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Extending boids for safety-critical search and rescue

Franklin Open
Robot swarms can accomplish complex tasks, and in this work, we seek to design swarm robotic algorithms for search and rescue that are scalable to large swarms, efficient in terms of computations, safe from collisions, and tunable to mediate the trade ...
Cole Hengstebeck, Peter Jamieson, Bryan Van Scoy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using machine learning to investigate self-medication purchasing in England via high street retailer loyalty card data. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2018
Davies A, Green MA, Singleton AD.
europepmc   +1 more source

A mosaic of microclimates: biodiversity outcomes and wildlife habitat potential in large‐scale solar facilities

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid global expansion of photovoltaic (PV) solar facilities, now comprising nearly 80% of the recent and projected growth of renewable electricity, represents one of the most significant land‐use changes of the 21st century. While PV facilities are critical for decarbonising energy systems, their large spatial footprint and infrastructure
Tom Armstrong, Caleb L. Loughran, Joshua R. Ennen, Kristoffer H. Wild, Eric J. Nordberg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emaciated mannequins: a study of mannequin body size in high street fashion stores. [PDF]

J Eat Disord, 2017
Robinson E, Aveyard P.
europepmc   +1 more source

The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski, Robert S. A. Pickles, Matthew J. Muir, Steven J. Cooke, Joseph R. Bennett, Lisa A. Kelly, Adrienne Smith, Cynthia Cadet, Dwi N. Adhiasto, Inés Arroyo Quiroz, Mark D. Booton, Daphne P. Carlson, Drew T. Cronin, Anthony Dancer, Meredith L. Gore, Jennifer R. B. Miller, Stephen F. Pires, Amy Pokempner, James Slade, Andrew M. Lemieux   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patients' attendance patterns to different healthcare settings and perceptions of stakeholders regarding screening for chronic, non-communicable diseases in high street dental practices and community pharmacy: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2018
Yonel Z, Sharma P, Yahyouche A, Jalal Z, Dietrich T, Chapple IL.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief, Sandra Bouwhuis, Anja Globig, Anne Günther, Wouter Courtens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waders in a sea of debris: a global overview

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems and marine fauna is well documented, although research into its effects on waders (also known as shorebirds) remains limited. Given that waders are exposed to coastal marine litter, this exposure could be a significant factor in the decline of their populations. This study aims to assess the global
Yada Trapletti‐Lanti, Mónica Expósito‐Granados, Elizabeth Znidersic, Marga L. Rivas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Origins of Super-puff Planets: A New Mass-loss Regime Coupled to Planetary Evolution

The Astrophysical Journal
Super-puffs are a class of low-mass, large-radius planets that have challenged planet formation and evolution models. Their high inferred H/He mass fractions, required to explain their physical sizes, would lead to rapid atmospheric escape, raising ...
Yao Tang, Jonathan J. Fortney, Ruth Murray-Clay, Madelyn Broome   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building phenotypic character matrices for phylogenetic inference: exploration of 35 years of practice

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent methodological development in phylogenetic inference has focused predominantly on molecular data. However, renewed interest in other data types, particularly morphological data, has followed from the increased recognition of the power of total evidence and tip‐dating approaches, including fossil data, for inference of time‐scaled trees ...
Melanie J. Hopkins, Mark C. Nikolic, James D. Holmes, Daniela S. Monti, Ernesto E. Vargas‐Parra, Russell D.C. Bicknell, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Katherine Jordan‐Burmeister, John R. Paterson, Shravya Srivastava‐Losey   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source