEE Access
To improve the operational efficiency of compressor units and reduce waste, a Multi-Strategy Improved Beluga Whale Optimization (MSI-BWO) algorithm is proposed for the collaborative combination optimization of compressor units in an air compressor plant.
Lei Chen, Jiaxin Hou, Xiaolong Zheng, Tao Zhang, Chunhua Hu   +4 more
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Predators and scavengers: Polar bears as marine carrion providers

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Scavenging is a foraging strategy widely used across the animal kingdom and apex predators provide a large amount of energy in a food web by provisioning carrion. In the harsh environmental conditions of the Arctic, apex predators such as polar bears Ursus maritimus can provide scavenging opportunities for many species. Carrion can act as a buffer when
Holly E. L. Gamblin, Andrew E. Derocher, Evan S. Richardson, David McGeachy, James D. Roth, Nicholas W. Pilfold   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability index based optimal sizing and statistical performance analysis of stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system using metaheuristic algorithms

Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023
Integration of renewable energy systems can provide reliable, environmentally sustainable, and cost-effective alternatives for meeting the demand for electricity in remote locations.
M. Thirunavukkarasu, Himadri Lala, Yashwant Sawle   +2 more
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Estimating Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) Age Using Epigenetic Analysis of Skin

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Age is an important parameter to understand species life‐history characteristics. Recently, DNA methylation methods have emerged as innovative tools to estimate the age of marine mammals. Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) epigenetic age estimates were computed using beluga (Delphinapterus leucas), killer whale (Orcinus orca), bowhead (Balaena ...
Cortney A. Watt, Joanne Whitehead, Ashley Elliott, Lisa Loseto, Justine Hudson, Julia L. MacIsaac, Kristy Dever, Robert T. Brooke, Milda Milčiūtė, Juozas Gordevicius, Michael S. Kobor   +10 more
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Energy Consumption Prediction Based on PSO–LSTM: A Case Study for a Hospital Heating System

International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Global climate change is closely related to the continuous growth of building energy consumption. Therefore, studying and reducing building energy consumption is of great significance for improving the global energy consumption situation. Hospitals, as high‐energy‐consuming public buildings, require urgent research on energy conservation and reduction.
Yu Liu, Jinliang Wang, Yinan Zhao, Chao Deng, Xing Yuan, Siyuan Tian, Weixiang Gao, Chika Maduabuchi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Review of the Literature on Marine Mammal Population Modelling [PDF]

, 2008
A comprehensive literature review and modeling effort have been conducted in order to determine which vital rates are most important to determining the growth and sustainability of marine mammal populations. Also addressed are the impacts of life-history,
Keith, Edward O.
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