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Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) are colonially breeding migratory birds that frequently nest on highway structures. Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, people cannot harm swallows or their active nests. This restriction causes problems
Robert W. Coates +3 more
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Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2021 Global tropical forests have been modified and fragmented by commodity agroforests, leading to significant alterations in ecological communities.
Vishnupriya Sankararaman +3 more
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Automotive Seat Occupancy Sensor Based on e-Textile Technology
Engineering Proceedings, 2023 A woven capacitive sensor is presented as a novel automotive seat occupancy sensor. The woven capacitive sensor is developed as a response to one of the most difficult challenges that the automotive sector has faced the past few years: seat occupancy ...
Marc Martínez-Estrada +2 more
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AnimalsThis study investigated the effects of habitat structure and climatic variables on populations of bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus), a northern species with adaptations to cooler climate, at the southern end of their range in Western Europe over a 16 ...
Lucía de la Huerta-Schliemann +3 more
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2013 In New York State, USA, the abundance of ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) has declined >75% since the 1960s. We hypothesized that range contraction of grouse in New York State was associated with broad‐scale spatial patterns relating to forest maturation ...
William F. Porter, Marta A. Jarzyna
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Animals, 2019 We deploy camera traps to monitor feral cat (Felis catus) populations at two pastoral sites in Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand. At Site 1, cameras are deployed at pre-determined GPS points on a 500-m grid, and at Site 2, cameras are ...
Margaret Nichols +3 more
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Comparative efficacy of sign surveys, spotlighting and audio playbacks in a landscape-scale carnivore survey [PDF]
, 2010 Many carnivores are difficult and labour-intensive to detect, often leading to prohibitively high effort and cost in large-scale surveys. However, such studies provide information that is important for effective management and conservation.
Bateman, Phillip W. +25 more
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Insights and challenges on animal models for progressive multiple sclerosis
Journal of NeuroinflammationProgressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) remains a major clinical challenge due to its complex pathophysiology and limited therapeutic options. While disease-modifying therapies have significantly improved prognosis for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (
Isabella F. Nalepa +5 more
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Design of a New Method for Detection of Occupancy in the Smart Home Using an FBG Sensor
Sensors, 2020 This article introduces a new way of using a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensor for detecting the presence and number of occupants in the monitored space in a smart home (SH).
Jan Vanus +3 more
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Measurement and modelling of spectrum occupancy [PDF]
, 2009 Based on the conception of spectrum sharing, cognitive Radio as a promising technology for optimizing utilization of the radio spectrum has emerged to revolutionize the next generation wireless communications industry.
Wang, Zhe
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